When Google announced Google Voice for iPhone earlier today, we wasted no time putting the telephony app through its paces. Google Voice for iPhone (download) delivers much of what we expect from a native Google Voice app. In an absolute sense, it’s a terrific app because it brings much-needed native Google Voice management to the …
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November, 2010
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16 November
The world’s most simple mobile phone
Although we love the iPhone 4, we do recognise its major flaw, which should be fatal for any mobile phone: it’s not very good at calling people. If you love it nonetheless, maybe you should completely forget about using it as a phone and carry another device with you for that purpose. John’s Phone was built to make and receive …
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16 November
The 10 greatest mobile games of all time
In days of yore, when confronted with a spare few minutes we would spend them pondering the nature of reality, or composing a delightful sonnet for our sweethearts. But it’s idle timewasting of this ilk that prevented Wordsworth from becoming a Peggle Grand Master. These days we’re more responsible with our time, chasing high scores and ever more impressive virtual …
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16 November
Motorola Motopad will be first taste of Honeycomb with Android tablet OS
The Motorola Motopad could be the first taste of Android Honeycomb. The 7-inch Motopad slate is reported to be sweet enough to run Android version 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb, which is the first verison of Android designed specifically for tablet computers. Russian phone site Mobile-Review.com revealed the news in a tweet, naming the Motopad as the first tablet to see Android …
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16 November
LG Optimus Star is first dual
Oh my. LG promised us Android Optimus phones powered by monstrous-sounding dual-core Tegra chips, and one has now shown its face to the world. The mobile pictured above is set to arrive early next year. It’s a 4-inch Android super phone carrying a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 chip and an 8-megapixel camera, capable of 1080p video recording. The phone is …
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16 November
Toshiba Folio 100 tablet is bitter pill for Dixons as users refuse to swallow fault
Is the tablet honeymoon over? It seems not everyone is in love with tablets since the Apple iPad just went ahead and turned the whole world upside down with nary a by-your-leave. Dixons has yanked the Toshiba Folio 100 from its shelves — but not before comically tripling the price to discourage anybody from buying it. We expected the Folio …
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16 November
Twitter App gets push notifications, more
Screenshot by Joe Aimonetti Twitter Inc. has released a significant update to its iOS App for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This update, now version 3.2, adds push notifications for @replies and messages, fixes several bugs, and adds inline media for iPad users. Users can now be notified whenever their name is @mentioned in an account they follow or when …
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16 November
Carriers creating Isis mobile payment network
AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile are creating a mobile payment network designed to help consumers more easily pay for items at stores using their cell phones, the trio announced today. BusinessWire The three mobile companies are building the network, known as Isis, with the initial goal of setting up a mobile payment system in which people can use cell …
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16 November
Did Eric Schmidt just whip out the Google Nexus S?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has shown off a new Gingerbread-running Android phone, which the entire world and its uncle have assumed is the Google Nexus S, the successor to the Nexus One. Google boss Schmidt didn’t reveal many details about the device, which had its brand label covered with a piece of tape, our sister site CNET.com reported from the web …
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15 November
Samsung Galaxy Tab more expensive than an iPad
Various retailers have started putting prices on the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab. It’s bad news if you thought it would be cheap, as, so far, it costs more than a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G. UK retailer eXpansys has priced the 16GB Tab at £680, with a release date of 11 October. The German version of Amazon offers it at €799, which converts to …
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