O2 has produced a list of the most eco-friendly mobile phones, in which LG performed badly, while Apple did not take part. Based on data given by manufacturers, O2 has given the LG GW520 the joint worst eco rating, with a score of 2.7 out of 5. Incidentally, it did pretty badly in our review …
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25 August
Cisco, Verizon push for 3D video and more
It’s not just the TV makers that have a vested interest in pushing video’s transformation to 3D TV and beyond. Companies that supply and enable the technology are just as eager to see the next generation of video take hold as the TV makers looking to sell you another big screen. “Video is today’s voice-on-an-IP network,” said John Chambers, CEO …
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25 August
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Just as we expected, T-Mobile’s latest Android phone, the Motorola Charm, went on sale today, ushering in yet another handset design for the platform. Save for the similarities between the Droid and Droid 2, Motorola has offered a unique design with each of its Android handsets. This time around, we’re getting a candy bar, BlackBerry-like device with a four-row QWERTY …
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25 August
AT&T offers Sony Ericsson Vivaz
Just two weeks after it added the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to its lineup, AT&T announced today that it would pick up another Sony Ericsson smartphone, the Vivaz. First announced earlier this year just before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the Symbian (Series 60, fifth edition) smartphone focuses on multimedia with a slight nod to business users. Features include …
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25 August
Bloody Hell: A bloody no
If you’re looking for one of the more polarizing titles in Apple’s App Store, look no further than the Softmines App, Bloody Hell. It’s a tap-to-kill monstrosity of a concept that’s sure to upset more than just your stomach. One need only peruse the over 4,000 reviews written in the App Store on Bloody Hell’s page. Over 1,100 are five …
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25 August
Phones for senior citizens: Roundup
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Not everyone needs a fancy smartphone with all the bells and whistles, especially if you’re new to the cell phone world. Senior citizens, particularly, often have have different needs, with vocal communication and user-friendliness trumping advanced features like HD video recording. Instead, high audio quality, intuitive navigation, and a large numbered …
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25 August
3D will drive Blu
A by-product of the current love affair with 3D entertainment will be the growth of the Blu-ray format, according to Danny Kaye, executive vice president, Global Research and Technology Strategy at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Kaye says that only Blu-ray discs have the capacity to hold 1080p content in each channel necessary for high-definition (HD) 3D playback. Danny Kaye, …
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24 August
Google Earth for Android dives into oceans
Most of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, which we land-lubbers have a difficult time exploring on our own. A new update to Google Earth for Android adds an ocean layer to its application for surveying our planet. The Ocean layer will be switched on by default. To explore the ocean floor, zoom in to just below the ocean …
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24 August
YouTube mobile site gets finger
Like watching dogs on skateboards on your phone? Of course you do. And now it’s even quicker to get your comedy canine fix, thanks to a new mobile YouTube website that’s been prettied up to work more like the desktop version and be easier to use on touchscreen phones. It’s already up and running in the US, and now comes to the UK …
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24 August
Nokia and Intel promise unlikely sounding 3D holograms in phones
The prospect of a MeeGo-running N9 may have left you salivating, but now Intel and Nokia have opened a lab working on 3D graphics for mobile phones and other devices. The companies said the research could look into technologies previously only seen in science fiction, such as a rather far-fetched sounding 3D hologram of the person you’re talking to on …
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