The RIM BlackBerry Torch will be the first device to run BlackBerry OS 6, but you won’t necessarily have to get a new smartphone to enjoy the revamped operating system. RIM said that BlackBerry OS 6 will be available for a select number of older models in the coming months, including the BlackBerry Bold 9700 …
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4 August
Sharp 3D smart phone coming by end of 2010
Sharp will enter the three-dimensional fray with a 3D smart phone by the end of the year, taking inspiration from the Nintendo 3DS, which showed that 3D can be done without headache-inducing glasses. Sharp said its phone would feature a 3D panel that didn’t require special glasses and will also “likely” have a 3D camera, Reuters reports. The firm didn’t …
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4 August
Windows Phone 7 launch: Europe one step ahead of the US
Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system is set to hit Europe before it arrives in the US. The hotly anticipated next-gen OS is “likely” to arrive on these shores in October, according to a Microsoft exec. Microsoft big cheese Kevin Turner said that Windows Phone 7 would put the company “back in the game” in the smart-phone market, allowing it to take on the …
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4 August
Google App Inventor: Hands
It’s a fact that Google is stuffed to the brim with really, really smart people. You might think you’re a bit of a brainbox, but compared to those dudes at Google, we’re all idiots. So to help us feel better about ourselves, the search and mobile OS giant has created Google App Inventor, a simple way for us to make …
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4 August
BlackBerry Torch 9800 shines on Vodafone; T
The brand spanking new BlackBerry Torch 9800, announced by Research in Motion yesterday, will be available on Vodafone UK. Other networks will have RIM’s latest, but Vodafone displayed the speed of the puma to be the first to announce it would offer the phone. You can register your interest in the BlackBerry Torch at the Vodafone Web site. The Torch …
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4 August
Dialed In: 137: When it’s not about the iPhone
Believe it or not, we manage to make it through a whole podcast without barely mentioning the iPhone! Sure, it comes up just for a second, but we spend the majority of the time discussing desserts that begin with the letter “H”. If anyone at Google is listening, we’re down to “Honeycake” or “Hamantash” for the next Android update beyond …
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4 August
Hackers could use jailbreak flaw to take over iPhone 4
The same vulnerability used to jailbreak your iPhone 4 can be used by a hacker to take complete control of it, security firms have warned. This rather worrying caution comes from Symantec, Lookout and Vupen, licking their lips at the prospect of Apple users buying their security software. But the threat is real and simply needs an iPhone user to …
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4 August
Cheap international calls on offer from Now Mobile
Helped by a funky looking robot called Nowi, Now Mobile has launched a pay as you go service specifically aimed at immigrants to the UK who simply want to phone home without any hidden charges or contracts. It’s plugging cheaper international call charges compared to traditional pay as you go tariffs, which would obviously be very attractive to people in …
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4 August
Clearwire’s iSpot targets Apple crowd
Clearwire is rolling out a 4G hot spot designed dubbed the iSpot to appeal to Apple users. The WiMax service provider on Wednesday launched the iSpot, a personal hot spot with dedicated support for the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone. In many respects, the Clearwire move makes a lot of sense. Most Apple plans are tethered somehow to AT&T. Clearwire …
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4 August
Talkmobile network from Carphone Warehouse offers cheap pay as you go
Talkmobile, a new mobile network from Carphone Warehouse, will focus on short-term contract deals and a very tasty looking pay as you go tariff. We like to pronounce it all as one word, rather than ‘talk mobile’, and imagine it’s what Oprah calls her car, like the Batmobile. But anyway — Talkmobile’s Essentials tariff charges 8p a minute for calls …
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