July, 2010

• 7 July

  iiNet announces FetchTV internet TV service

  

  Internet service provider iiNet has announced the availability of the new FetchTV 2 set-top box, which incorporates both free-to-air recording and video-on-demand services. The FetchTV 2 features movies on demand and up to 15 internet channels. (Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) The set-top box is currently available to iiNet customers who use the BoB service, but …

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• 6 July

  Vodafone 845: Small is beautiful

  

  If you like your Androids surprisingly tiny, please welcome the Vodafone 845, which has been pictured in all its wee glory by the Unwired blog. Like the T-Mobile Pulse, the first pay as you go phone to run Google’s Android operating system, the 845 is made by Huawei — although it wasn’t displayed at the Chinese manufacturer’s festival of Android …

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• 6 July

  myPlayer: iPlayer on your Android phone, without Froyo or Flash

  

  A new app that lets you watch iPlayer on your Android-powered phone has popped up on the Market. myPlayer is unofficial, but unlike the BBC’s own iPlayer solution, it’s available now and on phones running older versions of the Google OS. The simple application is free to download until the BBC lawyers find it and pull their killjoy cease and …

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• 6 July

  Report: More than half of Android apps are free

  

  Google’s Android Market offers the largest share of free apps at 57 percent, while the Windows Mobile Marketplace offers the smallest share at 22 percent, says a report on mobile app stores released last week by Distimo. Distimo The report looked at trends in the U.S. for May 2010 among the major app stores, including Apple’s App Store for the …

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• 6 July

  Nokia’s wireless

  

  Nokia has sold its wireless-modem business to semiconductor company Renesas Electronics, and the two companies have agreed to develop modem technologies together in the future. The $200 million sale of Nokia’s wireless-modem business, which includes LTE, HSPA, and GSM technologies and patents, was announced Tuesday. In a joint statement, Nokia and Renesas said they had formed a long-term alliance to …

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• 6 July

  iPhone 4 exceeds talk time promises

  

  Our official iPhone 4 talk time battery tests are back from CNET Labs. In both 3G and EDGE tests, we beat Apple’s promised times of 7 hours and 14 hours respectively. Also, when compared with the previous three iPhone models, the iPhone 4 delivers more juice per charge. Below you’ll find the complete talk time results for all four iPhone …

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• 6 July

  AT&T capping data uploads on the iPhone 4?

  

  Are you an iPhone 4 customer running into data upload problems? CNET is seeing plenty such reports saying iPhone 4 usersin some regions of the country, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and as far west as Salt Lake City and Seattle, are experiencing dramatic drops in their data upload speeds. People in the MacRumors forum started writing posts about …

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• 6 July

  Get an iPhone battery pack for $8.99

  

  It may not look like much, but this battery pack delivers iPhone power on the cheap. Meritline This shouldn’t come as news to anyone: As iPhones age, their batteries wear out. It’s just the unfortunate nature of rechargeable power cells. Sadly, Apple makes it pretty difficult to swap in a new battery–not without some warranty-voiding surgery, anyway. But you can …

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• 6 July

  The 411: Traveling with Android

  

  Welcome to The 411, my new Q&A column answering all your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories. I receive plenty of questions about these subjects via e-mail, so I figured many of you might have the same questions, too. At times, I might solicit answers from readers if I’m stumped. Send your questions and comments to me at …

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• 5 July

  Android 2.2 hits Google Nexus One, with HTC Desire, Legend and Wildfire to follow

  

  Google is rolling out the latest version of Android to its very own Nexus One. Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, will be pushed out over the air to Nexus One owners over the course of this week. As always when installing new software, we recommend backing up your phone in readiness. Once you have the download, your Nexus One will …

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