We had an inkling Orange would be working on an own-brand Android smart phone after we recently saw Vodafone’s 845 handset. Now a photo of the Orange Boston has emerged, proving that our notion was more than a feeling. The Boston will, like the HTC Legend, pack an 81mm (3.2-inch) touchscreen with a 320×480-pixel resolution, …
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24 May
3 to offer HBO TV on demand: Tony Soprano and Carrie Bradshaw in your pocket
Purveyor of high-quality, highly sweary telly HBO has signed a deal with 3 to let you watch programmes on your mobile phone. The US network will bring full episodes of shows like The Sopranos, The Wire and Band of Brothers to 3’s subscription on-demand service, TV: On Demand. 3 already offers access to WarnerTV. This lets you watch TV from …
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24 May
White iPhone 4G pictures surface online
New photographs circulating around the Internet are reported to be of the forthcoming iPhone 4G (not currently confirmed by Apple), now sporting a white front. Rumors that Apple would continue to offer the black and white color choices have been circulating for quite some time and would seem to be accurate, if these photographs are indeed real. Questions about the …
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24 May
Fox Sports pips Channel Nine to first Australian 3D broadcast
Fox Sports will claim bragging rights to the first Australian 3D broadcast with its live coverage of the Socceroos vs. New Zealand on 24 May from the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This nudges out of contention Channel Nine’s 3D broadcast of the NRL State of Origin game in Sydney on 26 May by two days, though Nine’s rugby league clash will …
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24 May
Complete archive of the MP3 Insider Podcast
The MP3 Insider podcast has recorded its final episode. To make things easy for those who wish to relive the glory days of the show, here is a comprehensive list of every single episode! Please not that episodes 1-89 were published before the MP3 Insider blog was created and as such, only the MP3 file is linked to. It’s been …
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24 May
Poll: did you watch Australia vs. NZ in 3D?
On Monday night, Fox Sports broadcasted the football friendly between Australia and New Zealand in both 3D and 2D. Did you watch it in 3D? And if so, what did you think about it? Ignoring for a second how poorly Australia played in the first half, the dramatic late, late equaliser and the finer footballing aspects, what did you think …
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24 May
Google TV snubs UK: “No plans beyond the US at this stage”
Google is set to leap, Gremlin-like, out of the Internet and into your television. We’ve got the low-down on what exactly Google TV is, and why we in the UK can’t have it yet. Google TV? Whuh?Google TV is a platform for searching and viewing video content on your tellybox. It was announced yesterday at Google’s annual I/O Developer conference. …
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22 May
Yahoo, Nokia to unveil ‘Project Nike’ deal
This week, Yahoo sent out an invite for a press conference in New York on Monday with a mysterioso tone: It read, vaguely: “Please join Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz for an exciting announcement about providing global consumers with rich online and mobile experiences, and bringing forward a new era in keeping consumers connected.” That’s all it took to get BoomTown …
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21 May
AT&T’s new early
A word of warning to AT&T subscribers who would switch carriers when the company’s iPhone exclusivity deal with Apple finally ends: The cost of doing so will soon rise–substantially. Come June 1, AT&T is raising its early-termination fee on smartphones to $325 from $175. The increase comes amid speculation that AT&T’s iPhone-exclusivity deal with Apple is nearing its end. But …
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21 May
AT&T to increase ETF for smartphones
AT&T will be following in Verizon Wireless’ footsteps by increasing the early termination fees for smartphones and other advanced devices. While Verizon increased its ETF to $350, AT&T will increase its ETF to $325. That is nearly double the previous ETF of $175. As with Verizon, the smartphone ETF will decrease by $10 for each month of the contract. The …
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