The Palm Pre Plus and Pixi Plus are heading to the United Kingdom. Palm Pre Plus Palm On Wednesday, Palm announced that U.K.-based O2 will offer the WebOS smartphones starting May 28. O2 already offers the original Palm Pre, so it’s no surprise that the carrier would offer the upgraded version as well as the …
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19 May
Smartphones come to prepaid wireless market
The price of owning a smartphone is getting a lot cheaper thanks to some new aggressive plans from prepaid wireless companies. Boost Mobile and MetroPCS have already been offering smartphones as part of their prepaid wireless plans. And over the next several months, other competitors, such as Leap Wireless’ Cricket brand and Virgin Mobile will be adding smartphones to their …
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19 May
Sprint’s 4G plans explained
At long last, it appears 2010 is the year of 4G. Or at least that’s what Sprint is hoping for, as it begins on June 4 to roll out the country’s first ever 4G phone, the HTC Evo 4G. By most accounts, the phone looks amazing. It promises a 4.3-inch TFT display, a front-facing camera, an 8-megapixel camera on the …
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19 May
Firefox for Android (Fennec) builds updating ‘nightly’
If you’ve been following the development of Mozilla’s Firefox browser for Android phones, you might be interested to know that Mozilla has just begun releasing nightly updates of Firefox Mobile (code-name Fennec) for Android. The nightly builds still reflect the early-days pre-alpha version of Fennec like the one we test-drove in April. Needless to say, these builds are targeting dedicated …
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19 May
Freeview vs freesat vs Sky vs Virgin: Watch the World Cup in HD
If you hate football, then you’re almost certainly dreading the World Cup in June. If you love football, then you’re probably more excited than a dog with a large stick and delicious bone to go home to. Love it or hate it, the World Cup will be watched by more than 700m people worldwide, and it’s likely to be a showcase …
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19 May
Sony TVs stream films from FIFA World Cup archives: They think it’s all Bravia, it is now
Sony and FIFA have teamed up to offer a taste of the World Cup streamed to your Web-enabled Bravia telly. The 2010 World Cup kicks off in less than a month in South Africa, and to get you in the mood you’ll be able to watch exclusive FIFA short films, player profiles and highlights from World Cups gone by. The …
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18 May
HTC Smart: A smart phone that’s cheap as chips
HTC has unveiled what it is claiming is a new type of smart phone, focusing on ease of use rather than advanced features. The HTC Smart will run on a platform from Qualcomm called Brew. It’s a pretty little touchscreen phone, and it runs the same ‘Sense’ user interface as seen on other HTC phones, including the Hero — a …
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18 May
HTC Wildfire set ablaze for European, Asian markets
HTC unveiled its latest Android smartphone, the Wildfire, and tapped it with a Q3 release in European and Asian markets. Like many of the handset manufacturer’s recent offerings, the phone runs Android 2.1 and HTC’s customized Sense UI, aimed at keeping contacts closer. The device isn’t the hardware powerhouse that is a Droid Incredible or Evo 4G but that doesn’t …
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18 May
Five killer apps for your docked iPad
Magic Window turns your iPad into, well, a magic window, allowing you to look out on over a dozen dazzling animated scenes. Jetson Creative LLC Does your iPad pull a lot of desk duty? Does it adorn your kitchen counter or even your nightstand? Do you routinely leave it on a dock or charger? If so, you should put that …
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18 May
Optus adds third Moto Android to range
in brief Australian telco, Optus, has today announced the third Android-powered Motorola-branded smartphone in its range, the Motorola Quench, and its intention of selling the phone at its lowest per month pricing tier. The Motorola Quench (Credit: Motorola) The Moto Quench is available exclusively through Optus for $0 upfront on an AU$19 per month Optus Social cap, over a 24-month …
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