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Is Ping killing iPhone and iPad battery life?

Another ding for Ping. When Apple rolled out iOS 4.3 a couple weeks ago, it quietly added a few features to the widely reviled Ping social-network service: push notifications for comments and follow requests, parental controls, and so on. Soon after, many users started reporting a sizable drop in iPhone, iPod, and/or iPad battery life–and it wasn’t long before Ping …

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O2 reveals 4G trial in Slough can handle 3G traffic for the entire country

O2 has revealed more details of its 4G trial in Slough. Six mobile phone masts have been equipped to handle LTE signals for high-speed Web browsing when you’re out and about with your 4G-equipped mobile phone, tablet or laptop. O2 reckons the six masts in the trial can handle the same volume of traffic as O2’s entire 3G network. Cor! …

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