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BlackBerry Torch fails to ignite in US

In a hint of what might happen when we see it over here, the BlackBerry Torch‘s US debut has opened with an overwhelming feeling of ‘meh’. Early indications are the best you could say about sales of RIM’s new device is they were ‘mixed’, with Goldman Sachs calling sales “underwhelming”. The Wall Street Journal quoted analysts who estimated 150,000 Torch …

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Shazam updated for iPhone and iPod touch: Multitasking merriment

Music-identification app Shazam has been updated for the iPhone and iPod touch, making it even easier to pin a name on that unknown tune you keep humming. Shazam’s music-recognition technology allows you to use your mobile phone to recognise a song wherever it’s playing. You hold your phone up to the sound source and the recorded clip is run through a database of 8m tracks …

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