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NEWS: Apple to launch $99 iPhone?

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:22:35 +0000

Cheaper model with cut-down capacity rumoured

It's being reported that Apple could be prepping an iPhone to launch at the arguably attractive $99 price point. ...

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NEWS: Seven ways to keep your life in sync

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:08:24 +0000

First in a new series of getting the most from your gadgets

Get through the week ahead with our daily tips for tech happiness: ...

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NEWS: Qualcomm talks Snapdragon, scrutinises iPhone

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:01:31 +0000

And pats itself on the back

At their European Innovation Showcase in London today, Qualcomm took the opportunity to pat itself on the back for its involvement in the development of many of today's most exciting devices. This year Qualcomm chipsets have found their way into the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, T-Mobile G1, BlackBerry Storm and the INQ "Facebook" phone. ...

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NEWS: MySpace delivering vids to mobile phones

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:07:08 +0000

Free service launching

MySpace fans can now watch the latest clips on their mobile phones. ...

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NEWS: Apple lists top ten App Store apps

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:26:38 +0000

Can you guess what was most downloaded?

Apple has revealed the top downloads for its iTunes App Store, both for paid-for and for free applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: The Simpsons attacks Apple

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:38:04 +0000

New episode featuring Steve Mobs and Mapple

The Simpsons team has turned its satirical gaze to Apple, and chief exec Steve Jobs, with a recent episode that takes place in a "Mapple" store as a "Steve Mobs" keynote is broadcast. Well worth a 3-minute watch, but perhaps not safe for work from the amount of out-loud guffaws the clip might induce... ...

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NEWS: Logic3 boosts dock line-up with i-Station25

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:01 +0000

Cinema sound from your iPhone

As well as promising "clean, crisp sound" for £69, the i-Station25 from Logic3 has built-in accelerometers so that you can use it vertically or horizontally. ...

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NEWS: Apple slashes App Store prices too

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:50:12 +0000

More Black Friday discounts with apps offered from free

As well as the Black Friday inspired reductions on its hardware and software, Apple has implemented price cuts on the App Store for the iPhone and iPod touch. ...

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NEWS: Mobiles.co.uk offers iPhone 3G

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:08:44 +0000

New retailer to sell Apple mobile in the UK

Apple's closely guarded iPhone 3G is now available through a new retailer in the UK. This marks the first time the phone will be on sale in the UK through a store other than Apple, O2 or the Carphone Warehouse. ...

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NEWS: iPhone ad banned by ASA

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:28:16 +0000

Apple misleads over internet capabilities of phone

Apple has been given a telling-off by the Advertising Standards Agency. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: The Vodafone Pocket-lint Gadget Awards

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:05:11 +0000

Film footage from the big event

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NEWS: Apple releases iPhone 2.2. firmware

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:28:21 +0000

Google Street View and OTA podcasts

Apple has released the latest firmware for the iPhone, with the iPhone 2.2 software update available to download now. ...

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NEWS: Goldstriker offers precious stones iPhones

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:53:22 +0000

Got three grand to spare?

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NEWS: InCase updates Slider iPhone case

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:16:38 +0000

With built-in power status light

InCase has devised a new iPhone case, which not only protects your beloved device but also indicates when you are running out of battery. ...

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NEWS: More Thing sparkly iPhone cases for early Xmas cheer

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:41:03 +0000

Pretty enough to hang from the Christmas tree

To be honest, it's feels a wee bit wrong writing about Chrissy things in November, but at least these new iPhone cases from More Thing are practical too. ...

NEWS: VIDEO: Google makes voice search iPhone app official

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:33:00 +0000

"No buttons, no typing"

We'd brought you news this was incoming, but Google has now officially announced its new version of Google mobile app for iPhone, that features voice search. ...

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NEWS: Apple researching search engine rehaul

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:43:55 +0000

More approachable interface rumoured

Apparently Apple isn't very happy with the search engine experience currently being offered on its mobile devices. ...

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NEWS: iPhone heading for China?

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:44:27 +0000

Apple job ad calls for engineer in Beijing

The talks between Apple and various Chinese telecoms companies have been going on for ever, it seems. ...

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NEWS: Apple sued over iPhone 3G cracks

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:45 +0000

American takes fight to court

A lawsuit has been filed against Apple in a New York district court. ...

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NEWS: Apple recruit Mark Papermaster sues IBM

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:37:24 +0000

Legal fight hotting up

IBM is doing everything in its power to stop its former employee, Mark Papermaster, taking up the position he's been offered with Apple. ...

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NEWS: Google to add voice to iPhone search

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:54:10 +0000

Speak your query into the handset

Google has added "sophisticated" voice recognition technology to its search software for the Apple iPhone. ...

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NEWS: Richard Solo shows off 1800 iPhone battery

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:45:26 +0000

As stylish as the phone itself

The Richard Solo 1800 is a rather nice looking 1800mAh battery pack, that you won't be ashamed of connecting your iPhone up to. ...

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NEWS: Orange France to slash iPhone 3G price

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:35:02 +0000

Could be as low as 99 euros

Orange France is on the verge of slashing the price of the 3G iPhone. ...

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NEWS: iRiver takes on iPhone

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:00:09 +0000

Korean company brings rival to market

A Korean company is going to take on the iPhone. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: Shazam featured in latest iPhone ad

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:37:16 +0000

"Solving life's dilemmas one app at a time"

Music recognition service Shazam is featured in the latest iPhone ad from Apple, in a move that sees the company focus more on individual apps than the hardware as a whole. ...

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NEWS: E-Tracker ID recovers your lost gadgets

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:26:25 +0000

And rewards the people who found them

A service in the States has been set up specifically ro reunite gadget fans with any gizmo they have mislaid. ...

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NEWS: iPhone beats RAZR as top selling US mobile

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:23:12 +0000

Moto phone dethroned

Apple's iPhone 3G has "dethroned" the Motorola RAZR as the leading handset purchased by adult consumers in the US. ...

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NEWS: iPhone 3G sales low in Russia

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:02:11 +0000

Black market blamed

Sales of Apple's iPhone 3G in Russia are said to be poor, especially when considered against analyst's predictions prior to the device's launch at the start of October. ...

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NEWS: IBM and Apple get nasty over new iPod recruit

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:19:03 +0000

Mark Papermaster told to stop working by judge

Mark Papermaster, the man recruited from IBM to head up iPod and iPhone development at Apple, has had to leave his new job. ...

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NEWS: AT&T chief hints at future iPhone tech

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:41:58 +0000

Phone that downloads news and tells your coffee machine to start brewing

AT&T Mobile chief Ralph de la Vega has laid out what sort of technologies we could get from our iPhone in the future. ...

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NEWS: iPhone tops smartphone satisfaction survey

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:33:05 +0000

Business users rate it over BlackBerrys

It's been revealed the iPhone has come top in a customer satisfaction survey of business users carried out by J.D. Power and Associates. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: The Tech Week In View

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:13:16 +0000

The Megawhat take on the week's top headlines

Another week of launches, gossip and controversy from the world of gadgets and technology. ...

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NEWS: Former iPod boss gets $300,000

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:39:15 +0000

But has to promise not to go talking to the enemy

While his successor is facing a lawsuit with IBM, the former senior vice president of Apple's iPod division is laughing. ...

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NEWS: iPhone 2.2 to offer over the air podcast downloads

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 12:59:25 +0000

Plus other features rumoured

Apple will add over the air podcast downloads and a more "polished" version of its App Store if rumours on the Internet are to be believed. ...

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NEWS: Apple and RIM pulling punches in smartphone market

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:01:46 +0000

Should Nokia be worried?

The BlackBerry Storm was officially launched yesterday, and you can't go anywhere in the UK without seeing someone fiddling with their iPhone, but have Apple and RIM gained enough fans to make the traditional smartphone players worried? ...

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NEWS: Apple names new head of iPod and iPhone Dev team

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:14:14 +0000

Despite impending legal wrangle

Mark Papermaster, formerly a big cheese at IBM, has been announced as the new head of Apple's iPod and iPhone development team. ...

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NEWS: Apple may cut iPhone production

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:03:13 +0000

As consumer spending slows

It seems Apple may not be immune to the problems the current economic crisis is presenting to businesses, as analysts predict cuts in iPhone production. ...

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NEWS: Apple blocked Opera from App Store

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:26:33 +0000

Rival browser not approved

Apple's iron-fisted control over the App Store has been called into question again with the news that the company has blocked a rival mobile browser. ...

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NEWS: Myvu video eyewear coming to an O2 store near you

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:27:39 +0000

Including new iPhone compatible specs

Myvu's range of personal media viewers (or glasses that make you look like Geordie LaForge) are coming to O2 stores. ...

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NEWS: New iPhone theme brings back Game Boy goodness

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:42:19 +0000

Relive the days of green and black graphics

If you're a through and through retro gamer with an iPhone, what more could you ask for on your phonr than this Game Boy-inspired theme? ...

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NEWS: Sonos launches iPhone app

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:29:46 +0000

And last.fm loving software update

Sonos has introduced the Sonos Controller for iPhone as a free download on the Apple App Store. ...

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NEWS: Google Earth comes to the iPhone and iPod Touch

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:38:05 +0000

Available now via the App store

Yes - Google Earth has finally come to the Apple iPhone, but online reports are suggesting already that the app's not that good. ...

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NEWS: iPhone 2.2 beta 2 seeded to developers

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:20:16 +0000

Google Maps get Street View

Apple has seeded iPhone 2.2 beta 2 to developers and early details revealed suggest improvements for US users. ...

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NEWS: Microsoft boss scoffs at iPhone figures

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:32:48 +0000

Strong sales due to launch hype

A Microsoft executive has dismissed the iPhone's strong sales figures on the basis that the stats are down to the device's high profile launch. ...

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NEWS: US Congress considering the iPhone

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:30:29 +0000

Apple on the hill?

Here's a good rumour for the end of the day - US senators could soon be deciding the future of the American people by making calls on none other than the Apple iPhone. ...

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NEWS: Intel blames iPhone "shortcomings" on rival ARM

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:14:19 +0000

Fighting talk

Senior Intel execs have indulged themselves in a little ARM-bashing at a company event in Taipei, blaming the rival chipmaker for the iPhone's "shortcomings". ...

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NEWS: iPhone boosts AT&T earnings

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:04:35 +0000

2.4 million iPhone 3G activations

The third quarter results are in and it seems that things are looking rosy for American telecoms outfit, thanks largely to its exclusive contract to sell the iPhone 3G. ...

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NEWS: iPhone outperforming BlackBerry

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:22:00 +0000

Apple say new 3G version has sold almost 7m

Apple's iPhone 3G has proved to be a success based on the latest figures from the company. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: Pure-Fi iPod Dock Trio from Logitech

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:25:43 +0000

We get a hands-on as the models arrive in Blighty

Now available from Logitech is a trio of iPod docks comprising the Pure-Fi Express Plus £50 model for the lounge, which has omnidirectional speakers, and the Pure-Fi Dream and Pure-Fi Anytime premium alarm clocks for a high-tech bedroom. ...

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NEWS: RealVNC remote control software now supports phones

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:13:55 +0000

Manage your phone from your PC

VNC is a software package that allows one computer to take full control of another, regardless of operating system or location. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: The latest iPod kit from Logic3

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:36:13 +0000

Feast your eyes on these iPodtastic docks

Logic3 gave us a peek at its two latest iPod docks before the doors opened on this year's Digital Winter tech event in central London. ...

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NEWS: iBone launches for mutts

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:32:16 +0000

Give the dog an iPhone

...

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NEWS: UPDATED: Logic3 launches iPod dock duo

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:59:54 +0000

Pocket-lint gets pre-launch details

Logic3 reckons it's got the iPod/ iPhone dock market covered with two new launches - which Pocket-lint got exclusive info on at the Digital Winter event in central London. ...

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NEWS: Mux converts videos for you online

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:16:48 +0000

No other software required

So you have a laptop and a PMP that won't play the same video formats - or you have a file that is flummoxing every device you own. ...

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NEWS: VIDEO: The Tech Week in View

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:37:58 +0000

A vid rundown of this week's biggest stories (and what we thought of them)

The biggest story this week was the launch of the BlackBerry Storm, but what impact will this consumer-focused smartphone have on the market? And should Apple be worried? ...

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NEWS: Apple could be forced to make replaceable iPhone batteries

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:51:06 +0000

EU directive on the cards

A new European Union directive could see Apple forced to make the replaceable batteries for its iPhone. ...

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NEWS: Steve Wozniak predicts death of the iPod

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:29:55 +0000

And hints at the "iWatch"...

Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, has spoken about the "death" of the iPod in an interview with the Telegraph. ...

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