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Month: May 2011

Android / Google / mobiles

Google launches Music Beta cloud service and a one-size-fits-all OS update

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

At Google’s big web developer-focused conference – known as Google I/O – the Android team threw around some impressive facts about the rise of Android and announced some interesting new features.

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computing

Turn your desktop into a red snail-like creation with Lian Li

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Looking so delightfully bonkers that we simply couldn’t ignore it is Lian Li’s barking new PC-U6 Cowry desktop case, which takes is design cues from a seashell. Or perhaps a …

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business / Microsoft / video / web

Official: Microsoft scoops up Skype for $8.5 billion

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Microsoft has dug deep into its pockets to purchase the internet voice and video chat service Skype for an eye watering $8.5 billion.

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Google / Palm / web

Finally, colour coding comes to Google Calendar events

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Lee J.

It’s a strange quirk that while the modern apps on our smartphones grow infinitely more powerful and sophisticated, when it comes to calendars, they’re all fairly rubbish in comparison what …

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Android / mobiles

Samsung’s Galaxy S II racks up massive pre-orders as rave reviews pour in

Tuesday, May 10, 2011Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It looks like Samsung’s new Galaxy S II smartphone isn’t just hot – it’s sensationally scorchio, with the company announcing that it has already notched up a staggering 3 million …

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Android / Apple / Blackberry / business / Google / iPhone / mobiles / Palm / Windows Mobile

Android kicks sand in Blackberry’s face as it stays #1 in the US

Monday, May 9, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

Google’s Android mobile OS continues to outrun the RIM/Blackberry platform as the number one smartphone OS in the U.S., according to new data from ComScore.

Android kicks sand in Blackberry’s face as it stays #1 in the US Read More
business / Google / photography

Google offering free photo shoots for businesses [video]

Monday, May 9, 2011Monday, May 9, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Google is offering to send a photographer along to snap the interiors of businesses like restaurants, hotels and beauty salons with its new free service called Business Photos.

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Android / mobiles

LG Optimus Black heading to UK this month with 4″ super bright screen

Monday, May 9, 2011Monday, May 9, 2011 - by Pete Railton

LG has announced that its LG Optimus Black Android-powered handset is charging into Europe later this month.

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Apple / business

Apple’s ludicrously long 56-page iTunes legal terms analysed

Monday, May 9, 2011Monday, May 9, 2011 - by Lee J.

Anyone looking to install Apple’s iTunes software on their computer is presented with a request to trawl through a ridiculously hefty 56 pages of fine print, detailing every conceivable term …

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Apple

Panic on the streets of Beijing as Apple store smashed

Sunday, May 8, 2011Sunday, May 8, 2011 - by mike s

It’s pretty hard trying to get a clear story out of this at the moment, but it seems that an incident at an Apple store in Beijing, China ended up with several …

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Android / Apple / Blackberry / business / iPhone / mobiles

Smartphone market soars, Android set to stampede

Friday, May 6, 2011 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

The whole blooming world is going crazy for smartphones, with a new study showing that the market has grown a whopping 79.7%, year over year.

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mobiles

Three serves up unlimited data on a rolling monthly SIM only deal

Thursday, May 5, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Three have re-jigged their SIM only deal in the hope of appealing to mobile data hogs, with their new, all-improved One Plan available on a rolling monthly deal for £25 a …

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computing / gaming

Anonymous statement: Sony hacking allegations are lies

Thursday, May 5, 2011Thursday, May 5, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

The Anonymous hacker collective have hit back at Sony who accused them of being responsible for the company’s recent calamitous leaks of the personal details of up to 100m users of …

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Android / mobiles

Looking for the best PAYG smartphone under a £100? Here’s our choice

Thursday, May 5, 2011Thursday, May 5, 2011 - by Lee J. - 3 Comments.

The price of smartphones keep crashing down, and there’s some incredible deals being offered on phones offering the kind of specs that would have seemed high end a year or two ago.

Looking for the best PAYG smartphone under a £100? Here’s our choice Read More
Android / iPhone / mobiles

Spotify guns for iTunes with wireless iPod syncing and 50p MP3 files

Wednesday, May 4, 2011Wednesday, May 4, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We suspect that it may not be around for long, but Spotify has announced big changes that will put the popular music streaming service in direct competition with Apple’s iTunes.

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