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Android / mobiles / Symbian

Android becomes the #1 smartphone platform on the planet

Monday, Jan 31, 2011Monday, Jan 31, 2011 - by Pete Railton

It’s been on the cards for some time, but it’s now been officially confirmed: Android is now the popular mobile OS on the planet.

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Android / mobiles

Motorola Atrix 4G promo released – we’re still drooling

Friday, Jan 28, 2011Friday, Jan 28, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We’re already digging Motorola’s innovative Atrix 4G Android smartphone, and to send our hearts into further palpitations of wanton desire, a new promo video has been released.

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London’s skyline soars with the Cheesegrater, Walkie Talkie and Pinnacle

Monday, Jan 24, 2011Monday, Jan 24, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

London’s skyline is changing at a remarkable rate, with several large and unusually shaped skyscrapers currently under construction. Many of the towers have already acquired not-always flattering nicknames, like the Cheesegrater, the …

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Android / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy S2: 4.3″, dual-core Orion CPU, 1GB RAM upcoming

Thursday, Jan 20, 2011Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 - by Pete Railton

They’re teasing and taunting us with painfully small snippets of information, but there’s no doubting that the follow-up to the monstrously successful Samsung Galaxy S Android handset is coming our …

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Samsung Galaxy S Mini/Cooper/Ace Android driving your way

Tuesday, Jan 18, 2011 - by Pete Railton

The internet tipsters can’t quite work out if it’s going to be called the Samsung Galaxy S Mini or the Samsung Galaxy S Cooper, but it seems that a mini-version …

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Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple’s App Store thunders towards ten billion downloads

Monday, Jan 17, 2011Monday, Jan 17, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Apple’s App Store has proved a mind bogglingly huge success, with the total of apps downloaded set to burst through the ten billion landmark any minute now.

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stuff / web

Today’s tip: don’t text and walk unless you fancy an early bath

Saturday, Jan 15, 2011Friday, Jan 21, 2011 - by Pete Railton

See what happens to a girl who is preoccupied with composing a text message as she walks through a US shopping mall. Update: she’s going to sue the mall!

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Blackberry / mobiles

Blackberry Storm 3 unveiled – big specs, big screen, big wait

Friday, Jan 14, 2011Friday, Jan 14, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Details and some itsy-bitsy photos of the new BlackBerry Storm 3 have started leaking out over the web, with RIM’s  new high end handset shown to be packed with upmarket …

Blackberry Storm 3 unveiled – big specs, big screen, big wait Read More
mobiles / Symbian

Nokia X7 met with shrugs and indifference

Friday, Jan 14, 2011Friday, Jan 14, 2011 - by Pete Railton

First surfacing back in November, there’s still been no official conformation of the new Nokia X7 smartphone, although some official looking photos have emerged, displaying AT&T branding.

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web

Facebook now rules the world: it’s official [infographic]

Thursday, Jan 13, 2011Thursday, Jan 13, 2011 - by Pete Railton

There’s no other way of describing it it: the world really is being taken  over by Facebook. As of now, Facebook has a staggering 500,000,000 active users – that’s one …

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business / mobiles

T-Mobile data cap backfires horrendously: and here’s how to cancel your contract

Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

T-Mobile’s announcement that it was going to slash the data allowance on its phones to just 500MB has been met with outrage and shock by its customers – and it …

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Android / gaming / Google / mobiles

Google Goggles app crushes puny human in Sudoku challenge

Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Google Goggles is a fabulously neat app that lets smartphone owners search for things by taking pictures on their phones rather than typing in their queries.

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Samsung’s stunning Series 9 MacBook Air challenger due in February

Monday, Jan 10, 2011Monday, Jan 10, 2011 - by Pete Railton

We’ve been rather admiring the super-slim lines of Samsung’s sleek Series 9 laptop, and the company have just announced that they’ll be releasing the MacBook Air-challenging slab of slenderness into …

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Android / portable

Motorola Xoom 10.1″ Android tablet packs dual cameras, 10hrs battery life

Thursday, Jan 6, 2011Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 - by Pete Railton - 1 Comment

Motorola has slammed its Android Honeycomb-powered 10.1 inch Xoom tablet on the table and it’s proving to be something of a hot cookie.

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Android / mobiles

Samsung’s stunning Infuse 4G packs a monster 4.5 inch screen

Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011 - by Pete Railton

Looking tastier than a plate of freshly baked Welsh cakes is Samsung’s saliva-inducing Infuse 4G Android smartphone.

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