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London tube wi-fi remains free until the end of the year
mobiles / transport / web

London tube wi-fi network to remain free until the end of the year

Friday, Sep 21, 2012Friday, Sep 21, 2012 - by mike s

According to the BBC, Virgin will now be continuing to offer free wi-fi to London tube travellers until the end of the year.

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Apple's catastrophic iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth
Apple / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Apple’s catastrophically bad iOS6 mapping app causes frustration and mirth

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

The woefully inept new mapping app included in Apple’s iOS6 upgrade has been causing frustration and laughter in equal measure as the full extent of its hopelessness is revealed by users.

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Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets
Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / portable

Wacom launches Bamboo Stylus Pocket for scribbling on smartphones and tablets

Thursday, Sep 20, 2012Thursday, Sep 20, 2012 - by Lee J.

Esteemed graphics tablet manufacturer Wacom has launched the Bamboo Stylus pocket, a rather neat little stylus designed for use with smartphones, iPads and Android tablets.

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Samsung has a laugh at the iPhone 5 crowd
Android / Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Samsung has a laugh at the iPhone 5 crowd [video]

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2012 - by Lee J.

Seemingly brushing off their recent crushing defeat by Apple in the US courts, Samsung has decided to poke fun at the Apple-obsessed fanatics queuing outside stores in preparation for the forthcoming launch of …

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Fetchnotes embark on spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign
mobile apps / mobiles / video

Fetchnotes fail with spectacularly ill advised video promo campaign

Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

You know when a video is so bad, it actually puts you off the product? Well, rarely have we seen a video as unbelievably awful as this one for the …

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Bubble Popper on Android. A great game ruined by a greedy developer
Android / gaming / mobile apps / mobiles

Bubble Popper on Android. A great game ruined by a greedy developer

Thursday, Sep 13, 2012Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 - by mike s

One of our favourite games on Android is the simple but devilishly addictive Bubble Popper. Based on the well known game Bubble Breaker, the game involves clicking on connected bubbles of the same colour to …

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Apple launches taller, thinner iPhone 5 with world's worst strap line
Apple / iPhone / mobiles

Apple launches taller, thinner iPhone 5 with world’s worst strap line

Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 - by mike s

After what’s seemed like an eternity of wild speculation, leaks and half-baked rumours, the new iPhone 5 has launched and this time around, it’s turned out pretty much as the leaks suggested.

Apple launches taller, thinner iPhone 5 with world’s worst strap line Read More
Google lobs in new features as Google Drive for iOs and Android gets updated
Android / Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles / web

Google lobs in new features as Google Drive for iOS and Android gets updated

Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We’re slowly becoming rather big fans of Google’s cloud-based Google Drive service, and the company has just announced updates for the iOS and Android apps.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 gets UK pricing and release date
Android / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 gets UK pricing and release date

Monday, Sep 10, 2012Saturday, Sep 29, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

The pocket-challenging Samsung Galaxy Note 2 king size phone/tablet has now been put up for pre-order in the UK, courtesy of the Mobiles Unlocked website.

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Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet arrives in the UK on Oct 25th: details, specs, pricing
Android / computing / portable

Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet arrives in the UK on Oct 25th: details, specs, pricing

Friday, Sep 7, 2012Monday, Sep 10, 2012 - by mike s

Amazon has now released full details of the Kindle Fire HD tablet that is set to arrive in the UK in October. Initially, it looks like us Brits are only …

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Amazon announces a bigger screen Kindle Fire HD to take on the Nexus 7
Android / computing

Amazon announces a faster, bigger Kindle Fire HD tablet

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 - by Lee J.

Amazon has announced the follow-up to its successful US-only Kindle Fire colour tablet, with the Kindle Fire HD packing a bigger screen and Tegra trouncing speeds.

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Adobe Photoshop Touch v1.3 released for Android and iOS tablets
Android / iPhone / mobile apps

Adobe Photoshop Touch v1.3 released for Android and iOS tablets, supports 12MP files

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Adobe has updated its powerful image editing package for Android tablets and iPads, with Photoshop Touch 1.3 offering new features and support for the new iPad’s higher resolution Retina display.

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Windows Mobile

Nokia shows off Lumia accessories including wireless chargers and wireless speakers

Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 - by Lee J.

Nokia are rolling out  the accessory barrel with some gusto to accompany their new Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone smartphones – and there’s plenty of colour to go around too.

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Nokia unveils Lumia 820 and 920 Windows Phone smartphones
mobiles / Windows Mobile

Nokia unveils Lumia 920 and 820 Windows Phone smartphones

Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

Nokia has just announced its first smartphones to run the next version of Windows (Windows Phone 8 OS), with the  Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 handsets being unveiled at a New …

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Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release
Android / broadcasting / mobile apps / mobiles

Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release – download it now!

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

We’ve been loving this app ever since it was released in beta, and we’re delighted to see the UK online TV service Android app, TVCatchup, reaching a full release.

Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release – download it now! Read More

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