The Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer has announced via Facebook that its customers will be able to upgrade to the much awaited Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 operating system by the end of March. It listed the HTC Sensation series as the phones which would be able to make the upgrade, with other models coming...
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LG Give a Helping Hand to Contract Holders with Lost Smartphones
Phones that are sim free are a little thin on the ground for those contract phone owners who either have their phone lost, broken or stolen. Whilst a new smartphone might have made a contract worthwhile, the subsequent loss of the phone can be a blow, in the event of needing to wait until...
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Free Wifi Blanket Planned for London 2012
The largest free wifi zone in Europe is currently being planned for London during the 2012 Olympic games, O2 has announced. The mobile phone giant is planning to offer visitors free internet access across large parts of London, through equipment strapped to lamp posts and other street furniture. It is hoped that such a...
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Rupert Murdoch Joins Twitter
Media Baron Rupert Murdoch has joined Twitter in the last week, as his popularity remains at a low following phone hacking revelations that continue to threaten his empire. Murdoch joined three days ago, and has gained 52,000 followers at the time of writing, despite having only tweeted 17 times. Murdoch is one of hundreds...
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PhonePayPlus Predicts Rise in Mobile Phone Charitable Giving
The regulator of premium rate telephone services has predicted that the rise in 2011 of charitable donations sent via text messaging will continue into 2012 at an exponential rate, suggesting that by 2014 the total amount donated by text could push £100 million per annum.
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Touchless TVs and Smartphones Around the Corner
Motion sensor technology could be utilised to enable touchless control of TVs and Smartphones, according to an Israeli based technology company. XTR3D, the Tel Aviv based company has been the driving force behind the push for motion control of smartphones and has just received additional funding to try to bring such technology into the...
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Amazon upgrade Kindle
Amazon hava announced their new version of the Kindle aimed at the ipad market. Benefits of the new offering are: lower price point, ease of access to your exiting amazon account – a one stop shopping experience. Downside of the new offering is a measly 7″ screen. The new Kindle called the “Fire” will...
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Sims Medieval
A new limited edition sims medieval will be released shortly and is available on preorder.
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Cash for Mobiles
You can’t have escaped the TV adverts offering cash for your old phone – Mazuma Mobile, Envirophone, Mopay are all advertising. To find a good price for your old mobile you can try cashforoldmobiles.org.uk. Make sure that you enquire of a number of different mobile phone buying complanies as prices can vary and you...
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Ipad for £199
Orange is the first carrier to give out details of its subsidised ipad contract deals. Orange will be offering the iPad with WiFi and 3G on a monthly contract. The cost for exisiting customers will be £25 per month and new customers £27 per month for a 24 month contract contract – you will...
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