LG planning to release an iPhone rival this year

July 3, 2009  
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LG planning to release an iPhone rival this year

LG have revealed that they are planning to release a series of new luxury phones, including a new PRADA phone and another model which they hope will rival the Apple iPhone. Read more

IPhone 3GS: AT&T Sales Record

July 3, 2009  
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IPhone 3GS: AT&T Sales Record

According to InformationWeek the recent release of the iPhone 3GS is a big factor in AT&T setting a new single-day sales record. The iPhone 3GS was released on AT&T on June 19th and set many different records for the company. Read more

Sprint to release 3G femtocell before AT&T

July 3, 2009  
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Sprint to release 3G femtocell before AT&T

If you have been keeping a close eye on the upcoming release of the 3G femtocell, you’ll want to know that it looks as if Sprint are winning the race ahead of AT&T to release the device first. Read more

Apple struggle to control nudity on iPhone App store

July 3, 2009  
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Apple struggle to control nudity on iPhone App store

It seems that Apple are having trouble containing explicit content on their App store, after recent reports that they have banned a second App in the same week for featuring explicit material. Read more

Palm Pre: O2 Rumored to have UK Exclusive

July 3, 2009  
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Palm Pre: O2 Rumored to have UK Exclusive

According to the UK Newspaper the Guardian, the first network in the UK to offer the Palm Pre will be O2. Palm have stated that they will announce more details on July 7th. If this does turn out to be true it will be huge for O2 as they already have exclusivity for the Apple iPhone 3G S. Read more

Samsung Omnia II : First video review

July 3, 2009  
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Samsung Omnia II : First video review

The highly anticipated Samsung Omnia II (i8000) is said to be launching with Verizon later this month, now a video review has emerged on SlashGear, this video introduces you to most of the aspects of the handset, the video is 10 minutes long however if your thinking of getting the handset it is well worth watching. The video can be seen below. Read more

IPhone OS 3.0: SMS Fix on its way

July 3, 2009  
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IPhone OS 3.0: SMS Fix on its way

Since the release of Apple OS 3.0 on the whole reviews have been pretty good, however recently a vulnerability has been found that may allow an attacker to run unauthorized code with full access to the device. The vulnerability is said to be with SMS message handling, and Apple are said to be working on a fix.

Apple are doing their best to have a fix ready before 25th-30th of July, this is due to the Black Hat USA conference which takes place on these dates.

A security researcher named Charlie Miller is said to have found the security vulnerability and is said to present his findings during the Black Hat USA conference. This is not the first time Miller has found vulnerabilities with Apple software, last year he won awards for exploiting previously unknown vulnerabilities in their Safari Web browser.

Check out InformationWeek for a more detailed look into the vulnerability.

Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 Now Live

July 3, 2009  
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Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 Now Live

Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 is now live, but it seems that a number of users might find it hard to make the switch from Google Maps. IntoMobile explains how he would like to say how great they think Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 is, but they do not find any reason to move away from Google Maps. Read more

BlackBerry Tour: Verizon contract customers have order problems

July 2, 2009  
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BlackBerry Tour: Verizon contract customers have order problems

With the BlackBerry Tour soon to become Verizons most popular handset, it seems that Verizon are not allowing customers who wish to upgrade their handsets to pre-order it, it is also stated that upgrades may be blocked after the phone’s release. Read more

New Apple Patent Application: Karaoke on the iPhone

July 2, 2009  
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New Apple Patent Application: Karaoke on the iPhone

In a very interesting story, it has been revealed that Apple have published a patent which reveals plans to release some sort of Karaoke application for the iPhone. Read more

Google Voice Invites and the Gmail for phones

July 2, 2009  
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Google Voice Invites and the Gmail for phones

Following our recent posts regarding Google Voice there still seems to be some confusion as to what Google Voice is. Recently LifeHacker have posted a lengthy insight indicating the functions that Google Voice offers. We will touch on some of the details here but if you want a indepth look check out LifeHackers overview. Read more

Motorola Aura: Celestial Edition

July 2, 2009  
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Motorola Aura: Celestial Edition

Most of you might consider the Motorola Aura to be a pricey phone. If so, you might be surprised to hear that Motorola are releasing a special Celestial Edition of the stylish phone. Read more

FCC: Samsung Gravity 2 (T469)

July 2, 2009  
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FCC: Samsung Gravity 2 (T469)

We have news about another FCC release for you now, this time it’s the Samsung Gravity 2. Also known as the SGH-T469, the phone is expected to be released between July 15 to August 19th. Read more

After BlackBerry and iPhone: Wattpad now supports Android phones

July 2, 2009  
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After BlackBerry and iPhone: Wattpad now supports Android phones

Good news if you’re a fan of Wattpad now, as the e-book application is now available for Android phones after successful ventures for Blackberry and the iPhone. Read more

How to improve iPhone 3GS (3.0 update) voice control?

July 2, 2009  
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How to improve iPhone 3GS (3.0 update) voice control?

We have now had just less than two weeks with the new Apple iPhone 3G S that came with the new iPhone OS 3.0 software update. One of the features they we have used the most is the new Voice Control, and with an update already being planned for the latest OS, how can Apple improve the Voice Control features. Read more

Apple iPhone SDK 3.1: Voice Control with Bluetooth

July 2, 2009  
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Apple iPhone SDK 3.1: Voice Control with Bluetooth

Along with all recent iPhone 3.1 update, the 3.1 Software Development Kit has also been released and we have found some of the new features within it for you to check out. Read more

New 2009 Nokia Internet Tablet Device

July 2, 2009  
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New 2009 Nokia Internet Tablet Device

Yesterday we reported on the news about upcoming capacitive touchscreen handsets for Windows Mobile 6.5. Today, we have heard more news on an upcoming Nokia Internet Tablet phone and the debate has started on whether the phone will feature a capacitive or resistive touchscreen. Read more

T-Mobile myTouch 3G: Pre-Order Arrival Dates

July 2, 2009  
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T-Mobile myTouch 3G: Pre-Order Arrival Dates

If you are already a T-Mobile customer and are planning to pick up the new myTouch 3G handset, we have some good news for you. T-Mobile customers will be able to pre-order the phone before everyone else, according to recent reports. Read more

Apple iPhone Travel Apps: Top 20

July 2, 2009  
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Apple iPhone Travel Apps: Top 20

If you’re the sort of person to use your iPhone a lot when travelling, you might want to take a look at this guide we have found. The National Geographic has compiled a list of the top twenty iPhone travel apps for you to read. Read more

Toshiba TG01 UK Release: power-packed Snapdragon chipset

July 2, 2009  
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Toshiba TG01 UK Release: power-packed Snapdragon chipset

It’s been a few months since we last heard any news from Toshiba’s Windows Mobile powered TG01 handset. Well we can now inform you that a release date has now been confirmed for the UK. Read more

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