Author: Morgan
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Google, Mastercard and Citigroup join forces in NFC Payment scheme
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It looks as though Google are making big plans for Android and Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, as according to a report filed by the Wall Street Journal they have paired up with Mastercard and Citigroup to test out NFC payment methods. The first NFC chip was implemented into the Google/Samsung Nexus S, and since…
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iOS 4.3.1 update now officially available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch
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We heard just a week ago that Apple had a software update for iOS in the works, and today that update – iOS 4.3.1 – has gone live. iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad owners can now connect their iDevices up to iTunes and download the update, which unfortunately doesn’t bring any new features as such,…
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Samsung Apps Store reaches 100 million downloads
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Samsung’s cross-platform Apps Store has just passed its 100 millionth download, an impressive feat for something that was only launched 10 months ago. The Samsung Apps Store is available on Android and Bada (Samsung’s own OS) mobile phones, as well as Samsungs range of Smart TVs. It features some big name titles found on other…
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Vodafone UK announce iPad 2 price plans
Vodafone confirmed last week that they would be stocking the iPad 2 come March 25th, and today they have announced their price plans and tarriffs. They’ve gone for a similar approach to both T-Mobile and Orange, who also announced their iPad 2 prices earlier today. Existing customers will be rewarded with a £30 discount on…
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T-Mobile UK list iPad 2 price plans
T-Mobile UK are the first network out of the blocks to announce their price plans and tariffs for the iPad 2, which is due for release this Friday. By already being a T-Mobile customer you’ll benefit from discounted prices, for example you’ll pay £199 up front for the tablet instead of the £229 price point…
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Blackberry Playbook to rival iPad 2’s 10 hour battery life?
Thanks to a specifications sheet posted by Staples in the US, we could be looking at an iPad-rivalling 10 hour battery life from the Blackberry Playbook. Though the specifications for the device were announced back in September of last year, we weren’t ever given an expected battery life for the 5300 mAh battery that’s onboard.…
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O2 UK customers will get first WP7 update “NoDo” early April
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UK network o2 have confirmed that they are working on bringing the first WP7 update “NoDo” to o2 branded Windows Phone handsets in “early April”. Answering a question from an o2 WP7 user on Twitter, the UK network confirmed that they are “working with Microsoft to bring the WP7 NoDo update to HD7 customers ASAP…
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Microsoft begin rolling out first Windows Phone 7 update – NoDo
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Microsoft have begun rolling out their first major update for the Windows Phone 7 mobile platform, which contains the long awaited copy+paste function along with a bevy of other new features. It would appear that MS are letting the update trickle out bit-by-bit, with only unbranded WP7 handsets receiving the update at present, most of…
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CTIA 2011: Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 officially announced – World’s thinnest tablet
We knew it was coming from the leaked information posted earlier, but Samsung has now officially announced the Galaxy Tab 8.9 – the world’s thinnest tablet device. Weighing in at 470g and only 8.6mm thick, the Galaxy Tab 8.9 is one slim and light piece of kit. It features a 8.9-inch WXGA screen with a…
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CTIA 2011: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 gets makeover, is now slimmer than the Apple iPad 2
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was previously announced last month at the Mobile World Conference event, and has now resurfaced looking a fair bit slimmer at the CTIA wireless event in Florida today. It seems Samsung took stark notice of how slim Apple’s iPad 2 was when it was announced earlier this month, and set…
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Apple iPad 2 available from March 25th, entry model will cost £399
Apple have confirmed that the new iPad 2 will be available to buy in the UK on March 25th, and have also dropped the price of the 16GB WiFi only model by £40. The iPad 2 was released in the US on March the 11th to much fanfare, though online orders have been plagued by…
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VLC Media Player app coming to Android in the next few months
After being kicked out of the Apple App Store, VideoLAN, the makers of the popular VLC Media Player app, are turning to Google’s more open Android Market. Android news site Android Guys are reporting that work is well underway with an Android version of the VLC app, and we should see a Beta version released…