Apple will be launching the black version of the iPhone 4 in 17 countries from this Friday 30 July. From Friday the iPhone 4 will be newly available in lots more countries in Europe and Scandinavia including; Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland Additionally the iPhone will also…
Day: 26 July 2010
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Amazon takes £645 million from mobile shoppers
Amazon.com generated revenues of £645 million ($1 billion) from mobile purchases during the last 12 months. CEO Jeff Bezos revealed the statistic during the Amazon’s Q2 earnings release, and stressed the importance of mobile phones and tablet computers in the company’s future plans. The news comes just a few days after Amazon revealed that sales…
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iPad captured 6% of the worldwide netbook market
Analysts Canalys released its quarterly worldwide PC market data, and Apple has zoomed into the top five PC vendors, thanks to the iPad. The iPad captured approximately 6% of the portable PC segment in Q2 2010, with over 3 million units shipped during the device’s first few months on the market. Conversely, growth in the…
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More than half of UK mobile users never leave home without their mobile phone
More than half of UK mobile users never leave home without their mobile phone and 44% say they could not live without it. In a survey on telephone banking by Birmingham Midshires, the building soceity found that 51% of mobile users said they always took their mobile with them when they went out, with 26%…
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Apple launches iPhone 4 Case Program app
Gota problem with a screwed up antenna? Well there’s now an app for that. A week after promising free bumper cases to iPhone 4 customers affected by the antenna-gate reception issues, Apple introduced the iPhone 4 Case Program application, enabling consumers to apply for their bumper directly via mobile device. Available now for download via…
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Acer launch Stream high-end multimedia smartphone
PC manufacturer Acer have launched the Stream; an Android Amoled-based high-end multimedia smartphone, optimised for watching movies, listening to music and web browsing. The Stream is designed to be easy to use, and small – it’s just 11.2mm thick, but the screen is a massive 3.7″ – robust – it’s made from highly resistant materials,…
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How to choose a mobile domain name
Choosing a mobile domain name One of the hardest parts of building a mobile site is choosing what you’re going to call it. Not only do you have to choose a cool name for your URL, you also need to choose how you’re going to signify that it’s a mobile site. The options are. m.…
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Nuance launches new versions of Dictation and Search
Nuance has launched its Dragon Dictation and Dragon Search applications to the UK Apple App Store, and they’re free – Nuance says for a limited time but they’ve been free in the US since launch last year so we think it’s going to be sometime if never before they start to charge. The two apps…