The news comes via The China Times, which states the iOS5 powered iPhone 5 will be released in the second week of September ‘with an initial order of 4 million units.’ There is conflicting information on the iPhone5 – whether it will be an upgraded 4 model with essentially the same hardware, of if it [...]
Archive for July, 2011
Three Introduces Five Top Handsets With No Upfront Costs
Posted by Admin on July 28th, 2011
Three has today announced they are making available five of the UK’s top selling HTC and Samsung handsets starting from just £15 per month, with no upfront cost and a minimum 500MB per month internet allowance. Responding to the feedback that many customers find the upfront handset cost a barrier to taking out a new [...]
Google Maps Adds London Underground Directions
Posted by Andrew on July 28th, 2011
Google Maps on Android was updated to day to include public transport directions for the London underground today. The Android App Transit Navigation (Beta) feature now has the London Underground system in its database with over 18,000 bus stops and over 250 Underground stations catalogued. The system is very sophisticated even giving alerts when it’s [...]
Posted in All, Android, Social 
Tags: Google, london, maps, navigation, transit, underground 
New BBC iPlayer Goes Global
Posted by Rob Gordon on July 28th, 2011
BBC Worldwide, the BBC’s commercial arm, has launched the iPlayer Global to the iPad today. Launching initially in Western Europe the iPlayer App will be available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, The Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland (not currently available within the UK). iPlayer Global will be slightly different [...]
Vodafone Drop The HTC Evo 3D
Posted by Admin on July 28th, 2011
It was only last month that Vodafone announced they were picking up the Vodafone Evo 3D handset, and today it has been removed from their Coming Soon section. The Vodafone Forum website has a post by Vodafone employee Tom stating": There’s been speculation recently regarding availability of HTC EVO 3D. We can confirm that due [...]
The Complete History Of Android – Handy Infographic
Posted by Rob Gordon on July 27th, 2011
Xcubelabs.com have posted the entire history of Android OS to date in a handy, completely un-bitesized, infographic – “The Android Story”. Beautifully presented with a ton of information, the visual tracks Android OS from conception in October 2003 through to the current release and market segmentation at July 5th 2011. Read and enjoy! Infographic by [...]
Splashtop XDisplay for iPad Extends Windows 7 Desktop to your iPad
Posted by Admin on July 27th, 2011
Splashtop, a software company based in San Jose, CA, have announced their new product today XDisplay which enables Windows 7 users to extend their desktop to their iPad. The solution which consists of a Windows 7 ‘Streamer’ component and a full iPad App allows you to extend your desktop to your iPad, and unlike [...]
Posted in All, iPhone / iPad, Mobile Electronics Tags: Apple, desktop, ipad, remote, splashtop, xdisplay 
