There's no doubt that Apple has done a fantastic job with the iPhone, both in the hardware and in the software. It has single-handedly transformed the once-turgid smartphone market into a total money spinner. Every manufacturer has had to rethink its strategy to compete, giving Linux the perfect opportunity to test its mettle
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In Depth: How to sell your old phone for cash
Most people will have seen the plethora of adverts around telling you how easy it is to turn your unwanted mobile phone into cash. There are around 90 million phones sitting unused in Britain alone, worth a staggering £450 million.
Sky+ app arrives for Android phones
Android users can finally get their hands on the Sky+ App, with the broadcaster announcing that the popular iPhone app has made the move to the Google Apps Marketplace. Sky announced the latest arrival along with the news that the company has seen 5 million downloads of its range of apps in less than a year
HP Wants To Become Apple. WebOS Is The Key
In season 1 of AMC’s hit show Mad Men , Rachel Menken comes to the advertising firm Sterling Cooper because she wants to give her department store, Menken’s, a makeover, so to speak. She wants to transform it from a successful department store into an elite one.
Droid Incredible now getting big OTA update with 720p recording?
That rumored software update for HTC's Droid Incredible is apparently now hitting some devices, and it's a doozy -- it's impressive enough, in fact, that it darn near gives you a new phone (short of Froyo , anyway). The headline features are the addition of Verizon's mobile hotspot app (for which you'll pay $20 a month for 2GB in order to use) and 720p video recording, a feature that's becoming virtually standard on top-tier smartphones this year -- including Sprint's EVO 4G , which essentially shares the Droid Incredible's camera hardware. You'll also get the Skype app integrated and some other Verizon-related software goodies plus a sweet new boot animation, so overall, you're definitely going to want to accept this update once you're phone notifies you that it's available.
Opera Mini For Android Drops The Beta Tags, Gets Bumped To Version 5.1
These days, just about everything makes its public debut in Beta form. Google launched Gmail into an immediate state of notability with its Beta strategy, and chose to hang on to the tag for years for good measure.
Modu T: World’s lightest touchscreen phone
Modu has announced the next generation in its modular mobile phone range, the Modu T – dubbed the world's lightest touchscreen phone. The new device will feature a widget-based touch interface, and multiple 'jackets' which it can slot into to boost functionality. Modu expects a number of high end functions for the phone, including turning it into a full digital camera, photo frame, music player as well as linking it up with a larger PC, simply by slotting it into a new case.
Skype: Fring ‘misused our software and damaged our brand’
Mobile voice app Fring sparked a war of words with Skype this week, claiming that the VoIP service was "refusing to allow Fring to restore connectivity to Skype." In a vitriolic statement , Fring said that: "Skype's anti-competitive ambush comes in the wake of Fring's mobile video calling on iPhone 4 launch, which continues to set the standard in rich mobile internet communication." No truth Not one to wait by the wayside and watch its name sullied by a competitor, Skype has contacted TechRadar to explain its side of the story and try and clear up some of the statements that have been reported. "Skype has been in discussions with Fring regarding our belief that Fring is breaching our API Terms of Use and End User Licence Agreement," notes a Skype statment. "Skype is disappointed that an amicable resolution was not possible.
Microsoft ‘missed an entire generation’ with Windows Mobile
Microsoft has revealed that it has a lot of catching up to do in the mobile phone world, with Steve Ballmer noting that the company lost a whole generation of users.
The MP3Tunes Alternative To Paid Streaming Music: “Buy Anywhere, Listen Everywhere”
We’ve been following MP3Tunes , an online music locker, since it launched in late 2005. It’s come a long way since then. Today the service has 500,000 users, and has released a variety of new products to help those users get access to their music from almost any Internet connected device
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