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It’s taken a lot of prodding, threats and whispered innuendo, but T-Mobile has admitted to losing details for 17 million of its customers.
The German mobile phone company, which is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, is now red-faced after details of the data loss were published by the German mag Der Spiegel (not even the admission was [...]
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The very best handsets and mobile services of 2008 were announced last night at the annual Mobile Choice Awards in London. Judged by a panel of industry experts and Mobile Choice readers, Samsung were the stars of night having scooped a total of three awards. The Korean giants received perhaps the most coveted award of [...]
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Network operators Orange, are set to take part in an new programme to access the company’s environmental impact. Announcing a new partnership with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund), Orange will take a detailed audit to see how it’s mobile and landline services are affecting the environment in France.
Starting at the end of October, Orange will [...]
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For the last few days, we have been working behind the scenes to bring readers an exciting mobile phone comparison tool, and I am pleased to announce today that the new feature is now fully functioning and ready for use.
Our new phone finder tool compares offers from over 25 leading UK mobile phone retailers and [...]
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This report is one that you can print and put up on the fridge for all parents, babysitters, older relatives and other so-called ‘persons in charge’ to read and wince at! It’s all about how you should be spending more time in front of the TV with a controller in hand or on your mobile [...]
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Microsoft big wig Steve Ballmer has blown any hopes of a Microsoft mobile out of the water, in a statement made in an interview recently. In an interview with Reuters, he said that analysts predicting the computing giant will enter the mobile phone market are wrong, and that MS has no current plans to do [...]
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Nokia is set to launch its free music package this Thursday, which could possibly be a serious threat to Apple’s dominance in the digital music business. This, coupled with the fact that major record labels are behind a new music delivery platform entitled MySpace Music, is sure to put a huge dent in the sales [...]
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Since the release of the iPhone, owners have crying out for Adobe to add Flash support to their web-savvy handsets. The phone promised to bring full web browsing functionality, but because of this oversight, browsing the web and popular sites such as YouTube isn’t what it should be on the iPhone. Many people have pointed [...]
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The newer BlackBerry Bold has been hit by severe stock shortages in some independent retail stores, after what appears to be unexpected demand for the product. Many Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4u stores are completely sold out, with others running low and struggling to keep up with suddenly increasing demand. Neither Vodafone nor Orange stores [...]
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Credit crunch – I’m increasingly becoming fed up with hearing this term. It seems that every time that you switch on the TV or flick through a news paper, inevitably you always end up discovering yet more bad news about the state of the current global financial crisis.
It’s not all doom and gloom though; not [...]
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Visa publicly stated today that it is in the process of developing a mobile payment service for the new G1 phone, which is powered by Google’s Android system. Visa has said G1 and other Android based phone users will be able to receive almost real-time alerts concerning their transactions via their mobile devices. In addition, [...]
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If you see even just a tiny piece of truth in the adage, ‘what the mind believes and conceives it will achieve’, or have a penchant for sci-fi and Star Wars games, then this story about the ability to control your mobile phone using just the power of your mind will make you sit up [...]
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According to Mobile Choice magazine, Acer, more commonly known for its laptops and PC computers, are set to enter the mobile market with a new handset being released in the first quarter of next next year.
I have to admit, that the prospect of this news does not thrill me. The only experience that I’ve had [...]
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A recently published patent application suggests that Google are planning to rid consumers of being tied down to one particular network and contract. Instead of being connected to just one network, the patent describes plans where a mobile phone, laptop or other wireless device can invite all available networks to bid for your business.
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Nokia have announced plans to introduce its very own mobile television channel, Capsule N96, to be launched on October 1- the same day as the release of the N96.
The Finnish manufacturer have created a series of 96 second programmes on fashion, gadgets, motoring, comedy, culture and homes, in an attempt to showcase the multimedia capabilities [...]
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