September 2009
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iPhone obsessives refute Armitage upgrade theory
Posted 29th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Yesterday's BBC4 Upgrade Me doc made some thought-provoking points about our mania for technology. But host Simon Armitage’s assertion that we increasingly ditch tech before we’ve time to establish a personal relationship with it is wide of the mark.
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Wooden mobile phone debuts in Japan. Where else, eh?
Posted 28th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Japan has long been the go-to place for quirky tech. But until now a wooden phone was beyond even our Nippon friends. Not any more.
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Wooden mobile phone debuts in Japan. Where else?
Posted 28th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Japan has long been the go-to location for quirky tech. But until now a wooden phone was beyond even our Nippon friends. Not any more.
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Why do Nokia mobile phones founder in the US?
Posted 25th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
The mystery of why Nokia mobile phones have never caught on in the US is one that perplexes industry experts almost infinitely. But one marketing guru-cum-analyst reckons he’s stumbled on the answer.
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Mobile phone ad gets the jump on other virals
Posted 24th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Sony Ericsson’s new mobile phone ad is quite the best we’ve seen in some time. Even if there’s nary a handset in sight.
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Free iPhone augmented reality app on the way
Posted 23rd September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
According to renowned cat fancier and poet TS Elliot, humans can’t bear too much reality. Alas, what he thought about augmented reality isn’t recorded. But having heard tell of a new app that promises to bring the tech to the iPhone 3G S we’re very much in the pro camp.
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Yes Sir, that’s my unborn baby…on my iPhone
Posted 22nd September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
If you’re an iPhone owner currently 'with-child' but can’t wait to see what your bairn is going to look like, then the BabyBuilder iPhone app could be just what you’ve been waiting for.
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£1.19 for Noel Edmonds’ New Age iPhone app? No deal!
Posted 21st September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
If you’re a fan of New Age mumbo jumbo, then you’ll definitely want to be downloading a new iPhone app. But no amount of positive thinking can make us look on it charitably.
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iPhone upgrade trauma mounts
Posted 18th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
The word ‘upgrade’ necessarily implies an improvement has taken place. Someone apparently hasn’t told Apple as much, though. At least that’s if the spate of glitches being reported about the latest iPhone update is anything to go by.
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iPhone into BlackBerry in one easy step
Posted 17th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
As far as some smartphone fans are concerned, over the few years you had one real choice to make when buying a new handset: BlackBerry or iPhone. But a new gadget means that you can have effectively have both.
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Nokia N900 comp launches
Posted 16th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
If you’ve got a game-changing BIG IDEA in you or fancy yourself as a whizz at design, then Nokia wants to hear from you.
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Palm Pre Forbes app launches
Posted 15th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Palm Pre owners can get access to breaking business news from one of the world’s top news providers, thanks to a brand new app.
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I’m ‘appy. You’re ‘appy. Everybody’s ‘appy
Posted 14th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
In his latest opus, author Douglas Coupland dubs the current crop of 18-25-year-olds ‘Generation A’. But according to a new study, the young ‘uns now reveling in telling us Daddy-Os to ‘f-f-f-fade away’ are better characterised as the 'Appster Generation'.
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BlackBerry Bold 9700 mobile phone: official photos surface
Posted 11th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
Official photos of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 have leaked online. And what a pretty picture it makes.
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O2 Oxygen phone: the appliance of science
Posted 11th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
O2’s new Oxygen chemistry-themed concept phone might not be the scientific or technological breakthrough that its name suggests. But it’s definitely at the vanguard of mobile phone design.
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Ed Hardy & Sony Ericsson mobile phone lands on Top10
Posted 8th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
For all the cant talked by reviewers about “eye-catching” fashion phones, it’s actually pretty rare to find a handset that looks radically different. But the new Sony Ericsson W595 Ed Hardy edition could be the first ever to truly deserve the epiphet.
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Sony Ericsson steps up mobile phone World Cup campaign
Posted 7th September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
There aren’t too many sporting events that match the World Cup for sheer magnitude and mass global audiences. So, it’s perhaps not too surprising Sony Ericsson is aiming to put its mobile phones right at the heart of the competition.
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Baltimore police Wire-d for surveillance with BlackBerry phones
Posted 3rd September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
BlackBerry mobile phones are to be given every patrol officer in Baltimore to help combat crime. As anyone who’s watched The Wire knows, they’re going to need all the help they can get.
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GTA: Chinatown Wars landing on iPhone
Posted 2nd September 2009 by Jonathan Leggett
We’re told as children that crime doesn’t pay. But if sure has for Grand Theft Auto creators Rockstar games. And they’ll be due another windfall soon with the release of GTA: Chinatown Wars for iPhones.
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