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Nokia Ovi Music: just what is Nokia planning?

Posted 11th March 2010 by Joe Minihane

Joe Minihane tries to make sense of Nokia's music service plan as it appears to gear up for a fresh assault on iTunes.
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Camera phones: are the megapixel wars over at last?

Posted 8th March 2010 by Joe Minihane

Exactly what's causing the apparent ceasefire in the cameraphone megapixel wars? Top 10 Mobile Phones' Joe Minihane investigates.
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Apple vs HTC: what does it mean for Android now?

Posted 4th March 2010 by Joe Minihane

Could the Apple vs HTC tussle put paid to Android mobiles' push to the mainstream? Top10's Joe Minihane takes a look at the potentially seismic effects of the tech giants' patent spat.
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Apple’s App Store purge: censorship or child protection

Posted 26th February 2010 by Joe Minihane

With sexually explicit apps now seemingly verboten from the iPhone App Store, Top10's Joe Minihane examines the latest furore to engulf Apple's software market
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Windows Phone 7 series explained: What it means for iPhone and Android

Posted 19th February 2010 by Joe Minihane

WinMo 7 got tech types in a spin this week at the MWC 2010. Top10's Joe Minihane assesses the impact it'll have on its market rivals' standing.
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Nokia gets animated about Ovi. But will punters follow suit?

Posted 21st January 2010 by Jonathan Leggett

Nokia’s efforts to give a big push to its Ovi app store hasn’t always been all it might. And the Finnish giant's new animated viral, while undoubtedly pretty smart, probably isn't going to turn things around..
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CES 10: Top 10 mobile phone highlights

Posted 11th January 2010 by Jonathan Leggett

Phew. That was the week that was CES10. We’ve cogitated, digested and debated all that went down to bring you the top 10 mobile phone developments from this year’s expo.
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Review moderation needed at iPhone App Store?

Posted 8th December 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Apple has banished over 1,000 iPhone apps from the App Store amid evidence of foul play. And it appears they've opened another can of worms while they’re about it.
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X6 and N900 point the way for the New Model Nokia

Posted 4th December 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Nokia has confirmed plans to trim its smartphone product portfolio. And a good thing, too, says Jonathan Leggett.
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Rejected app developers fight back

Posted 27th November 2009 by Matt Dixon

A new website dedicated to iPhone apps which many believe to have been unfairly rejected by Apple has been created.
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App approval inconsistencies rile developers

Posted 12th November 2009 by Matt Dixon

A mildly satirical iPhone app gets rejected, to the confusion of its creators and the developer community.
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Crunch rings changes for mobile phone network sharing

Posted 8th October 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

One has to look pretty hard to find any upsides to the credit crunch. Still, the trend for mobile phone networks to share their networks in the name of cost-cutting has got to be one of them.
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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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BlackBerry maker RIM is world’s fastest-growing company

Posted 18th August 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

BlackBerry mobile phone manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) is the world’s fast growing company. And amazingly it’s come from nowhere to attain its dizziness-inducing lofty position.
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iPhones and BlackBerrys mobile phone sector’s top money-spinners

Posted 23rd July 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

iPhones and BlackBerrys are arguably the most prestigious mobile phone brands around. And, if new industry analysis is to be believed, that level of consumer kudos is translating to profits in a big way.
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Pre phone fuelling Palm revival

Posted 26th June 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Not long ago Palm looked to be a spent force, with once-mighty company had been brought low by loss of market share to BlackBerry handsets and the iPhone. Today, however, things are looking a lot rosier.
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Nokia phones stay top of teens’ wishlists

Posted 4th June 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Given all the hyperbole that surrounds Apple iPhones, it’s very easy to get the impression that they are the number one, accept-no-substitutes, must-have handsets among tech-hungry teens. It’d be easy. But it’d also be wrong.
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Stock shortages quash hopes of budget iPhone

Posted 2nd June 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Apple doesn’t do budget products. So it was a bit of a shock when reports emerged last week that the Cupertino-based company is considering selling the 8GB edition of the iPhone for a pocket-money price in a bid to extend its handset range.
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Life’s good for LG

Posted 19th May 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

Compared with old stagers like Nokia, LG is a relative newcomer to the UK mobile phone market. But in the short time it’s been around, it’s become a firm favourite with consumers. That was confirmed today with the news that the LG KP500 Cookie is now Carphone Warehouse’s second best-selling phone ever.
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Palm playing a risky game by limiting stocks

Posted 1st May 2009 by Jonathan Leggett

For many mobile phone enthusiasts, the Palm Pre will be the must-have handset this year. It’s not hard to see why. Not only does is it the first phone to feature Palm’s much-anticipated Linux-based operating system Palm webOS, but it’s also home to a camera, great media player and advanced e-mail functions.
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