BBC Audiobooks to release seven vintage titles

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Seven classic BBC titles, six of which have never been before been published as CDs and were only available as BBC LPs, are set for release this week. Each of the titles will be presented with original LP artwork, sleeve notes and special vinyl-look disks. The titles are: Hancock Two television soundtracks from the BBC’s memorable series Hancock’s Half Hour by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson starring Tony Hancock, … [Read more...]

Is Google really launching a mobile phone?

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Now, for most of my tech-using life computers and other devices have largely tended to come with proprietary software coded by, or for, the hardware manufacturer but I'm a little puzzled by reports that Google will soon start shipping their own Android-powered mobile handset. As a current Mac and iPhone user I'm pretty much sold on the advantages of the same firm making or commissioning btw hardware and software … [Read more...]

UK's first pre-pay Android handset goes on sale

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T-Mobile's pre-pay 'Pulse' handset - the UK's first pre-pay Android mobile - goes on sale in T-Mobile stores across the UK today. Priced at £179.99, the Huawei built mobile includes a 3.5" colour touchscreen, trackball navigation and 3.2 mega pixel, auto-focus camera. Nicola Shenton, Acting Head of Handset and Device Marketing at T-Mobile UK said: We’ve had a huge amount of interest in the T-Mobile Pulse since … [Read more...]

T-Mobile customers demand G2 firmware upgrade

Owners of T-Mobile's G2 branded HTC Hero phones have been using the operator's forums to express disappointment at a delayed update to the phone's firmware. The new firmware addresses lag issues some users are reporting and adds touch-to-focus tot he built-in camera. Handset makers HTC have already released a new version to unbranded, off network handsets but says owners of T-Mobile and Orange branded handsets … [Read more...]

Motorola confirm UK launch for first Android handset

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The ascent of Android continued this week when Motorola unveiled its first handset to use the Google-backed operating system. Like the recently launched HTC Hero, Motorola's DEXT handset eschews the dreary native look of Android for a custom interface, in the case of the DEXT Motorola's in-house MOTOBLUR. MOTOBLUR allows users to synch contacts, posts, feeds, messages, e-mails, photos and social networking … [Read more...]

HTC announces second Android/Sense UI phone

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Phone maker HTC, currently wining plaudits for their Hero mobile phone, confirmed on Tuesday the release of a second handset to feature Android and Sense UI. The HTC Tattoo is being positioned as a phone to bring Android "to the masses" and features a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and expandable microSD memory. It will also offer physical customisation, with owners able to design and … [Read more...]