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Sales of Apple’s iPhones in the US are dominated by the new iPhone 4S, despite the company offering two cheaper models. US tech site All Things Digital reports on a recent consumer survey by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) which measures sales of the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS handsets. According to the survey, US consumers have been wowed by Siri, the talkative personal assistant … [Read more...]
Thin, portable, and talkative. That’s how computers tended to be portrayed when I was a kid. Though many of the devices were seen in futuristic TV shows and films, over the past few years they’ve edged a lot closer to reality than most of us would have imagined. Indeed, the least specced tablet is infinitely more capable than the electronic pad which Captain Kirk would sign in the original Star Trek. But … [Read more...]
Mobile operator Three is now accepting pre-orders for Apple’s new iPhone 4s The new iPhone, which includes an 8MP camera, the Siri voice-powered assistant and a faster processor, is available to pre-order online on a 24 month contract. Tariffs start from £30pm and selected deals include Three’s popular ‘all you can eat’ data plan. The new iPhone ships with iOS 5, the latest version of Apple's mobile … [Read more...]
After months of speculation and waiting, Apple has confirmed that its updated iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch operating system is set for release today. iOS 4.1 finally brings a number a of features to the iPad which have already been available on the iPhone and iPod Touch including multitasking, Game Centre and folders for applications as well as introducing the ability to stream to the new Apple TV via AirPlay and … [Read more...]
If you're a passionate advocate of either Google's Android mobile phone OS or Apple's iPhone you probably read reports of how the sales of each stack up against each other. Inevitably such articles are followed by vein-popping rows between so-called 'haters' and 'fanbois' while moderate voices are lost in the hysteria. What also gets lost is this rather important fact: comparing sales of lots of devices from a … [Read more...]
Smartphones are great devices but - no matter how much manufacturers say otherwise - their smallish screens aren't ideal for prolonged web browsing of the sort many people do when reading news. So of course it makes sense to develop apps where they can make the maximum use of the device's screen and any native software capabilities and here in the UK The Guardian, Telegraph and Sky have built some excellent … [Read more...]
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