The head of France Telecom (AKA Orange), Stéphane Richard, recently mentioned the upcoming release date of the iPhone 5. The source of this rumour is an interview with BFM Business, in French, several days back which loosely translates to read: “If I believe what we were told, the iPhone 5 will be released on
It’s rumoured Apple are going to release two new iPhone’s the iPhone 5 and the cheaper iPhone 4S (appears to be a cut down iPhone 5). According to Crave the iPhone 5 is going to be delayed… Incredibly painful news for those of us waiting to get our hands on the new iPhone. A source [...]
Xbox gaming on Windows 8, here is Microsoft’s Avi Ben-Menahem briefly showcasing what would be possible with Xbox Live and Windows 8. Will this bring Xbox Live gaming on Windows 8 tablets? Integrating access to Xbox Live could help Microsoft gain some ground in the tablet market. Clearly it’s in a very early state, but even at [...]
The HTC Sensation XE superphone has gone on preorder at Expansys for £500, with a release date set for the 7th of October . It’s the direct replacement for the HTC Sensation smartphone which was released only a few months back. This is the first HTC handset with integrated Beats Audio, which promises to deliver “studio-quality [...]
Why Smartphone Botnets ? Why phones? Why are hackers building bots targeting mobile phones? The answer is simple, the Smartphone market is huge with nearly 60 million phones sold in Q2 of 2010 alone. Easy development, the bots should be trivial for hackers to build with the top three Smartphone platforms being similar to the top [...]
September 19th, 2011 
James The head of France Telecom (AKA Orange), Stéphane Richard, recently mentioned the upcoming release date of the iPhone 5.
The source of this rumour is an interview with BFM Business, in French, several days back which loosely translates to read: “If I believe what we were told, the iPhone 5 will be released on Read more »
September 17th, 2011 James It’s rumoured Apple are going to release two new iPhone’s the iPhone 5 and the cheaper iPhone 4S (appears to be a cut down iPhone 5). According to Crave the iPhone 5 is going to be delayed… Incredibly painful news for those of us waiting to get our hands on the new iPhone.
A source told 9to5 Mac there are continued design and production delays with the iPhone 5, making the early to mid October release unlikely. (Though that date is still a rumour, Apple are keeping the release date on the down low as usual.)
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September 17th, 2011 James We have heard of University’s giving out free iPad’s but Dublin City Uni will be giving their freshman’s free ChromeBooks, becoming the first European higher-education institution to adopt Google’s device.
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September 16th, 2011 James Xbox gaming on Windows 8, here is Microsoft’s Avi Ben-Menahem briefly showcasing what would be possible with Xbox Live and Windows 8. Will this bring Xbox Live gaming on Windows 8 tablets? Integrating access to Xbox Live could help Microsoft gain some ground in the tablet market.
Clearly it’s in a very early state, but even at this stage we’re seeing signs of cross platform multiplayer game support. It would seem that Microsoft are thinking this one through, rather than just botching a gaming element in, features like “cloud saves” and dedicated Music & Video panes will be available.
September 15th, 2011 James The HTC Sensation XE superphone has gone on preorder at Expansys for £500, with a release date set for the 7th of October . It’s the direct replacement for the HTC Sensation smartphone which was released only a few months back.
This is the first HTC handset with integrated Beats Audio, which promises to deliver “studio-quality audio.” The Sensation XE Android smartphone is the first fruit of HTC’s partnership with Dr. Dre’s Beats Audio, and should arrive later on this month in Europe and Asia. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing or availability for the U.S.
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September 15th, 2011 James Why phones? Why are hackers building bots targeting mobile phones? The answer is simple, the Smartphone market is huge with nearly 60 million phones sold in Q2 of 2010 alone. Easy development, the bots should be trivial for hackers to build with the top three Smartphone platforms being similar to the top three computer operating systems, Linux (Android), OSX (iPhone), Windows 7 Phone (Windows). More toys to play with, once the phone is compromised hackers will have access to a GSM modem, digital video camera, your email account and the ability to proxy calls and send text messages from your phone without you knowing.
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September 14th, 2011 James RIM were depending on its new PlayBook to increase sales as demand for its BlackBerry phones diminishes, according to Bloomberg RIM may have shipped just one of the tablet computers last quarter for every 19 iPads Apple sold.
The company will report their earnings tomorrow, estimated sales are about 490,000 PlayBooks for first full quarter of sales, according to a Bloomberg survey of analysts, compared to Apple’s 9.25 million iPads shipped last quarter. Analysts cut estimates for full-year PlayBook shipments, to an average of 2.2 million, according to the survey.
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September 14th, 2011 James HTC have rather oddly named there latest handset after a small village in Surrey, and at 4.7 inches it’s almost the size of a village. Here is the official leaked image for the HTC Runnymede handset and in case you missed the specs the first time round here is an overview.
The Android handset comes with a massive 4.7″ display and slim 9.9mm aluminium uni-body design.
September 13th, 2011 James According to VentureBeat chief executive of Intel Paul Otellini announced today that Intel based Android smartphone will be hitting the shelf’s early 2012.
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September 13th, 2011 James Sprint have told employees they cannot take holiday in early October, possibly indicating this is going to be the release window for Apple’s iPhone 5.
Sprint are the newest carrier to join Apple’s iPhone family and are about to go through the biggest retail launch the company has ever seen with the iPhone 5.
