O2 has announced plans for a new trial service that will allow smartphone users to make phone calls and send text messages over a WiFi network. When communicating over VoIP with either text or SMS the phone number of the smartphone is still used. The test is being performed to see how VoIP can be delivered effectively to customers. It is also likely to be used to free up the data network a little to keep performance high for users.
Archives for October 2011
Apple Launches Find My Friends App for iOS 5
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple is getting ready for the launch of iOS 5 today by first launching iCloud and now, launching the Find My Frinds app for iOS 5 devices.
iCloud Now Open for All
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] has now opened the iCloud.com service to all Apple users. To access it you simply navigate to icloud.com and enter your Apple ID along with your password. It requires that you are using iOS 5 on your iPad or iPhone so for those not in the developer program you’ll just need to wait a few more hours for Apple to push out the final build around the globe.
Google TV Add-on for Android SDK Launches
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Google TV is getting another step closer to getting the Honeycomb update as the company has now launched the final version of the Google TV SDK to developers. This means that its time to start getting apps ready for when it launches.
iPhone 4S Siri Might Not Make You Look Like a Geek
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
When the iPhone 4S was announced last week one of the highlights was Siri which acts as a personal assistant that you control with your voice. Although it sounds great I couldn’t help but think it could/would also make you look like a bit of a geek if using it when anyone else is around.
Sony to Recall 1.6 Million Bravia TVs
October 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sony announced earlier today that they will be recalling 1.6 million Sony Bravia TVs soon due to problems where 11 models in Japan had seen some problems. The range of Bravia TVs have a component that in those cases melted down causing damage to the TV although nobody was hurt in any of the incidents.
Tesco iPhone 4S Price Goes Online
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Tesco Mobile has released pricing for the iPhone 4S in the UK. Two contract lengths are available which allows you to select either 12 or 24 months. On the 12 month contracts you can opt to pay £25/month or £35/month and for that you get either 250 or 750 minutes along with 5000 text messages and 1GB of data. The pricing for the iPhone 4S is £235 for the 16GB model on the £35/month contract and goes up to £495 for the most expensive 64GB model (at £25/month). Full details in the image below:
Nokia C2-05 and Nokia X2-05 Announced
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Nokia has announced a couple of new phones called the C2-05 and the X2-05, both of which Nokia tells us that are designed to give you more for less. Lets take a quick look at what that exactly means and also see what you actually get for your money.
iPhone 4S Delivered Early in Germany
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Apple [AAPL] could be shipping out the iPhone 4S a little earlier than expected. We see that some Apple customers in Germany have already received an iPhone 4S through the post today.
Siri for iPhone 4S Gets Another Hands-On
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We’ve seen a few demonstrations of Siri on the iPhone 4S. Both demonstrations we’ve seen (the official Apple video and live test at the Apple event) showed the system working well, but as these were demonstrations you can’t help but have a nagging feeling that things wont run as smooth in everyday usage.
CyanogenMod 7.1 Released – Now Supports 24 More Devices
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
CyanogenMod 7.1 has finally been released. The new update brings support to a number of new devices allowing you to update your Android smartphone with Cyanogen goodness.
iPhone 4S Could be Clocked at 800MHz – Still Performs Extremely Well
October 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Some tests have revealed that the iPhone 4S A5 processor could be clocked at about 800MHz. In a time when we are starting to see smartphones with 1.5GHz CPUs you might be thinking Apple has made a mistake here. However, based on other performance tests it seems that the low clock speed has made the OS extremely optimised and therefore, can keep things running at a high speed. The benefits of a lower clock speed means that the battery is able to keep the device running for longer.
