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Wednesday 21 December 2011

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Mobile Phone news

Latest news and reviews of mobile phones Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, LG and many more as well as manufacturers of smartphones such as the Apple iPhone, Google Android and BlackBerry handsets plus mobile services and applications.

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Google plans 'Nexus' tablet to take on Apple iPad

Google will release a flagship Android tablet in the next six months to challenge Apple’s iPad, its chairman Eric Schmidt has revealed.

20 Dec 2011

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Apple wins HTC patent battle in US

Apple has won part of its US patent dispute with HTC, resulting in the infringing Android handsets being banned from importation into the US.

20 Dec 2011

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BT joins patent attack on Google Android

BT has joined the ranks of major corporations claiming billions of dollars from Google for alleged patent infringements in the Android smartphone operating system.

19 Dec 2011

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Panasonic to launch Android mobile phones in Europe

Panasonic has announced plans to re-launch its range of mobile phones in Europe, after an absence of almost six years.

11 Dec 2011

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Angry Birds most popular smartphone app

Flock of irate wingless birds dominated iPhones this year.

09 Dec 2011

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Instagram app coming for Android handsets

Instagram, the popular photo sharing app for Apple's iOS devices, is coming to Android handsets soon, the company's chief executive has said.

08 Dec 2011

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Carrier IQ defends itself

Apple has confirmed that it stopped using Carrier IQ tracking software in iOS5, while the company itself has denied logging keystrokes.

02 Dec 2011

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Carrier IQ spyware claims

An Android app developer in America has posted a video showing what he claims is 'conclusive proof' that 'Carrier IQ' software installed by manufacturers of many US phones record the way those phone are used in real time, as well as their geographic locations.

01 Dec 2011

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Google phones 'track every text'

Developer claims to have proof that Google phones track user behaviour.

30 Nov 2011

Sky Movies goes mobile and on-demand

The on-demand film market is heating up as Sky launches movies on-demand via its mobile app

28 Nov 2011

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Struggling HTC promises better smartphones

HTC, an early leader of the smartphone boom, has promised a range of improved new models to take on a hyper-competitive field currently led Samsung and Apple.

28 Nov 2011

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iPhone 4S ‘achieves the impossible’ to get Apple market share growing again

The Apple iPhone 4S accounted for 42.8 per cent of all mobile phone sales in October and helped the iPad-maker to further increase its market share.

28 Nov 2011

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Apple iPhone users most brand loyal

Apple is well ahead of rivals in building brand loyalty among its users, a study by research firm GfK showed.

27 Nov 2011

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Nokia Lumia UK sales ‘highest ever’ but analysts cut forecasts

The new Nokia Lumia 800 will sell just half a million units in the first quarter, analysts have claimed, but Nokia itself remains bullish.

24 Nov 2011

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Mobile phones could replace cash by 2016

Consumers will be able to pay for everything on the high street with their mobile phones in five years time, a new survey says.

24 Nov 2011

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Mobile phone confiscation: 'the worst teenage punishment'

Mobile phone confiscation has become the most dreaded method of punishment parents can inflict on their teenage children, a new study has found.

24 Nov 2011

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Augmented reality: tomorrow's technology, today

Incorporated in most new smart phones and tablet computers, augmented reality is predicted by many as the way in which we will all be accessing data in the near future. Ben Infield takes a look at some of the futuristic technology that is available now.

23 Nov 2011

Nokia Lumia boosted by Windows Phone Marketplace's 40,000 apps

Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system now boasts 40,000 apps, independent research suggests, as Nokia launches a Christmas marketing blitz for the new Lumia 800 phone.

21 Nov 2011

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Nokia Lumia 800 review

In its latest version, Windows Phone is the best thing Microsoft makes. Sadly, it’s never had hardware that really feels like a truly premium product – until now.

4 out of 5 stars

21 Nov 2011

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Amazon 'to build smartphone'

Amazon is developing a smartphone to bolster its hardware challenge to Android manufacturers and Apple, according to Citigroup analysts.

18 Nov 2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note

Review: Could the humble pen and paper be replaced by a digital notepad? Matt Warman finds out.

2.5 out of 5 stars

17 Nov 2011

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BlackBerry 'on a knife edge'

Few brands have been more troubled recently than Research in Motion's BlackBerry. After a torried month, the company is still struggling to regain trust and its brand equity, writes Matt Warman.

17 Nov 2011

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BlackBerry launches BBM Music and new smartphones

Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry has announced the launch of BBM Music and two new handsets, the Bold 9790, which features a keyboard, and the touchscreen Curve 9380.

15 Nov 2011

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Hunt hails 4G trial

The first London trials of new 4G mobile phone technology have been welcomed by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, but eBay has demanded a faster roll-out of the new technology.

15 Nov 2011

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Lumia: a make or break week for Nokia

Nokia's first really good phone in years launches on Wednesday. Will it be enough to turn the company's fortunes around asks Matt Warman

12 Nov 2011

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