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iPhone comes out top in University survey

The Apple iPhone3GS has unsurprisingly taken top spot as the nation’s favourite phone says a new survey from the University of Salford. The research asked 2,000 users about their favourite devices, with the iPhone coming out as the most popular device, with a 13 per cent share of the votes. The Nokia 3210 came second [...]

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BBC’s free iPhone app no longer coming

If you want free BBC news straight to your iPhone then it looks like the much-rumoured app won’t be released anytime soon. The corporation was planning to release free news and sports apps for the iPhone next month, but have put the idea on hold after concerns about unfair market advantage. The BBC Trust heard [...]

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Apple iPhone Apps: Fee for Upgrading to be introduced?

Apple is showing indications that they may allow developers to charge for upgrading the Apple iPhone apps. Customers who own a previous version were allowed a discounted price but this may not be the case in the future. Minor updates on the iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone3GS are free of cost but a new major [...]

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Apple iPad Won’t Tether with the iPhone

A weeks before the release of Apple’s iPad, there are still plenty of unanswered questions about the new MacBook-style device. One of these questions surrounds Apple’s iPad and Tethering Apple’s iPad will be sold in two editions: a Wi-Fi-only edition, set to become available on April 3, and a 3G-enabled edition, set to go on [...]

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New iPhone software 3.1.3 released by Apple

Apple have now released an updated iPhone firmware featuring a series of bug fixes and security updates. The minor upgrade includes an improvement to the iPhone 3GS’s accuracy of the battery level indicator and fixes issues with certain third-party applications refusing to launch. The new firmware also includes five security updates. Firmware 3.1.3 is 228MB [...]

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iPhone developer has had enough over Apple app approvals

Apple’s App Store boasts over 100,000 apps and more than 2 billion downloads. Despite this not all of its developers are as happy and one well-respected developer decided to call it quits. Rogue Amoeba’s Paul Kafasis has citing his frustration with the App Store approval process as to why he has quit development of iPhone, [...]

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iPhone and Windows 7 have compatibility issue – Intel P55 chipset to blame

The iPhone is one of the most wildly popular phones the world has ever seen, while the recently released Windows 7 is on its way to becoming one of the most popular operating systems ever. Despite this persistent syncing issues have been reported on Apple’s support forums, wherein iTunes on Windows 7 machines recognizes the [...]

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Orange to release iPhone as early as 10 November in UK

Orange customers could see the iPhone release on the network around 10 November. Orange signed a deal with Apple at the end of September to start offering the iPhone later this year alongside original exclusive supplier O2. After the Orange announcement, Vodafone quickly announced a deal to also supply the iPhone 3G and iPhone3GS. Orange [...]

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iPhone on BBC Watchdog tonight

The iPhone is being featured on the UK’s Watchdog consumer affairs program tonight. The issue they are investigating is alleged freezing, leading to an inoperable phone. If you’re in the UK tune in now. If you’re not then we’ll keep you updated later on. Let’s hope that the report is more credible than their PS3 [...]

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iPhone app saves UK users £250,000 in two weeks!

The 0870 iPhone application, which launched to UK users at the end of September, has so far saved its 92,000 users over £250,000 in unnecessary call charges. The application lets people look up cheaper local number alternatives to the 08 prefix national rate numbers usually associated with call centres where users can typically expect to [...]

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