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Round-up: HP TouchPad, Pre 3 and Veer coverage

by Ben Smith 16th February 2011
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Over on Wireless Worker I’ve  published a set of videos and pictures in a first-look at the HP (previously Palm) TouchPad, Pre 3 and Veer. WebOS looks like it’s matured nicely since we first saw it, but facing stiff competition against a range of other similar devices it’s likely operator take-up will play a big [...]

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It doesn’t matter if Nokia launches a Windows Phone…

by Ben Smith 9th February 2011
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A consensus is forming that Nokia and new CEO Stephen Elop are going to announce something big on Friday. It’s rumoured to be a Windows Phone 7 announcement, specifically one for North America where Nokia is mostly ignored. If they do there’ll be an explosion in the tech press… and I’ll be liberally hitting ‘Mark All [...]

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HTC HD7: First look [Yes, it's Windows Phone 7]

by James Whatley 25th October 2010
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Well, it’s here. We’ve had it for a good couple of weeks now and it’s a beauty. Of the six Windows Phone 7 devices released this week, the o2 exclusive HTC HD7 is the biggest and best of the bunch. When the news broke that these devices – this new OS – was on the [...]

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Rumour: Symbian Foundation to be wound up? [Updated: Probably]

by Ben Smith 19th October 2010
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File this firmly in the ‘unconfirmed’ tray, but a super-secret source contacted us a few days ago with news that the Symbian Foundation is to be wound up. The wheels are - apparently - already in motion and today’s news that CEO Lee Williams is leaving (immediately) for ‘personal reasons’ appears to chime with this. This move [...]

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Nokia N8 First Look: Better, but far from good.

by Ben Smith 10th October 2010
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It’s finally here. Some six thousand (ish – I forget) years after it was announced the N8‘s shipping and I’ve got an Orange one. There’s plenty being written about it already so let’s keep this brief…

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Dell Streak goes Android 2.1

by Ben Smith 30th August 2010
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The Streak – Dell’s first Android device for the UK – offered exclusively by O2 – has suffered from a noticeably ageing OS since it launched running Android 1.6 in June.  However, new and existing owners will be able to upgrade to (the much improved) version 2.1 from the 1st September (Wednesday). Update: It’s now [...]

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Introducing the Vodafone Mobile WiFi R201 (next to the Three MiFi E585)

by Ben Smith 18th August 2010
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Vodafone’s Mobile WiFi R201 is fresh out of the blocks. However its most important test will be how it shapes up against Three’s popular 2nd generation MiFi. Now we have our hands on both, side-by side, we’ve lined them up for a detailed comparison ahead of some real-world testing. Here’s the short version: They’re practically [...]

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Want to know where the only iPhone 4s on 3UK are?

by Ben Smith 25th June 2010
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There was the predictable controlled chaos around the Apple Store on Regent Street. Queues snaked around the store, along the street and around the corner. At 6pm the line still contained many hundred of people – some estimates placing it at 1000. Bizarrely though, with the huge rush to purchase the device, inside the store [...]

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