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Blackbox i10 noise cancelling earbuds tap into iPod / iPhone dock connector for power, pleasure

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Oh, sure — you’ve got at least 893.1 options (at last count, anyway) when it comes to noise cancelling headphones for your iDevice, but do any of those plug directly into the dock connector instead of requiring a separate battery? Exactly. That’s the…

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Zune Pass for UK gets briefly teased, priced?

Posted on 18. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

If the above picture is to be believed, it looks like Microsoft’s Zune Pass is gearing up to make its UK debut. An across-the-pond tipster via LiveSide apparently stumbled upon (and was able to successfully score the 14-day trial) a Subscription page …

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Caption Contest: the Queen’s RIM visit

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

One does what one must to keep oneself up with the times. Queenie from the British block is still doing her whirlwind tour of Canada, and this latest snapshot shows her on a visit to RIM’s production facilities.

Josh: “Which one of these buttons summ…

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3 UK rolls out The One plan, promises not to use the word ‘unlimited’ when it’s not unlimited

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

Long gone are the days when 1GB, 2GB or 5GB of data were unlimited “enough” to be called unlimited by carriers; modern phones can blaze through gigabytes just as quickly as HSPA can supply them, and companies around the world are starting to learn the …

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LG debuts Optimus smartphone series, Froyo-powered ‘One’ and ‘Chic’ arriving first

Posted on 05. Jul, 2010 by IBM. 

While all of you Droid, Incredible and EVO 4G owners wait patiently for an official Froyo update to call your own, LG’s wasting no time introducing its first phones based on the latest and greatest Android build. Over in the UK today, the company has …

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Dell Streak now available unlocked for £449

Posted on 28. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Not a fan of being tied down to a single network? Neither are we, so let’s all hold hands and rejoice at the news that Dell’s 5-inch Streak has today become available to purchase unlocked over in the UK. Freedom lovers will have to pay a hefty £…

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iPhone 4 launch day line watch (update: Woz in action)

Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

From the London store

Welcome to the latest installment of our annual tradition: the iPhone launch day queue experience in pictorial form. London’s getting the party started early (not as early as some, admittedly) with a sizable crowd turning the …

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Tesco Mobile announces cheapest UK iPhone 4 tariffs yet

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

You’re not going to believe this, but someone actually bothered to turn up to the iPhone 4 launch with a bit of competitive spirit. Tesco Mobile, an MVNA riding atop O2′s network, has busted out its idea of what represents good value for iPhone lovers’…

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Orange begins HD Voice trial in Southern England, leaves out Buckingham Palace

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Remember the good news that Orange brought to the UK on our alcohol-fueled New Year’s Eve? We thought so. Anyway, it looks like said fruit company’s still on course to “a new era for UK mobile communications” as it launches HD Voice trial in England to…

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How-to: figure out the best value iPhone 4 contracts in the UK

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Choices, choices. Do you get the 16GB or 32GB iPhone 4? The black one now or the white one a little later? We can’t tell you which variant of Apple’s next phone will hold its value best over the coming months, but we can try to clear up a bit of the f…

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Orange slips out a few Samsung Galaxy Apollo details

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Orange’s UK outpost has fessed up to the Galaxy Apollo’s existence just as it started showing up on an official Samsung site, saying that the Android-powered phone — a handset that looks a bit like the South Korean market M120S — is “coming soon.” B…

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Vodafone UK details iPhone 4 plans a little early, we keep the screenshots

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

We don’t know what shenanigans are going on over in Vodafone HQ, but the UK carrier gave the world a quick glimpse of its iPhone 4 pricing today, before promptly removing the data sheets from the ether. Thankfully, a fast-witted reader by the name of …

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Nokia N8 preview

Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Strap yourselves in, pilgrims. Nokia’s next great handset has resurfaced in London today, and this time we were even allowed to turn it on. There’s pretty much no way you could be unaware of the N8 by now — Nokia’s done the viral video thing, the tea…

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Samsung Galaxy S taking UK pre-orders, Vodafone promises June 15 delivery

Posted on 11. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Were you looking forward to purchasing a 16GB smartphone with unique screen technology and an app-centric OS this month? Great, because the Galaxy S pre-order has now gone live in the UK, offering a delivery only four days away from now and prices tha…

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UK’s O2 to impose 3G data limits for iPhone 4 users

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

It seems like the entire United Kingdom (at least those who aren’t out partying it up with Patsy Kensit at the Met Bar) has emailed us in the last two minutes to clue us in on the fact that O2 has posted its new iPhone 4 pricing. It looks like your be…

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iPhone 4 coming to Three UK, pre-orders starting June 15

Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

And just like that, the UK has turned into a veritable treasure trove of carrier choice. Three has just announced that it too will be carrying Apple’s latest iPhone starting from June 24, expanding on the options to be provided by O2, Orange, Vodafone…

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O2 offers early iPhone 4 upgrade amnesty in bid to retain customers

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by IBM. 

Would you look at that. Following in the footsteps of AT&T, O2 has today announced it’ll allow current customers to pay off the remainder of their contracts at a discounted rate when they re-up with the network for the iPhone 4. Irrespective of h…

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