May 25, 2013

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BBC Global iPlayer Subscription Based App for iPad Coming Soon

BBC iPlayer Image for Apple i Pad

BBC has plans to launch their global version of the iPlayer as a subscription-based app for the iPad. According to a report by the Financial Times, quoting Luke Bradley-Jones, managing director of BBC.com, as saying that the network plans to expand its UK-only iPlayer platform “to initially launch just on the iPad platform, as it [...]

Dell “Venue Pro” expected to be launched on Dec 14

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The last missing part to the Windows Phone 7 launch devices is the Dell Venue Pro, the nifty bottom-sliding WP7 phone that rocks a huge 4.1″ display, 5MP camera and 8GB of memory and a spacious hardware keyboard below the screen. However, December 14th should be the date that marks the wide availability of the [...]

Microsoft releases “Visual Basic for Windows Phone 7 Developer Tools”- Now Available for Download

This is the news that all the VB Developers are waiting for, that Microsoft has released tools for building Visual Basic applications for Windows Phone 7, a move that could produce a significant number of applications for the new Smartphone operating system, as well as C#. The RTW provides “Go Live” support, which allows VB [...]

7-inch Ziio tablet made by Creative hits the FCC

Image of Creative Ziio Tablet

Creative announced their plans for a pair of Android based tablets a few months back, but since then we haven’t heard much of the device’s details. The European devices are set to launch with 7-inch and 10-inch models, and the 7-inch model has just hit the FCC. complete with user manual and lovely snapshots of [...]

Nokia Ovi Suite v3.0 BETA releases ; available for download

Image of Nokia Ovi Suite v3.0 BETA

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has released a new version of its desktop connectivity application, the Nokia Ovi Suite. The application was updated to version 3.0, but is only a beta version at the moment (release 3.0.0.254). The app was released at Nokia Beta Labs where, apparently, it was in alpha testing for the past [...]

Nokia E7 could be delayed ,Costs up to 700 Euro?

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Nokia reported Two weeks ago that the new Beautiful QWERTY slider E7 will launch in December. But a popular online retailer lists the E7 for January 2011 availability on a quite heavy price. in spite of Nokia’s Twitter announcement, Expansys is listing the E7 on pre-order for 585 pounds (695 euro) and 10th of January [...]

Acer Unveils Three New Android Tablets

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Acer, the world’s No. 2 PC manufacturer, unveiled a range of tablet computers to help it compete with Apple’s iPad, wading into the fast-growing market. With the holidays too close for comfort, the outfit’s giving everyone pause that was considering that janky Android tablet on sale for Black Friday. All jesting aside, the flagship 10.1-incher [...]

Verizon “4G” SIM Card expected to be available now

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Big Red is coming in town with its bag of 4G-ish LTE launches. As that moment approaches, Verizon’s first 4G SIM cards have hit some stores, according to leaked images. We have embedded the leaked photo at the end of this post, there is a chance that it is fake, however it looks pretty genuine [...]

“Skype Mobile App” for 3 Verizon feature phones released

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Skype Mobile application is now supported by three of Verizon’s feature phones using the BREW platform. This application allows the users to make free calls from Skype to Skype in the U.S. while taking advantage of Skype’s low International calling rates, and allows two people to chat via IM using the app Including phones from [...]

Apple iPad to be subsidized by Orange and T-Mobile in Europe

France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile — who have put their British operations into a joint venture — said on Monday new purchase options in Britain would mean “more affordable prices when purchased with a data service plan.” In France, a spokeswoman for Orange said the carrier would subsidize the iPad when it starts [...]

New Verizon FiOS Internet 150/35 Mbps Broadband service launches

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If you’re a Verizon FiOS residential broadband customer, with a need for Internet speed, listen up. Big Red has just announced a new plan that boasts some ridiculously fast, Verizon is launching 150/35 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet service – the fastest mass-market broadband service in the nation – over the company’s all-fiber-optic FiOS network. [...]