In a way it’s odd and unusual that technology companies, that usually want you to buy the very latest version of the thing you only bought a year ago, are so willing these days to make it easy for you to update your device.  Now Apple has released the latest version of their iOS operating [...]

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Jailbreaking Apple’s iPhones has has a lot of publicity of late with new tools making it easier than ever before to unlock the iPhone so it can be used across networks and have any apps installed.  Now though Apple have applied for a patent that could allow them to remotely disable any iPhones that are [...]

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Facebook has been working on a location based service for quite some time now. Yesterday they revealed the new Facebook service Places at their mystery press event. Facebook Places is an location aware service similar to Foursquare. It basically allows users to check in from locations, and more. Places helps you “share were you are”, [...]

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With the number of smartphones on the market on an ever-increasing rise Google’s Android operating system is the first to be hit by a major virus.  The malware can steal cash from unsuspecting users by sending premium-rate text messages from their handset.

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The iPhone 4 has not been a phone launch without controversy, namely the Antennagate scandal.  Now Mark Papermaster, the executive in charge of engineering at the Cupertino company, has left only weeks later. Apple has refused to comment on his departure by a source told the New York Times that he had been “pushed out over [...]

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Hackers have moved in the last few years away from attacking platforms such as Windows, and instead on to attacking software.  This is in a large part because the security of operating systems such as Microsoft Windows have increased incredibly in recent years while other software companies have remained complacent. The latest threat is another [...]

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Jailbreaking refers to methods to modify a device to remove some, or even all, of the restrictions that are imposed on it by its developer. Most people think iPhone if they talk about jailbreaking. A standard iPhone is severely limited, users can for instance only use AT&T as their carrier, and apps are only available [...]

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Apple profits leapt past expectations for the three months to June 26th on the back of the iPad and iPhone 4 launches. The company’s income was $3.25bn (£2.1bn) for the period, up from $1.83bn for the same quarter last year.

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Apple has called a surprise new conference for Friday 16th July to talk about the iPhone 4.  The company has refused to give details about whether they will talk about the antenna issues that have plagued the phone’s users and that have resulted in a great deal of criticism for Apple. The BBC has reported [...]

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