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Full details of the Eee PC 900 UK battery upgrade offer announced
By Julian Prokaza on Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Read more...Following complaints from Eee PC 900 owners about the lacklustre performance of its battery, Asus has finally announced the details of its battery upgrade programme it’s been hinting at for the last few weeks. Billed as a “special summer promotion” by Asus (cue angry cries from irate Eee PC owners), it consists of three parts – full details after the cut.

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Samsung's iPhone rival - the Omnia
By Nick Mansell on Tuesday, 10 June 2008

We're not sure why Samsung decided it would be a good idea to announce a touchscreen smartphone at the same time as the iPhone 3G but it might be just the thing Windows fans are looking for as they step over the queue of sleeping-bag wrapped shoppers outside the Apple Store.

Sporting Windows 6.1 it manages to pack in a 5mp camera with face detection (to the iPhone's bog standard 2mp), GPS and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. The screen's smaller at 3.2in to iPhone's 3.5 but it does have DivX, XviD, H.264, WMV and MP4 video support, as well as video capture.

It'll be going head to head with the iPhone 3G when it launches in Europe next month. We've got a pretty good idea who the winner will be.

 
Ofcom paves the way for 4G
By Nick Mansell on Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Read more...Turns out that whole digital switchover isn't just about being able to watch Simon Schama 24/7 on UKTV History - it's actually all about freeing up space for new services. Ofcom's just published detailed proposals of what it actually plans to do with all the spare bandwidth that turning off analogue TV will create.

The bandwidth will be auctioned off in UK-wide chunks and Ofcom believes high-speed mobile broadband, aka 4G, will be one of the top uses. Mobile telly is also a prime candidate for using the space, as well as extra standard or HD channels.

Tags: 4g  mobile tv 
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No free upgrades for UK iPhone owners after all
By Julian Prokaza on Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Read more...O2 has announced its tariffs for the new iPhone 3G. The 8Gb iPhone 3G will cost £99 on O2’s new £30 per month tariff; the 16Gb model will cost £159. Both models will be free on its highest £75 per month tariff.

Unfortunately, the free O2 upgrade offer for exisiting iPhone owners we initially reported turned out to be untrue. O2 is letting customers break their exisiting 18-month iPhone contract if they sign up to a new 18-month iPhone 3G contract, but that's all they get from the deal. More details after the cut.

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£99 iPhone 3G lands 11th July
By Nick Mansell on Tuesday, 10 June 2008

Read more...Well, Steve Jobs came on stage at WWDC and didn't disappoint - a black polo neck and blue jeans. Classic! Oh, and there was a small mention of a 3G iPhone as well.

The iPhone 3G (the official name) will launch in the UK and US on Friday 11th July. O2 once again has the exclusive and Carphone Warehouse has already confirmed that it will also be the only independent retailer to stock it. Expect orderly queues outside Apple stores too.

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Moto offers full-length movie dowloads
By Nick Mansell on Monday, 09 June 2008

Read more...Motorola's been pushing the movie playing experience on mobiles such as the Z10 lately. Now it's taken the next natural step and offered movie downloads via its hellomoto.com website.

The full length films aren't delivered over the air but rather downloaded via PC to be transferred to a phone. It's a simple drag and drop process but the handset is required to go online and download a license key before the file will play.

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Asus's gaming duo
By Nick Mansell on Monday, 09 June 2008

Read more... Apparently there's more to Asus than just endless Eee iterations. Two new gaming laptops have been spotted at this year's Computex show in Taiwan. Gracing the stands in Taipei the G50V and G71V, sporting all-new cases in fetching orange or red.

The smaller G50V (pictured) boasts an option for a 3D display (which Cnet notes isn't great for gaming or full-length movies). The 15.6in screen is powered by a 512MB Nvidia GeForce 9700M graphics card and it gets up to 4GB RAM, two 320GB hard drives and bash-resistant keys for keyboard abusing gamers.

Tags: asus  gaming laptops 
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Rock is back with Pegasus 210
By Nick Mansell on Monday, 09 June 2008

Read more...With Rock's unfortunate dip into administration, it was touch and go whether we'd ever get to see the small but tough Pegasus 210 it announced earlier in the year. Thankfully, the firm's saviour by Stone means the miniature hardman is now on sale.

Starting at £799+VAT and weighing a modest 1.4kg, it's based on Intel's UMPC architecture but boasts a slightly roomier than usual 12in screen, all wrapped in a magnesium alloy case. A top feature is the battery life at an impressive six hours. Click through for more...

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Countdown to the 3G iPhone begins
By Leon Bailey on Monday, 09 June 2008

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Today is the day that the 3G iPhone arrives. Or should that be the iPhone 2.0? Or the iPhone nano? Or the iPhone mini? Actually, will there be a new iPhone at all?

In fact, while it may seem that we already know almost everything about the new iPhone, the truth is that no-one really knows anything. Indeed, when Steve Jobs takes to the stage at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) around 10am PST (6pm GMT), his words will inevitably ruin some or all of the dozens of rumours currently doing the rounds about the fabled iPhone update.

So, what are these rumours and how likely or otherwise are they to be true? Click the jump for the Mobile Computer guide to the recent iPhone drones.

Tags: apple  iphone  rumours  smartphones  wwdc 
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Apple to launch two 3G iPhone models on 9th June?
By Leon Bailey on Friday, 06 June 2008

Read more...Well, here’s a rumour that’s too intriguing not to pass on: Apple could launch not one but two 3G iPhone models at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next week.

So, what’s the prompt for this latest bit of gossip? Well, it’s the picture (left) of two touchscreen membranes, served up by Apple news site iLounge.com. According to iLounge’s well-illustrated story (follow the link after the jump for more images), this picture shows a pair of “projected capacitance touch panels”, developed by a manufacturing outfit called Host Optical. These, the company claims, are destined for an “upcoming iPhone”.

Tags: 3G iPhone  apple  iphone  wwdc 
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