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Here’s an interesting one. Our Pete tried to get an iPhone 4S today. Even though the local store had stock, they wouldn’t let him upgrade. Here’s Pete to explain more. To upgrade, or not to upgrade… that was my question. Looking at the spec of the iPhone 4S, there seemed to be no need to [...]
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So, are we all getting excited about next week’s Royal Wedding? Or at least the idea of a day off, and a three day week? Fancy a cheap and collectible souvenir of April’s Royal Wedding? Well, here it is. A Limited Edition Wills and Kate Mobile Phone. In patriotic Red White and Blue, with a [...]
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We’ve just released a new show – FrequencyCast Show 61 cover a lot of stuff, so be ready to get through a lot in just 31 minutes. In this show, here’s a look at what we cover: News Updates: More YouView delays, Vodafone woes, iPlayer news and Channel 4 HD Focus: A look at media [...]
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Hundreds of thousands of Vodafone customers in England lost service today. The outage affected voice calls, text messages, voicemail and data services, and is apparently as a result of a break-in at a key Vodafone data centre in Basingstoke. According to the BBC website burglars stole some vital computer equipment and network hardware. The Sun’s [...]
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Seems we might be seeing the end of the iPhone’s dominance as the handset of choice? Why? Well, Android’s catching up, and given that Android phones are generally much cheaper with most (if not all) of the features on the iPhone handsets, it’s not surprising that cost-conscious UK mobile phone buyers are shopping around and [...]
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In one of the worst-kept secrets, Apple today announced the next generation of iPhone, the iPhone 4. Speaking today at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Steve Jobs announced the slimmest smartphone ever. Here are the highlights: 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS (9.33mm) Front facing camera – video calling (called FaceTime), but initially [...]
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Some months back we reported on the merger of the two UK mobile phone networks Orange and T-Mobile. Today, the new name for the merged company has been announced: Everything Everywhere From what we understand, the brands Orange and T-Mobile, will continue as they are, at least for the foreseeable future. With 30 million combined [...]
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News of a new killer smartphone from Nokia, the Nokia N8. What’s so exciting about the N8? This is a touchscreen device powered by the Symbian operating system, and it’ll have a whopping 12 megapixel camera. The big selling point though, is likely to be video. The phone has an impressive lens, can record 720p [...]
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Got a car and a smartphone? Your country needs you! We’ve been trying out a rather nifty little application that has some serious potential… that’s if enough people get involved. Waze is a social navigation application that’s available for a range of GPS-enabled smartphones including the iPhone, Android phones, Windows Mobile and Symbian OS devices. [...]
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Got a phone powered by the Android Operating System? Congratulations – there’s an app for you to install! The FrequencyCast podcast now has its very own Android app. With our app, you can listen to the latest show, see our latest news stories, read Pete and Carl’s Random Words blog, and see our new TV [...]
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Welcome to March 2010, and to a new podcast. In this show, we get all Interactive at you – hope you enjoy and get involved… Here’s what we look at in Show 49: News Updates: More Freeview HD, the end of 6 Music and a new phone from Puma. Focus: Getting more from your Mobile [...]
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Vodafone has just relaunched their “Access Gateway” product as “Vodafone Sure Signal”… but what is it? Well, it’s something called a Femtocell. No clearer? Thought not. It’s actually a little box that you plug into your broadband router, and what it does is clever. For those living in a valley, basement, mine shaft, or miles [...]
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iPhone users – you can now watch 11 Freeview channels live on your phone. The service from TVCatchup.com allows you to watch the following channels: BBC1, BBC2, BBC3, ITV1, ITV2, Channe 4, Five, Film 4, e4, More 4 and 4 Music. To watch, point your iPhone web browser to http://iphone.tvcatchup.com/ – No subscription, no sign-up, [...]
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At last – barcode scanning on a mobile phone that actually works. Despite some glowing reviews for the application RedLaser on iTunes, I must admit our hopes weren’t high. We’ve tried barcode scanning apps for mobiles in the past, notably on Nokia Series 60 handsets, and the results have been dreadful – lots of faffing [...]
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Hot off the press, over 16 minutes of tech and TV news from the team at FrequencyCast. In this update we look at the merging of two mobile networks, what Apple’s been up to this month, Freeview HD testing, BT Vision updates, a Sky offer, the latest on iPhone sat nav applications, and a new [...]
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Got an iPhone? Turn it into a Sat Nav for £27. If you listen to Show 43, you’ll have heard us review the Co-Pilot Live satellite navigation application, comparing it with the TomTom and Mobile Navigator applications. CoPilot came out very well, especially given it’s half the price of the TomTom equivalent. In our review, [...]
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Lots for fan of Apple products to sink their teeth into as Apple has released a new set of iPods, a new version of firmware for the iPhone, and an updated iTunes. Here’s a summary: New iPods: A new iPod Nano has been released, sporting a video camera and a slightly larger screen. 8 Gig [...]
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It’s just been announced that UK network Operators T-Mobile and Orange are set to merge into one company. This will make the new combined network operator the largest in the UK, with 37% of the mobile phone market, knocking the current number one, o2, off the top spot. Although the merger will mean less competition [...]
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The long-awaited LG Watchphone, the LG-GD910, is now available from Orange. The Watchphone is 3G, with touchscreen and VGA camera. It also has Bluetooth, eight different watch faces, MP3 playback and a scratch-resistant screen. The LG Watchphone is a steep £500 at at launch is only available by turning up in person at the Orange [...]
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We’ve just released an audio update. Here’s what we cover: Quest Take 2, Freeview retune, ESPN latest, iTunes Chart, a Welsh apology and the best deals for your old mobile. Links from the show: ESPN help: http://www.radioandtelly.co.uk/espn.html Best deal for your old mobile: http://www.sellyouroldphone.co.uk iTunes Review: https://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZFinance.woa/wa/addUserReview?type=Podcast&id=142899029 Today’s update is a 10 minute mp3 file. [...]
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