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EE to launch LTE on 30 October as 4G auction brought forward

by Kenny Hemphill on 2 October 2012 in News

EE will launch its 4G LTE mobile data service on 30 October, after competitors Three, O2, and Vodafone dropped the threat of legal action. After a day of discussions between the network carriers and Culture Minister, Maria Miller, it was also announced that the auction for spectrum to enable more 4G services will take place [...]

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Tim Cook apologises for iOS 6 Maps

by Kenny Hemphill on 28 September 2012 in News

Apple has broken its silence after a week of criticism from users over the Maps application in iOS 6. In a letter published on Apple’s website, CEO Tim Cook apologised to users and said ‘We are extremely sorry for the frustration this has caused our customers and we are doing everything we can to make [...]

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New Zealand PM apologises to Kim Dotcom after spying blunder

by Kenny Hemphill on 27 September 2012 in News

The prime minister of New Zealand has apologised to Megaupload founder, and friend of Steve Wozniak, Kim Dotcom, for spying on him. Dotcom, also known as Kim Schmitz, is wanted in the US on charges of piracy, breach of copyright, and money laundering and was arrested following a raid on his New Zealand home. A [...]

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Sales of iPhone 5 cases set to soar as Schiller says scratches ‘normal’

by Kenny Hemphill on 25 September 2012 in News

Vendors of cases for Apple’s iPhone 5 were rubbing their hands in glee today, when Apple’s senior VP of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, responded to a customer’s complaint that the back of their new iPhone 5 had scratched by describing it as normal. In an email obtained by 9 to 5 Mac, Schiller explained [...]

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Apple says iPhone 5 sold five million in first weekend

by Kenny Hemphill on 24 September 2012 in News
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Five million iPhone 5s were sold over the weekend, according to Apple. That’s a million more than the iPhone 4S sold in its first three days and a new sales record for the company on an opening weekend. Apple said that it could have sold more had it been able to make and ship them [...]

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iPhone early birds favour 64GB model on Three

by Kenny Hemphill on 22 September 2012 in News

Thousands of people queued outside Apple retail stores around the country yesterday so they could be among the first to get their hands on an iPhone 5 when it went on sale at 8am. According to question and answer service, 63336, which surveyed people in the queue, 1297 were waiting outside the Regent Street store [...]

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