iPhone users ticked off by alarm clock bug
ANNOYED users take to Twitter to say they’re going to buy “a REAL” alarm clock after daylight savings glitch hits iPhones.
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Saving your face after you’ve been off it
YOU may not be able to avoid the hangover, but at least you can delete the evidence you social networked while sozzled.
Windows Phone 7 – bigger than iPhone?
A NEW report by market researcher IDC predicts a surprising future for the smartphone wars.
Apple pulls ‘gay cure’ app from iTunes
MORE than 150,000 people signed petition demanding the removal of app that promised users “freedom from homosexuality”.
iPhones bungle daylight savings in the US
IT’S hard enough to get your bearings when the time changes twice a year. It’s all but impossible when your phone starts playing tricks on you, too.
New No 1 Android gobbles up BlackBerry
ANDROID has taken the smartphone platform lead from Research in Motion (RIM) in the US for the first time.
Hey, your man-shaped mobile is wiggling
IT’S the mobile phone that’s shaped like a person.
New app will keep mum and bub happy
FRAZZLED new mums can now harness the power of their iPhone to take the stress out of raising their bundle of joy.
Need a condom? There’s an app for that
HEALTH officials have released a mobile phone application to help New Yorkers find free condoms.
Windows Phone gets an upgrade for Nokia
WORLD’S biggest phone maker picks Windows Phone 7, but the biggest news for users is Twitter and multitasking.
LG unveils ‘world’s first’ 3D smartphone
LG claims with smartphones set to claim “100 per cent” of postpaid market, ability to create 3D content of “paramount” importance.
2011 – the year your phone smartened up
A PLAYSTATION that makes calls, a serious iPad rival and a proper challenge to Google’s Android army all arrived overnight.
Surprise! Samsung now has a Galaxy II
SAMSUNG has unveiled a bigger tablet as well as the high-end Android-based Galaxy S 2, the successor to its 2010 smash hit.
Apple N97 ‘about half size of iPhone’
APPLE is reported to be working on a new line of iPhones and a considering free access to its online storage service.
Dogs sexier than smartphones – survey
BAD news, gadget-geeks – most women find dogs sexier than smartphones, survey says, and both sexes prefer the look of books.
Heavens, now you can pray by iPhone too
IN need of spiritual guidance? There’s an app for that, whichever religion you might be.
New iPhone, ‘same antenna issues’
THE Verizon iPhone appears to suffer from antenna problems similar to those of the AT&T iPhone, according to a report on Apple-centric blog ILounge.
New iPhone app helps with confessions
A NEW “confession” application for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch has received the blessing of a Catholic bishop.
A PlayStation phone by any other name…
WILL a PlayStation by another other name be as popular?
Time for an upgrade that really counts
CAN two smartphones break Apple’s spell in 2011 in the way that iPad rivals couldn’t?
Anger at Indo threat on BlackBerry porn
THREAT to curb smartphone services unless companies filter porn sites sparks protest.
iPhone 4 alarm bug causes global sleep-in
APPLE fans around world vent on Twitter after bug causes alarm clock to malfunction on New Year’s Day.
Lots of Apple fanbois? You’re in Australia
AUSTRALIA up there with Cuba and Switzerland for dominance of iPhone by web usage stats.
Is your smartphone making you sick?
KEEP your flash new mobile in your pocket and you risk serious harm, BlackBerry has admitted.
The $1500 iPhone app marriage proposal
IT took three years, thousands of dollars and a custom iPhone app for Sahba to propose to Melody.
Psst! Want a white iPhone 4? Ask this kid
TEEN making a fortune selling Apple geeks’ holy grail, months before model’s official release.
Brewer hopes app makes us want to shout
BEER fans can scan tasting notes, as well as track what and where mates are drinking with new app.
600-per-cent jump puts Android over Apple
APPLE fans scoffed when people dubbed it an “iPhone killer”. Now Android has lived up to the hype.
iPhone glitch makes Brits late for work
“STUPID iPhone alarm” makes hundreds of British workers late when the device fails to adjust with country’s clocks.
iPhone 4 ‘twice as likely to shatter’
ONLINE warranty firm says Apple’s latest magical device is almost foolproof – unless you drop it.
Shh – Stephen Fry loves Windows Phone 7
APPLE’S not exactly reeling from poor publicity in 2010, but they still wouldn’t be happy with Stephen Fry’s “betrayal”.
Microsoft unveils Windows 7 for phones
MICROSOFT knows the cell phone world is where it’s happening, and it’s determined to be a part of it.
Muso asks girl to marry him in YouTube ad
LOVESTRUCK musician produced iPhone commercial clip to propose to his girlfriend.
EU to drop Apple iPhone investigation
INVESTIGATION into computer giant dropped after it eases restrictions on iPhones.
iPhones and iPads to form school subjects
I-PHONES will now be the focus of a NSW Higher School Certificate technology subject.
App shows evolution timeline
AN iPhone app from Apple has decided evolution is the way it all happened and shows users how closely related they are to any other species.
Mobile phones now our net tool of choice
NO longer just for talking and texting, it seems we prefer phones over PCs for web surfing.
Want to have more lovers? Get an iPhone
DATING site says iPhone users have had sex with more people than those with other handsets.
‘Apple Peel’ turns iPod Touch into a phone
A CHINESE firm has reportedly developed a special protective case known as the “Apple Peel” for converting the iPod Touch into a mobile phone.
iKnow what your house is selling for now
NEW iPhone app allows strangers to look inside your house and check out how much it’s worth.
What embargo? iPhone 4 already on sale
APPLE fan says he got his hands on an iPhone 4 a day early – and now they desperately want it back.
Telstra doubles data plan for iPhone 4
TELSTRA has buckled under the pressure of competition around data plans for the iPhone 4.
Telcos go to war over iPhone 4 price plans
AUSTRALIA’S telcos determined to give the iPhone 4 a good reception — even if it’s got reception issues.
Man queues for iPhone 4 a week early
A DALLAS man is already camping outside his local Apple Store for the new iPhone 4, even though it is not due to be released until Thursday.
iPhone 4 sells out from California to Japan
SHOPS around the world run out of stock after new iPhone 4 went on sale to huge demand.
iPhone 4 buyers sue Apple over reception
“JUST don’t hold it that way,” said Steve Jobs of the iPhone’s signal problems. Customers didn’t buy it.
Apple ‘saved $1.5 billion’ with low-tech fix
APPLE’S low-tech solution to its high-tech problem could save it up to $US1.5 billion, analysts say.
iHand solves iPhone 4’s ‘death grip’ woes
IS the iHand the ideal answer to reception problems on your brand new iPhone 4?
Nokia parodies iPhone 4 reception issues
USERS complaining of dodgy phone reception on the new iPhone 4 is causing a stir on Aussie shores.
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