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iPhone ‘slide to unlock’ granted patent.

The iPhone ‘slide to unlock’ feature has been issued a patent grant by United States Patent & Trademark Office. ‘Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image’, the patent abstract reads as: “A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if

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iPad 2 Smart Cover Security Flaw

Published by in apple, iPad on October 23rd, 2011

Yesterday it surfaced on popular websites like youtube and facebook that there is a security flaw with the iPad 2 smart cover allowing you to bypass the security code. To the average person this isn’t really a biggie, perhaps their Facebook will be at risk from the odd rape or two from a family member, but no serious harm done. It

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Nokia make a loss in the third Quarter.

Finish mobile phone giant Nokia, has slumped to a loss in the third quarter, with a net loss of £132 million pounds. This is a result of growing pressure from other phone makers  such as Apple and Samsung. If we take a look to the start of the year it was still a big player in the smart

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Apple sue Samsung – iPhone 4S vs Samsung Galaxy S II Drop Test.

So its big news today that Apple are again suing someone, this time its Samsung . Apple claim that Samsung’s Galaxy range of mobile phones and tablet “slavishly” copy the iPhone and iPad, which is mentioned in the court papers. Apple is one of many participants caught  in a web of litigation among phone makers and software firms

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iOS 5 is Jailbroken Already

Published by in apple, iPhone on October 15th, 2011

  It took the interwebz a less than a few hours to jail break the latest apple mobile software update iOS5. Gizmodo reportas that iOS5 was already compramised during the initial BETA, but this is news to people with a fresh install. Im not surprised it took the iPhone dev team this long to jailbreak it as

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iPhone 4S (siri-ously?)

Published by in apple, iPhone on October 14th, 2011

Siri-ously this is some funny shit, quite a nice little parody of the iPhone 4S release video. Alot of its a true, which adds to the comedy, Dude: “Make me a sandwich” siri: “No.”, comedy gold. However on a serious note, what I noticed in this video is the fact that the creator seems to

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iOS 5 – The Handy Tips Thread.

Published by in apple, iPhone on October 13th, 2011

On the eXceem forum a kind mod has posted a thread with handy hints and tips that users have found in iOS5. The thread can be found here iOS 5 – The Handy Tips Thread

iPhone 4S Clubcard Points Promotion

Tesco Mobile are offering a variety of Clubcard Points promotions with the imminent release of the iPhone 4S. By registering your interest here you will receive a text when your iPhone 4s is ready. They have stated that they will give you bonus Clubcard Points when purchasing your iPhone with them if your kept waiting, 2 weeks

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iPhone 4s UK Prices.

Published by in apple, iPhone on October 11th, 2011

The iPhone 4S UK prices have been released by Orange, Vodafone and O2. The iPhone 4S which is due to be released on the 14th of October. Pre orders are being taken now by each of the networks. The prices are dependent on the model and price plan: Orange Prices The iPhone 4S is free on the following price

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