June, 2011

UPDATE: UK Motorola Xoom owners on Twitter are reporting that they’re receiving Google Music too. The intrigue!

The Google Music streaming service isn’t available in the UK, but lo if it isn’t being pushed out to select Android handsets here in Blighty. Not only that, but Google Books is coming along for the ride. Have you got them yet?

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He looked frail; whiter than Colgate – and yet they hung on his every word. Steve Jobs may not be in the rudest of health, but the man Richard Branson calls ‘the greatest comeback artist’ proved yesterday that he’s still got it. His iCloud presentation at Apple’s WWDC conference was greeted with the customary euphoric cheers, delighted howls and all-American whooping.

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Last month, we’ve gave you the chance to win a BlackBerry PlayBook before RIM’s brand new tablet even goes on sale in the UK.

We were overrun with entries telling us why you deserved the slate, but there could only be one winner. Read on to find out who claimed the exclusive prize…

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Hold onto your hats, it’s the best Android apps of the week! After a rare technical hitch last week which had precious little to do with nefarious hackers and everything to do with our Android expert being on holiday, we’re back with five of the very best downloads for your Google Phone.

This week’s selection is an eclectic mix of addictive games, time-saving tools and downright awesome slices of digital brilliance, and every one comes heartily recommended.

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With E3 and WWDC ongoing, we’ve got all sorts of gaming and Apple news for you – all that and more besides is rounded up for you here in our lunchtime lowdown newsflash, so read on for the latest!

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It’s not unusual for tech commentators to bandy around Death Star analogies when discussing Apple’s business strategies. But last night at WWDC, the iOS 5 announcement reminded me a lot more of Star Trek. Specifically, the Borg.

Just as the Borg traversed the universe absorbing the useful parts of unfortunate civilisations who got in their way, iOS 5 is a concerted move by Apple to overwhelm its enemies and innocent bystanders will be assimilated along the way…

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Apple’s big keynote at WWDC 2011 in San Francisco went down last night, and while it was notable for the debut of iCloud, of most interest for me was how Apple appears to be systematically targeting BlackBerry loyalists with iOS 5, not Android fanatics.

Unless RIM ups its game immediately, it’ll find itself teetering on the edge of user base abyss.

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The Angry Birds invasion continues! Gear 4 has announced that its hatched a range of Angry Birds speakers for the iPhone, iPad and iPods. Read on for all the details and to see the gallery…

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