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iPad voice calls, Cello 3D TV, Nokia N8 video skills: US Update

June 13, 2011 5:45 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Gadgets Tags: cello, cydia, Duke Nukem Forever, HP TouchPad, iPad 3G, Nokia N8, US Update

It’s that time for your evening tech jolt, better known as the US Update. Headlining today’s news is a new app which promises to turn your iPad 3G into a 9.7-inch iPhone. We’ve got the scoop on the ultra-affordable Cello 3D TVs arriving later this month and huge news for N8 owners hoping to take their video skills to the next level.

iPhoneIslam, the team behind FaceTime 3G, has released a video showing an iPad 3G making voice calls and sending text messages (SMS). You’ll need to jailbreak your iPad 3G and purchase the £12.29 app, but that’s a small price to pay for a 10-inch iPhone.

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Turn your iPad 3G into a giant iPhone with PhoneIt-iPad app

June 13, 2011 1:46 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Apps & Software Tags: Apple, BlackBerry Bridge, cydia, iMessage, iPad 3G, PhoneIt-iPad, RIM

Jailbroken iPad 3G users have a new treat this afternoon. After enabling FaceTime video calling on the iPhone 3GS, iPhoneIslam has taken its talents to the iPad. Available for $20 (£12.29) via Cydia, the team’s new app PhoneIt-iPad transforms your jailbroken iPad 3G into a giant iPhone, enabling cellular calling and texting (SMS).

The latter of the two improvements will be partially addressed in iOS 5 with the advent of iMessage. However, iMessage is limited to the iOS ecosystem whereas this app unlocks full-fledged text messaging, allowing messages to be sent to any phone on any carrier.

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iPad exclusivity: John Lewis and Comet break DSGi chokehold

July 28, 2010 1:55 pm by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, Comet, Currys, dixons, dsgi, iPad, iPad 3G, John Lewis, PC World

The iPad has hit the shelves at John Lewis and Comet. DSGi, owner of Currys, Dixons and PC World, had a 60-day exclusive as the only high street retailer besides Apple and its official resellers. The arrival of the iPad in more stores bodes well for deal hunters with the tablet set to touch down at Tesco and Argos imminently and networks sure to enter the fray too.

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iPad UK shortage: no stock until June 17?

June 8, 2010 2:04 pm by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, iPad 3G, iPad UK, shortages, Steve Jobs, Wi-Fi

iPad UK shortages were always on the cards after iPad UK launch queues. Now if you’ve been waiting to snap up your very own Apple tablet you could be in for a wait. New shipping dates on the Apple site and reports from antsy Apple fans suggest the UK could be suffering an iPad drought until the middle of June. It’s like the tech equivalent of a hose pipe ban…

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iPad 3G UK review

June 2, 2010 9:45 am by Ben Sillis

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, iPad, iPad 3G

The iPad 3G is finally on sale in the UK, but if you weren’t one of the hordes who queued to nab one on launch day last week, you may still be torn. Do you plump for the Wi-Fi only Apple slate and pocket the extra cash, or upgrade so you can turn the data on at any time? We’ve been trundling around London town with one to find out, so read on to see which you need in our iPad 3G UK review.

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iPad 3G UK data plan: Vodafone official details

May 10, 2010 4:00 pm by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, iPad 3G, iPad UK, microSIM, O2, orange, Vodafone

Details of the iPad 3G UK data plans appeared on the Apple website earlier today but it seems the current information on the Vodafone data plans there differs from the network’s official announcement. Read on for details of the Vodafone iPad 3G UK data tariffs and to measure them up against the other UK microSIM deals…

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iPad UK 3G data plans revealed: O2, Orange and Vodafone compared

May 10, 2010 9:45 am by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: iPad, iPad 3G, microSIM, O2, orange, Vodafone

iPad UK preorders begin today and the iPad UK 3G data plans from O2, Orange and Vodafone have also been unveiled. When you order an iPad WiFi + 3G, you’ll have the option of plumping for a microSIM from one of the three networks but do any of them offer an enticing 3G deal?

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iPad 3G UK: microSIM created with meat cleaver

May 6, 2010 2:30 pm by Mic Wright

Categories: Computers & Accessories Tags: Apple, iPad 3G, iPad UK launch, microSIM

iPad 3G models aren’t locked to a network. As we told you on Monday that means anyone who’s nabbed an iPad 3G ahead of the iPad UK launch can theoretically create their own microSIM. Now someone has done just that and documented the whole process with a flurry of photos. All you need is an iPad 3G, a SIM card, some scissors and…a meat cleaver.

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