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T-Mobile fighting US ban on Samsung products

T-Mobile USA have attempted to prevent a preliminary injunction by Apple against Samsung, to stop sales of the Galaxy 10.1 tablet and Galaxy S 4G smartphone. They claim that the sales damage would be high. T-Mobile said in the brief to the United States District Court of Northern District of …

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Apple may kill iPod Classic & Shuffle

Apple announced sales declines in recent months for their iPod devices. It makes sense that a wide audience are using their iPhones for media playback. According to reports from TUAW, Apple may kill the iPod Shuffle and iPod Classic devices. Their unnamed sources claim that both devices may be killed …

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Apple fail in efforts to trademark ‘multi touch’

Apple have failed in their efforts to trademark the term ‘multi touch'. The US Patent and TradeMark Office has rejected their claims for ownership. The USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board have issued an indepth 18 page review of the Apple appeal. They concluded with this statement “Simply because the …

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Mango Phone update released by Microsoft

Microsoft have released the latest version of Windows 7 Phone operating system. Version 7.5 (Mango) features calender integration and an enhanced social network contact system. There are also performance improvements, including multitasking enhancements. With 500 new features it is a rather large update for the company. This update is free …

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Apple issue invites for iPhone event Oct 4

Apple have issued invites to an event on October 4th which is based around the new iPhone. The email they sent to selected members of the press was called ‘Let's talk iPhone' and it will take place at their HQ in Cupertino. This event comes at a strong time for …

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Samsung claim 10 million Galaxy S II Phones sold

Samsung have been under fire lately for possibly ‘exaggerating' their figures, and Lenovo's boss recently said “they are trying to buy share from market leader Apple.” It seems they are having no such a problem with their Galaxy S II Phones, as they claim to have sold 10 million units …

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Kindle ‘Fire’ makes debut tomorrow

The Amazon Tablet is one of the most talked about devices this month, and we have reported on the release on Kitguru in the last couple of weeks. TechCrunch have been playing with the product already and have some information posted on their site. The new tablet will be called …

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Next iPhone will be launched in Cupertino

Over the years Apple have launched major products in San Francisco, however according to AllThingsD the upcoming iPhone media event will be held at their Campus, in Cupertino. According to their sources, the event will be launched on October 4th but the reasons for the event location and timing is …

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Amazon set to release low cost tablet for end of year sales

Challenging the iPad hasn't been easy. Many well known companies have tried, and failed. The Motorola Xoom is a great tablet, but sales haven't been phenomenal. Other products such as the BlackBerry Playbook have failed to excite the public. The HP Touchpad was a complete flop, dying before it even …

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iPad to dominate market to 2014

Apple dominate the tablet market, that isn't breaking news because we all knew it months ago. However Gartner, the well known research and analysis organisation have just released a new report which shows that this isn't set to change, anytime soon. According to their findings, the iPad is going to …

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Mango update ready for Windows Phone

Microsoft will be rolling out ‘Mango' very shortly, the new update for the Windows Phone software. Reports suggest that this should be ready and available to customers within 2 weeks. Microsoft have been on time with this release, as they suggested an October release months ago when it was announced. …

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iPhone 5 to be unveiled October 4th

It looks as if the cat is out of the bag. According to All Things Digital, Apple are going to be holding a big event on Tuesday October 4th. At this event they will unveil the iPhone 5. We will be glad to get this over, because it appears that …

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Windows 8 prototype tablets being flogged on ebay

Microsoft have struggled to get a foothold in the mobile sector, with their Windows Phone 7 platform under performing to date. In a recent event in California, Microsoft detailed information on Windows 8 and tablet support, giving 5,000 developers who attended a free prototype Samsung tablet with Windows 8 pre …

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iPhone 4s images leaked?

Three images leaked yesterday which are claimed to be a disassembled iPhone 4s device, attached to an A5 processor. There is much debate as to whether this could actually be the first images of the upcoming phone from Apple. PhoneArena.com found a Chinese blogging site Weibo which appeared to be …

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Samsung prepare sales block against iPhone 5 ?

Samsung are preparing a legal strategy to block sales of Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 when it arrives in Korea, according to new reports. Insiders linked to The Korea Times are claiming that Samsung are planning to immediately take the legal action to the next series of products when Apple plan …

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MSI X460 Laptop Review (Core i7)

MSI have been releasing some very capable gaming and business systems in the last year. Today we are looking at their latest X460 machine, which is aimed at a user who demands maximum processing power. Our review machine is based around a powerful second generation Core i7 2630QM processor, which …

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Sony to release Playstation Vita end of year

Sony are hoping that their upcoming Playstation Vita portable is more of a success than the flagging Nintendo 3DS. According to latest reports, they are due to release the Vita in Japan in the middle of December. The company have said that the release will unfortunately miss the Christmas/end of …

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Gamestop to release gaming tablet, with dedicated controller

GameStop are releasing a new tablet, powered by Android which will launch with a series of games already installed. The US retailer spoke to gameindustry.biz and said that Android was the logical choice being the ‘GameStop certified gaming platform'. President Tony Bartel told gameindustry.biz “I don't see any need to …

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Apple Macintosh sales up 22% in last two months

NPD have released new sales data which shows that Apple's Macintosh sales are up a staggering 22% in the first two months of the September quarter. Gene Munster from Piper Jaffray says that the strong sales are due to the new Macbook Air and Mac Mini product refreshes. In other …

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HTC boss on iPhone survey: ‘just not cool anymore’

You can always tell when a competitor is concerned. They spend most of their time focused on you, and bitching about how customers would be better opting for your ‘product'. HTC acting president Martin Fichter apparently ran a survey through Reed College and the result? Well, the iPhone just isn't …

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iPhone 5 to have same screen size?

There have been many rumors around the upcoming release of the iPhone 5. One of the key discussion points has been the size of the new screen. Some analysts have claimed that Apple will need to increase the size of the iPhone 5 screen to fend off tough threats from …

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