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INQ 3G Socially Active Phone Now Available in UK – Loves iTunes

by Jay Garrett on December 12, 2009

INQ 3G ChatThe INQ Chat 3G handset, remember – the ‘BlackBerry for the Facebook generation’?

Well it’s now on sale for the stocking-filler price of £100.

The social butterfly’s blower looks like it shares parentage with some of RIM’s most loved offers up widgets for Twitter and Facebook right there on the homescreen.

There’s great news for those that get their grooves from iTunes as the Chat 3G is the first handset (that isn’t an Apple iPhone) that can actually play those AAC files downloaded from Apple’s music portal.

The DoubleTwist app was developed by 25-year-old Norwegian Jon Lech Johansen and if the INQ and Mr J get away with this without attracting unwanted attention from Apple then I reckon there may be a few other handsets offering similar apps.

The INQ Chat 3G can be grabbed for £100 on PAYG or from £15-a-month from 3 Mobile – with that you get the unlimited free Skype-to-Skype calls and MSN Messenger so that you keep all your buddies up-to-date with everything you’re doing.

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BBC News Saved by iPhone – Apple Handheld Helps With Headlines

by Jay Garrett on November 30, 2009

BBCiPhone to the rescue!

Quick-thinking Alison Roper, who often presents Radio 4’s Today programme and the World Service, was ready to go on air for BBC Radio 3 when all the in-house computers and telephone systems crapped out.

Who could she rely on with only moments to go before going live? Her trusty Apple iPhone was right at hand.

She deftly opened her email and read the headlines from the touchscreened saviour.

“The words were reasonably clear on my iPhone screen,” she said. “But I tried tipping the phone sideways so that the writing becomes bigger and then I lost the whole sentence. You need to read ahead all the time when you are reading out news”.

“I had to tip it back to the right position and just scroll through very quickly with my finger, hoping to God I didn’t do something accidentally. My heart was in my mouth but you have to take a deep breath and plunge in”.

Phwew! Is the iPhone BBC standard issue yet?

Reckon it should be ;)

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Microsoft xYz Portable – Zune and XBox Combo in a Pocketable Device

May 17, 2009 Click to read more →
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Now, I’m not sure if this is gonna be the fabled “Pink” Zune Phone is unclear, but Team Xbox claims to have sources inside Microsoft who are working on a new device that “sits somewhere in-between the Xbox and Zune platforms.”
Codenamed the “xYz” during discussions, this device will feature a WVGA touchscreen and a series [...]

BT Back In Black With Home Hub v2.0

July 15, 2008 Click to read more →

British Telecom have raised the game with version 2 of their Home Hub.
Using ‘n’ standard Wi-Fi, making them the only broadband provider to do this in the UK, it increases the reach and makes it faster to stream films and music through your home.
It comes in black which for me is a huge plus point – [...]

Top 25 Skype Tips.

July 2, 2008 Click to read more →

VoIP News has listed some well groovy things that I never knew that Skype could do!
These range from LastFM plug-ins to language translation and getting the caller to pop-up on your telebox.
If you’re a Skype user I reckon that these details could prove very useful indeedy!
Go here for the low-down my lovelies!