Want to feed your pet using your smartphone? Try Pintofeed

Ideal for pet owners with extremely busy lifestyles, the Pintofeed feeder will automatically dispense food at home with a quick tap on your smartphone. With approximately twenty percent of the funding goal already raised, this pet-friendly Indiegogo project allows iPhone owners to feed their pets without having to return home. Called the Pintofeed,...

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eBay Now same-day delivery heads to New York City

Potentially a huge time saver when attempting to complete your holiday shopping, the eBay Now same-day delivery service could be a game changer for retail. Covered on eBay’s Holiday Media Center earlier today, eBay chief marketing officer Richelle Parham announced that the company has rolled out same-day delivery in New York City....

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Google Maps for iOS in final testing phase, includes turn-by-turn navigation

There's good news for any iOS users still missing their beloved Google Maps app. The company is reportedly testing its new version out right now, which means you could have it on your device pretty darn soon – although there is the small matter of getting it accepted into the iOS store, of course. If you’re an iOS user with no hair on your head (because you’ve...

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Three UK adds one million users, says 4G 'won't be a game changer'

Three and easy as network pulls in the punters Mobile operator Three UK has laid claim to the title of the 'UK's fastest growing network', adding over one million customers in the last year. The company says it added 300,000 new users in the last three months alone, which is in keeping with its yearly growth of 1.04 million customers and brings its overall...

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More than 3,000 iPad Mini units stolen from NY airport

A group of thieves have stolen about 3,600 iPad Mini units from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York earlier this week. While Apple fans around the world may be waiting in dreadful lines for their iPad Mini tablets, a few New York thieves have managed to snag $1.5 million worth of the 7.9-inch slates. About 3,600 iPad Minis were taken from a cargo building...

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Amazon’s 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD ships early, available today starting at $300

Amazon announced that its 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD tablet has started shipping as of Thursday, five days before its scheduled launch date. Holiday shoppers now have a new tablet to toggle with before Thanksgiving arrives. Amazon announced today that its 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD device has officially begun shipping. The tablet was originally set to ship...

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Share button for iOS, Android and Facebook mobile site goes live

Working fast Facebook moves fast: one day after the news broke the social site said it was introducing a share button on its mobile site, the company revealed the feature is now available on its iOS and Android apps as well. "Today, Facebook announced that you can now use the Share button on iOS, Android and the Facebook mobile website to share news feed...

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Vodafone launches Red Hot 12-month smartphone rental plan

Get an iPhone 5, trade it in for an iPhone 5 Vodafone has today launched its new Red Hot smartphone tariffs, which will enable customers to rent a new handset each year. Similar to car-leasing arrangements, users can borrow a smartphone like the iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3 for a higher monthly rate and then swap it out for the new model at the end of...

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BlackBerry 10 L-Series snapped beside iPhone 5 in latest leak

How does the BlackBerry L-Series device size up to the iPhone 5? (credit: CrackBerry) Yet another photo of Research in Motion's upcoming BlackBerry 10 L-Series leaked online Thursday, though the latest image adds a new dimension to the speculation. That is, the photo shows the BB10 phone snuggled up next to Apple's iPhone 5. RIM is keeping a tight lid...

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HTC Deluxe press image leaks out, causes excitement

For those of you who have been wondering when will the global version of the Verizon exclusive HTC DROID DNA become official, we have some great news. A press shot of the HTC Deluxe has made its way to Twitter. The yet to be announced smartphone will be the internationally available relative of the 5" 1080p display sporting HTC beast for Verizon Wireless. There...

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BlackBerry L-Series snapped beside iPhone 5 in latest leak

How does the BlackBerry L-Series device size up to the iPhone 5? (credit: CrackBerry) Yet another photo of Research in Motion's upcoming BlackBerry L-Series leaked online on Thursday, though the latest image adds a new dimension to the speculation. That is, the photo shows the BB L-Series device sitting directly next to Apple's iPhone 5. RIM is keeping...

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ZTE Kis review

ZTE Kis review Coming out of network-branded obscurity is a path that many mobile phone manufacturers are taking. HTC are now a major player in the mobile industry, and now Chinese manufacturers Huawei and ZTE are hoping to follow suit. Entering into the extreme budget market, the ZTE Kis squares up against the Huawei Ascend G300, as well as against phones from...

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Hands on: Nokia Here review

Hands on: Nokia Here review Much has been said lately about the importance of mapping technology in the wake of Apple's catastrophic failure with the iPhone 5 launch. As of late we've all taken for granted that our smartphones will not only have mapping software built-in, but we also have taken for granted that that mapping technology will not only work, but that...

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Huawei W2 is a high-end Windows Phone, pics leak

Huawei is yet to announce any phone, running the latest Windows Phone 8. However no less than two of their smartphone are making the internet rounds thanks to various leaks. The Huawei W1 was leaked even before Windows Phone 8 launched. The freshly leaked W2 however, has a bigger (probably higher res) screen. There's also an 8 megapixel camera on the back capable of...

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Hands on: Pulse News 3.0 update is shiny and ready to aggregate

We go hands on with the newest version fo Pulse News for Android and iOS with new features like a sidebar, enhanced search, new design, and better scrolling, making it one of our favorite news aggregators. Every news organization wants to have its pulse on the topic it focuses on. In the ever broadening scope of news that the Web allows for, there is more...

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First Lightning-compatible speaker docks go on sale

OnBeat Venue LT Owners of the latest Apple gadgets can now get their hands on JBL's new range of docking speakers, created especially for the iPhone 5, new iPad 4/ mini and the latest iPod touch incarnation. The JBL OnBeat Micro (£79.99) and JBL Venue LT (£199.99) are the world's first speaker docks built to support the new Apple range. The JBL OnBeat...

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Flipboard and Apple get together to shift more iBooks

Apple and Flipboard get bookish Apple has partnered with Flipboard to showcase its iBookstore books through a new section of the magazine-inspired app on iOS. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch Flipboard-users will be able to browse and buy books through the app, with Flipboard apparently taking 5 per cent of every sale. The new section is Apple's iBookstore,...

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Nexus 7 with HSPA+ sells out on Google Play as well

The AT&T version of the Nexus 7 with cellular data has sold out just two days after appearing on the Google Play Store. Although it did not get as much publicity, the Nexus 7 with Mobile data was released alongside the new Nexus 4 smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet. As you may recall, the Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 saw some unprecedented demand, as both devices sold...

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5 best Android and iOS benchmark tools

Benchmarking your mobile device can be quite insightful When you buy the latest Samsung Galaxy S3, Apple iPhone, HTC One X or a Google Nexus 7 it's reassuring to know that it's as fast as you'd hoped for. But beyond whizzing a few web pages up and down, and "testing" that Angry Birds runs nice and smoothly, just how do you check the speed of a device? ...

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More Windows Phone 7.8 details leaked, release could come in early 2013

A new leak has provided further details on Windows Phone 7.8, including several new features, however there's a chance the update won't be available until early next year. We last talked about Windows Phone 7.8 at the end of October, just after Windows Phone 8 made its official debut, where we focussed on a potential release date. At the time, there wasn’t much...

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App developers get BlackBerry 10 SDK release date

Apps at the ready The final version of the BlackBerry 10 SDK will be available on December 11, giving developers less than two months to finalise their applications before the platform launches. Announced via the BlackBerry Dev Blog, the Gold SDK marks a significant milestone for the heavily delayed BB10 platform, and shows that it is finally nearing completion....

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Why did the man behind Windows jump ship, and who’s left to steer?

What does Steven Sinofsky's abrupt departure from Microsoft mean for Windows…and the way the company will compete with Apple and Google? Shock and confusion enveloped the tech world on Monday with the news that Steven Sinofsky, head of Microsoft’s $18 billion Windows division, was leaving the company effective immediately. The move comes less than a...

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Leaked Nokia docs reveal Windows Phone 7.8 features

Current Windows Phone 7 owners might have to wait until Q1 of next year to get their 7.8 update, but at least now we have some idea of what the update will bring. Microsoft officially promised a WP8-like start screen with resizable tiles, but leaked in-house training materials from Nokia give more details. The lock screen will be customizable - users can pick an app...

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Microsoft faces class action lawsuit over the Surface’s lack of usable memory

Microsoft faces a class action lawsuit over the true memory capacity of its Surface tablet, after a disgruntled buyer found out the hard way that there's only 16GB of usable memory on the 32GB model. Microsoft is being sued for false advertising and unfair business practices by a Californian individual, who discovered his new 32GB Surface tablet had only 16GB...

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