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Apple’s shortly fixing that Photo Stream delete function in iOS 5.1

Earlier this month I was delighted to note that Apple is finally fixing the photo stream functionality in iOS 5. The introduction of version 5.1 will enable you to delete photos from the photo stream. As I commented in my initial post on the matter back in October, Photo stream was a total screw-up. A [...]

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Nokia Beta Labs goes into beta, by beta’ring itself over its betas

The Finish phone maker’s experimental site for offering up their latest and greatest applications has just gone into a beta rollout of itself.  Initially we weren’t going to write this up as a news piece, but the more and more we thought about it the more and more we chuckled to ourselves over the irony [...]

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New mobile BBC iPlayer hits beta

A blog post has appeared on the BBC informing of a new iPlayer mobile website in beta trials, plus support for new phones. Posted by Richard Titus, the new Future Media Controller, Audio & Music and Mobile goes on to highlight some interesting new developments. We’re probably all well aware the iPhone was the first [...]

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Skyfire 0.8 heads into open beta

Skyfire is the browser that everyone is watching at the moment. Having seen multiple demonstrations of it, I’m happy to confirm that it really is shit-hot. It offers full web PC browsing support — and, in particular, it can handle Ajax, Flash, Quicktime, Windows Media — everything that your average mobile browser chokes on. This [...]

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100x Skyfire S60 beta invites – any takers?

100x Skyfire S60 beta invites – any takers?

If you’d like to try the S60 version of the game-changing browser, Skyfire, then read on. We’ve got 100 invites to beta test the browser. Interested? It’s *definitely* worth a look. Head over to this address and enter the code SMSTN when prompted. In case you’re in need of a prompt: Skyfire Labs, makers of [...]

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Exclusive look at the new Loopt beta

Exclusive look at the new Loopt beta

Our man in the Valley is back, this time with a rather swish exclusive on the new Loopt beta. – – – – – So I now want to talk about the TechCrunch event at August Capital last Friday. Before the meetup, there was a panel on the “Mobile Browsing Web Wars”. If you want [...]

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Sprint adds MySpace to its friends

Sprint is obviously feeling generous these days – it’s giving away free mobile access to MySpace Mobile on all web-enabled phones – which it claims is a first for any US operator – to coincide with the official launch of MySpace’s mobile site. MySpace users will get all the usual goodies – including being able [...]

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