Mammoth technology manufacturer Apple have rejected a proposal by search engine and mobile phone manufacturer Google for a new voice application aimed at aiding the Internet experience for the Apple iPhone users. However, this has raised numerous queries about the approval process currently in place for new applications.

According to Apple, the new voice application proposed by Google for the iPhone is said to be a duplicate of certain features that are already quite dominant in current mobile phones available. This movement has seemed to have caused a little controversy over at Apple, as they have begun to think that the system that they currently have in place in order to gain approval for new applications may have a few flaws.

Over the past few years while the iPhone has been widely available to the consumer market, Google has tried to design, develop and manufacture many different applications. The applications that have been designed can now be found across a number of the mobile platforms out there now. It is clear to see that the teams over at Google like to cater to all needs and requirements that anyone may possess.

According to one of Google’s spokesmen, the new proposal for the Google Voice application was submitted to the Apple App Store six weeks ago. Although the said pitch has unfortunately been rejected …continue reading →

If you’re an Apple iPhone 3G user on an O2 network, you may need to be making some changes before October. Reports reveal that O2’s exclusive deal with the iPhone is to reach its official end on October 9th.

However, if you’ve been with O2 long, this shouldn’t come as a big surprise. You’ve likely held witness to its gradual downward spiral, suffering through everything from repeated network crashes to considerably reduced connection speeds.

Orange has also soured its customers further still thanks to its sudden price increase scheduled for September 1st. Fortunately, according to CNET, their terms of service allows you to escape this particular travesty by simply canceling your contract before the prices change.

While Orange believes their customer base will remain strong, sources say that many users are complaining that they aren’t receiving the quality service that they paid for, and with good cause …continue reading →

The iPhone, brought to you by Apple, is home to many different applications all of which complete a task everyone needs to achieve at some point in the day. With all of the applications available out there, who is making all of the profit out of them? Is it Apple?

Lance Stewart – a creator of the Tube Exits application you can purchase for your iPhone. Have it? Want to know the history behind it? Well it all started on the train, while he was waiting to get off and out of the platform, he found himself waiting to exit. He says that he, “got off the train and suddenly found myself behind a huge crowd of people blocking my way to the exit. I was just an average Joe in the rat race getting frustrated by being stuck behind the crowds.”

After this, he had a brainwave. He wondered if there was such a way that he could find out in advance, which carriage to board on departure so that once he arrived at his destination he could get to the platform exit first, therefore meaning that he wasn’t left lagging behind all of the tourists.

Stewart admitted that he hadn’t the slightest idea what to do when it came to the early stages of developing an application, and also adds that he didn’t even own an iPhone at the time. He also confessed that at first, he thought that finding all of the exits and carriages locations would have been easy. All it entailed was a simple train journey, a few notes followed by a little research …continue reading →

Recent developments in world of mobile technology have lead to a detachable device that is said to be able to diagnose certain diseases, such as tuberculosis (TB). Experts have said that this will hopefully lead to the introduction of ‘portable clinics’ in the foreseeable future. All of this is available, too… on a mobile phone.

Not so long ago, mobile phones were only capable of sending text messages and calling, with maybe a detachable or changeable dongle here or there. However, today’s technology has enabled scientists and developers to create ‘The CellScope’.

Experts are hopeful that such a gadget will prove highly useful in developing parts of the world. Although medical care is limited in these places, the possession and coverage of mobile phones is still reasonably high. Seeing as CellScope is the first of its nature, there is definitely a gap in the global market for such a product.

So how does this work? Well, the technology behind CellScope is pretty basic. All that is required is a mobile phone, complete with camera, and the ‘snap-on’ attachment. The science behind it, however, is a little more complex …continue reading →

If going to concerts, gigs or the theatre is your thing, then get searching through your drawers and looking in those cupboards, because Ticketmaster has recently launched a new scheme which enables you to trade in your old phones in exchange for discounts off tickets.

In the past few years, recycling and becoming environmentally friendly has become widely practiced by many around the globe. It has become almost fashionable to be green in today’s world.

You must have heard about how you can exchange your old mobile phones for cash - however, something that may be new to you is the new opportunity that Ticketmaster are offering their customers. This deal doesn’t only apply to mobile phones, as Ticketmaster have stated that they would accept used iPods too, in a move that is unlike other mobile-phone recycling companies.

With these old, used and no longer needed pieces of machinery simply laying around, gathering dust and taking up much-needed room around the house, it can be an exciting opportunity to be able to get something out of the gadgets that you have dormant.

Not only will your phone be recycled and therefore reused, but £1 of the money made from the sale, will be donated to charity …continue reading →