You’ll recognize toll-free numbers as an 1-800 number, and in the UK there isn't a huge difference, with freephone numbers beginning 0800. While those numbers are free to call from pay phones (remember those?) and landlines, network operators charge a fee to call 0800 numbers from cell phones. They don’t come out of your included minutes, either. The UK regulator Ofcom has now announced that charges for calling 0800 numbers from cellphones will be scrapped under a new proposal.
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Ofcom plans to scrap 0800 charges for UK mobile phones
Windows 8 Firefox getting Metro-Style makeover
This week the folks at Mozilla have revealed that they'll be making their biggest interface makeover ever with the launch of their Windows 8 inspired version of Firefox. This version will have a Windows 8 "Metro" styling and will provide and "entirely new" Firefox environment made specifically for the new Microsoft operating system. Mozilla has released a product vision and roadmap update today which noted that "the feature goal here is a new Gecko based browser built for an integrated with the Metro environment."
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CES 2012 Smartphone Round-Up
If Ultrabooks have been one of the key themes at CES 2012 this week, then smartphones have to be close behind: Motorola, Samsung, Sony and more have all rolled out new handsets to whet our cellular appetites. AT&T has pushed ahead with its eight-strong LTE range, including Nokia’s first 4G Windows Phone, while Intel has also staged its long-awaited push into smartphones. It’s enough to give anyone a headache, so read on for the SlashGear CES 2012 smartphone round-up.
Motorola DROID RAZR Review
Motorola’s DROID RAZR has a lot to live up to – and a clear warning around how to drop the ball in mobile strategy. Named after the slimline clamshell handset that changed Motorola’s fortunes in 2004, this new dual-core Android promises to be the world’s thinnest smartphone with power and performance to match. Thing is, Motorola quickly milked the original RAZR to death, pushing out special edition variant after variant while the market left its underwhelming specifications behind. Is this new DROID worthy of the RAZR name? Read on for the full SlashGear review.
Qualcomm: “We’re not worried about” NVIDIA Kal-El
Qualcomm is unconcerned with the imminent arrival of NVIDIA’s quad-core Kal-El chipset, telling SlashGear that its dual-core 1.5GHz MSM8660 chips – as found in 1.2GHz form in the HTC Sensation – will outperform the Tegra 2 sequel. “Our dual-core is better than a standard quad-core” Ben Timmons, senior director of marketing and business development for Qualcomm Europe told us at a post-Uplinq briefing today, when we asked about Kal-El’s rapid approach. “We’re not worried about that.”
LG P930 1280 x 720 Android smartphone tipped
Details of a new LG Android device believed to be a smartphone with a Retina Display-besting super-high resolution touchscreen have emerged. The LG P930, according to an LG XML file that Unwired View spotted, has a 1280 x 720 resolution display of unknown dimensions. While the P930 could well be a tablet, its P-prefix name suggests that it falls into LG’s range of smartphones.
Boxee Box gets VUDU streaming; Netflix later in January
Boxee has added VUDU support to the Boxee Box by D-Link, as promised, with US users of the streaming media cube now able to access rented and purchased content. The Boxee STB supports VUDU's HDX format, for 24fps 1080p HD with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 surround sound.
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iPod touch 4th Gen, iPad 2nd Gen and unknown device (Apple iTV?) tipped in iOS 4.1 beta leak
What look to be three new pieces of Apple hardware have shown up in an internal build of iOS 4.1, according to details leaked to AppleInsider. The beta firmware - apparently scheduled for release in a few weeks time - mentions the "iPod 4,1" (a fourth-generation iPod touch), the "iProd 2,1" (tipped to be a significant update to the iPad) and, most mysteriously, a device only listed as "unknownHardware". It's speculated that the latter could be Apple's upcoming refresh of the Apple TV.
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Stop the Killing
Soon, Microsoft will launch an iPad killer. I know this because Steve Ballmer made some comments about how Microsoft doesn’t like to see rival Apple stealing the show with their tablet, and the Microsoft CEO claims the company will have an answer to Apple’s product soon. So, CNN emblazons its home page with a declaration that an iPad killer from Microsoft is on the way.
Nokia sue Apple over iPad 3G
Nokia's ongoing legal spat with Apple has taken a tablet turn for the worse today, with the news that the Finnish company are now setting their lawyers on the iPad WiFi + 3G as well as the iPhone. According to a Nokia press release, the company alleges that Apple have impinged on five "important" patents, relating to "enhanced speech and data transmission, using positioning data in applications and innovations in antenna configurations."
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Nokia Symbian^3 2010 plan detailed: 12MP N8-00 tipped for Summer
Slightly more believable than the N98 render from earlier today comes word on the first range of Symbian^3 devices Nokia plan to push out in 2010 and the range nomenclature the Finnish company is shifting to. According to French site Tom's Guide, Nokia are planning to drop their Classic and XpressMusic differentiators and instead settle on five letter-prefix segments, as well as launch a device - the N8-00 - a 12.3-megapixel smartphone with HDMI and HD video recording.
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Apple Tablet video leak is obviously fake, but we still want it
Now, we'll prefix this with a huge disclaimer that it's 99.9-percent fake, and we're only pointing to it because - as concept videos go - it's a pretty slick one. Purported to be a leaked video demo of the much-rumored Apple Tablet, it shows a thin slate with a touchscreen and Cover Flow style interface.
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