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Fancy the idea of getting Siri on your mobile phone, but don’t have an iPhone 4S? Well, move over Siri, as Evi is here, and she runs on a much wider range of smartphones and tablets. Evi, created by developers True Knowledge, is a credible rival to the voice recognition service for iOS, known as [...]

The new and updated version of software for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad is set to released later today (Wednesday the 12th of October 2011), just two days ahead of the launch of the new iPhone 4S. The new mobile phone operating platform, iOS 5 , is set to include over 200 changes, adding [...]

Got a smartphone? Don’t you just hate it when you visit a website, only to be served with a “mobile optimised” version of that site. Now, we know those sites are in place for our benefit… they load faster, and typically exclude Flash, ads, and other junk that slows down the mobile experience… but now [...]

Apple has finally confirmed what most iPhone 4 owners know – there’s a problem with reception on the new handsets. Known as the “Death Grip”, if you hold the phone in a way that causes contact with the antenna on the bottom left-hand side of the iPhone 4, you’ll see a drop in signal strength. [...]

Those looking for an iPhone 4 not willing to join a long queue, can try their luck from 7am tomorrow (Thursday 24th June 2010) on the Vodafone Website. You can order an Phone 4 online from 7am – you don’t need to be a Vodafone customer. With o2 limiting sign-ups to existing customers only, and [...]

A quick heads-up that Monday the 7th of June 2010 appears to be the date of the next Apple iPhone. On that date, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will open the Apple Worldwide Developers’ Conference, and that normally signals the release of a new product. As has been widely reported, what’s believed to be a prototype [...]

Our podcasting team has just released a new show. In Show #51 of FrequencyCast, the UK’s Tech and TV podcast, presenters Carl and Pete take a look at the Digital Economy Act 2010, and how this new law affects our use of the Internet. We talk play with a couple of sets of walkie talkies, [...]

Use the RedLaser barcode scanning application on your iPhone? Be warned – don’t upgrade to the new version that was unleashed today. RedLaser is an iPhone app that scans a product’s barcode, performs a lookup online, and gives you a price comparison. It quickly climbed to the top of the iPhone paid app charts and [...]

TomTom has released an updated version of the TomTom iPhone application for the UK and Europe. The update to v1.2 is available via iTunes now, and offers: Updated maps (v8.3 to v8.5), POI, cameras and IQ Routes Text-to-speech road name announcements Added Advanced Lane Guidance Customisable audio warnings for cameras / speed limits We’ve seen [...]

Apple’s just released an upgrade for iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS users. iPhone OS 3.1.2 fixes an issue where iPhone doesn’t wake from sleep, an issue that may interupt network connectivity and occasional crashed during video streaming. Update (a whopping 242 Meg!) is now available via iTunes.

Our podcast boys have just released a quick audio update, as there are a couple of news stories that we wanted to pass on to you as soon a possible. In this show, we look at the plans for Orange and T-Mobile to merge, Apple’s new product lineup, an update on the Sat Nav apps [...]

The battle to be the best sat nav app for the iPhone continues with a new update to CoPilot Live from ALK Technologies. They’ve released a free update to their sat nav application, adding support for safety cameras, and fixing that rather nasty bug where routes were lost when the application exits. CoPilot Live continues [...]

Show 43 of FrequencyCast, our UK’s TV and Tech podcast, is online now. In FrequencyCast Show 43, Carl and Pete look at GPS Watches, Mobile Phone watches and GPS gadgets. We also compare the new iPhone Sat Nav apps from TomTom, CoPilot and Navigon, plus run down the latest TV and Tech headlines. If you’ve [...]

iPhone users can now get their hands on a Sat Nav application for considerably less than the cost of a stand-alone Sat Nav device. In fact, as of this month, there are now three on the market: TomTom, CoPilot and MobileNavigator. If you’re thinking of getting a SatNav app for the iPhone, take a look [...]

The FrequencyCast podcast team has just released an emergency podcast update covering the week’s news stories: the new iPhone 3GS, a peak at iPhone OS 3.0 due later this month, Setanta Sports close to collapse, changes to DAB, Sky on the X-Box, a top BT offer and the rise of the Pirates…. You can get [...]

Within the last hour, Apple’s announced two bits of news for fans of the iPhone New iPhone set to launch on 19 June in the UK: a new iPhone, the iPhone 3GS – faster, 3 meg camera with autofocus, better battery, voice control. 16GB (£184) and 32GB (£273) versions. Updated software 17 June: OS v3.0 [...]

At the end of March, a Skype application for the Apple iPhone became available for free. If you’re not in the know, Skype lets you make free calls to other Skype users, offers Instant Messaging, and with Skype Out, you can make cheap calls to landlines and mobiles. Before you get too excited, note that [...]

V3.0 of the phone’s software has been announced. Expect cut-and-paste, MMS, search and improvements to podcast playback in Summer 2009. More on the iPhone at http://www.filesaveas.com/iphone.html In other iPhone news, at the end of March, a Skype application for the iPhone was released. o2 blocks its use on their network – after all, as they [...]

When the iPhone launched in 2007, one of the key missing features, was MMS picture messaging. Very odd for a cameraphone NOT to be able to send a picture message. After over a year waiting for a patch from Apple, one third-party developer’s now created an MMS application. The app is free, and it’s free [...]

On Monday 18th August, a new patch for the iPhone, v2.0.2 was released. No new features, just a number of unspecified bugfixes, apparently with 3G connectivity and a known issue with typing lag. Available now via iTunes.