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Pixel Mags brings several classy British magazines to iPhone

Germans make cars, France makes wines but what is UK actually exporting? Well, among others Brits are doing glossy magazines about various topics that are well read in USA and continental Europe! The good news is that Pixel Mags brings several classy glossy British magazines to iPhone! Among them our favorite gamesTM:

Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

Apple® today filed a lawsuit against HTC for infringing on 20 Apple patents related to the iPhone’s user interface, underlying architecture and hardware. The lawsuit was filed concurrently with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and in U.S. District Court in Delaware.

"We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We’ve decided to do something about it," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

Apple reinvented the mobile phone in 2007 with its revolutionary iPhone®, and did it again in 2008 with its pioneering App Store, which now offers more than 150,000 mobile applications in over 90 countries. Over 40 million iPhones have been sold worldwide.

Source Apple

Windows Phone Starter Edition

So that well matured Operating System that so many people over the years have had such a love/hate relationship with is reduced to being called a Starter Edition. One can’t help but think that this is a market plan to help beef up the 7 Series edition, which you would expect so much more out of, as we all know that Windows 7 Starter Edition is the simplistic version designed for the lesser platform. Windows Mobile 6.5.3 has finally reached a new stage of stability and customisation and it seems completely derogatory to the OS, and also the user, to now label it a Starter Edition.

HTC Legend get priced on Vodafone

Vodafone will be unleashing the HTC Legend shortly and several websites have begun pricing it. Whilst there are no official details on the Vodafone website Pocketlint are reporting that Vodafone will be pushing the tough little handset on some, quite frankly, attractive deals. Whilst most are 24 months there are a number of fairly good value 18 month contracts bragging a free handset. I will say that it seems a little tight for Vodafone to charge £1.99 on some contacts for the phone.

A Sim free version can be picked up for the modest sum of £399.99 here.

[Source Pocketlint]

msmobiles.com podcast 321

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Sleep better, not longer with Sleep Cycle iPhone app!

Not only huge number of apps available for iPhone is impressive, but also depth and quality of these apps. Sleep Cycle alarm clock iPhone app is amazing and it works: it is sensing your movements while you sleep and waking you up in this phase of sleep that you are rested the most! Revolutionary!

All U.S. Android phones to get 2.1 upgrade

Androidandme is reporting that all phone released with Android in the U.S. are to be upgraded to the latest 2.1 firmware. This is a pretty big deal and something of a commendable action from Google. Whilst some of the older phones, like the 1st gen G1 and Mytouch 3G, will not receive more ambitious features like live wallpapers or the upcoming Flash 10.1, they will still be running off the 2.1 firmware. The big drawback is that some will require a complete reinstall, i.e. a wipe or a PC based install. Still, it’s great news and one can only home it will be the same for those devices in the UK.

Webos 1.4 invites you to shoot, edit and share

Palm have release a little video showing off their key new feature. Shoot a video, trim it and throw it out to Youtube or Facebook. Check after the break for the video and the changelog.

LG’s Windows Phone 7 Series … phone

Engadget have published a whole rake of pictures for a prototype LG phone running Windows Phone 7 Series, a little over a week after Mobile World Congress. Whilst Microsoft were unable to answer most of the direct questions on the platform it seems they were being truthful about the OS being in a usable state. My suspicion was that they had put together an interactive flash demo to show off what they had hoped would be the final product. Instead I now think they sent out a tonne of spin doctors to answer questions on a build they hadn’t touched.