New BT iPad App Expands Free Wi-Fi Access
This application gives BT home broadband customers easy mobile access to free and unlimited wi-fi and includes a mapping service which is updated weekly so that customers can find their nearest hotspot. Once BT home broadband customers have downloaded the app, all they need to do is input their btinternet email username and password, and open the app whenever they are in a BT wi-fi area. Because access is unlimited and free for BT home broadband customers it will help customers prevent racking up extra data costs. BT’s wi-fi network is the biggest in the UK – made up of BT Openzone and BT FON hotspots – and…
Skype Video Calling for iOS over Wi-Fi and 3G Now Available
Skype released version 3.0 of its app for iOS late last night, adding long-awaited video calling to the list of features for the popular VOIP app. This feature comes on the heels of a support document discovered last week by Engadget on Skype’s site that hinted at video calling features on the iPhone. Skype first released its free iOS app in early 2009 and added the ability to make calls over 3G in its last major update over the summer. The full list of new features and changes in version 3.0 is as follows The full list of new features and changes in version 3.0 is as follows: • Make…
ROK TV comes to BlackBerry
This great multi-channel Mobile TV app allows you to watch live news directly from your BlackBerry smartphone. Tune in to ITN, Euronews and Reuters streamed directly to your BlackBerry, live and as-it-happens, over GPRS, 3G and Wi-Fi for just £3.19 per month. Currently compatible with 19 BlackBerry devices, ROK TV is available in the UK on the O2, T-Mobile and Orange networks. It doesn’t tie you into a subscription service- it charges you on a month-by-month basis. ROK TV is available for $3.99/£3.19 per month and available to download from BlackBerry App World: http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/content/9483
Apple Announces Plans To Sell Wi-Fi Enabled iPad’s In China From September 17, 2010
According to MacRumors Apple have announced today that they will start selling their magical device within Apple Stores in China and selected Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday 17 September, from 10 am. Pricing Pricing comes in at CNY3988 ($590) for the 16 GB model, CNY4788 ($708) for the 32 GB model and CNY5588 ($827) for the 64 GB model. No news on the 3G iPad models yet although current Chinese iPhone carrier, China Unicom had previously announced that it would be offering the iPad and we’re assuming they were referring to the 3G models.
