Apple has refused to allow iPhones to be part of the UK’s first green ranking scheme for handsets, according to reports The scheme, which will be launched by O2 today, gives mobiles a ranking of zero to five based on their environmental credentials. Major manufacturers such as Samsung, Nokia and Sony Ericsson have already signed up to join.

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Microsoft will enable Exchange ActiveSync for Hotmail on Monday said Microsoft’s Dharmesh Mehta to CNET today! Lets hope that the push service will work as good as Googles push service!

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Apple invited reporters to a special event next week, prompting speculation the consumer electronics giant may update its lineup of iPod digital music players and possibly unveil a new Apple TV product.

On Wednesday, Apple sent reporters an email featuring an acoustic guitar with an apple-shaped sound hole, inviting them to an event in San Francisco Sept. 1. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company has traditionally held a September event to update its iPod products and iTunes media store.

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A woman used Swype to break 25.94 seconds, the new text messaging world record. But guess what? This got less than 22 seconds using his iPhone 4s standard keyboard. He typed exactly what was quote in the contest (minus the quotes):

“the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human,”

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In this smartphone smackdown, the folks at technobuffalo compares two AT&T exclusives, the Apple iPhone 4 and the RIM Blackberry Torch. 10 categories they chosen, including:
1. Call Quality
2. Reception
3. Browser
4. E-mail
5. UI & Navigation
6: Text Input
7. Speed
8. Screen
9. Apps
10. Battery Life

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The entire issue No 33 of the Sueddeutsche Zeitung’s supplement magazine (hitting the news stands on August 20th) is dedicated to present its readers with a print media experience never before seen anywhere in this form. In cooperation with Augmented Reality (AR) specialist metaio the entire magazine has been enriched with multimedia content which can be enjoyed by anyone using a smartphone. This makes the SZ magazine the first publication to enhance print media with the attractions and capabilities the digital world has to offer.

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Apple just released iOS 4.0.2 and as expected, they have patched the Jailbreakme.com bug that jailbreaks your iPhone on iOS4 OS. If you still care about your jailbreak and all the goodies that comes with it, DO NO UPDATE!

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This video demonstration using tawkon shows how the Death Grip increases radiation levels on several phones including the iPhone 4, BlackBerry 9700 and Android Nexus One. As you can see, the Death Grip problem is clearly not exclusive to the iPhone, and not only affects reception / call drops – but radiation levels too.

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