Research In Motion has announced the new BlackBerry Torch 9800 smartphone, the first device that’ll run the BlackBerry 6 operating system. It’s also the first BlackBerry handset to combine a slide-out QWERTY keyboard with a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen.
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More than 321 million mobile handsets were shipped globally in the second quarter of 2010, according to ABI Research. That's an increase of 5.9% on the previous quarter and 19.4% year-on-year.
Figures from Strategy Analytics differ slightly; they've calculated a 13% year-on-year growth to 308 million devices.
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A new Amazon Kindle ebook reader has been announced by the online retailer. The new Kindle offers better contrast, a faster response when turning pages, extra storage and built-in WiFi. There's a 3G+WiFi version for £149 (which includes all 3G charges) or a WiFi-only version for £109.
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T-Mobile and Three have both started selling the Apple iPhone 4, which means all the UK's major networks now have iPhone 4 deals.
Pricing on Three starts at £30 a month for a 16GB iPhone 4 on a 24-month contract, which costs £99 up-front. The same phone costs £179 on T-Mobile's £30 tariff.
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The Carphone Warehouse Group plc – which is 50% of Best Buy Europe and 47.5% of Virgin Mobile France - has published an Interim Management Statement for Q1 of its 2010-11 financial year.
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