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New FireChat application offers peer-to-peer iPhone chat without any online connection

A new iOS app that allows instant messaging without an internet connection is rapidly moving towards the top of the ‘free app’ charts.

FireChat, developed by San Francisco-based startup Open Garden, can be used on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch without WiFi or cellular connectivity.

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Discussions continue about Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail merger

Last month Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse Group confirmed they were talking about a potential merger, although these discussions were described as being “at a very preliminary stage”.

Under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the two companies were required to either announce a firm offer or confirm they won’t be making an offer by 5pm today.

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The new iPhone no-one was expecting

Mark Bridge writes:

New Apple products! New Android smart watches!

You’d be forgiven for not having noticed either of those news stories last week. Apple did indeed announce a new iPhone – but it was simply a new iPhone 5c with just 8MB of memory.

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Vodafone celebrates the 30th anniversary of its (misspelled) name

This weekend marks 30 years since Racal Electronics revealed the name of its new mobile phone service as ‘Vodafone’.

The name was announced at a press conference in London on 22nd March 1984, although it wasn’t until 1991 that Vodafone demerged from Racal and became a separate company.

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Samsung begins to preview its Galaxy S5 smartphone ahead of next month's launch

Samsung has begin displaying its forthcoming Galaxy S5 smartphone, along with the Gear 2 smart watch and Gear Fit fitness tracker, at selected shops around the world.

Although the new flagship Galaxy S5 won’t go on sale until Friday 11th April, it’ll be shown off at more than 1,400 Samsung Experience Stores, mobile network shops and in other key retailers across 61 countries including the UK.

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