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Vodafone Says 900 Sites Now Running At 850MHz

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8:30AM November 10, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Vodafone has been upgrading its network all year as part of a planned $1 billion upgrade to persuade customers that, contrary to recent experience, its mobile network can be trusted. In its latest update on its progress, it says that more than 900 sites have now been upgraded to run its faster 850MHz network. More »


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Lifehacker Vs Gizmodo: Is It Worth Upgrading To The iPhone 4S?

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11:30AM October 5, 2011 | Angus Kidman & Alex Kidman

So the iPhone 4S has been announced, and the big question is: is it worth upgrading if you’re already an iPhone owner? Gizmodo’s editor Alex Kidman is an Apple enthusiast; Lifehacker’s editor Angus Kidman less so. But when it comes to this upgrade, they’re surprisingly in agreement on the main points. More »


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Vodafone Network Checker Finds Planned 3G Upgrades In Your Area

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1:00PM September 6, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Vodafone’s attempted solution to its year of poor performance is a bunch of network upgrades around the country. A tool on its site lets you check what works have been completed or are planned in your area, as well as identifying current performance issues. More »


Travel

Top 10 Ways To Get A Flight Upgrade

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11:45AM August 22, 2011 | Angus Kidman

What’s better than a fabulous holiday overseas? A fabulous holiday that kicks off with a complimentary upgrade so you don’t have to endure the journey in cattle class. Here are 10 tried and tested ways to make that more likely. More »


Work

How To Get The Free Lion Update For Your New Mac

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4:00PM July 21, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Longstanding owners have to pay $31.99 to upgrade to Lion, but if you’ve purchased a Mac since June 7 you’re entitled to a free upgrade. Here’s how to get it. More »


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Apple Releases Migration Assistant Update For Snow Leopard To Ensure Lion Compatibility

10:40AM July 20, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you’ve got a Mac running Snow Leopard and you’re planning on buying a new Mac running Lion in the near future, you’re going to want to update your Migration Assistant software. More »


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Get Your Mac Ready For OS X Lion

6:00AM July 11, 2011 | David Galloway

On July 1st Apple released the golden master version (GMV) of Lion to developers – usually the last non-public version of OS X before the official release. If you want to update as soon as it is available, now is the time to check your hardware and perform a few system cleanups to ensure you’ll be ready to download Lion on release day. More »


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How To Upgrade To iOS 5 Today, Without Any Developer Account

7:08AM June 8, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

One day and iOS 5 has been hacked already. Gizmodo reader and Apple lover Mert Erdir has discovered how to upgrade to iOS 5 without developer accounts, using a simple backdoor. Everyone can do it following these extremely simple instructions: More »


Work

What’s The Best Time To Roll Out A Major Upgrade?

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11:30AM April 20, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Calculating the ideal date to roll out a major change to business IT systems is always tricky. Can you get away with switching directly from one approach to the other? And if you do, what’s the right time to do this? More »


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Xperia Getting An Android Upgrade, Of Sorts

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10:01AM November 24, 2010 | Angus Kidman

Sony Ericsson sent out an announcement this morning proclaiming that its X10, X10 mini and x10 mini pro handsets are all getting an over-the-air upgrade to a newer Android version, as well as some manufacturer enhancements you can download for yourself. That sounds great, but as always the devil is in the detail. More »