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Don't Panic!

It’ll certainly be useful for students, teachers and technical types who need to locate specific data about a particular topic.

Wolfram Alpha

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However, Wolfram’s claim that the app can handle wider general knowledge topics seems a bit exaggerated. When I asked some questions about how mobile broadband works it simply gave me information about high-speed data communications in the city of Mobile, Alabama, and I couldn’t find a more precise way of explaining what I was really interested in.

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Wolfram Alpha

A powerful... ahem... "knowledge engine" for locating scientific and technical information.
Price: £1.19 RRP More Info: Wolfram Alpha in the iTunes App Store

Custom keyboard

The main benefit of the app is the included custom keyboard with all the mathematical & greek symbols on it which are rather difficult (impossible?) to type in on a phone otherwise.

Also, it's only a quid! Support useful services and long they may continue.

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Or

Perhaps you needed to search by the technology type (HSDPA, etc)?

Any hits on this?

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It may well work

Or you could buy and android and run exactly the same app on that (£1.24, but TBH I think that's overpriced for a view of a website).

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OK

ah, right. NOW I might by an iThing.

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mobile broadband question

perhaps you needed to ask about cellular broadband. two nations divided by a common language and all that.

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