Author: James Pearce

LG Optimus L7 going cheap for the rest of today

LG are all over the place at the moment. Mainly down to the excitement about the upcoming Nexus 4. Their older phones are obviously going to have to be sold off quickly before then. First in line is the Optimus L7. Expansys have dropped the price to £159.99 …

Are you a huge BlackBerry fan?

Well we might just have the ideal phone for you. Expansys have been in touch to let us know that the BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 is back in stock for a staggering £1209.99 which you can get here. It certainly makes me wonder who owns one of these. …

HTC 8X in blue now in stock

Another day another eagerly awaited device. This time it’s the HTC 8X in blue. Which we reviewed here. Expansys now have them in stock costing £399.99 more details here. Clove have also mentioned that they have the blue in stock as well, more details here.

Nokia Lumia 820 SIM free available soon

Today has been a day of retailers passing on information about the upcoming Nokia Lumia phones. The latest bit of info we’ve had was from Expansys who have let us know about the SIM free version of the Nokia Lumia 820 in black will be available from 12 …

Microsoft Surface with Windows RT – Initial Impressions

A lot has been said about Windows 8 recently. A lot of it has been negative and mainly about the metro new tiled interface. I didn’t buy into any of the negativity and when the Surface with RT tablets came up for pre-order I went ahead and ordered …

Nokia Lumia 920 now available Sim Free

One of the most eagerly awaited Windows Phone 8 devices is the Lumia 920. Various sites have been quoting contract based prices and barely any sites have quoted Sim Free prices. Until now that is, online retailer Mobicity have tweeted saying they have the black Lumia 920 in …

My iOS experiment – Part 4

Regular readers might remember my plight to see what all of the fuss regarding iOS is about, one night a few months ago during one of our podcasts I had an idea. An idea that has cost me several hundred pounds so far, I bought an iPhone 4S.  Just …

Find a Tradesman app now available on the Google Play Store

Finding a builder or an electrician can be a bit of a nightmare sometimes. Luckily the people behind the ratedpeoplecom.com website have now got an app to help you do just that. Rated People – for quality, local tradesmen – The UK’s largest trade recommendation service – Over …

Waze the social sat nav app gets more features in new update

Yesterday Waze the free social sat nav and mapping app had a bit of an update adding more features to the app. So what’s new in this version? What’s in this version: ✓ See friends driving to your destination & everyone’s ETA ✓ Send a pick up request …

ZTE announce they are the 4th biggest smartphone manufacturer

ZTE yesterday announced that they had become the 4th biggest smartphone manufacturer in the world during the third quarter of 2012, according to IDC. ZTE shipped 7.5 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2012, closely following RIM with only 0.1 percentage points between them. Number 5 in …

ZTE Kis – Initial Impressions

The other day ZTE and Virgin Mobile announced the new white version of the Kis. Their hugely popular “record breaking” Kis is an entry level 3.5″ device and we’ve had it for a couple of days and here is our initial impressions. Starting off with good and bad …

Acer Iconia A110 – Initial Impressions

The Acer Iconia A110 has sort of arrived on the scene with barely an announcement. It was up for pre-order on Ebuyer for a while and then it just suddenly came into stock. A few weeks later and we have one here on our desk. Hailed by some …

Three to stock the Nexus 7 3G model soon

Our friends over at Three to let us know that the recently announced 3G version of the popular Nexus 7 tablet should soon be available on a variety of tariffs. Although there is no mention of when or how much, we’ll bring you further info as and when. …

Meet Windows Phone 8

Yesterday evening Microsoft showed us Windows Phone 8 and the new devices that will come with it. It all looks and there is a lot of information to read about the new OS. You could almost do with a nice video to watch showing some of the new …

Acer S500 Cloud Mobile – Review

I’ve been using the Acer S500 Cloud Mobile as my main phone for a few weeks now and it’s time to bring you the full review. My initial conclusion was that the Cloud Mobile was a great phone that seemed like it was going to be let down …

Barnes and Noble release their Nook ereaders in the UK

Ebook readers are something of a “do I need one” kind of device. We all have a normal phone, a large phone, a small tablet, a large tablet and a few laptops that can all be used to read ebooks. But when you see someone reading an Ebook …

Primark touch screen gloves – Review

Yes we are serious, we are doing this. My wife came across these the other week whilst looking for some bargains. They are super cheap and surprisingly good touch screen gloves. As with all of our reviews we’ll have a look at the good and bad points first. …

The evolution of the smartphone – as told by HTC

Infographics are one of those odd things, they normally appear thanks to some random research done by a security trying to sell their wares. This one has been knocked up by HTC and it shows a bit of their history in the mobile industry. Oh and it has …

iOS Game Review – Brainsss

I love a good zombie game, running away from hordes of them pausing only to shoot them in the face from short range. Well this zombie game isn’t like that. It turns the whole zombie game genre on it’s head. You are a zombie and you have a …

Xbox Smartglass is now available on the Google Play Store

A few days ago we saw some info about the Xbox Smartglass app for Windows RT and Windows Phone. It was basically an advanced companion app for your Xbox, where you could control media playback, browse the Web and install apps and games. Microsoft mentioned that an Android …

Black Samsung Galaxy SIII now in stock

Online retailer Expansys have dropped us a line to say that they have just got the black version of the Galaxy SIII. The Galaxy SIII has probably been then most successful Android phone so far this year. Most people who get one absolutely love them. No doubt someone …

Draw Something is now available on the Windows Phone Marketplace

Can you remember back when we all used to play Draw Something? I have fond memories of a time where Android and iOS users could get along and send each other horrendous drawing instead of doing work. Shortly after the drawing explosion Omgpop got bought up by Zygna …

Meganoid 2 is now available on the Play Store

The sequel to the hugely popular 8-bit platform game Meganoid, Meganoid 2 has just been released. The sequel is more Indiana Jones than it’s predecessor but it is damn good difficult fun. I’ve reviewed this over at our sister site, thecoolgamer here, so if you want to have a …

Android Game Review – Meganoid 2

Meganoid is a hugely successful Android and iOS 8-bit platform game. The aim of the game is to make your way through the hundreds of levels avoiding death. Well Orange Pixel have come out with a sequel which on the outset seems to offer more of the same …

UK Amazon Appstore freebie – Jelly Defense

Today we have another noteworthy freebie in the UK Amzon Appstore. It is Jelly Defense which normally costs £2.45, it is a tower defence type of game with a animated surreal twist. Here is the game description: Finally something worth defending! Join the Jelly forces now and lead …

Carphone Warehouse announce the LG Nexus 4 – a little bit early

It looks like someone at Carphone Warehouse hit “activate” on their website a little bit early. They have published the upcoming LG Nexus 4 has popped up on their website. Available for free from £31 per month on either Vodafone or O2. They haven’t published any specs yet, …

UK Amazon Appstore freebie – Bejewelled 2

We all love a bit of Bejewelled right? Well I sure do and today’s Amazon Appstore freebie will help alleviate my urges. Bejewelled is one of those games where you have to join up matching colours of jewels. It soon becomes addictive and you’ll soon be hooked. As …

LG release Ice Cream Sandwich source code for the Optimus 2X

In a move no doubt prompted by the upcoming LG Nexus 4, LG have released the Ice Cream Sandwich source code. So what does this mean? Well the Optimus 2X was released in early 2011 and it was the first dual core device on the market. It’s history …

Samsung Ativ Smart PC and Smart PC Pro up for pre order

The 26th of October is getting ever closer. The internet has been filled with mediocre reviews of the Windows RT tablets and people are wondering quite how much the real Windows 8 tablets are going to cost. Well UK based online retailer Misco have started to take pre-orders …

iPad Mini accessories now available

As is usual with any new product launch, accessories soon become available and in this case some of them are already in stock. UK online retailer Expansys has let us know about a range of cases they have in stock and some they have for pre-order. BELKIN Cases …

ZTE welcome the festive season with a Kis

The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …

Maxell Airstash – Review

Picture the scene, you’re at a party or a friends house or even in a meeting. You have your camera and the memory card is full of pictures. You, your friends or clients are all stood there with your iPhones and iPads looking confused. You all really need …

Xbox Smartglass coming to Windows Phone very soon

Yes I just said Xbox. Xbox has become more than just a brand of a console. It is know the unifying multimedia centre that holds together the Xbox console, Windows Phone 8, Windows 8 and Windows RT. It offers a wide range of films, tv, music and of …

Samsung Galaxy S DUOS now in stock

Dual Sim phones seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Back in the day you used to be able to get Windows Mobile devices with two SIMs. Then they just disappeared, bar a few low end ones from Viewsonic. Then the other week we reviewed the …

Nexus 10 tablet details start to appear [rumour]

Recently rumours surrounding Nexus devices have been all over the web. One interesting rumour surfaced the other week about a new 10” Google Nexus tablet. It was said that Samsung are going to be making a “Nexus 10” tablet with a rumoured high resolution screen. Well some evidence …

Ask us a question for our podcast – Episode 19

What a hectic week it’s been news wise. We’ve had Microsoft Surface pre-orders appear from nowhere, we’ve had notification of an Apple event for the rumoured iPad Mini and we’ve had a huge new phone from HTC Japan. We will no doubt have a lot to cram into …

Asus Padfone 2 event

Did you miss the live streaming of the Padfone 2 event the other day? Well lucky you, Asus have posted a video of the whole thing to YouTube and whilst the beginning is a little forced you eventually get to see the goods. If you want to read …