Category: Android
Can you bear to play Angry Birds ever again? If yes your next few days are going to be rather busy. Yesterday Rovio released the next installment in the Angry Birds saga. As per the norm with Rovio the gone all puntastic with their explanation of the game, …
Yes, it’s time for your daily dose of Kickstarter action. This time it’s my beer fund. If you choose to invest, you’ll get no return on your money but you’ll be able to read some really long and rambling news articles. Yay. No, seriously, it’s this – the …
Looking through the crowd funding site Kickstarter I think my prayers have been answered with the Everdock. Well-made and nice-looking, universal docks that work with a variety of devices are hard to come by. The folks at FUZ Designs are hoping to solve that problem with EverDock. The …
Now I’m going to try and sit on the fence during this particular article, but I can’t help it if a few comments pop out. Years ago, when the internet was black and white, there was a website called “Hot or Not”. It allowed users to upload pictures …
Sometime ago I bought myself a shiny new retina display iPad, lovely I thought, that was until my wife saw it. ..I no longer have a retina iPad. Then Apple released the iPad mini. Great, I thought, I’ll treat myself, plus it will be easy to pop in …
Firefox Browser for Android has a tough fight on its hands. What with Google Chrome shipping on most Android devices these days. But for some people who find Chrome a bit slow or a bit bloated there are lots of alternatives, Firefox being one of them. The handy …
International Android fans rejoice! The Nexus 7 LTE is expanding its availability to several more countries starting today. Google Play is now selling the mobile data-enabled Nexus 7 in Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Japan and Korea. Pricing in the UK is at £299 for the 32GB model …
Not heard of Bloom.fm ? Well, it’ll let you combine radio and music discovery in one big experience (I’m reading from the press release, sorry). There’s a catalogue of 22 million songs which you can preview or borrow if you want to hear more. Borrow? Yes, borrow. You …
This October marks the return of Droidcon London. The Android developer conference is your chance to get down and dirty with the OS and to gain development skills from experts. Gradleware, Evernote, Funky Android and I Fight Bears will be there and, during the two days, there’ll be …
The US Google Play Store is now reporting that both the 8GB and 16GB versions of the Nexus 4 is out of stock. The UK site, however, is still showing stock of the 16GB version so grab one quick. Does this mean the Nexus 5 is getting close …
Tablets are becoming more and more popular these days with new features and different screen sizes allowing for all types of customer. Small tablets are great for travelling and for taking to work, where as the larger ones can almost act as a laptop replacement for lots of …
The current generation of Acer devices are pretty impressive, at the top of the pile is the “S” range, which is the flagship device range. The Liquid S1 phablet is a great big thing with a 5.7″ screen and specs similar to the Galaxy Note II. I’ve had …
There’s a few games that people really latch onto and generally become huge. Where’s My Water? is definitely one of them, and has kept my son (and wife) entertained for quite a bit. Now there’s a new version, cunningly named “Where’s My Water? 2”. Oh and get this, …
It’s been a number of months since HTC lost several key members from their Seattle operation. We’ve not seen a resignation for some time – not since May when Daniel Lazarides left. Today Darren Krape, Senior Worldwide Community Manager for HTC, is preparing for his new job at …
Well now, this seems rather good. I’m always banging on about how easy it is for kids to access stuff they really should be accessing. A quick search of YouTube will easily reveal a whole host of videos that haven’t been flagged as inappropriate, even though they are, …
Samsung now and again create some impressive devices and they also create some odd marketing material. Like that tap dancing thing… Well this time it’s a short film showing how a girl saved her grandfathe business with the help of a Galaxy Note 3 and a Galaxy Gear. …
If you’re on the Twitter beta programme (apparently our very own Ronnie is but he never knew) you’ll be getting a refreshed version of Twitter this morning. Accessing the beta programme doesn’t seem possible any more but involved you signing up to the appropriate Google group. You then …
The Nexus 5. So far there has been no official confirmation of its existence however the pictures and rumours just keep on coming. Today new pictures have emerged from the FCC showing what is reputed to be the new Nexus 5, made once again by LG. The pictures …
Following the announcement of Apple’s iPhone 5s, which has new 64-bit A7 CPU, Samsung boss JK Shin has told the Korean press that its future handsets will also include 64-bit chipset too. Acording to the Korea Times, the Samsung co-CEO confirmed that “our next smartphones will have 64-bit …
I love it when I can set a program to download stuff without any interaction on my behalf, like my Sky+ box and series link. Now I can add my favourite podcasts to that list. Todays update adds the ability to auto download your chosen podcasts latest episode …
The Acer Liquid Z3 could be called the “Liquid E2 Duo Mini” but not every manufacturer has to follow the Samsung rules. The Acer Liquid Z3 is a budget sub £100 dual core device and I’ve got one for the next few weeks. So to start off proceedings here …
OrangePixel make some rather splendid games, mostly retro style 8bit platform games or shoot em ups. Heroes of Loot is reminiscent of Gauntlet, that amazing dungeon game from the eighties. Here is the trailer for the new game. Description A dungeon full of skulls, imps, cyclops, minotaurs, flameheads, …
Google Play Music is a great piece of software, allowing you to buy music as you want, pay a subscription and pay monthly, pay a subscription and listen to radio style playlists or even just upload thousands and thousands of your own music and just stream it for …
So, a quick look on the Apple website reveals something a little worrying. Based on this information, the only UK networks who will be able to make the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c work at 4G speeds are Vodafone and EE. Many websites have picked up on this …
Three have just sent out a press release confirming the Sony Xperia Z Ultra is now available on its network. The Z Ultra is a massive device both size and spec with a huge 6.4″ display, 2GB ram, 16GB storage and an 8 megapixel camera. You can also …
The mobile industry is incredibly fast and cut-throat. Microsoft learned that too slowly in my opinion, and the supposed launch of BBM for Android / iPhone yesterday showed yet again just how quickly things change. Earlier we heard that the BBM app was available. It turned out to …
HTC have never really succeeded when it comes to tablets. The mildly successful HTC Flyer was getting long in the tooth when it got it’s update from Gingerbread to Honeycomb (Android 3.0), and there hasn’t been a lot to speak of since. This morning we spotted what appeared …
Three have just confirmed that they will be taking one of the latest Sony phones, the Xperia M on their UK network. For £149.99, customers can now get their hands on this device in store with online orders available from 11th October. Specifications include a 4 inch 480 …
Yes, another crowdfunding project, yes I should start ignoring these more but no, I’m not going to ignore this one. Put simply, it’s a home automation system and security device. You get some magical doo-hickeys to plug into your sockets and let you remotely switch stuff on or …
I saw what appeared to be a cracking deal on a decent spec’d smartphone whilst surfing the web a couple of weeks ago, took the plunge and ordered directly from China. I’d never seen or heard of the brand-name ThL or the W8s phone before and to be …
Case Mate recently offered to send me a selection of their cases for review, one of which I’ve done – the gold sparkly Glam iPhone case. Which is it’s great case with a fun look. I also got the Android Mike for the HTC One X. It’s another …
Isn’t it great when a company follows through and actually does what they said they would? A year ago….. It was about this time last year when Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 were announced and along with them came Xbox Music, which was Microsoft’s Music streaming service, …
I’ve finally got my grubby mits on Sony’s newest releases, so I thought I’d share my pleasures (and pains) with you lovely people. Sony pre-release review models are notoriously hard to come by, especially when you want them with some accessories, but with a little sweet talking I …
Virtual Network Operator, Asda Mobile, used to use the Vodafone network. However, from the end of October, they’ll be switching across to EE. Their offers, from what we can make out, will remain the same. They do some SIM-only deals at the moment, but sadly the amount of …
Today is a day to rejoice Android users, you can now make odd sounding music using your phone or tablet. Yay. Music Maker Jam has a pretty premise: Music Maker Jam, the free new music maker app from MAGIX, makes it easy to start playing with music and mixing …
The Doro Liberto 810 is apparently “The world’s most liberating smartphone“, which is quite a bold claim from Doro. Doro AB is a Swedish public company formed in 1974. It released its pioneering ‘easy-to-use’ mobile phone in 2007. Until recently their phones were flip style feature phones and …
If you watch the unveil of the KitKat statue (if that’s the right word for it), someone at the Googleplex was spotted using an unknown Nexus branded device. That device was presumed to be the Nexus 5 and now it’s arrived at the FCC for regulatory approval. Luckily …
At launch pretty much the only device that will be compatible with the Galaxy Gear will be the Galaxy Note 3 and what better way to demo both devices than in a 18 minute video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fo5x7ZIPCM
A smartwatch isn’t high up on my shopping list if I’m honest. For me, I’ve got into the habit of checking my phone for the date or time. I simply never wear a watch, but there’s no denying the fact that many still value them. The Sony Smartwatch …
The BBC iPlayer app for Android has just had an update, bringing support for downloads through the app and also Android 4.3 support. Yay my new Nexus 7 will be happy. It’s nice to see the BBC Android app get updated with some of the features available in …
