Category: Android

HTC One – Up close

The HTC One press launch wasn’t the only place for people to see and feel the HTC One handset. The Phones 4u store in Oxford Street is letting people have a play with this hot new Android handset and they’ve sent us some advertising bits which I won’t …

Pre-order HTC One on Three today

Three have opened up pre-orders of the recently announced HTC One device on both PAYG and Pay Monthly and is also available in both the Black and White models.  Both offer 32GB of storage built in. The HTC One is the new flagship phone from the company and …

Return Of The IR Blaster ?

Not so many years ago most phones/PDA’s came fitted with a IR (infrared) emitter, but this has slowly died a death and the technology was left behind. Bluetooth became the new way to transfer data. I remember lining up two devices to”beam” over simple text files or ring …

Shock horror the Galaxy SIV will have cases made for it

Accessory manufacturers are rather leaky. Most high profile devices quite often get outed by the case manufacturers. The upcoming Galaxy SIV is no different. Take a look at these beauties. Exciting stuff right? From these we can see that the SIV seems to be squarer than previous models, …

LG Optimus G soon to arrive in the UK

Last year we all sort of lost sight of the Optimus G. It is the non Nexus version of the Nexus 4 and it was released around the world, just not in Europe. The European Optimus G will feature Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Zerogap Touch technology 4.7-inch 1280 x …

Sony Xperia Z unboxing

We have been lucky enough to get hands on the brand new Sony Xperia Z. It’s not even on sale here in the UK and we have the full retail model ready to take over to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress! A huge thanks to the team at …

ZTE and NVIDIA partner to launch the first Tegra 4 smartphone

ZTE and NVIDIA have announced that they are going to bring the first Tegra 4 equipped smartphone to the market. Which isn’t entirely surprising. They released a Tegra 2 phone last year, so you’d had expect another at some point. The previous device the ZTE Grand X was …

LG announce the 4G F series ahead of MWC

LG have gone a bit mad leading up to MWC, announcing what seems like every device they have up their sleeves ahead of the big event. Maybe it’s to remind people that their still hanging about waiting patiently in the aisles. Maybe it’s because a competitor announced what …

HTC One – The unveiling

HTC yesterday announced their new flagship device. The One. As is often the way with these events the official stream is private and then gets shared on YouTube a few days later. Well guess what HTC just put on their YouTube channel?

SwiftKey flow exits beta

Keyboard anoraks rejoice. SwiftKey has just been updated on the Google Play store and the big new feature is the addition of (Swypeesque) Flow gesture typing. Similar to the stock Jellybean keyboard, SwiftKey now lets you type out words simply by swiping over keys in fluid one gesture. …

Huawei tease ahead of MWC

OK, we’re confused. Sure, it’s bad enough trying to pronounce the company (is it He-oo-wii or Ho-wah-way or He-oo-way or somewhere in between?) Now.. now we have this.. errr.. picture. The jury is out on what exactly it is. Perhaps an egg gently nestling between two firm, round.. …

HTC One – Video Demo and my thoughts

Here it is then, the HTC One. This huge event at the German Gymnasium in London wasn’t just a phone launch or the confirmation that the leaked M7 was indeed the HTC One. This was showing what mobile companies must do now, because all phones are getting similar …

HTC One – Hands on

Leigh is at the HTC event in London right now getting his hands on with the brand new HTC One device which was announced today in both London and New York. We have already covered the official announcement as well as news on which networks will be stocking …

HTC Blinkfeed announced

Along with the HTC One, HTC today announced a range of features included with Sense that are all designed to turn the One into the ultimate content creation and consumption tool. One of these is HTC Blinkfeed. It essentially changes your homescreen from the place where, in my …

EE to carry HTC One

  The announcement of the new HTC flag bearer the HTC One is barely minutes old and already EE have confirmed that they will be carrying the class leading device. The HTC One is the device that HTC will be hoping will carry them to the top of the smartphone …

HTC One heading to Vodafone

Vodafone are the latest network to announce availability of the new HTC One device and even have a date of 15th March if you you are me and itching to get your hands on one! We are expecting to hear pricing over the next few days We’re live …

Three confirmed to range HTC One

Three have just emailed us to confirm they will be stocking the brand new HTC One on their network here in the UK.  No real information as of yet but we expect to hear much more over the next few days Also remember the HTC One is an …

HTC One flagship announced

HTC have just announced their flagship phone for 2013 and it is called the HTC One. There have been other phones in this series before such as the One XL, One S and One X+ but with this being such a big launch for the company they have …

The HTC Event – Liveblog

So, here we are. This is a huge launch for HTC and this is an incredibly busy event with media from all over the world. A countdown timer has been running on the HTC website for some time now, and we’re just seconds away from the HTC One. …

Another image of the HTC One leaks just before the main event

HTC are holding a big event today, you may have heard about it. The much leaked HTC M7 / One is apparently due to be announced this afternoon. French website nowhereelse have got their hands on what looks like a press render of the upcoming device. Personally I’m …

Powwaaaaarrr!! (Desk charger review)

This week is going to be a bit of a blinder in the world of technology. There’s a HTC event tomorrow..at which HTC have something special to announce. Sony are apparently unveiling something the following day (Playstation 4?), and Coolsmartphone are heading to Mobile World Congress. With that …

Fujitsu and Orange launch the Stylistic S01 for Senior Citizens

Last year we went to see James Maynard, Fujitsu’s new product marketing Director. At Mobile World Congress last year they showed off some of their new kit to us as they prepared to push into Europe. They were the “new” boys on the block in the way – …

The big HTC Event

The huge HTC event kicks off tomorrow and, as usual, we’ll be on site with the latest shots and video from the event. To bring you up to speed, we’re all kinda expecting the HTC M7 to become the HTC One, and there’s heavy rumours of an audio …

LG Announce Optimus G Pro

MWC is only a week away however it would seem that the mobile manufacturers cannot help themselves and are tripping up in their excitement. Not only are  HTC expected to launch the HTC One tomorrow but LG are getting in on the act with the announcement of the …

Are Android users growing up?

It has taken a few years but Android seems to finally have matured as a platform. There is a consistent design language, more and more apps are adhering to Google’s design guidelines and the OS is smooth and slick to use. What however of the apps that are …

Motorola RAZR HD unboxing

Whilst not a new phone in the world market, here in the UK we are finally able to get our hands on the Motorola RAZR HD smartphone and it comes packed with some very impressive features from kevlar back to LTE support for existing EE customers or everyone …

HTC Continue to tease – Ultrapixel cam on the way?

So…. What are we looking at here? HTC are showing pictures of lenses on their Twitter feed. Next to the shot is the date of their big launch – 19.2.13 Responses to the tweet have questioned whether this will mean and ultrapixel lens. This is something that has …

LG sells an Optimus L Series phone every second

Last week LG announced that they would be updating their Optimus L Series of budget Android smartphones, citing their worldwide popularity as the reason for the investment. I have to admit that I was surprised in December when LG announced sales of 10 million L Series handsets. After …

Looking at HTC design – with a few classics missed off

You would never guess that HTC are due to announce something new. They are hammering every medium they have to get their name out there and to get people talking about them, again. Well now they’ve gone and posted their third infographic of recent times on their blog. …

Samsung Galaxy flip cases BOGOF in O2 stores [Bargain]

Bog off! Yeah you with the Samsung Galaxy phone, you heard me. Bog off to your local O2 store and grab yourself a couple of clip-on flip cases. Samsung do some great accessories, and one of my favourites is the flip style case that replaces the battery cover …

A sweet Ubuntu live wallpaper!

So, my fiance got me to go to a concert tonight (which I will not name) that I absolutely hate. Thus, I figure I’ll write about one of my favorite live wallpapers to pass the time! The Ubuntu Live Wallpaper is definitely for every Ubuntu fan and, very …

Gemini Devices announce two new Dual Core 7 inch tablets

Gemini Devices have today announced two new models in their JoyTab range. The JoyTAB Duo 7 3G (Gem7032G) RRP £139.99 and the JoyTAB Duo 7 (Gem7020) RRP £79.99. Price wise the new tablets are certainly intriguing. The other thing with the JoyTab spec is that they come with …

HTC One now appears in black

The HTC One has been gradually appearing over the last few weeks, only the other day we saw a leaked image showing the HTC One in silver. Or what renowned leaker @evleaks says is the HTC One. Well now a black version has appeared. Is the HTC One …

Archos introduces the new Platinum range

Archos are probably one of the oldest players in the tablet market. They have been making handheld media devices for many many years. I fondly remember my Archos 605 WiFi from yesteryear. In recent years they have been struggling to make an impact. They seem to have decided …

Google Now – Updated. New apps and a widget.

Google Now, the physic Android companion is getting extra functionality. That is, so long as you live in the U.S. There are movie details, including trailers, your tickets, and even when you need to leave for the cinema. There’s ‘real estate’ (property to you and me) information courtesy of Zillow where Google …

WhatsApp beta now available for download

Do you use WhatsApp? Do you like using the latest and greatest version of the app, regardless of stability? Yes well you’re in for a fun morning. WhatsApp the popular cross platform instant messaging app now has a beta version available to download from their website. Offering some …

The new iPhone runs Android

There’s a new iPhone in Brazil, but this one doesn’t use iTunes, FaceTime and have an AppStore… instead this iPhone runs Android software and we’re sure Apple aren’t too happy about it. So how did this Android iPhone come about? Well Brazilian company Gradiente Eletronica registered the name …