Category: Android
Yesterday saw one of the biggest names in the mobile industry announce some seriously impressive stuff. New devices and a new OS. BlackBerry 10 is possibly RIM’s BlackBerry’s last chance to be current, competitive and profitable. They should be allowed their five minutes to say their piece and …
You know the deal by now. These things are a pain to get hold of, so when they appear on the Google Play store you go and get one. The 8GB is sitting in my basket right now. Unlocked, it’s a snip at £239. We mentioned earlier that …
Want a Nexus 4 but don’t want the common old black version that everyone else has? Well, you may be in luck as it looks like there could be a white one on the way! Vietnamese tech site Tinh te has a series of photos which show a …
The Nexus 7 brought respect to cheap Android tablets – good spec, latest OS and very reasonable price. This has forced other manufacturers to up their game a bit – and a good thing that is. With that in mind, Ebuyer have Sumvision’s Cyclone range at some very …
For years people have sat around listening to others chat about a varied range of topics on the radio. The invention of the podcast changed the way that many listen to such conversations and gave us the ability to hear said recordings where and whenever we want. Of …
The issues surrounding Google’s flagship Android Jellybean-touting handset are well documented. Google and LG have blamed each other for the worldwide shortage and customers have been left rather angry and miffed at the lack of ability to order the cut price handset. Well, various Play stores around the …
The phrase “cheap Android tablet” usually makes me shudder a little bit and then it makes me cross my fingers hoping I’m not forced to review one of the wretched things. Yesterday I got an interesting email, you know the sort you get from a company you once …
HTC is up to something. Barcelona and the huge Mobile World Congress event is now just weeks away. It’s going to be bigger than ever and the competition to have your new phone hitting headlines is fierce. In those few days at MWC there’s press release after press …
So, we’ve asked you why Siri isn’t missed on Android but there are still some very clever alternatives. We’ve covered one in particular – Speaktoit – a while back now, but they’ve recently had a pretty major overhaul. First up, there’s a new “teach” facility. You tell your …
It feels like not a day goes by when Samsung isn’t coming up with something to add to their Galaxy line of smartphones. They are pretty cool though. The latest addition is this new Galaxy Express, an international version of the AT&T handset already available in the states. Although not …
I love my MiFi, it’s an old unlocked unit I got on eBay a few years ago, I dig it out for days where I need my laptop out on the road. At times though it struggles to provide 2G speeds never mind 3G or even 4G. Maybe …
My wife loves the Galaxy SIII. Her only gripe, when we bought it, was that it was a bit too large. Sadly we purchased it just months before the SIII Mini appeared and now, if you’ve got some cash washing about after Christmas, you can get the blue …
I’m going to start with a sentence that makes me wonder where time had gone. Was it really only three years ago yesterday that Steve Jobs announced a product that would ultimately change the way we communicate? The answer is, of course, yes. Like the iPhone, there were …
Cameras are a part of our lives these days. Be it taking photos of your lunch and posting it to Instagram, taking photos of your ugly children and posting them to Facebook or even taking photos for a living. I take a lot of photos every day, normally …
I listen to a lot of tech based podcasts, and a participant in a recent podcast mentioned something so profoundly obvious that I hadn’t even considered it. While discussing the new wave of supersize smartphones coming along, further blurring the line between phone and tablet, he mentioned that …
About two “Gadget Show Live” events ago I was approached by a man carrying a iPad with a HD film playing on it. Nothing new there I thought, but as I was walking away, he showed me a small portable hard drive which he had in his pocket. …
As mentioned in my initial impressions, the lovely people over at Clove.co.uk have leant us a Samsung Ativ S for a little while. Today whilst walking my dog I thought that I would take some snaps. It was early in the morning just as the light was beginning to …
Ok, I’m quite a Siri fan. Sure there are times when Google Now thrashes the pants off it, but it’s fairly capable for a lot of situations. I flip from Android to iOS quite a bit, and recently have found myself considering switching back to an Android device …
HTC have come up with a novel answer to those people with small phones who laugh at us large phone owners who say that we look like we have tablets on our ears: The HTC Mini. Let me set the scene: I’m a very proud Samsung Galaxy Note …
Samsung have today announced a new addition to their highly successful Galaxy range of handsets, the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2. The Xcover is an Android handset designed for those that have a love for outdoor living and need something a little more durable than the standard device. …
Polarbit are the developers behind the popular Reckless Racing series of driving games and they’re back with what looks like another cracking driving game. Here are some shots from the game. Here is the trailer for the game. This driving game certainly looks a bit more violent than …
Have a look around you. Go on.. can you see someone with a Samsung phone? Is it a Galaxy device? Yeah. It’s the success of the Galaxy smartphones that have helped to boost the profits of Samsung by a massive 76% in the last three months of 2012. …
Now and again you come across something so cool on YouTube you just have to share it. Today is one of those days. @mr_bridger from Twitter has been busy with his Nexus 7 and his car dashboard. He has basically removed the old panel, got a new one …
We’re expecting Samsung to reveal an 8″ version of the Galaxy Note this year at MWC (last year, you may remember, it was all about the 10.1″ model) and now there’s some apparent photos of the device over on dday.it. The snaps seem to have been taken accidentally-on-pupose …
Lots of people are waiting for the super-thin Xperia Z tablet and many have asked whether it’ll be arriving here in the UK. Sony say that the Xperia Z tablet is the thinnest tablet computer of its kind, measuring 6.9mm thich with a 10.1″ screen. The Sony tablet …
LifeKraze have extended their application offering to Android today, along with a substantial update to their pre-existing iOS app. But, before we go any further – what is LifeKraze, you may ask? LifeKraze is a social network designed so that you can share your accomplishments (like going for …
We all loved the original Temple Run right? Well I for one quite liked the running towards your inevitable death theme they had going on. Temple Run 2 is more of the same action and those pesky iOS users have been able to play it for a few …
We finally managed to land a Samsung Galaxy S III Mini in the palm of our hands. Thanks to the guys at Mobicity for the opportunity. Good points Good size Good battery life Good screen Bad Points 5 MegaPixel Camera OS can be laggy The Galaxy S III …
Huawei are quickly becoming a major force in the mobile world and their latest budget offering, the Ascend G330, has a lot of pressure on it to continue the impressive trend of affordable handsets that punch above their weight. The Ascend G330 is the replacement for the Ascend …
Based on the answers of 3,400 developers across Europe, North America and Asia, the “Developer Economics” report offers some insights into what developers are after and what’s proving successful. Android and iOS are still the big hitters, with 72% of respondents developing for Android (up 4% from the …
Picture the scene, you’re out and about and want to watch your favourite Sky TV show. No problem! Just use the Sky Go app. However, if you’re on a fairly restrictive mobile data plan it’s going to burn through your data faster than my cat rips wallpaper. We …
We’ve covered the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy X Cover 2 but now there’s more evidence emerging of their existence. TechnoBuffalo have leaked slides which firm up the specs and confirm that the Note 8 will be available in March while the Galaxy X Cover 2 will be …
Worried about losing your phone and not having those precious texts, photos or documents? We’ve been given a nudge about a refreshed backup app for Android. It’s free and includes the ability to only backup when your phone is plugged in. G Cloud Backup saves your contacts, call …
Yes, I know. Whenever the headline reads “less than £200” you know it’s going to be 1p less. But hey, it’s a good price for a great handset. The P1 has a definite “Galaxy SII” feel about it but we were suitably impressed in out Ascend P1 review. …
You like the Xperia Z, but somehow.. you want a little more. Well, if you’re prepared to switch to O2, you can get the new Sony handset from February. O2 have an exclusive here too – the only way to get a purple one in your pocket is …
This is actually bigger news than you’d think. The new browser, Opera Ice, was showed to PocketLint. You see, Opera Ice has go a new Interface and a new Rendering Engine. New to Opera, anyway. It’s a WebKit browser. Opera has always been based on the Presto (or an …
The S3 Mini is already available but a new NFC (tap to pay) version is on the way in just a few days. Powered by Android 4.1, the phone will remain identical to the non-NFC version, which includes a 4″ 800 x 480 Super AMOLED screen, dual-core 1GHz …
The HTC M7 is one of those devices that stir up people’s imagination. By that I mean hoaxers imaginations, as usual with the build up to a new flagship device being released we get to see lots of “leaked” photos and renders of the latest and greatest. Android …
Since Sony announced their latest flagship phone the Xperia Z rumours have been floating around about a similarly named tablet. Sony Japan have now officially announced the Xperia Z tablet and to tell you the truth I am quite interested. Spec wise it is no slouch offering a …
The Galaxy Note 2 by Samsung uses one of their in house processors, the Exynos 4412. Recently, someone found a security flaw with the Exynos that allowed a third party to control your phone and put it into a non-stop boot loop. After this, no recovery is possible. …
