Category: Android
Rumours have been floating around for ages now about Samsung and flexible displays. Well today at CES they have finally gone and announced it. They have also managed to post part of the keynote onto YouTube as well. The video shows a range of really thin phones and …
Last summer we got ourselves involved in the release event for M8 in London (details here, review here). M8 is a free mapping, Sat Nav and local places app that really helps you see what is around you and lets you interact as well, through either Facebook or …
Different people want different things from their smartphone. There are those that view their device as purely functional. It is there purely to make calls, do a little surfing and reply to emails. Then there are those that cannot be separated from their mobile device, who feel that …
Acer have been making tablets for a few years now and their most recent announcement at CES will be their third generation 7″ tablet. With each successive generation there is a worrying trend. Lowering prices. Their previous tablet the Iconia A110 was priced to compete with the Nexus …
Great news everybody! Well great news for Pebble watch Kickstarter backers, Eric Migicovsky announced that Pebble will be Shipping on January 23rd. If you don’t know what a Pebble watch is basically it’s a watch with a ‘epaper’ display that can be customised with app integration and changing …
ZTE have today announced the launch of the strangely named T82, an Android mobile handset. It is designed to help mobile phone users make the move to their first smartphone. The phone has a custom skin called Easy UI, which was designed together with Australian carrier, Telstra. The …
Meet the Idol Ultra from Alcatel One Touch. Yes, them. Each year we see a stack of handsets from Alcatel but rarely see the handsets on the European market. If we do, they’re usually rebranded, like the Vodafone Smart II. This, the Pop Idol.. sorry, Idol Ulta is …
Samsung have today revealed the new Galaxy SII Plus. The SII Plus is based on the massive selling SII and combines the latest Android Jellybean 4.1.2 with Samsung’s Nature UX. The device has a 1.2Ghz dual core processor paired with a 4.3” WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display and an …
ZTE have today announced the ZTE Grand S, which is a 5.0″ 1080p LTE phone at CES in Las Vegas. The ZTE Grand S will become the firms flagship handset the high-end Grand Series line of products, the ZTE Grand S is the company’s first FHD smartphone and the …
I can see the insurance claim now.. “I accidentally got my brand new Samsung Galaxy SIII mixed up with my lasagne, but didn’t realise until my microwave exploded and set fire to my brand new leather sofa, plasma TV, laptop and half my kitchen.” But wait, this isn’t …
The folks over at XDA-Developers are reporting that a bit of official Jelly Bean goodness has been served up to Samsung Galaxy S Advance owners in Russia. A user called Raneet has created a thread with proof and installation details for those owners outside Russia – which includes me! …
Continuing the theme of our wishlists for 2013 here is my list of things I’d like to see in then next few months. 1. This is easy. Its at the top of the list: battery life. I’m really tired of being given decent handsets that don’t last the …
In a move that seems to be ZTE trying to find a niche, ZTE and Nuance Communications have announced a multiyear collaboration where Nuance’s voice capabilities will be integrated as part of a new range of ZTE Android devices worldwide. The result will be a diverse set of …
You want online storage, you normally head to Dropbox. However, if you’re looking for more storage, you might want to check bitcasa.com. They provide “infinite” storage, yes – you heard right. Currently there’s no limits so you’re free to download the app (currently Android only, but an iPhone …
Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy Note II? You lucky little sausage. Go into your settings and check for an update because, according to Nigel Hoar, the new 4.1.2 update is baked and ready for err… eating. The update leaked out a short while back, but this is the …
O2 and Vodafone have joined Three in announcing that they will be stocking the recently announced Sony Xperia Z. Neither of the networks have yet announced any prices or a date for availability. So not really much info to go on as yet. What we do really know is …
More CES announcements, this time from Sony. There have been many leaked photos of both devices already but now they are 100% official as Sony has just announced the Xperia Z and ZL to the world. The Xperia Z is the new Sony “hero” phone and, according to …
Three have confirmed they will be stocking the just-announced Sony Xperia Z here in the UK. They have released a hands-on video preview of the device for everyone to see. Whilst there is no information yet on a price or release date, the fact this high end device …
Earlier on we brought the news that Huawei had announced the Ascend Mate, a 6.1 inch phablet device. Now meet the Ascend D2 – the “hero” product in the Ascend series. Powered by Android 4.1 this has a 5″ FHD IPS+ 443 PPI Super Retina LCD screen. It’s …
Over at CES in Las Vegas, as we expected Huawei have just announced their ‘phablet’ offering in the form of a monster 6.1 inch screen device running on the Android OS. Running Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ the Ascend Mate features a HUGE 6.1 inch display with 720p resolution, …
Just in case you’re wondering why we’re running an article on Samsung Galaxy Note accessories, then you need to remember that the original generation Samsung Galaxy Note may have been replaced, but the trusty old behemoth is still selling by the oversized bucket load on some of the …
At times it’s hard to believe that I’m actually typing this but yes, HTC is suffering badly. They made a profit of T$11bn last year but have managed just T$1bn this year – that’s £21million and a 90% drop. With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, many …
We’ve already seen the Pong iPhone 4 / 4S case and recently had a nose around the iPad case too. A case, you might think, doesn’t take a great deal of explanation or reviewing. However, the people at Pong are quite clever. All of their cases, including this …
One of the best selling handsets for a long time was the Samsung Galaxy SII. Widely regarded along with the iPhone 4S as the best device of 2011 the Galaxy SII still commands a huge following even now. The good news for all those owners out there is …
The popular budget Huawei Ascend G300 has now been replaced with the G330, and I have one for a fortnight to see how it fairs. Huawei are dragging their reputation from cheap ‘n’ cheerful to serious contender in impressive style, not least because the G300 was such good …
CES is about to kick off over in Las Vegas tomorrow with a whole host of announcements due by manufacturers and one has been getting a lot of attention recently, and that is of course Sony and their rumored new flagship the Sony Xperia Z. We have seen leaked press …
So now christmas is over and things starting to get back to normal it looks like Google have more stock of the Nexus 10 16GB version available as the store has changed from the normal SOLD OUT message to ‘SHIPS SOON’ with a message stating it will ship …
Based on a survey of 30,000 mobile subscribers in the USA, comScore figures are out for the three month period ending November 2012. The study reveals Samsung at the top of the tree with 26.9% of US mobile subscribers and Apple second with 18.5%. LG are in third …
We’ve seen too many headlines mentioning cracked, hacked or infected apps appearing in Google Play. Sadly we’re adding this one to the list as Google appear to be reacting too slowly to the continuing problem. In this case we’ve had an email from the guys at Root Uninstaller. …
Believe it or not there are people out there that like the Microsoft Metro interface. I’m one of those people and when an app comes along and allows you to have a Metro style UI on your Android device I always have to give it a try. Tile …
It’s that time of the month folks, Google have released the platform usage figures up to the 3rd of January The good news here is that Jelly Bean has had a reasonably large jump from 6.7% to 10.2%. Clearly a lot of people got Nexus 7’s for Christmas …
I’ve been curious about the Nexus 4 for quite some time. So much so that I bought one but my main curiosity has been the process for getting it into consumers hands. Its been fraught with problems and their seems to be some significant shortages and waiting …
Android updates are a prickly subject – our own Ravi gets most impassioned about it – with what can best be described as a “varied” experience for most people in getting the latest version on their existing handset. On top of manufacturers taking their time, or sometimes …
The Kindle Fire HD, Amazon’s flagship device today has a new weapon in the war on malware and viruses. Lookout have revealed in their blog that the security software suite has been optimised specifically for the Fire HD and now provides all the protection that is available on …
I’ve always been a two handset user whenever possible for more years than I’d like to think about. It helped me balance any deficiencies in any one handset, and whilst I’ve had a preference for one type of handset over the other for certain things, there was never a …
After an eternity of waiting and speculation, it seems the elusive ASUS Nexus 7 dock may be about to hit the United States and Europe this month. In the Netherlands, AndroidWorld.nl has word from ASUS Benelux that the dock will arrive in mid-January. Prices are speculated to be …
Cut The Rope was great, I loved slicing bits of rope to feed Om Nom. So when I heard Zeptolab were planning on making a new game I was fairly excited. The release came and as usual the game was released for iOS first and then during the …
Ubuntu, for those who aren’t aware, is a Linux OS based on Debian. It’s free, open source and has a desktop UI. It’s got quite a following and has breathed life into a range of netbooks and PC’s. However, with smartphones now having specs equal to advanced PC’s …
WIth CES just days away and this event being a favorite for Sony to announce their new products at, it comes as no surprise we are starting to see more and more leaked images. This time it looks like an official press photo (although a low resolution version) has found …
Following an extremely successful Kickstarter project, OUYA Consoles are now shipping. They’re arriving after the developer portal went live and the OUYA dev kit is now ready for download too. For those who aren’t aware, the new OUYA console is an Android-powered device that’ll let you play …
