Category: Android
Christmas is nearly upon us and sometimes it can be a struggle to find a present to give for that one particular person. As mentioned in our first Christmas Gift Guide, we have teamed up with some of the leading retailers in the industry to bring you …
After the news yesterday that Android Jellybean 4.2.1 was rolling out to the LG Nexus 4 and Nexus 10 there comes and update for the Galaxy Nexus. The update is as usual rolling out OTA and is less than 1mb in size. Once installed December is …
Google’s highly acclaimed Nexus 7 made by Asus has sold in some rather large numbers in its original wi-fi format however one of the issues raised was that it had no 3G functionality. In it’s latest incantation Google have solved this issue and released a 3G model which …
Look around you. If you see precious antiques and have a swimming pool in your extension, then you can probably tune out now. The rest of us are after deals and bargains right now, and an app called Shopitize is here to give you deals on your shopping. …
We all know that feeling. The moment when your heart leaps out of your chest and thumps at a thousand miles per hour just as your phone hits the floor. I’m fairly certain that each and every one of us has dropped our handset at one time or …
The deal of the day today at Expansys is an absolute corker…. For the bargain basement price of £19.99 you can bag yourself a Sony Ericsson Liveview Smartwatch. The SonyEricsson Liveview Smartwatch lets you check your Android phone without taking it out of your pocket. Acting as a second …
Have you been waiting on the Nexus 4 to come back into stock on the Google Play store rather than pay over the odds elsewhere? Then there is some semi good news to be had. If you are in the US then stock will be coming back online …
News is emerging of a possible successor to the LG Optimus G. The device which can be described as nothing other than high end is said to contain the following: 1080p Full HD display 2Ghz Quad-core Qualcomm S4 Processor Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie 2Gb Ram The handset …
Android Jellybean 4.2 has barely hit and very few users actually have their Nexus 4 or Nexus 10’s however Google have begun the rollout of Android version 4.2.1 to the latest devices. The update is only 1.1mb in size so don’t expect any major changes. Indeed, the only …
Anyone who is interested in getting their very own Samsung Ativ S running Windows Phone 8 is in for yet ANOTHER wait as it seems the new handset has had another delay. The Ativ S was supposed to be the first Windows Phone 8 device on sale with …
You might have seen a post we did recently about a rumoured new HTC phone called the ‘Deluxe’ or ‘DLX” for short. This is the 5 inch 1080p screen device based on the Droid DNA on sale on Verizon in the States. This is the first 1080p device …
After what has felt like a long wait, it seems HTC One X customers are finally getting their hands on the 4.1 build of Jelly Bean after being on 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from launch. One of the many improvements in Jelly Bean is the highly impressive Google …
Exciting news for anyone waiting to get their hands on a shiny Nexus 4! More back orders are ready to ship to customers. Luckily I managed to get an order in after they initially went on sale but it ended up on back order due to demand. We expected …
OK, so you spent your entire time on launch day pressing refresh but still had no joy. Some of us have even sold your old handset so that we can order the newest, latest greatest one – the amazing vanishing LG Nexus 4. Well, a tiny little bit …
Samsung have had some pretty spectacular successes of late with the Galaxy SIII and the current darling, the Galaxy Note 2. With the S3 being 6 months old now, minds inevitably start turning towards the new update to the flagship handset the S3 and the rumour mill has …
Samsung has today announced that they have sold 5 million Galaxy Note 2’s, the latest iteration of their so called “Phablet” device. It took the original Galaxy Note 3 months to sell that many but the sequel has managed that in just 2. We reviewed the Note 2 …
The 10″ Android tablet market just got dumped on its head recently. As with the other current Nexus devices Google are offering them direct to customers rather cheaply. This move makes selling a tablet difficult as the other OEMs have to cut corners to keep the prices low. …
A little while ago we showed a new Android powered Samsung flip phone that was destined for the Chinese market. Well, Samsung have quite strongly upped the ante with the launch of a brand new quad core flip phone powered by Android – again destined for the Chinese …
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean came with a bucket load of new features, most noticeable was the ability to add widgets to, and access the camera from the lock screen. Whilst some people (me included) thought that was a great idea, others weren’t too impressed and headed to settings …
You might have seen a small black box from Apple called Apple TV. This connects via HDMI to your HD TV and then streams your media purchases on a nice large screen via WiFi. Now there’s also a version available from Google…. and you guessed it, it’s called …
If you’re a fan of Google Maps and use it for getting around, the great news is that Google have now turned on the new indoor mapping feature. There’s dozens of locations now indoor enabled here in the UK. The indoor mapping project is being updated all the …
Anyone with a Huawei G300 on Vodafone (and at the price it is selling for I would expect there are LOTS), a new software version is due to be rolled out over the air next week which will address a few issues found in the existing version. Costing …
Huawei have today announced two new models for its line up of Android handsets. Firstly the Ascend G330, the follow up to the G300, runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 4″ screen, is powered by a 1Ghz dual core processor and incorporates Huawei’s own HAP 5.1 …
Seekers of the mythical Nexus 4 now have another opportunity to not get one… at least not yet. 🙂 Three have announced that they will be selling Google & LG’s latest and greatest handset. Unfortunately it’s not available straight away, so if you’re not the patient type your …
ZTE today announced that its N880E Android smartphone is now available on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. This makes ZTE is the first Chinese vendor to launch an Android 4.2 smartphone. Shame they seem to have forgotten us here in the UK. Recently ZTE announced a load of phones …
A few days ago iFixit got their hands on a Nexus 4 and took it to pieces. To their surprise they found an LTE chip inside, unused of course. What is it’s purpose? A lot of people speculate that it’s simple a cost cutting measure from LG and …
As is usual with any new upcoming device images appear leading up to its release. The HTC Deluxe DLX is no different. We have already seen this device a few times as the Droid DNA is the US and the J Butterfly in Japan. Deluxe DLX is going to …
The Kindle Fire has always intrigued me. It has a rather locked down version of Android and it is neatly tied into all of the Amazon services. As part of the Amazon UK lighting deals this week Amazon have dropped the price of the base level Kindle Fire …
James Pearce once again told us of his love for the excellent Samsung Galaxy Note II yesterday and I must say that after my review here I pretty much share his views. Well, it would seem that there is yet another reason to like Samsung’s monster handset as a new …
Some of the more eagle eyed amongst you may be aware that I’m one of those people who swear by the original Samsung Galaxy Note. I’ve had it for about six or seven months now but I’ve started to become envious of the new Galaxy Note II. I’ve …
One major complaint around almost every smartphone currently available is battery life. Unless you have a Motorola Razr Maxx or the Galaxy Note 2 with their giant batteries or have every data service turned off then battery life is almost certain to raise its head as an issue …
For some the Samsung Galaxy SIII might be a little bit too big. That’s why Samsung introduced the lower spec’d smaller SIII Mini and today Expansys have just got them into stock in blue. Spec wise it is trimmed down quite a bit compared to the SIII but …
It’s always nice when a large name app developer like Skype actually update their app to have a decent tablet UI. This mornings update to Skype has added exactly that. Here are a few screenshots showing what to expect. The what’s new section of the Play Store details …
Well, they’ve only got a few days left in November, so here’s hoping it’ll roll out pretty soon. If you’re one of the lucky / unlucky ones to have Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and you’re missing out on December anniversaries and birthdays in the “People” app, Google are …
Telmap are an Intel owned mapping company and they have a rather decent free mapping and Sat Nav app for iOS and Android. You may remember this as I went to the launch event in London and we also reviewed their app as well. Well Telmap have released …
We have only just seen the release of Android 4.2 and the new Nexus 4 (even if not many have actually seen one!!) but already Android 5.0 seems to have put in an appearance in benchmarks spotted on NenaMark benchmark charts. The OS, generally thought to be know as …
The LG Optimus 4X is one of those underrated devices. Retailers are now in that period where LG’s newer devices are appearing and these older devices are in danger of getting overlooked. Expansys are selling them today for £284.99 here. Features you’ll love: Flagship phone from LG bursting …
Ever wondered how many people are using Ice Cream Sandwich, or Honeycomb, or Gingerbread? Well, Google (as usual, with most things) has the answer. Data from the number of Android devices accessing Google Play within a 14-day period shows that nearly 26% are using Ice Cream Sandwich and …
Seen this? It’s a £50 cashback offer on selected Samsung Galaxy Tab devices. Those “selected” devices are the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1 and for some reasons there’s £30 cashback on the Galaxy Tab 7.0, but you get an 8GB microSD card. Anyways, Simon Algar popped …
Don’t tell the kids, but Google has done what the Grinch couldn’t – stolen Christmas! OK, they haven’t actually stolen it, but if you’re an Android 4.2 Jelly Bean user you better not have been born in December, because Google have dropped (another) almighty clanger by omitting the …
