Category: Android
Meganoid is a hugely successful Android and iOS 8-bit platform game. The aim of the game is to make your way through the hundreds of levels avoiding death. Well Orange Pixel have come out with a sequel which on the outset seems to offer more of the same …
The almighty Apple might be reducing the size of their iPad but let’s not forget about the Android-powered Asus Google Nexus 7. It’s now down to £169.99 for the 16GB version over at PC World. For that you get Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), an 800 x 1280 7″ …
Today we have another noteworthy freebie in the UK Amzon Appstore. It is Jelly Defense which normally costs £2.45, it is a tower defence type of game with a animated surreal twist. Here is the game description: Finally something worth defending! Join the Jelly forces now and lead …
Pictures posted on The Verge today appear to show the instruction manual from the rumoured Samsung made Nexus 10 tablet. Google are hosting an event on Monday where it is heavily rumoured that they will launch a new handset made by LG, commonly known as the Nexus 4, …
It looks like someone at Carphone Warehouse hit “activate” on their website a little bit early. They have published the upcoming LG Nexus 4 has popped up on their website. Available for free from £31 per month on either Vodafone or O2. They haven’t published any specs yet, …
We all love a bit of Bejewelled right? Well I sure do and today’s Amazon Appstore freebie will help alleviate my urges. Bejewelled is one of those games where you have to join up matching colours of jewels. It soon becomes addictive and you’ll soon be hooked. As …
In a move no doubt prompted by the upcoming LG Nexus 4, LG have released the Ice Cream Sandwich source code. So what does this mean? Well the Optimus 2X was released in early 2011 and it was the first dual core device on the market. It’s history …
One of the surprise hits of late in the mobile handset arena was the Samsung Galaxy Note. It sold by the bucketload and even now the waxing lyrical hasn’t stopped. It was therefore no shock when Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II and thanks to the lovely people …
Anyone who likes looking for leaks on new handsets and who are on twitter needs to check out @evleaks, and once again they have produced the goods….this time in what appears to be the brand new ‘Nexus’ phone under the name LG Nexus 4 and is expected to …
Skint? Yep, me too. Sometimes I treat myself to a packet of chewing gum. Times are hard, so it’s good to see finance being offered on these high-value gadgets we carry around. Expansys have an offer on the Galaxy Note 10.1 which offers 0% finance, so you can …
The ZTE Kis is a budget phone currently on Virgin Mobile and ready for Christmas they are announcing a festive version. In White of course. ZTE today launched its record-breaking Kis smartphone in white. The handset will be available on Virgin Media in a white finish, as well …
The black version of the ever-excellent Samsung Galaxy SIII will be available SIM-free tomorrow. This 16GB model is out on for £409.99 from Expansys. You know the deal by now – a quad-core 1.4GHz CPU, 4.8″ screen, 1280×720 pixel screen, 8 megapixel camera at the back, 2 megapixel …
When Google decided to withdraw support for Adobe Flash player there was one obvious casualty…..BBC’s much used and much loved iPlayer. After some alleged pressure from the BBC, Adobe restored access to iPlayer on the Play store but it was still not natively supported for Jellybean devices and …
There have been rumours about all sorts of phones and tablets recently, but very few of them have any more than “unnamed sources” to go on. It’s only when we see physical evidence that things start to get juicy. That’s where this interesting result from GLBenchmarks of a …
We were amazed surprised happy to finally see the Nexus version of the LG Optimus G formally pre-announced by Amit Gujral, Head of Mobile Product Planning. In a reported announcement to IBNLive, Amit finally teased us with the technical specs of a 1.5 Ghz quad core processor …
Halloween. We love it. Dishing out sweets to kids whilst trying not to look too much at their mother who’s just about dressed as a witch. Great stuff. On October 31st there’s no tricks because you can treat yourself (I’m sorry) to an unlocked HTC One X+, because …
Dual Sim phones seem to be making a bit of a comeback. Back in the day you used to be able to get Windows Mobile devices with two SIMs. Then they just disappeared, bar a few low end ones from Viewsonic. Then the other week we reviewed the …
So, we took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a couple of weeks ago but I wanted to take another look. First impressions, I have to say, are rather good. I instantly thought the battery wasn’t in the phone when I took it out of the box. …
My introduction to the Android platform came through the original HTC Desire. One of my bosses walked up to me knowing my love for phones and showed me his brand spanking new piece of kit, complete with scrolling widgets and all shiny and new. My search for a …
Just a few days ago we spotted that lucky Galaxy S3 users on the Three network were receiving the latest Android OS update – Jelly Bean. Now it’s the turn of Vodafone customers, who can download the update either via Kies or Over The Air. We’d love to …
The HTC One X+ is the latest flagship in the HTC One range. It’s been a controversial move by HTC, and much has already been made of the decision to release it so soon after the original One X. Well, the time for controversy is over as those …
We took a look at the Motorola RAZR i a few weeks back but I was quite intrigued by it so tomorrow we’ll have a second review. Until then, here’s an example filmed on the new handset. The camera is an 8 megapixel, 3264 x 2448 unit which …
We still can’t get our hands on an S3 Mini. Others have done though, and we don’t mind. if we can watch this hot new Samsung getting some hands-on time in video. Many people have asked for a phone just like the S3, but just a bit smaller. …
Motorola have published a list of handsets that will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and a rough timetable for the roll out in the States. They have also announced a list of handsets that won’t be receiving the latest version of the constantly fragmented operating system. …
We all had an inkling from the dodgy Sony label on the back of it, but we’ve just had confirmed. The Sony Nexus that ‘leaked’ on Monday was indeed a fake. There’s a quite interesting read on how the ‘faker’ did it too. News of this broke …
The Sony product blog has today released information regarding their Jellybean upgrade schdule for the Xperia range of handsets. Upgrades are often a bone of contention for Android handset owners with many handsets receiving little or no post sales support from the manufacturers however Sony have been rather good at …
The end of October is shaping up to be a tad busy in the world of mobile communications. With EE due to launch their 4G network, Microsoft holding their Windows Phone 8 and Google getting set to cause mayhem by holding their event on the same day …
Huawei are quickly turning their reputation around from cheap and nasty to being an affordable alternative, with the Ascend P1 being a very good phone at a more than reasonable price. Well they’re now gunning for the big boys. When I say big, I don’t just mean market …
Have you ever wasted a few hours playing a game called “Pandemic”? If so this game might just be for you. Plague Inc. made by Ndemic but published by Miniclip. When you first start it you are prompted for a difficulty setting, Casual (Easy, The first one I …
Yes folks, bad piggies is available on iOS. The guys who brought us Angry Birds have take the franchise to a new level and they have created another gem. At first looks, Bad Piggies seems a little bizarre. Believe me, it is. You don’t need to fling anything …
Recently rumours surrounding Nexus devices have been all over the web. One interesting rumour surfaced the other week about a new 10” Google Nexus tablet. It was said that Samsung are going to be making a “Nexus 10” tablet with a rumoured high resolution screen. Well some evidence …
Having heard many good things about the a-Jays range of earphones, and with most bundled headsets being very average indeed, I thought, for £40, these would be a great addition to my newly purchased Galaxy Note 2. In actual fact, the bundled headphones with the Note 2 aren’t …
Got a Sky+ HD box? A Virgin Media Tivo box? Perhaps you have one of those clever Smart TV’s that lets you play those “backed up movies” on your NAS drive? Said yes to any of that? Good, because we need to talk about Zeebox. The app, if …
UK mobile operator Three has started pushing a Jelly Bean update to the S3 If you own a Samsung Galaxy S3 you may be receiving a software update notification of a 286mb update! This is the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update, we only have one confirmed update so …
Come close. Closer. Closer still. Phew.. have you been eating onions? Anyway, we’ve got some news about the phones we’ve covered recently. First, the Android-powered Galaxy SIII Mini. The 4″ version of the SIII has a bit less power (dual core 1GHz CPU) and a slightly reduced camera …
Google has today sent invites to an event on 29th October in New York City. There have been plenty of rumours surrounding the a number of new Nexus handsets recently with talk of an LG Nexus 4, a Sony Nexus and a 32gb Nexus 7. With a …
Did you miss the live streaming of the Padfone 2 event the other day? Well lucky you, Asus have posted a video of the whole thing to YouTube and whilst the beginning is a little forced you eventually get to see the goods. If you want to read …
Kids seem to be attracted to the household tablet or smartphone. Every time I see a child clutching hold of a super expensive tablet I cringe. Some companies make super protective cases and some like Fuhu make tablets specifically for kids. They have announced the Nabi 2 tablet …
But it’s already installed on my phone, I hear you all cry. Well not if you own a Samsung device. They have their own app called S Planner which still syncs with Google Calendar, but it leaves some people a little upset and hunting for alternatives. Google have …
UK retailer Argos has today confirmed the existence of a new 32GB Nexus 7 tablet in their Christmas Gift Guide. TheNextWeb spotted the entry in the brochure, which was released earlier today. Argos confirmed the existence of the tablet in a phone call, but said it would not …
