Samsung announce the Galaxy S4 Active

As usual these days when a phone is finally announced we have seen pictures and specs already. So devices like this arrive with a “oh yeah I remember that one” kind of reaction. The Galaxy S4 Active is basically an S4 with a TFT screen instead of Super …

OPPO Find 5 unboxing video

The OPPO Find 5 is the Android phone with a 5″ full HD screen that costs only 399 Euros. It has the potential to be a giant killer, but it wasn’t available in Europe until last week, and it crept in beneath the radar of most people even …

Gmail for Android gets that new update

Remember the other day we mentioned that Gmail for Android would be getting a nice update? Ravi mentioned it here. It was meant to be rolling out over the next few weeks and it appeared in APK format over the last few days, well now it’s all official. …

HTC loses their Chief Operating Officer

We’ve already seen a lot of the HTC top brass leave the company, but now the Chief Operating Officer, Matthew Costello, has left too. He became COO in January 2011, so has only been in the position for two and a half years. There definitely seems to be …

Sky+ Android app updated, and jolly good it is too

Sky have obviously got over those problems from last week now. All of their apps now show up in the Google Play store correctly and one, the Sky+ app, has received a significant update. When you’re out and about it’ll still let you send a record command back …

Yandex Shell is a new launcher for Android

Yandex are the company that bought SPB a few years ago and they are also behind the popular launcher SPB Shell. Yandex Shell is like a trimmed down version of SPB Shell and best of all it’s free. Yandex Shell is a home launcher and address book for …

Jelly Bean is nearly the most popular version of Android

Which version of Android does it run? That’s one of most frequent questions asked of manufactures when they announce a new phone or tablet. It’s also used to gauge quite how good a deal is on some clearance website. Every month Google collate the Android versions of every …

Sony announce the Xperia M

Sony seem to have gone into new phone overdrive this year, we have already got the Xperia Z, L, J, E, SP and the newly announced ZR not to mention the Tablet Z, today they have announced the Xperia M. The Xperia M seems to sit in the …

Adobe release an official Windows Phone PDF reader

Adobe themselves have now released a PDF reader for Windows Phone. Yes, there’s been an MS version, but this is the official one from Adobe. You can open and read PDF documents and you can also search, copy, paste, zoom and scroll around a document. It’s good, but …

Nextgen Reader will soon support Feedly

Ever since Google decided that no one used their RSS service Reader and decided to kill it off, I’ve been patiently waiting. I’ve been waiting for a decent replacement to step up. My main concern was the struggle I have keeping up with my RSS feeds on Windows …

Three data offline across the UK

We’re receiving reports that the Three network here in the UK has experienced a pretty large issue. Several people have contacted us to say that their data connectivity isn’t working or even being presented. Some are saying that it began to fail last night. We’ve contacted Three for …

Sony Xperia Tablet Z is now available on Vodafone

Do you often get your tablet drenched? The Sony Xperia Tablet Z might be the tablet you are looking for. Spec wise it’s as you’d expect. Specifications: – Dimensions (mm) 172 x 266 x 6.9 – Weight 495g – Display 10.1 inches TFT, 1920×1080 pixels – Processor 1 …

Vine for Android is nearly available

Vine is a mini video sharing social network. That has been exclusive on iOS for a while now. Vine is the best way to see and share life in motion. Create short, beautiful, looping videos in a simple and fun way for your friends and family to see. …

Huawei Ascend P2 now at Three

Three have just sent out a press release confirming the new Huawei Ascend P2 is now on sale here in the UK We got hands on the P2 at MWC this year and were very impressed with the design but we’re unable to test the superfast networking due …

My time with the HTC One

Now and again a company gets it right when designing a phone. Like Apple did with the iPhone 4s, Nokia with the Lumia 800, Sony with the Xperia Z and now HTC with the One. When the HTC One arrived I knew that I wouldn’t be that shocked …

Acer announce the Liquid S1 5.7″ ..ermm .. “phone”

Large phones are becoming a thing nowadays. With every manufacturer jumping on the bandwagon. What used to just be a niche market product made by Samsung has spiralled to what we have today. Acer have gone and announced the latest in the Liquid range, the S1. Which marks …

Otterbox Commuter Punked case for the HTC One – Review

Another month and another Otterbox case it is for me, I just can’t help myself. I get an expensive phone, I just want to look after it from then on in. Which in my world means buying an Otterbox case. So onto the review, starting with a few …

Audi release an app to save battery life.. in your phone

If you drive a flash car you might know about the “stop-start” technology that usually kicks in when you stop at traffic lights. Your engine will stop and then, as you touch the accelerator, it’ll start again. To be honest it drove me a bit mental when I …