Author: James Pearce
Gemini make a range of mid range tablets and last week we saw them announce two new models. One of them is already available and they kindly sent us one to try out. This JoyTAB is the lower spec 9.7″ model with a bluetooth keyboard case. As I own …
You get a phone, you use your phone, you start to use your phone a lot more as you slowly realise what it is capable of, you then start to carry a charger around with you every day to charge up your new wonder phone. Your battery just …
You may remember the Olympics, it had rather a lot of coverage world wide. Well our very own Leigh Geary was invited by Samsung along with a few other people to document parts of the Olympics using only a Galaxy Note. This year during the London 2012 Olympic …
Ergo Electronics have announced a few new devices. The main one that caught my attention was the GoNote which is an Android 4.0 10″ Touchscreen Netbook. So it sounds interesting to me. Spec wise it is fairly basic but there are quite a few extras that could really …
Lots has been said about HTC recently, most of it in a “oh poor HTC” kind of way. What hasn’t been said in a while is “look at these leaked images of a new HTC device”. Well today is going to be one of those days. The Verge …
Yesterday we got our hands on the new budget phone from Motorola the Motosmart. It’s bascially a smaller and slightly lower Motoluxe. Normally the smaller versions of devices are abysmal, like the Xperia X8 or some of the smaller Galaxy devices. I’m hoping the Motosmart doesn’t follow the …
The ZTE Blade is one of those devices that were hugely popular. No thanks to a cheap price, superb hardware (at the time) and a huge custom rom community. Ever since people have been waiting to see what the next super cheap and hackable phone would be. The ZTE …
The other week we reviewed the eagerly awaited Chameleon Launcher Beta. Whilst applauding its smoothness and overall design, I was quite annoyed by the lack of built in widgets. Well this morning Teknision have pushed out an update that has added a few more widgets. We now have …
We are approaching episode 11 of our Podcast, so far it has been an enjoyable challenge for most of us, although hearing your own voice is always a bit odd for the first time. If all goes to plan we will be recording it tonight for publishing tomorrow …
In what is becoming a weekly occurrence the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has had another price drop over at Expansys this time it has just gone beneath the £300 mark at £299.99. A definite bargain as it one of a handful of devices that have official Jelly Bean available for it. The only slight …
The second case we have to review today is the Spigen SGP Ultra Capsule case. The Ultra Capsule is a TPU case. TPU stands for Thermoplastic polyurethane which is a flexible, hard wearing, strong and transparent material. That makes it ideal for phone cases. The case is well …
Choosing a phone case is almost as hard a choice to make as the initial choice over the phone. You can buy cheap soft rubbery silicone ones, harder flexible TPU ones, two part cases that make your phone look like a piece of military equipment and then you …
Over the past few weeks we keep hearing more and more about the upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices. We have a bright yellow Nokia Lumia and we have seen some varied specs for three different HTC devices. As far as Samsung was concerned we had heard some codenames …
I am a great fan of the Nexus range and it is getting round to that time of year where we start to think about what Google have planned. SamMobile have uncovered some details of an as yet unannounced device the i9260 which has some intriguing specs. Here …
Expansys have put up pre order pages for the Dual Sim Acer Gallant Duo in either white or black. We posted the Press Release for the two Gallants earlier on today. It seems like an interesting device with a decent price. Acer have really stepped up this year …
Dual Sim phones have never really come to anything. They always seem to be a good idea but never really deliver. Back in the days of Windows Mobile they existed and didn’t really take off and more recently Viewsonic have released a few under specced dual sim devices, …
Gemini have announced another tablet today. This one is slightly lower spec than the other one. but it does come with a protective case and a bluetooth keyboard. The spec for the device is as follows: JoyTAB Gem10312BK RRP £199.99 CPU: ARM Cortex A8 Graphics: ARM Mali-400 Memory: …
Gemini make a range of budget tablets, one of which was reviewed by Ronnie a few months ago (review here). Yesterday Gemini announced a new model to add to their ranks. The new tablet will be called the Gem9212 costing only £229.99 and it will feature the usual …
I come across a lot of people during my working week. I then chat or talk to a lot of people online out of work. Most of them have one thing in common. What’s that then? Mobile phones. I do not know anyone who does not own a …
Have you always liked the look of the Nokia Lumia 800? Well if you want to get your hands on one slightly cheaper than before today is your lucky day. Expansys have them in black for £249.99 today only. The Lumia 800 really is a gorgeous phone and …
Ouch. This morning OnLive have announced that they have sold their assets and name to a new company who will take over the online stream gaming company. So unfortunately for HTC this means all ties with previous investors are severed. Which for HTC is $40 million. HTC invested …
We saw the xiaomi MI-2 announcement the other day and one thing that stood out apart from the spec was the fact it would come with a Jelly Bean version of the popular MIUI ROM. My first thought was “I wonder when I can flash that on my …
No new device arrives on the scene without a load of faked images, leaked specs and some official teaser videos. Well Samsung have posted a video on their YouTube channel showing us the tip of the S Pen, the S Pen being removed from its home and a …
The 5th of September is going to be make or break time for Nokia. They are due to announce their new range of Windows Phone 8 powered Lumias. A lot of people will be watching this event with great interest. We have most corners of the tech world …
The Google Play Store is about to update itself. As is always the case with these updates something new always comes along. A recent APK from an updated Play Store adds a few new features to the Play Store. Vouchers and Wish Lists. Android Central have been sent …
If ever there was a phone I would love to get my hands on it is the Xiaomi MI-2 MIUI Phone or the MI-1 even. So what on earth are they? Well 2 years ago Xiaomi started out making Android roms for the community and they eventually decided …
Twitter has been messing about with their APIs recently. They seem to be slowly removing more and more features to stop third party app developers adding new and useful features to their apps. One prime example of such a thing is push notification. Only the official Twitter Android …
Three have announced a range of new SIM only plans. The most interesting out of their new offering are the Ultimate Internet SIM 200 plan at £12.90 or The One Plan at £25.00 are both available on a one-month rolling contract. Also there is the Essential Internet SIM …
As is ALWAYS the case with a big name manufacturer like Samsung, stuff leaks. Be it screen bezels, specs, hands on photos or just future firmware. Stuff leaks out. SamMobile have got their hands on the upcoming Jelly Bean Firmware and it has now been posted over on …
Unlike the cartoon hands on version from the other day. Here a nice chap from Samsung runs through the various new features in the Galaxy Note 10.1. I am a little on the fence with this at the moment. I think it’s a little over priced. Especially with …
The EISA are a group of editor in chiefs from entertainment magazines worldwide. Every year they vote on which products win which awards. This year they have voted the HTC One S as the best social media phone. Last year they voted for the HTC ChaCha. So congratulations …
The Motorola Xoom 2 media edition has had another price drop over at Expansys. You can now get one for £184.99 The sub £200 tablet market is certainly heating up. This tablet is certainly another option to consider as it’s due to get Ice Cream Sandwich and it …
Waze is a Sat Nav app. Not just a plain and simple Sat Nav either. It has a social side as well. It allows users to add live information about traffic conditions. The latest update has added live fuel costs as well. With users uploading prices for others …
A few weeks ago we reviewed the Vodafone Smart II which is a budget phone from Vodafone. Vodafone were running a competition in conjunction with the Tate Collective where people were invited to design a back plate for the phone. The winning design would be available in select …
Don’t you just love it when a new Social Network comes along? Pinterest has been around for a few years now and gained massive popularity early in 2011 with the release of the iPhone app. Pinterest allows you to create photo or video collections and share them with …
Last week on the podcast we touched upon our old phones and how little they did. We decided to document our history of mobiles. Over the next week or so a few of the writers here will publish something similar. Starting with me. My first ever mobile I …
ZTE today have announced that the ZTE Grand X is now available for purchase through Virgin Media in the UK. You cna find more details of Pay Monthly here or Pay as You Go here. You can get the phone for £199.99 on Pay as You Go or for …
Earlier on in the year Acer announced a few different Android phones. The highest spec phone announced was the the Cloud Mobile. It is going to be the first device to use the new Acer Cloud service. It is also probably the highest spec Acer I have ever …
Retailer MobileFun have announced availability and a price for the rumoured black Galaxy SIII. That pretty much means the rumours are true. You can’t really say much more about the Galaxy SIII. Another colour will certainly appeal to people who don’t like the current white or blue models. …
Earlier on in the year Acer announced a budget Ice Cream Sandwich device called the Liquid Glow and it was due to be released in a selection of colours. Retailer Expansys now has the Black and White models in stock and the price is definitely a wallet friendly …
