Category: Android
It is very nearly time for the Nokia Lumia 1020 to rear its head and end all of the rumours. On Thursday in New York Nokia will unveil their next Windows Phone flagship and in true 2013 style pretty much all of the details have already leaked out. …
Back in February ZTE and NVIDIA announced a partnership to make the Chinese manufacturer the first to bring Tegra 4 phones to market this year. Rumors and leaked images (shown above) have surfaced and if they are to be believed, then ZTE as expected is set to launch the …
Are you a user of that small and some what unknown Social Media Site Facebook. Well the Facebook for Android App has an update yesterday evening, bringing all the features from the last beta to the current stable version (that’d be 3.4). The biggest feature is for users …
Shortly after getting the Sony Xperia Z I decided that it just felt a little too delicate for my liking. I wasn’t happy taking it out until I had a case. The nice glass backplate of the Xperia Z shouldn’t be covered up really, so I looked for …
What do you use your smartphone for? Well, if you’re anything like me it’ll probably be to check Twitter and Facebook, perhaps the odd email. You may do some browsing and you may even upload photos to the web. However, why not use it for making money? In …
The jury is still out on whether people want a dedicated camera or a smartphone with a camera. Oppo are apparently following in the footsteps of smartphone manufacturers like Samsung and are working on a fully fledged camera. A “source” has stated that an internal Oppo briefing mentioned …
The Sony Xperia Z, to the masses it has been eclipsed by the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4, to me it is the next logical step in my hunt to find my ideal “next generation” device. By next generation I mean compared to my Galaxy Note …
The LG L3 II is part of the second generation of the quirky L-Series smartphones. The range is characterised by its almost square screen. It’s certainly an individual look, and because/despite of this they have sold millions worldwide. LG have been kind enough to loan us one, and …
Spotify’s app for Premium users on Windows Phone has just received an update. Not much in the way of new features this time, but they have introduced scrubbing through tracks, which was a big omission from the last version, so a welcome addition. Other than that there are …
Over the past few months any Windows Phones that aren’t made by Nokia are constantly getting cheaper and cheaper. The Samsung Ativ S has seen no end of price drops and now it’s the turn of the HTC 8X which has been reduced to £219.99 including VAT and …
Invites to LG’s latest event have started to arrive in people’s inboxes, it’s covered with the letter G and the number 2. That can only mean one thing, and it happens to be the thing every LG fan on the Internet is waiting for — Optimus G2 Flagship …
There’s a lot being said about the new Acer Liquid E2 right now (which the boys at Expansys will be selling for a mere £179.99) but this is the earlier Acer Liquid E1 Duo. The “Duo” in the name is kinda revealing – this will accept two standard-sized …
Remember this link where we reported that the next version of the Sony Smart Watch is available for pre order with a delivery date of September. The Web site Clove have announced that there are expecting stock on 15th July. The watch can be pre-ordered here from Clove …
Remember a few weeks ago I reviewed a Windows Phone camera replacement app? No well here is a handy link for you. Camera360 has announced that their app is being pre-installed with Nokia’s latest flagship Lumia 925, which means out of the box users will have access to …
“Impossibly Thin” they said, I laughed when I heard that. But joking aside, the Huawei is basically the thinnest smartphone in the world. We were at the press event you know, if you fancy reading about the P6 have a read of this. Our friends over at Expansys …
Nokia have some pretty damn good camera phones out at the moment. The latest the Lumia 925 broken down in this video from the Nokia YouTube channel. It doesn’t shown anything great but it’s interesting if you’re a Nokia fan. Precision: Inside your smartphone camera http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj8mjC0PXgs Nokia have …
As we reported in May the Jolla Sailfish phone has recently been revealed to the world. Well kind-of. An interesting handset concept was presented, the eponymous Jolla Phone and its Other Half. This new hardware is essentially a screen and raw guts of a phone as one half …
We received this email yesterday and it may be of interest to you PS3 owners out there. It basically means you can use your monthly mobile bill to top-up your Sony wallet. It is no doubt part of the preparation for the arrival of the PS4. Dear Sony …
Actually you probably shouldn’t panic quite yet. Things are being blown out of proportion as usual. Earlier on today details of a Android security hole appeared online, you know the normal stuff. The bug could be exploited to let an attacker do what they want to a phone …
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is just as much about the hardware underneath the seals and gaskets as the waterproofing itself, so in the second of our series on this £500 beast I’m going to take a look at the hardware and how it performs on dry land. …
The HTC One is a cracking phone, I spent a few weeks with it recently and it really is the sort of phone that you would recommend to everyone. It’s just some people can’t afford one and some people don’t like rather large phones. What they need is …
If you’re one of the unlucky HTC One S owners who are currently cursing the lack of further Android updates, listen up. There’s now a petition for those wanting this decision reversed. You can sign it here and add your name to the current 187 people who have …
We’re reviewing (perhaps better late than never) the Acer Liquid E1 at the moment, so to compare I took a look at the new E2. This has an improved spec and will arrive in the next day or two at Expansys. They’re doing it SIM-free, so no contracts …
Motorola are slowly releasing information about one of their upcoming new Android devices, the Moto X seems like it is going to be a uniquely customisable device, unlike anything we’ve seen so far. Rumours are that you’ll be able to be pick a custom colour back plate and …
Boxee. You may not have heard too much about them, but in this world of internet-connected TV, you can a grab yourself a D-Link Boxee box, stick it under your TV and – boom – you’re watching the TV you want when you want. Movies, TV and videos …
The eagerly anticipated Motorola Moto X smartphone is going to something designed by you! Wow, sounds cool huh? Tell me more… Well, all we can tell you is that there’s an advert that’s been leaked that says just that. See below if you don’t believe me (click for …
M8 by Telmap is a free Sat Nav, mapping and local places app for Android. It lets you do everything that you’d expect from a mapping app but with a more point of interest orientated slant. They are having a Summer promotion for the in app purchases. SPECIAL …
If you share a lot of photos to every social network thinkable then this app might be of interest to you. As long as you like applying filters and frames to your shots anyway. The Polamatic app brings back the instant nostalgia of Polaroid pictures. Capture or import …
Since Microsoft got heavily involved with Barnes and Noble and their Nook franchise the writing had been on the wall for their Android tablets. In a move that preempts the discontinuation of the Android tablets you can now get hold of the Nook HD and the Nook HD+ …
Someone at Samsung will have actually been paid to come up with that tag line for the new Ativ range. They have also come up with some stirring words about PCs. It must have been a busy day at Samsung HQ. Our lives have evolved from being stationary …
The Samsung Galaxy NX may seem like the ideal device to many people, it basically ticks every single box, apart from maybe the lightweight one, the compact one or maybe the budget one. Either way it’s an interesting device and Samsung have posted a video on their YouTube …
Are you a One S owner? If so, we’ve got some bad news for you – Sense 5 is not coming to the HTC One S. Our friends over at MoDaCo have got a quote from a HTC spokesperson on the subject, who said: We can confirm that the HTC …
If you’re thinking of switching to Three then listen up, because they’ve announced that three new handsets are now available or coming soon. First is the Samsung Galaxy Mega we spotted yesterday, but Three will also be carrying the Liquid E2 from Acer too. We got confirmation on …
Microsoft had a busy day yesterday, not only did they push out an update for the Windows Phone Facebook app, they also published a completely redesigned version of OneNote and Skype for Android. Both apps continuing there distinctly Windows Phone feel. OneNote What’s new in this version: * …
Some people out there couldn’t wait a few more months for the long awaited Nokia EOS and instead plumped for the Lumia 925 and it’s selection of new software and slightly improved camera. Yes you’re right that’s me I’m describing. Nokia UK have published the following two videos …
A few weeks ago Facebook opened up a new version of their Windows Phone app for beta testing and last night they have finally updated the original version to be inline with the beta version. So what’s new in this update? Well Microsoft sum it up quite well …
We have just had the press release from Three UK confining that the new Samsung Galaxy Mega is now available to buy both online and in stores. Available for £37 a month on The One Plan and £449.99 on PAYG, the Mega might be a big price but …
Possibly one of the most understated phones of our times, the Motorola RAZR i is being sold off rather cheaply recently. First on EE and now on Three. The deal is £149.99 on PAYG and as usual you’ll probably need a topup as well. Existing customers seem to …
Thanks to the kind people over at Vodafone UK, we have been given an Xperia Z Tablet to use for FOUR WEEKS to be able to give our thoughts on it in a review. However this time will be slightly different as 3 different members of the team …
During the Huawei Ascend P6 event last week Richard Yu the CEO of Huawei said that there wasn’t a reason to make a Google Edition of the P6 as Emotion UI was good enough. Well in a recent interview Kevin Ho, the president of the handset product division …
