One type of app that there seems to be a never ending supply of, on every platform, is weather apps. Some are better than others and some stand out. Umbrella 8 is a weather app for Windows phone that falls into the later category. Lots of apps illustrate …
Today is a day to rejoice Android users, you can now make odd sounding music using your phone or tablet. Yay. Music Maker Jam has a pretty premise: Music Maker Jam, the free new music maker app from MAGIX, makes it easy to start playing with music and mixing …
Right. That’s it. I’ve pretty much had it with these Kickstarter projects. Is it me or is each one getting slightly more bizarre and dangerously close to “quack, quack, look I’m a duck” crazy? That’s the first thing I thought when I saw the promotional images below for …
The Doro Liberto 810 is apparently “The world’s most liberating smartphone“, which is quite a bold claim from Doro. Doro AB is a Swedish public company formed in 1974. It released its pioneering ‘easy-to-use’ mobile phone in 2007. Until recently their phones were flip style feature phones and …
If you watch the unveil of the KitKat statue (if that’s the right word for it), someone at the Googleplex was spotted using an unknown Nexus branded device. That device was presumed to be the Nexus 5 and now it’s arrived at the FCC for regulatory approval. Luckily …
At launch pretty much the only device that will be compatible with the Galaxy Gear will be the Galaxy Note 3 and what better way to demo both devices than in a 18 minute video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fo5x7ZIPCM
Episode 62 of our podcast is going to be like a metaphorical tin of sardines. I.E lots crammed in. We have had a hectic week, what with Microsoft and Nokia, Sony and their camera thingies and of course Samsung just to name a few things. This week I …
A smartwatch isn’t high up on my shopping list if I’m honest. For me, I’ve got into the habit of checking my phone for the date or time. I simply never wear a watch, but there’s no denying the fact that many still value them. The Sony Smartwatch …
Growing up I remember Panasonic as one of the leading consumer electronics brands. TV’s, stereos, video recorders, cordless landline telephones and so on. Then as the cellphone was invented they made their way into that market too. They were so successful that in 2001 they along with NEC …
Zombies seem to be the standard character in games these days. I guess developers have a choice, gems, candy, makeup or zombies. Zombie Village is a popular game from Android and now it’s made the move to Windows Phone 8 and 7. It is one of those horizontal …
The BBC iPlayer app for Android has just had an update, bringing support for downloads through the app and also Android 4.3 support. Yay my new Nexus 7 will be happy. It’s nice to see the BBC Android app get updated with some of the features available in …
So, you know all about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, you know that it’s good. Phablet? Yes, of course. A 5.7″ Full HD Super AMOLED (1920×1080) screen, 13 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front, 3GB of RAM and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core CPU …
Guns, cowboys, horses and Windows Phone. What more does a game need? Gameloft have just released Six Guns for Windows Phone 8 and it sure looks like a great game. Buck Crosshaw never shot a man who didn’t deserve it, but now he’s an outlaw who had to …
Following news that Three were about to pick up the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, we’re now hearing that EE will be doing the same. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will be available on either 4G or 3G, and you can pre-order on a range of “4GEE” price plans …
Yesterday evening we were introduced to the Galaxy Note 3, super high spec, full of software features and a faux leather backplate. Samsung during the night have published a promo video for the Note 3. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylP4DDwXZb8
Yes Samsung have branded a device that is to be released in 2013 the “2014 edition”. The Galaxy Note range has more than one model these days, the biggest being the Note 10.1 and as is the current trend to deal with badly planned naming conventions, they’ve just …
Earlier on Three confirmed the new Sony Xperia Z1, and now they just confirmed the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will also be heading their way. As we put in our earlier post on the subject, the specifications on the new device are pretty impressive – with the Note …
I remember my first ever watch, I was about six, it was an analog Sekonda, it couldn’t even tell me the date, but I was happy. Having important information on hand was impressive, I’ve worn a watch ever since. I guess I feel a little lost without a …
A few years ago mention the word phablet and you’d get blank looks, mention it these days and you’ll still get blank looks, but mention it to a tech type person and they’ll either smile or start going on about big pockets etc. The original Galaxy Note started …
When I first saw some odd looking clip on camera lenses for phones I thought it was an elaborate hoax by someone, yeah they sounded cool and I could no doubt think up a scenario where I could use one. Then came the leaks, we saw image after …
