Where is this week’s Podcast

Last night in New York City something rather large happened. You may have noticed. The Galaxy S4 was announced and to mark that occasion we’re going to have a special edition of the podcast. We’ve pushed it back one day and tonight we’ll record it and get it …

What is Samsung Smart Pause and Smart Scroll?

Before the release of the announcement of the Galaxy S4 we heard lots of rumours about ‘Eye scroll’ technology being built into the phone. We didn’t quite get the ‘Eye scroll’ rumoured but what we did see feature on the S4 is Smart Pause and Smart Scroll. Both …

HTC get their claws out over the Galaxy S4

As we saw last night Samsung released their new flagship phone, the Samsung Galaxy S4. While general reaction to the phone has been a little mixed (many people on my Twitterl timeline simply described it as ‘meh’, it hasn’t taken HTC very long to get the claws out. …

Take card payments with iZettle

iZettle is a really handy and affordable way of taking card payments using your mobile phone.  No longer do you have to be a big business or shop to be able to receive card payments, perfect if you are always buying lunch at work or for friends who …

Vodafone deliver an update to the Galaxy S2

Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S2? Yeah? Good aren’t they. Sure, the S4 has been announced now but I’m with you brother. The S2 is a bloomin’ good handset still and, if you’re on Vodafone, you can now get yourself Android 4.1.2. We’ve had a tip from Matthew …

O2 Confirm – The S4 is approaching

Just yesterday we looked at the UK networks and checked to see who was going to carry the Samsung Galaxy S4. The only network who hadn’t confirmed were O2, but they’ve just uypdated their Twitter feed with confirmation that they too will be carrying the handset. You can …

AdBlock Plus removed from Play Store by Google

AdBlock Plus, the app that blocks those pesky mobile ads has been removed from the Play Store by Google. In a move that could be seen to be protecting their own revenues, Google are running the risk of upsetting the many users that only want the content of …

Why I think Andy Rubin left Android [Opinion]

By now the news is everywhere. Andy Rubin is leaving Android, the project he brought with him to Google in 2004, to work in their famous Project X department (responsible for Google Glass). There are many theories as to why Andy Rubin has left the effort – some …

Introducing the Samsung Galaxy S4

Last night Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 in New York City. Leigh detailed the Galaxy S4 specs just a few hours ago. Along with the lengthy and rather peculiar event, Samsung have posted a video which shows the key features of the S4. The software features seem to …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – The low down

So yes, those leaks were right and yes, you can control it using your eyes. In a somewhat strange cabaret-style launch in NYC this evening we were treated to some of the features of the all-new Samsung handset. First though, the official specs. It’s powered by Android 4.2.2 …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – Live Launch

Come on in, grab a seat. This is going to be a late one, if you’re in Europe at least. In New York everything is just about to kick off. You know what to expect – the Samsung Galaxy S4. We’ve seen pictures, we’ve seen videos too. Are …

HTC One – Q&A

Yesterday we posted the first content on the new HTC One which has attracted a lot of attention before it goes on sale this Friday.  Of course there will be lots of questions from readers who want to know things before they go out and spend a large …

Samsung Galaxy S4 video leaks

As you will be well aware by now, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is going to be launched at the Samsung Unpacked event this evening – we’ll be covering it live here. It appears, however, that we may not need to wait for the event to know what is …

LG Launch Eye-controlled tech

We’ve heard rumours that the new Samsung Galaxy S4 will have eye-tracking technology. Last year, when the Galaxy S3 launched, we saw the “Smart Stay” technology. This held the backlight on provided your eyes were looking at the screen. The S4 is said to build on that, perhaps …

Reviewed – Innergie Magic Cable Trio

Cabling is always a bit of a nightmare. I can’t be the only one who’s got a knotted mess of cabling behind sofas, under beds and in the foot-well of my car. The microUSB charging standard should be just that – a standard. For most of the time …

Pebble unboxing and first impressions

Ok, it’s finally here! The last post I made about the Pebble was back in January where I roughly estimated that we’d have our Pebbles with us by the end of March, so my estimate seemed pretty realistic. Those that backed the Kickstarter project are more than familiar …

LG Optimus G arriving in the UK soon

The LG Optimus G is an odd phone, sort of announced months ago at the same time as the Nexus 4. It never made it to these shores and has only just been made available. It has better specs than the Nexus 4 and a higher price as …

Samsung Galaxy S4 – Which networks are taking it?

Time for a quick round-up on which networks will be picking up the Samsung Galaxy S4. Now, if I’m a betting man, I’d put £10 on all of the networks picking it up, but here’s how things stand currently.. T-Mobile T-Mobile have stated that they will carry the …