Android 4.1.2 arriving on the Note II, officially this time

Got yourself a Samsung Galaxy Note II? You lucky little sausage. Go into your settings and check for an update because, according to Nigel Hoar, the new 4.1.2 update is baked and ready for err… eating. The update leaked out a short while back, but this is the …

iPad Mini Case Comparison

Looking for a nice case to go with your new or indeed now not so new iPad Mini? Well here we have a quick look and comparison of 2 of the best. The Snugg iPad Mini case and the STM Skinny for iPad Mini. Both these cases sell …

Sony Xperia Z coming soon to Vodafone, O2

O2 and Vodafone have joined Three in announcing that they will be stocking the recently announced Sony Xperia Z. Neither of the networks  have yet announced any prices or a date for availability. So not really much info to go on as yet. What we do really know is …

Sony announce Xperia Z and ZL at CES

More CES announcements, this time from Sony.  There have been many leaked photos of both devices already but now they are 100% official as Sony has just announced the Xperia Z and ZL to the world. The Xperia Z is the new Sony “hero” phone and, according to …

Three confirm Xperia Z in hands on video

Three have confirmed they will be stocking the just-announced Sony Xperia Z here in the UK. They have released a hands-on video preview of the device for everyone to see. Whilst there is no information yet on a price or release date, the fact this high end device …

Huawei Ascend D2 announced at CES

Earlier on we brought the news that Huawei had announced the Ascend Mate, a 6.1 inch phablet device. Now meet the Ascend D2 – the “hero” product in the Ascend series. Powered by Android 4.1 this has a 5″ FHD IPS+ 443 PPI Super Retina LCD screen. It’s …

Huawei Ascend Mate now official

Over at CES in Las Vegas, as we expected Huawei have just announced their ‘phablet’ offering in the form of a monster 6.1 inch screen device running on the Android OS. Running Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ the Ascend Mate features a HUGE 6.1 inch display with 720p resolution, …

Samsung Chromebook (Series 3) – Initial Impressions

We don’t normally cover Chromebooks here but with the lines between desktops, tablet and mobile OS’s becoming ever blurred its getting tougher to not to. For the last few days I have been using the £230’’ Samsung Chromebook. I’ve decided so that I can get a full view …

HTC Profits tank

At times it’s hard to believe that I’m actually typing this but yes, HTC is suffering badly. They made a profit of T$11bn last year but have managed just T$1bn this year – that’s £21million and a 90% drop. With Mobile World Congress just around the corner, many …

Pong Case for the Samsung Galaxy S III – Review

We’ve already seen the Pong iPhone 4 / 4S case and recently had a nose around the iPad case too. A case, you might think, doesn’t take a great deal of explanation or reviewing. However, the people at Pong are quite clever. All of their cases, including this …

My 2013 wishlist – Mark

Well, 2012 was a funny old year wasn’t it! Some of my highlights are as follows; Everyone sued everyone else Apple released a new iPhone (surprise!) Samsung released just about every form factor under the sun including  the behemoth Note 2 (one of my favourite devices of the …

Jellybean for Samsung Galaxy SII due this week

One of the best selling handsets for a long time was the Samsung Galaxy SII. Widely regarded along with the iPhone 4S as the best device of 2011 the Galaxy SII still commands a huge following even now. The good news for all those owners out there is …

BBC Sport App launches for iOS

The BBC have today launched an app for iOS specifically for their extensive sports coverage. Unsurprisingly called BBC Sport, the app is curated by the top BBC sport journalists and is “the sports fan’s guide to live sport news, stats, fixtures and results” The BBC’s Head of Interactive’s …

Huawei Ascend G330 – initial impressions

The popular budget Huawei Ascend G300 has now been replaced with the G330, and I have one for a fortnight to see how it fairs. Huawei are dragging their reputation from cheap ‘n’ cheerful to serious contender in impressive style, not least because the G300 was such good …

EE take note … T-Mobile enhance US 4G offering

Just a few months after debuting its truly unlimited data plan for contract customers, T-Mobile USA will begin offering the same service option to Monthly 4G prepaid customers as well. Prior to this, the highest tier of the Monthly 4G service was $70 (£43) for unlimited talk, text …

Sony Xperia Z confirmed at CES event

CES is about to kick off over in Las Vegas tomorrow with a whole host of announcements due by manufacturers and one has been getting a lot of attention recently, and that is of course Sony and their rumored new flagship the Sony Xperia Z. We have seen leaked press …

Google purposefully blocking Windows Phone users from Google Maps?

If you’ve got yourself a Windows Phone and try and browse onto Google Maps through your browser it just won’t work. Visiting the web version of Google Maps now redirects you to the main Google homepage. Google have explained this by saying that the mobile version of Google …

Nexus 10 back in stock at Google

So now christmas is over and things starting to get back to normal it looks like Google have more stock of the Nexus 10 16GB version available as the store has changed from the normal SOLD OUT message to ‘SHIPS SOON’ with a message stating it will ship …