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In the world of Android, the talk is all about the new Android Jelly Bean operating system. But what about Android Ice Cream Sandwich? It has still to reach a number of Android smartphones. One handset it will not be reaching is the HTC Desire HD. HTC claims the Desire HD is better off without it. Read on to hear why…
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Sony has unveiled a colourful collection of amazing MP3 players. The Sony Walkman E470 Series are the world’s slimmest ever music players, according to Sony that is, and come in six stunning shades for the younger gadget audience, with enough memory for over 1,000 songs and a karaoke mode.
Logic3 and Ferrari have joined forces to bring us unique, two collections of headphones which are sexy, stylish and awesome. Read on for all the details!
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 with 32GB of internal memory has been out for a couple of months now, but what about the 64GB version? Contrary to reports, it’s still coming. It’s just been delayed until the “second half of this year”, claims Samsung.
Microsoft have officially confirmed the release date for their shiny, new touchscreen OS. The company will release Windows 8 on the 26th October, the next operating system from Microsoft.
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The first Asus Google Nexus 7 tablets have been landing in customers hands, and hitting the high street in electronics retailers including Currys and PC World. Rather than a big Apple-style store launch, Google is hoping to quietly get the tablet into as many hands as possible. But don’t expect all stores to have any stock left.
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Today sees the launch of Sky Now TV – a new on-demand movie rental service to take on rivals Lovefilm and Netflix. Launching on PC, Mac, and some Android smartphones, Sky Now TV will offer access to 600 films and 11 channels, with more to come in future on a monthly subscription, or on pay and play basis. More details on the pricing and packages this way.
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Gadget fans will already know a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is coming. It was accidentally leaked by Samsung Arabia’s Twitter account a few weeks ago. Now, the Galaxy Note 2 looks set to land on August 30th, during consumer tech show IFA 2012.
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Audio master Bose has unveiled its new VideoWave 2 system. The new entertainment package from the audio experts includes a a full HDTV and a 16-speaker surround sound system that uses hidden speakers to radiate sound around the room.
The first sight of the iPhone 5 and iPad mini are leaked onto the Internet which looks like a larger 4-inch iPhone and a smaller, thinner iPad making room for an extra speaker in order to boost the sound quality.
O2 have now fixed this issue.
As posted earlier O2 are currently experiencing some network issues meaning users signal will drop in and out also meaning that you not be able to making outgoing calls, use messaging services or even use your data. This is what mobile network, O2 had to say in a statement:
O2 have confirmed that they are currently experiencing a network issue resulting in some users not being able to make outgoing phone calls. They have a team of people working on this problem at the moment and hope to get this glitch fixed in the next few hours.
Motorola are bringing out a brand new budget smartphone called Motosmart, if you are finding yourself not being able to afford a Samsung Galaxy S3 or an iPhone 4S this one might be for you. It jumps onto the shelves in the UK this month with a price tag of £100 on Pay as you Go or sign up to contract for just £7 per month.
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Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 will finally be available this October via Windows 8 PCs and boxed copied of the software. Existing Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows XP users will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 from their PC for a lower price. Boxed copies of the operating system will also be available for a slightly higher price.
This dust-repelling and water resistant Sony Xperia Go will be out to buy this month on O2. Some might call it a ‘rugged’ smartphone however it is much more than that indeed with some damn clever tech thrown in. Use the Xperia Go in the rain with wet finger tracking tech for one. More this way!
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The Nokia Lumia 900 is fresh in the memory but Nokia may already have an upgrade planned. A Nokia user has uncovered the sighting of a Nokia Lumia 910. With the Nokia 808 PureView 41-megapixel phone failing to excite all but the most fanboy-ish Nokia fans, could a Nokia Lumia 910 make up for it?
Do you want your ASUS tablet to look even more snazzy? Pick up one of the colourful covers then. The tablet was announced last week and is made by ASUS running on the Android OS and is called the Google Nexus 7.
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Motorola has updated its Atrix line with the Motorola Atrix HD smartphone. The device features a 4.5-inch touchscreen display with Motorola’s HD ColorBoost display technology, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and up to 32GB of microSD card storage. But does it have enough about it to tempt us away from the Samsung Galaxy S3 or iPhone? More specs this way.
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In what should be an interesting year for tablets, Archos has just announced a new tablet of its own. The Archos 97 Carbon tablet is set to tout the latest Android Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and Google apps. It’s out later this month in a variety of sizes, including a 7-inch model to vie for attention alongside the new Google Nexus 7.
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The Sky Go app for iOS and Android, and Sky Sports app for iPad have been a godsend for many, helping Sky subscribers catch up on missed shows and live sport on-the-go. Now both apps have been updated with extra on-demand content from new channels, a new way to watch F1 races and Ice Cream Sandwich support for Android users. Read on for more info on the extra channels and features.
Some like Google Maps and some don’t, well’s there a new addition coming and its called Google indoor maps at the moment only for Android devices though. It will work in various places such as shopping centres, train stations and airports in either London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Birmingham.
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The Samsung EX2F is the company’s latest digital camera and funnily enough is successor to the EX1. Among its new features is an added Wi-Fi capability for sharing photos on the web directly from the camera and a wider f/1.8 aperture for faster shutter speeds and better performance in low-light conditions. It’s one of the largest aperture you’ll find on any compact camera.
Microsoft in a blog post have confirmed the pricing for their next OS which is set to be released in this Autumn and its good news. The upgrade will only cost £25 for a limited period though for current Windows users who use either Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. Keep reading for more info.
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Samsung has added another bridge camera to its ranks in the form of the Samsung WB100. Designed with budding photo enthusiasts in mind, this 16-megapixel sensor camera comes with 26x optical zoom lens to help you get closer to the action. More WB100 details this way.
Nike is not getting bored and is continuing to monitor your fitness with some brand new Nike+ Training and Basketball iPhone apps. Buy the Nike Lunar trainers and track your fitness. The shoe manufacturing company have also released a Basketball app letting you measure just how high that slam dunk goes.
Earlier this week RIM confirmed that the first BlackBerry 10 device will swap the keyboard for a touchscreen. Now the company has announced we won’t be seeing the new BlackBerry handsets until early 2013. The news comes amid growing troubles for the company. It sounds like BlackBerry fans will have to be very patient. But will 2013 be too late for the new handsets? More this way.
Google has revealed their latest tablet to take on Apple’s iPad and its called the Nexus 7. It comes with a 1.3GHz Tegra 3 processor and extra connectivity options than the iPad. Plus it comes loaded with the brand new Android OS, Jellybean. Prices start from £159, way cheaper than what you pay for an Apple tablet! Even better, you can order it right now.
When the Nintendo 3DS XL was unveiled last week one question on everyone’s lips was “where is the Circle Pad Pro attachment?” Nintendo fans need not worry. A 3DS XL Circle Pad Pro accessory is coming, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata confirmed.
Want a Nokia 808 PureView? It looks like you’ll have to go SIM-free to get hold of one. The 41-megapixel cameraphone is being shunned by UK networks. O2, T-Mobile, Orange and Vodafone are all refusing to offer the phone to its customers. And it looks like its Symbian Belle operating system is to blame. Who’d buy one now?
Samsung has accidently revealed news that there is going to be a Galaxy Note 2 and that it will hopefully be coming very soon. The news was leaked to the world on Twitter from Samsung’s Arabia Twitter account asking if people were excited for the Galaxy Note 2 release. However, this message was quickly deleted but the damage has been done.
HTC has only just announced its new Connect gadget tech letting you stream music from a HTC device to compatible speakers just Apple’s AirPlay. Now, we have one of the first devices to take advantage in the form of the Pioneer SMA wireless speaker system.
LOVEFiLM has just signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to bring us some more exclusive TV shows and films including classic hits such as Sons of Anarchy, 24 and Prison Break.
Spotify on BlackBerry is nothing new but only now has Spotify released an official app on the BlackBerry World app store. Previously, users had to download the service through the browser. Here’s a rundown of what to expect.
Together with Sony, Google is bringing its Google TV service to the UK. A set-top box made by Sony called the Sony NSZ-GS7 will let users browse the web through their television, access on-demand entertainment services such as Netflix, and use Android applications when it launches this July. A Blu-ray version will also follow. More details, this way…
A white 320GB Sony PlayStation 3 will land in GAME on July 6th. It was originally marketed as a Japanese exclusive however not any longer! Head to GAME on July 6th to buy one.
BlackBerry maker, RIM have decided to ditch the traditional keyboard in favour of the new touchscreen. Now, the smartphone has been suffering with popularity recently with the explosion of Apple iOS and Google Android however RIM wants to change that.
Nintendo has revealed its latest handheld gaming console, the Nintendo 3DS XL. The new gaming device is a larger version of the current 3DS, with a 4.88-inch screen, which is a nice 90 per cent bigger than the original, so games look even better!
Microsoft has unveiled the next big update to its Windows Phone operating system, with a teasing glimpse of Windows Phone 8. Microsoft says the new update will offer even more features to Windows Phone users such as customised Live Tiles, NFC, better games, microSD memory card support, and more to take on main rival operating systems Android and Apple’s iOS.
We’ve always been big fans of iRobot’s Roomba vacuum cleaners. Why spend time vacuuming the house, when a robot will do it for you? The iRobot Roomba 790 is the next generation of Roomba dirt munchers. This time packing a wireless remote control, letting owners steer the robot cleaner like a toy. Is this the most fun vacuum clear ever made? It just might be, at a price.
Just when you thought TVs couldn’t get any more jaw-dropping, Sharp has unveiled a 90-inch full HD LED TV, taking the crown of the largest LED TV in the world in the process. The record-breaking Sharp LC-90LE745U is a monster in every sense, packing full HD, 3D support, and a range of Smart TV apps to boot. The 90-inch telly is available today. So, what do you get for nearly £10k worth of telly.
Microsoft are going portable with two brand new tablets on the way called the Microsoft Surface RT Tablet and the Microsoft Surface for Windows 8 Pro bringing new and techy Windows 8 features to your eyes. These beauties certainly provide stiff competition for Apple.
The Samsung DA-E750 is a wooden hi-fi music system which uses something called vacuum tube technology, a pair of glass fibre speakers and one powerful subwoofer to deliver music of up to 100 watts to your ears. If you own a Samsung Galaxy S3 simply pop it into the holder and you’re away. Same goes for Apple owners.
The London 2012 Olympic Games are expected to draw millions of tourists to the nation’s capital, and massive amounts of work has been done to prepare the city’s infrastructure to cope with the massive demands of hosting the world’s biggest sporting event.
HTC’s entry-level Wildfire and its successor the Wildfire S have been a massive hit at the low end of the smartphone spectrum, delivering a blend of power, performance and value for money that has proved incredibly popular with smartphone first-timers.
Apple deserves all the credit in the world for the iPad’s runaway success, but the quality of the opposition thus far hasn’t exactly made the job particularly difficult.
The concept of smartphones taking over the world is hardly a new one, but one gadget we never really saw getting along with the multi-talented mobile pocket wonder is the humble bicycle. Well, take a look at Audi’s Worthersee concept bike. Seems we were wrong.
The Samsung Galaxy launched last week to much fanfare. We’ve seen many new smartphones labelled an ‘iPhone beater,’ but if there’s any smartphone that deserves the tag, it’s the Samsung Galaxy S3. The Android 4.0 smartphone already looks like being the handset of 2012 and it’s now available to pre-order from Vodafone, Three and O2 for free depending on which deal you go for. Here’s a lowdown on some of the best Samsung Galaxy S3 deals going down.
The App Center is a new store to purchase what Facebook is calling social apps. In the next few weeks Facebook users will be able to access the App Center on a desktop or iOS and Android device to purchase and browse social and mobile apps such as Draw Something and Spotify, which up to now have been made popular through stores such as Google Play and Apple’s App Store.
O2 owner Telefonica has unveiled a new app called TU Me that lets users make free calls, send free text and audio messages and photos using Wi-Fi and your phone network data instead of using up your inclusive minutes in what is sure to be direct competition to the likes of instant message service WhatsApp and Skype.
Following a series of leaks, BlackBerry maker RIM has finally launched the BlackBerry Curve 9320. The badly-kept secret is a stylish smartphone for the socially-connected, says RIM. The Curve 9320 brings with it a dedicated BBM key for instant access to messaging, access to apps and social networks and all the features needed for those tempted by a ‘Berry.
