Here they are, let me know what you think.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Apple iPad 2 Plus could be out later this year
It looks like Apple could be releasing another iPad this year rumoured to be called the iPad 2 Plus.
Tablets, what were they? Oh yes they are small little touch screen computers that were generally only used by businesses. That was all changed by Apple though when they bought out their first iPad. A year on since the initial release of the Apple tablet computer the company have come up with a successor to the current iPad 2.
Those who are lucky enough to own an Apple iPhone 4 will know that you have the best mobile screen resolution on the market! Yes indeed and now Apple want to upgrade the current iPad’s screen resolution to 300 pixels per inch, not far off the iPhone 4.
Finally, In terms of design the name suggests that we won’t see much of an upgrade, the iPad 2 Plus is more likely to feature updates to under the hood than on the front.
What’s my view?
Its only early days but if Apple are only going to offer just a higher screen resolution I see not much point in upgrading.
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Wednesday, 6 July 2011
New Internet and Apple compatible Roberts Radio
New cheap, portable, internet radio from Roberts.
The Roberts Stream 105 internet radio connects through Wi-Fi to bring you a choice of stations to listen to. The radio is also compatible with your Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and any other device with a 3.5mm socket.
Its portable, lets you listen to BBC podcasts and allows you to listen to your favourite music on your mp3 player, iPhone or iPod Touch and so on.
The Stream 105 comes with 10 presets and 2 alarm timers (note that it needs to be connected to the mains to wake you up though) however if the Internet is down you won’t get woken up by your desired radio station but instead by an annoying buzzer. At least you won’t be late!
Its available now for just £100 and is Robert’s cheapest Wi-Fi radio yet.
What’s my view?
When I first heard about it I thought yeah this will be fantastic however after a little more research I think its a waste of money. Yes its a bargain and provides some handy features such a 3.5mm socket, a headphone port to listen to your music in private and the feature of listening to BBC podcasts on the go. Ok, they’re all good but if you are out and about you are likely to lose Wi-Fi connection and with no FM or DAB installed you will have to revert to missing your favourite radio programme and listening to your own music instead. Not good! The hassle of connecting it to the mains to wake you up in the morning is also a negative. Apart from that its all good!
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Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Toshiba produces a 3D glasses free laptop
Toshiba adds a glasses free 3D laptop to its new line up.
3D is getting bigger and bigger each day and today I bring you news of Toshiba’s brand new attractive 3D laptop range. They’re all pretty good but the one that stands out from the rest is the Toshiba Qosmio F750 for the one reason of it being specs free.
Its all done through a built in lenticular screen with assistance from the handy webcam monitoring your eye movements.
Along with all of that, its claimed by the firm itself that the laptop can display 2D and 3D images at the same time through the 15.6 inch screen. Adding to that, you will get a resolution of 1366×768 pixels.
Other features loaded in the Qosmio F750 are Harmon Kardon speakers, Blu-ray player, Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 3.0. The laptop will also provide you with ample performance through the Intel Core i7 and nVdia processor GT 540M graphics card. Finally, Toshiba offers 6GB of storage space.
Its out this August and will cost you around £1300.
What’s my view?
It sounds super, I like the sound of built in Harmon Kardon speakers and the addition of Bluetooth 3.0 and USB 3.0. The Harmon Kardon speakers I’m sure will offer you quality sound! You will furthermore receive stunning performance from Intel’s i7 or nVdia GT 540M processor enabling you to play your heavy weight games with ease.
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Monday, 4 July 2011
On the budget with new Samsung Galaxy Z
Samsung Galaxy Z launches and is designed for people on a budget.
Samsung have just launched a cut-down but still well equipped alternative to the Galaxy S2 which is yes, £100 cheaper than the current Samsung Galaxy S2.
The smartphone comes with a large 4.2 inch LCD display and a resolution of 800x480 pixels.
It runs on Android 2.3 and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. Also included is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 5Mp camera.
Finally, The smartphone also features a whopping 8GB of storage also supporting microSD cards of up to a limit of 32GB. Not bad at all if you don’t want to spend too much!
What’s my view?
My opinion is that this sounds excellent if you’re on a budget. Just to name a few: it has a large screen, runs on popular Android OS and gives a 1GHz processor. I think if you’re a student especially on a budget and want an Android smartphone this could be a worthy buy!
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Samsung wins, Apple loses?
Samsung’s Galaxy S2 is more popular than Apple’s iPhone.
You might think Apple’s iPhone is leading the smartphone competition at the moment but Samsung look to take over and steal that number one spot away from Apple with their massively popular Galaxy S2.
Here are some stats for you:
- In the first eight-five days of going on sale the Samsung Galaxy S sold three million units.
- In just fifty-five days alone of the Samsung Galaxy S2 sold more than three million units.
For US readers this post is irrelevant because it hasn’t launched there yet. However if and when it does Apple better watch out!
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Friday, 1 July 2011
HTC 4.7 inch Windows Phone
HTC Eternity promises lots.
The next update from Windows called Mango is to contain 500 new features to Windows Mobile and one of the smartphones which it will on is the HTC Eternity.
Information leaked on a German website called HTC Inside revealed that this smartphone will feature a whopping 4.7 inch screen and 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor.
Also, you can take snaps on the 8Mp back facing camera and make video calls on the front facing 1.3Mp camera. Prefer taking videos? If that’s the case you can take them in 720p on the Eternity.
The smartphone will carry a 1650mAh battery.
What’s my view?
Lets hope its as good as it sounds! The smartphone features some excellent tech such as a 4.7 inch screen and a 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor.
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Thursday, 30 June 2011
Nokia Symbian Belle has been tracked down
After Anna, comes Belle. The next version of the Symbian OS.
We just recently heard about the next smartphone to run on Anna, the latest version of Symbian’s OS. Now, a smartphone running the next version of Symbian called Belle has been spotted.
Belle has been seen running on a prototype called the Nokia 700 Zeta. It will feature a a new user interface. Now, from what I can tell this looks like a replacement for the current Nokia C6-01 which means you will receive a 3.2-inch AMOLED touchscreen. Also, there’s a 1GHz processor to power the OS.
No details on the release date of the Nokia 700 Zeta yet but watch this space for more information.
What’s my view?
Nokia are constantly coming out with new smartphones at the moment even though we can expect to see the release of the first Nokia, Windows smartphone later this year. It will certainly be interesting to watch how the latest Symbian smartphones sell once the first Nokia smartphone to run on the upcoming Windows Mango is released.
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LG 3D Monitor out next month
LG produces a 3D monitor that takes no 3D active glasses.
Don’t hear much about 3D monitors however this is all about to change with LG’s DM50D monitor. It features 3D obviously, an integrated TV tuner and USB Quick View technology (no need to power up your computer, all you do is plug in a USB stick or hard drive to watch back your films instantly.)
No solid information on the size of screen but judging by the model name its likely to be 50cm wide, not too big to fit on your desk.
The LG monitor also comes equipped with Passive Cinema 3D technology which is guaranteed to bring your snaps and videos to life! The good thing is don’t even need to waste money on batteries for your 3D glasses because all you have to is buy yourself a cheap pair of polarized glasses.
No prices yet. The beauty is available next month.
What’s my view?
Let me start by saying I wouldn’t say no! It sounds super. The fact that you don’t need to go through the hassle of switching on your computer to playback your films is very good, especially if you have a slow computer. No more wasting money on 3D glasses is also a pro, so many good things about this monitor! Great size screen and it should just fit depending on the width of your individual desk. Lets hope its as a good as the information.
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011
Pre-order your Nokia E6 today, ships end of June
The first Nokia smartphone to ship with Symbian Anna.
One look at the Nokia E6 and straight away anyone will be able to tell you that its an improvement from the previous edition, the E5.
The qwerty and touchscreen enabled Nokia E6 gets Anna, the first ever smartphone to feature the newest version of the Symbian OS. It features some performance improvements and extras to the Symbian OS.
The screen is small and neat measuring 2.46 inches and including a 640x480 pixel resolution. Loaded in the E6 are an 8Mp camera, 8GB of integrated storage space and Bluetooth 3.0. Also, business people you will find some handy business apps already installed on the E6 such as Mail for Exchange and QuickOffice.
It costs £25 per month on a contract or if you prefer to go SIM-free it will set you back £349.
What’s my view?
I think yes this could be a good investment whether I’d swap a BlackBerry for the very similar Nokia E6 would probably be a no.
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Apple iPhone 5 and 4S could be released together in September
Another rumour about Apple’s new upcoming iPhone, or is that iPhones?
What’s my view?
I think that yes this could be good idea. Apple iPhones are pretty expensive as it is so for Apple to perhaps offer the 4S at a cheaper price would be terrific.
You’ve heard of my view, what’s yours?
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New Sony BRAVIA smart TVs
Sony add KDL-NX723 and KDL-HX923 to its new BRAVIA range.
Later than usual is yesterday’s blog.
A new set of smart TVs for Sony and they promise to offer something different in terms of design. The KDL-NX723 and the KDL-HX923 come loaded with the new “Monolithic” design. Its not just the new look that has been added to the brand new Sony BRAVIA line-up, we will also get to listen back to the sound in some neatly integrated speakers.
Its a smart TV so you can access the BBC’s popular catch-up service, iPlayer along with posting a status update to Facebook, checking your timeline on Twitter, watching your favourite films on LOVEFiLM and checking out the latest music videos on YouTube. All of this as well as full HD.
The KDL-NX723 will be available in sizes 40 and 46 inches, the KDL-HX923 is going to be also on the market but with screen sizes of 46 and 55 inches. You can buy both of these in store this month.
What’s my view?
I think Sony have done well with these two, I like the new and light “monolithic” design. It makes it look attractive and deluxe.
Smart TVs in my opinion are great because you can access all of the most popular Internet sites without even moving from your sofa.
The screen sizes are also pretty decent and will certainly create more of an atmosphere in your living room.
From the information above it sounds sound however as with everything I’m sure it will have its disadvantages.
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Monday, 27 June 2011
Samsung’s qwerty keyboard on the SCH-i405
New smartphone from Samsung to feature a qwerty keyboard and touchscreen display.
It will also come with a 1GHz processor, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. No more sound details to reveal just yet.
Good news is that it shouldn’t cost you too much either.
What’s my view?
It offers a fair amount of good specs so this could be a popular one if you like your qwerty keyboard and don’t want to spend too much.
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Friday, 24 June 2011
A LEAK for Nokia’s new Windows Phone
Nokia’s new Windows Phone codenamed the Sea Ray has been “leaked.”
OK, Nokia are in the news this week. Its only been a few days since news of the upcoming release of the MeeGo N9 smartphone was revealed and now the company have just let slip about the first ever Windows Phone OS to run on Nokia.
Stephen Elop, CEO of Nokia initially asked all audience members to switch off any recording devices that they had on them because of the “super confidential” information that was about to be revealed in the presentation, it was something “that we do not want to see out in the blogosphere”. Bit late for that.
Very strangely Elop didn’t seem to notice any of the recording devices at all, a bit hard to be believe.
He moved on to show the audience members what the codenamed Sea Ray would look like when released which very much resembled the N9 apart from a new button added to the side of the phone.
What I can’t work out is Nokia are putting out information here, there and everywhere at the moment, which to me doesn’t sound like great PR. A few days ago it was news of the N9 and now its a leak of the Sea Ray. Answer this one, whose going to buy the N9 running on an unheard OS when they can just wait for the N9 lookalike to be released running Windows Mango later this year. Hmm.
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Xbox Live gets a new look and feel in the Mango update
With the release of the next update of the Windows Phone OS called, Mango Xbox Live receives an overhaul.
We earlier heard about Mango a few months ago with it featuring in Nokia’s new and upcoming range of Windows handsets but today I can tell you that popular gaming social platform, Xbox Live is like you’ve never seen it before. Yes, really!
Initially, you will notice a brand new interface on the Windows Phone Xbox Live Hub with updates to the current icons style wise, a brand new recent category which is pretty useful if you’re a regular because what it will do is store as it says your three most recent games played. This then makes it easier and quicker to begin that addictive game again! Also, alongside the new facelift, performance has also been improved by offering faster response time. Always good, no one enjoys a wait.
Now, something that I quite like is the new 3D avatars who yawn and give a friendly wave once or twice. What do you think of them, do you share my opinion?
Finally, also featured in this update is the chance to send messages and keep a track of all of your friends achievements directly through your Windows Phone.
What do you think of the new update? Let me know below.
What’s my view?
I think yes improvements have been made here for the better to create a more preferred OS, whether or not they will be liked that is something we just have to wait and find out.
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Apple iPhone 5 could feature a dual LED flash
Camera quality on the Apple iPhone wasn’t ever Apple’s best feature however this could look set to change.
A camera has now become a compulsory part of a phone, every mobile today comes tacked with a camera giving us the chance to take snaps on the move. Apple to say the least don’t have a very good reputation when it comes to cameras. However, saying that to be fair it did improve slightly in the iPhone 4 which yes believe it or not is the most used smartphone on the popular photo sharing site, Flickr.
Anyhow, we could be in for a treat with the next generation of the iPhone because it may feature a dual LED flash.
Would that please you or not?
What’s my view?
Apple are a popular firm so in my opinion whatever they produce good or not will become a hit.
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Thursday, 23 June 2011
Release date for Nokia N9
A release date has been revealed for the MeeGo supported Nokia smartphone.
I revealed the news of the upcoming N9 smartphone from Nokia on Tuesday and now I have a release date for you which is to be September. No specific date to tell at the moment.
A lot of disappointment to app lovers with this smartphone due to the choice of OS. Yes indeed, no Android its Intel’s supported OS instead called MeeGo. However, put that aside its got a good chance of being big.
The new smartphone will feature an 8Mp camera loaded with Carl Zeiss optics.
What’s my view?
OK, it doesn’t feature Android’s OS and is to be released without Windows Phone OS but it still has a pretty good chance of becoming one of the most popular smartphones around due some nifty features on the N9 such as a Carl Zeiss 8Mp camera and Nokia’s sharpest ever screen around with exact 854×480 pixels.
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A brand new iPhone might be on the cards.
We could expect a brand new re-design for the next iPhone and an August release date.
Initially, we expected the next edition of the iPhone, iPhone 4S to just contain a straightforward update however it looks like we could be totally wrong and receive a complete overhaul.
We have seen a quick and simple update appear in previous iPhone series for example, with the iPhone 3 and 3GS. The design was kept the same with just a few tweaks to under the casing.
Now, from what we know at the moment the latest iPhone rumoured to be called the iPhone 5 is to resemble the current iPod Touch in terms of design. However I doubt to see the iPhone 5 replicate the smooth, shiny, metal and black front of the iPod Touch to avoid causing reception issues.
Do you like the look of the current iPod Touch and would you like to see that design feature on the new and upcoming iPhone?
What’s my view?
I personally like the current design of the iPhone 4 and to be totally honest I don’t think it really needs a redesign. The iPod Touch is out there already on the market so why copy that design when you have a perfectly good and attractive design already featured on the iPhone 4?
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo out soon
Another new and attractive smartphone from Sony Ericsson is due out the first week of July.
Not your predictable size screen with the Neo however still a reasonable size of 3.7 inches bringing a resolution of 854x480 pixels to the screen. Also, the new smartphone will feature a powerful 1GHz processor with Android’s Gingerbread OS. Additionally, as we are seeing with the latest smartphones around at the moment for example with Apple’s new iPhone out soon the Xperia Neo will feature an 8Mp camera with a flash. Always useful in dark conditions!
Now, after production delays during the initial expected release date of April we can finally get hold of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo during the first week of July.
What’s my view?
Well there are lots of smartphones being released at the moment, it seems to the flavour of the year. Is this going to be just another smartphone to be bought out? I suppose we will just have to wait to give it a try on the first week of July. However, having said that it does feature some impressive features such as the the quite popular 1GHz processor and 8Mp camera with a flash to grab your stills on.
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New smartphone from Sony Ericsson trusted to keep you fit.
New Sony Ericsson Xperia Active is designed to suit your fitness regime whether its from running to shoulder press.
The new sporty phone will additionally feature a clip to attach it to your lanyard, useful! Also, Sony have prepared you the bad weathers with waterproof and dustproof casing. Furthermore, GPS will be thrown in so need to get lost on that morning run. Additionally, a barometer and digital compass will be built in offering an on screen heartbeat count and pulse monitor to keep a track throughout your workout.
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active will run on Android’s Gingerbread OS.
What’s my view?
I do think that despite the quite small screen in relation to other smartphones this could be a winner! Most of us like to keep fit whether its outdoors or in and the features Sony are providing could be rather useful such as a lanyard clip. This saves the phone falling out of your pocket but instead keeps it safe around your neck.
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