Archive for May, 2011

By May 6, 2011 Read More →

Samsung Galaxy S II unboxing and demo video

GalaxyS2-main The Samsung Galaxy S II (Galaxy S2 or i9100) has to be one of the most eagerly awaited handsets of the year. Last year’s Samsung Galaxy S was hugely popular selling tons of units and really making its mark.

The Galaxy S2 is one of only a few handsets around at the moment to have a dual-core CPU and this one is really special. a 1.2GHz Arm-cortex A9 CPU with a Mali-400MP GPU along side. That along with 1GB of RAM and 8 or 16GB of internal storage makes this one of the best specified handsets out there at the moment.

Then there’s the 4.3″ Super AMOLED screen complete with Gorilla Glass.

Perhaps one of the most striking things, when you consider that spec, is that the whole lot fits in a handset thats just 8.5mm thick and weighs just 116 grams!!

I’ve only had my review model for a few hours and already I think it’s awesome. Check out the video I have below, I can scarcely call it an unboxing video as it’s one of the longest I’ve done in a long time. This is the edited, cut-down version and it’s still over 30 minutes long!  Make yourself a coffee and enjoy the show.

 

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By May 5, 2011 Read More →

Sony Ericsson unveils next-generation Xperia minis

Xperia Mini (1) Sony Ericsson has just come out with their latest versions of their compact Android smartphones. In a natural evolution from the similar devices announced at last years at MWC, the Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro have a 1GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, 5MP cameras, an increased resolution to 320 x 480 and these are the world’s smallest phones that can shoot 720p HD video.

This update looks great for Sony Ericsson and hopefully for them, it will be a hit amongst those users who like a smaller handset. As usual, we hope to get reviews pumped out for both devices as soon as we can.

Read on to see more images and the press releases.

Posted in: Press Releases
By May 5, 2011 Read More →

LG Optimus 2X (LG-P990) Review

LG Optimus 2X (LG-P990) Review Running the 1GHz Tegra 2 chipset, the LG Optimus 2x is the world’s first Smartphone with a dual-core CPU. But the insane amount of horsepower isn’t the only thing going for the Optimus 2x; 4″ LCD touch screen, 8MP camera, 1080p HD video recording, 8GB of internal storage and Android 2.2 Froyo are all present and accounted for in the Optimus 2x.

But is the extra horsepower worth it? Do smart phones that live in your pocket need to have this much computing power? Should you get this instead of other dual core smart phones such as the HTC Sensation, the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Motorola Atrix?

Read on to find out!

 

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By May 5, 2011 Read More →

Microsoft wont support unofficial Windows Phone 7 upgraders

WP7s Bad news for anyone who has taken the unofficial route when upgrading their Windows Phone 7 handsets, Microsoft have come out to say that the latest WP7 update will probably NOT work on their phone.

Microsoft did issue a warning before but Microsoft’s Brandon Watson posted:

"Despite the fact that many people have claimed that an unofficial update mechanism worked fine for them, we cautioned that phones which were updated via this method were not going to be able to update past build 7390"

"Unfortunately for those customers out there who acted on information from sources outside of Microsoft, the rubber meets the road today."

I suppose for those with unofficial builds on their handsets will simply have to wait for this update to also come through from unofficial channels?

More on this below.

"With Windows Phone update build 7392 going out to phones via the official update mechanism, those people who have used the unsupported method of forcing 7390 onto their phones will find that their phones will not update to 7392"

"With the official update process there is a requirement that the package on the phone also be official in order to update itself."

"Phones updated via the unsupported method do not contain an official image and cannot be updated further at this time”

"Due to scheduling of engineering resources, we did not anticipate having to undue the changes made to phones by these unsupported methods. While we are not ruling out having a fix in the future, for now there is no fix."

 

Posted by: Matt

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By May 5, 2011 Read More →

Sony announces new wearable MP3 players

NWZ-B160_6 Sony have today announced a new member of its Walkman MP3 player line-up, the NMW-B160F and B160. Available in a range of colours these new MP3 players do look pretty cool and thanks to their base boost technology they should sound the part too.

These new Walkman models are less than 10cm in length and weigh in at just 28 grams making them an ‘easy to wear’ music device.

Check out the full details from Sony below.

 

Posted in: Press Releases
By May 4, 2011 Read More →

Dell Venue Pro review

Venue-main Dell as a brand name is known by almost everyone for their value for money desktops and laptops. Some may have even heard of Dell’s ‘phonelet’, the Streak, though it’s sales figures weren’t a major success. But a mobile phone with a Dell logo slapped on isn’t something you see often in the UK.

The Venue Pro is Dell’s newer and more promising offering into the mobile market, one which has caught the eye of many thanks to it’s rather unique form factor. There is less than a handful of smartphones with a sliding portrait qwerty, none of which offer Windows Phone 7 like the Venue Pro. Despite being announced as one of the original launch phones of Windows Phone 7 last year, it has been subject to countless delays and only very recently has the long awaited Venue Pro been available.

So was the Venue Pro worth the delays and consequent heartache? Read on to find out.

 

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By May 4, 2011 Read More →

Spotify comes to iPod

spotify-ipod-cord-concept In an update that’s due to automatically roll out to users over the next few days, Spotify will now support syncing with you iPod. A significant milestone for the Spotify service.

Key features include:

  • The ability to manage your iPod in Spotify
  • The all new Spotify download service, offering some of the most competitive MP3 prices available
  • The Spotify Mobile app now available to all to sync MP3 playlists
  • From today, Spotify is the only music player you’ll need

Full press release and images follow.

 

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By May 3, 2011 Read More →

Motorola ATRIX goes on sale tomorrow exclusively from Orange

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World’s First Smartphone With Fingerprint Security Hits The UK – ATRIX Launches Exclusively On Orange

What smartphone suits the gadget fan for whom the world is not enough? On sale exclusively from Orange from tomorrow, Motorola ATRIX is the world’s first smartphone to have an in-built biometric fingerprint reader for enhanced personal security.

The award winning Orange ATRIX is tipped to be one of the biggest releases in 2011 and is sure to impress the most stylish of aspiring secret agents. The fingerprint reader allows you to unlock the phone with the swipe of a finger ensuring the mobile phone remains for your eyes only.

The device also features a powerful 1GHz dual core processor so you can open web pages twice as fast as most other smartphones, as well as having the capacity to connect up to a HDTV to show HD video, games, music and more.

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By May 3, 2011 Read More →

HTC Wildfire S review

HTC Wildfire S review Back in February of this year HTC announced a number of new handsets including 3 that were direct upgrades/replacements of existing models. We’ve already had a look at the HTC Desire S and the HTC Incredible S so now it’s time for the HTC Wildfire S to go on test.

Its predecessor, the HTC Wildfire, has been on sale for almost a year and sales have been good for HTC as the handsets has been available both SIM free and through a number of UK operators both PAYG and on contract. In fact, as an entry level Android handset, I’d say that the Wildfire was responsible for introducing a whole new group of users to the wonders of Android.

The Wildfire S is similar to last years model, virtually the same size and just a little bit lighter. Main difference is in the screen being twice the number of pixels at 320×480 HVGA resolution but still remaining 3.2″ in size.

HTC have also done away with the optical trackpad in each of this years models and the Wildfire S is no different so the area below the screen is a lot more ‘clean’ if a little bland.

Other changes go beyond the cosmetic and we’ll look at these throughout the review so be sure to read on to learn more.

 

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By May 3, 2011 Read More →

A quick look at the Samsung 8.9″ Tablet video

ScreenClipJohannes over at NewGadgets.de got his hands on a working sample of the 8.9 inch tablet, and has shot a short video. The Samsung Galaxy 8.9 and 10.1 are probably the two most anticipated tablets this year. Samsung had a decent debut with the 7 inch Galaxy Tab, and hopes to really hit the big time with its pair of new Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Galaxy Tabs. Check out the video below.

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