Archive for February, 2012

By February 21, 2012 Read More →

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 available to download

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Pretty much bang on the rumored 10AM UK time BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 is available to download. At 401MB I strongly suggest a WiFi connection and make sure your battery is charged.

The BlackBerry Bridge app was updated last night to version 2.0 bringing the remote control option to the OS. This update kind of confirmed we would see the PlayBook OS updated today.

If you have a PlayBook go get the update.

New BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 features include:

  • Integrated email client with a powerful unified inbox: With BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 you have the option to use a unified inbox that consolidates all messages in one place, including messages from Facebook®, LinkedIn® and Twitter®, as well as personal and work email accounts.
  • Social Integration with Calendar and Contacts apps: The built-in calendar harnesses information from social networks and makes it available where and when users need it. Contact cards are also dynamically populated with updated information from Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to create a consolidated view of contacts.
  • Updated BlackBerry Bridge app: BlackBerry® BridgeT is a unique app that provides a Bluetooth® connection between your BlackBerry PlayBook and core apps on your BlackBerry® smartphone (including BBMT, Email, Contacts, Calendar and Browser) in order to let you view the content on the larger tablet display. With BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0, it’s easier and quicker than ever to take documents, web pages, emails and photos that appear on your BlackBerry smartphone and display them on your BlackBerry PlayBook for an optimized viewing and editing experience. The updated BlackBerry Bridge app also provides a new remote control feature that allows a BlackBerry smartphone to be used as a wireless keyboard and mouse for a BlackBerry PlayBook.
  • Improved mobile productivity: Updated document editing functions, the new Print To Go app, and increased control and manageability of corporate data with BlackBerry® BalanceT allow you to get more out of your BlackBerry PlayBook every day. Plus, an updated virtual keyboard with auto correction and predictive next word completion learns how you type to enable faster, more accurate typing.
  • New apps and content: Thousands of new apps are being added to BlackBerry App WorldT today (including a range of Android® apps that will run on the BlackBerry PlayBook). A new BlackBerry Video Store1 is launching today. Enhanced web browsing capabilities are also available with BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0.

We will have a video of the new features later in the day.

 

Posted by: James

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By February 21, 2012 Read More →

ZTE Tania Unboxing Video

ZTE Tanis

The Tania is ZTE’s first offering to the Windows Phone table. Packing 7.5 Mango and with a 4.3 inch screen you would have thought that the Tania comes with a hefty price tag. Well you would be wrong. Here in the UK the ZTE Tania is priced at just under £200 which is amazing value for money.

For that money you still get a big, robust, well powered Smartphone. Where I do feel the Tania is let down is with its mere 4GB of internal storage. This is measly in this day and age. Combined with the disadvantage of not having a microSD this kinda sucks.

But remember, the ZTE Tania is half the price of some other high end Windows Phones.

You can see the unboxing video below and we will of course have a full review within the next couple of weeks.

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

NetFlix for iPad: Quick Review

NetFlix for iPadYou will have hopefully read James’ review of the LoveFilm Player application for iPad. LoveFilm has long been the movie lovers rental service of choice but now it seems that having the physical disc delivered is a thing of the past. Netflix is a 100% stream only service that has been around for a while over in Americaland and has now arrived in the UK, to make the competition a little more interesting.

For the purpose of this review I decided to enroll on Netflix’s 1 month trial to give it a thorough testing, I hadn’t tried streaming a film on any platform before so I was quite interested to see what the quality would be like on an average broadband connection. After the 1 month trial it will cost you just £6 P/M which for the quality of video that you will receive is awesome value! Also the app is FREE!! My favourite word!

I have to say that I have been really surprised in a very good way that the quality of streaming is super! I have an average internet connection of 5 mb which is below the UK average but for my area is pretty good, however I wasn’t expecting the high quality that Netflix has offered me. I have to note to you guys that this is a review of not only the iPad version but of the iPhone version too, however they are exactly the same app just smaller on the iPhone, so I will be just using iPad screenshots for the review.

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

Motorola MOTOLUXE now in stock at Clove

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Clove just dropped us a line to let us know that the Motorola MOTOLUXE is now available to order and a day earlier than expected.

The Motorola MOTOLUXE XT615 is an elegantly designed smartphone running the Moto Switch 2.0 user interface on the Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread operating system.

Moto Switch features Social Graph, giving you quick access to the people that you contact most frequently. A feature called Activity Graph also gives easy access to the apps that you use most, while a music discovery tool called Music Now helps you to find new songs and albums.

Powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm processor, the 4″ edge-to-edge display of the MOTOLUXE is housed within a brushed metal outer frame. Just below the screen is a lanyard groove, which rather uniquely also doubles up as a notification light for alerts.

One of the most noticeable features of the MOTOLUXE is its 8MP camera, which features autofocus and LED flash. It’s also accompanied by a 0.3MP front-facing camera, meaning that video calling is a possibility should you wish to chat face to face with friends and family.

In terms of connectivity, the MOTOLUXE XT615 has a range of options, which include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DLNA and 3G. There’s also a microSD card slot expandable up to 32GB, plus a 3.5mm connection for headphones or a hands-free kit.

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

ZTE to announce two new LTE handsets at Mobile World Congress

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ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, is planning to launch two new LTE handsets running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with 1.2GHz and 1.5GHz chipsets at the forthcoming Mobile World Congress telecoms industry show in Barcelona.

The PF200 smartphone will have a 4.3 inch QHD capacitive touch screen, with an 8MP camera and 1080p front facing camera for video calling. The handset will work across all the main LTE, UMTS and GSM spectrums, and will come with Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, WiFi, A-GPS, digital living network alliance (DLNA) compatibility, mobile high-definition link (MHL) for connecting to home audio and video devices, and near field communications (NFC) capability.

The N910 handset will work across LTE FDD, CDMA and EVDO spectrums. It has a WVGA (800 x 480) capacitive touch screen, with 5MP autofocus and flash camera with a 1080p front facing camera for video calling. Features will include GPOS, WiFi, Bluetooth and DLNA capability.

“These LTE devices are the fore-runners of a wide range of LTE devices ZTE will bring to the market in the coming months, as more and more LTE networks come on stream,” said Mr. He Shiyou, Executive Vice President and Head of the Terminal Division of ZTE. “They will be feature products – among a very wide range of devices on display at the ZTE stand at Mobile World Congress 2012.”

You can see images below:

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By February 20, 2012 Read More →

Nokia Asha 201 Unboxing Video

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Available from Vodafone the new Nokia Asha 201 may be a low end Smartphone but it is also has a very low cost. You can pick this one up from Vodafone for only £37.50  on pay as you go. (Please note that at the time of recording the video the device was priced at £45)

The Nokia Asha 201 comes with Facebook and Twitter built in, so you can start networking with your friends straight away. Get your social media messages sent straight to your homescreen, and reply to them quickly using the large QWERTY keypad.

Just pop a compatible microSD card into the Nokia Asha 201, and you can store up to 32GB of music. You can even use the space to record your favourite radio show – so journeys never need to be boring again. And with the ringtone tuner, you can turn your own music into a ringtone.
The Nokia Asha 201 also comes with a stereo headset, and compatible memory cards are available to buy from us.

Available in a range of colours this low cost handset boasts a beautiful QWERTY keyboard, perfect for you youngsters that are constantly messaging your friends etc.

You can see the unboxing video below where you may notice I am not very familiar with the Nokia operating system!

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By February 19, 2012 Read More →

LG go large with the Optimus Vu

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With Mobile World Congress just around the corner LG have only gone and unveiled there latest creation, the Optimus Vu, and similar to their rivals Samsung and the Note they have gone big with a 5 inch monster device.

Powered by a 1.5GHz processor the Optimus Vu has a 4×3 aspect ratio, 1024×768 res, stylus friendly, 5-inch IPS LCD display. Combined with a 8MP camera, a whopping 2080mAp battery the Optimus Vu packs all this into a 8.5mm thick frame.

Launching with Android 2.3 Gingerbread LG are promising an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich within three months.

You can see the official press release below:

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By February 19, 2012 Read More →

Nokia Lumia 710 Unboxing Video

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If you are looking to get a low cost Windows Phone you could do a lot less wrong than the Lumia 710 from Nokia. It may not have the size and build quality of its big brother the Lumia 800 but under the hood they are still both powered by a 1.4 Ghz processor.

Specs wise it is pretty decent too, with a 3.7 inch display, 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording and not forgetting Nokia Drive, so free satellite navigation, which you will only get with a Nokia Windows Phone.

You can see the unboxing video below:

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By February 18, 2012 Read More →

Sony Xperia S: teaser video

Xperia S

We have known about the Sony Xperia S for a good month or so now. The device is currently listed by ‘Three‘ as coming soon and whilst on their site I noticed a link to a teaser video of the handset which I don’t think we have posted before.

The Xperia S looks to be a real beauty. You can see the video after the break.

  • Unique, stylish design
  • 4.3" HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine
  • 12 megapixel camera with Exmor R sensor + HD video
  • HD sharing with HDMI (cable in-box)
  • Super-fast 1.5GHz dual core processor
  • Huge 32GB internal memory
  • NFC compatible
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By February 18, 2012 Read More →

PewPew for BlackBerry PlayBook – Video Demo

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If you like old school style shoot them ups then PewPew for the PlayBook is a must. With three different styles of game within the game PewPew is fast, manic but most of all fun.

PewPew is the best multidirectional shoot them up on BlackBerry PlayBook.  It’s basically megatons of enemies and many different game modes, everything rolled up with sweet smooth retro graphics. Win medals, unlock ships, and compete on the online ladder board.

Best news is that it is a free game!

You can check out the demo video below:

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