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Samsung and Google introduce the worlds first Chromebook – Samsung Series 5

James Richardson | May 12, 2011 |

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd., today announced its stylish Series 5 Chromebook, the world’s first Chrome OS notebook built to revolutionize the PC experience with unparalleled speed, simplicity and security. Damian Cusick, General Manager Computing, Samsung UK comments: ” With the creation of the Series 5 we are again pushing the boundaries of innovation by introducing […]

Dells new laptop to be super thin

James Richardson | May 12, 2011 |

We don’t have the exact details of Dells new laptop just yet but they have sent us today this image as a teaser, the cheeky monkeys! In terms of thinness, the big rival has to be Apples MacBook Air which is offered in 13.3-inch and 11.6-inch designs. The new Dell is believed to have a […]

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast Award reminder–Final night to vote

Gareth | May 11, 2011 |

It’s the final night before voting ends and we just wanted one last push in the hope of securing another couple of votes. We have been nominated for a Northern Ireland Social Media Award and you can use the voting button below to add yours. We have been listed in Category 6 – Broadcast Media […]

Chrome OS Gets a Huge Update and Chromebooks are Announced at Google I/O 2011

Patrick Rigby | May 11, 2011 |

Google’s second keynote at it’s developer conference was all about Chrome. The browser got some cool features such as speed improvements, in-app payments and Angry Birds, but all the big news is about the operating system version of Google’s browser. Chrome OS was a definite experiment from Google but this announcement cements in the fact […]

LG tours the country showcasing latest Smartphones

James Richardson | May 11, 2011 |

LG is hitting the road with a series of shopping centre roadshows, showcasing its latest range of smartphones and offering consumers the chance to try out the innovative new technologies. The experiential roadshow will kick off in Manchester’s Trafford Centre on 12 May and will end in Bristol at the end of June. The pop-up […]

Angry Birds Rio to be pre-loaded on LG’s Optimus range

James Richardson | May 11, 2011 |

LG Electronics (LG) today announced an agreement with Fox Digital Entertainment and Rovio Mobile to pre-load Angry Birds Rio on LG’s Optimus Series smartphones, an unprecedented commitment to make entertainment content available to LG customers when they purchase a phone. Angry Birds Rio – an extension of Rovio’s wildly popular original Angry Birds game – […]

BlackBerry PlayBook Browser Demo – Video

James Richardson | May 11, 2011 |

With the web browser being one of the most used features on any tablet I thought I would give you a brief demo of it in action on the BlackBerry PlayBook. Historically the web browser on BlackBerry Smartphones has always been lagging compared to the competition. Not anymore now the that the PlayBook runs RIM’s […]

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 118: I saw James dance it was bad ass

Gareth | May 11, 2011 |

We are back after a brief hiatus and playing catch up. A whole bunch of devices have been reviewed and unboxed recently and we are going to talk about the lot. From Nokia’s latest, to one of the first UK Playbooks by way of the Samsung Galaxy S II and a bunch of LG devices. […]

LG Optimus 3D adds another innovative first with 3D augmented reality

James Richardson | May 10, 2011 |

LG Electronics (LG), in collaboration with augmented reality (AR) pioneer Wikitude, today announced the adoption of the world’s first three dimensional AR browser on its upcoming LG Optimus 3D smartphone. The Wikitude 3D browser allows for better interaction and engagement with real-time user environments. While 2D AR only displays overlapped objects, 3D AR shows places, […]

Android Ice Cream Sandwich coming to all device types in Q4

Vince Chan | May 10, 2011 |

The pace of Google Android development won’t cease or slow down any time soon, and over at Google I/O there are some major changes being shown off in the successor to Honeycomb. First and foremost, the tasty new treat is dubbed “Ice Cream Sandwich”. It is a bit more of a mouthful than previous names, […]