Home » Archives for Matt » Page 87
Here is the one that thousands of you will have been waiting for; the iPhone 4.
I was extremely lucky at getting one of these. I phoned Orange Thursday morning and I think I was the first to get through. A simple process and my upgrade was on its way.
This is my first ever iPhone so it will take a little bit of getting used to even though I have an iPod Touch. With 100 new features on the iPhone 4 running iOS4 we will certainly have plenty to test in the full review which will be available on the site in the next week or two.
Anyway, enough of my yapping, here is the unboxing video, there’s more on the way too…
Today’s D-day for iPhone 4 and I expect that many will either be waiting in today for their delivery to come from Apple or waiting in queues outside the Apple or O2 stores.
If you get your iPhone today then we’d love to hear from you. First impressions?
If you haven’t ordered yours yet, but you plan to get one, what are you waiting for? Personally I can’t be bothered to wait in a long queue for an iPhone and will wait to see what the networks do over the next few weeks for those of us wanting to upgrade. If there are no deal to be had I’ll get one SIM-free.
Posted by: Matt
Yesterday I completed and posted my review of the Samsung Wave so I thought I would just top things off with a quick demo video showing some of the features of the phone.
The Wave has impressed me and I actually liked it much more than I anticipated. I’m going to have the Wave here for a while longer so please do post your comments or questions on the forum and I’ll do my best to address them.
Check out the video below it’s only brief but hope you enjoy it!
LG have just added to their popular Viewty range and have introduced the LG Viewty GT aka LG GT405.
The Viewty GT has a 3″ touchscreen display and is very much geared for web access and social networking. It includes Google Maps, Search and Mail, Skype, Facebook and Twitter right out of the box.
Other features include a 5 megapixel camera (minus flash), GPS, Quad band connectivity with 3G and HSDPA. About the only other thing missing is WiFi.
The GT has it’s own proprietary operating system but has an S-Class user interface overlay so it feels quite familiar and you’ll probably recognise it in the video below.
We’ll have a review for you soon but for now you can enjoy the unbox and demo below.
A few days ago I got my hands on the Samsung Galaxy S and recorded a brief unboxing video for you. Having used the handset a little more now I thought it was time to record another video showing of some of the features and installed applications.
So in the video below (presented in HD) we’ll have a look at the setting up a WiFi connection, the web browser, Google Maps, Gmail and SWYPE. For those of you that don’t know SWYPE is a different kind of text entry method, take a look at the video to see how that works.
James and I will be jointly working on the Galaxy S review so please do comment via the forum if you have an questions about the handset and if there is anything specific you want us to make sure we cover.
We first Heard about the HTC Wildfire last month and James was lucky enough to be invited to the HTC press briefing and get his hands on the device even getting time to review a preview video.
Since then the Wildfire has been gathering interest and many now regard this as being the HTC Desire’s baby brother and when you see the HTC Wildfire it’s probably easy to understand why.
The HTC Wildfire is smaller than the Desire, having a 3.2″ QVGA display. There’s also a slower CPU but othe features are similar such as Android 2.1 with Sense UI, 5 Megapixel camera, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth. On the face of it the HTC Wildfire might seem like HTC’s attempt to win the lower end of the Android handset market and at a little under £230 they seem to have the price about right but have not overly compromised the specification.
We’ll have a full review for you over the next week or so, we’re going to do something a little different with this review so watch this space! For now I hope you enjoy seeing a little more of the HTC Wildfire in the video below. I’ll also have a more detailed demo video for you soon too.
A few days ago I mentioned that we’d got our hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S and I’ve just managed to record an unboxing and (brief) demo video for you.
I commented on it a few times during the video but I have to once again say that the Super AMOLED screen on the Galaxy S is truly stunning, the video and photos don’t do it justice and words certainly cant either. All I can say is that it’s is incredibly bright and colourful and you have to see it with your own eyes to appreciate it!
In the video below you’ll get to see the handset in some detail and I take you on a brief tour of the operating system. I’ll be back with a more detailed demo soon too.
For those of you with the HTC Hero patiently waiting for the Android 2.1 Eclair upgrade we have some official news for you from HTC. HTC just released the following statement:
“Android Éclair update for HTC Hero will be released by the end of June. The upgrade will come in two parts, the first of which will roll out from this week and will be detected when the Hero next automatically checks for software updates. The second part of the update will follow towards the end of the month. As the second part of the upgrade will wipe all data on the handset, Hero users should ensure any important data has been backed up before proceeding with the installation. Due to the size of the update, wherever possible, we would advise using a WiFi connection for this download to avoid additional data charges.”
We’ll post more as we get it!
Posted by: Matt
Last night James and I attended the Samsung Galaxy S launch event in London where not only were we treated to some hands on time with the Galaxy S but also to a star-studded event with many celebs also looking for face time with the handsets. Sadly we had no hands-on time with any celebs, but that’s another story!
The Galaxy S (i9000) is an awesome handset. It has a stunning Super AMOLED display measuring 4″ and 480 x 800 res. 1GHz CPU and 8 or 16GB of storage.
We currently have one to play with and will have a video and review here on site for you shortly. If you are already looking to buy one though then check out Clove Technology as the already have them in stock and will start shipping them this afternoon, you could have it as early as tomorrow!
Clove also have a great offer on the handset. Buy the 8GB version of the Galaxy S and they’ll throw in an 8GB microSDHC memory card for free, taking the storage to a total of 16GB! Good deal!
Today’s the day you can start pre-ordering Apple’s iPhone 4 with the promise that you’ll have the handset delivered to you on the 24th June.
You can order the iPhone 4 in either Black or White and either 16 or 32GB models. Apple have just announced SIM-free direct pricing as follows:
iPhone 4 16GB for £499 and 32GB for £599.
Somewhat more expensive than the quoted $299 in the USA.
We’re still waiting on carrier pricing but I expect that will soon follow.
Posted by: Matt
[ Post Tags: iPhone 4, Apple, tracyandmatt.co.uk ]
Connect
Connect with us on the following social media platforms.