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By May 8, 2012 Read More →

Samsung Galaxy SIII goes up for Pre-order

71turJO9qULThe newest super phone has appeared on Amazon.co.uk ready for your pre-order and will be winging it’s way at you around about May 30th. At a price of £499.95 this does appear to be a better price than many did speculate. This is for the 16gb version and it comes in those two colours most have been raving about. Here is what you get for your £499.95:

  • With a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED display, the GALAXY S III offers a large and vivid viewing experience. Samsung Mobile’s heritage Super AMOLED display even enhances to HD and 16:9 wider viewing angles.
  • With the innovative smart stay feature, Galaxy S III automatically recognises when you are looking at the phone, whether it is to read an e-book or browse the web. The front camera looks deep into your eyes and maintains a bright display for continued viewing pleasure
  • The Galaxy S III’s minimal and organic design is reflected in its smooth and non-linear lines. Its comfortable grip, gentle curves and platinum organic form deliver a natural look and feel
  • In addition to recognising your face and voice, the Galaxy S III understands your motions to offer maximised usability. If you are messaging someone but decide to call them instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and ‘Direct call’ will dial their number
  • Doing things simultaneously on the Galaxy S III is easy and fun. With ‘Pop up Play’ and the powerful Quad-Core processor, you can watch an HD video in another window while sending an email or text simultaneously

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By May 5, 2012 Read More →

Asus Padfone Delayed?

335973-asus-padfone-hybridSeems like the anticipated Asus Padfone could end up being delayed. According to reports, the problem stems from a shortage of the Krait Snapdragon S4 chip from Qualcomm. The hybrid tablet/smartphone that is turning heads  was originally scheduled to launch sometime in April, although that time-frame is now debatable. There is no word on why Qualcomm is experiencing shortages, although there is speculation. One theory is that due to the new architecture for the S4 they are having trouble ramping up to high-volume production. The other is the on-going an rumour that Samsung will be running the S4 in the U.S. version of the new Samsung Galaxy S3, and they have bought out the majority of Qualcomm’s supply.

We will have to see how this one pans out.

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By May 2, 2012 Read More →

Huawei MediaPad goes ICS

huawei-mediapad-ics-updateJust as they previously promised, Huawei, makers of one of the first Honeycomb tablets, the MediaPad, have just made the Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich update available to end users. The update will not go out OTA, but instead you will need to download it manually. It comes in at a hefty 329MB, but it does appear to be a stock version of ICS, which is greatly appreciated. Supposedly, installation instructions are inside the Zip download file.

 

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By May 2, 2012 Read More →

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 167: Blackberry World

Web bannerGareth and Matt are joined by James live from Blackberry World where Kevin and Chris from CrackBerry make a swift appearance. This weeks podcast is heavily BlackBerry with some exciting new innovations from RIM. James also touches on the Samsung Galaxy S Advance he has been playing with.

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By April 27, 2012 Read More →

Sony rolling out ICS

sony-tablet-s-sideSony Mobile has shared their update schedule for Ice Cream Sandwich on their devices. Additionally, the Sony Tablet S is currently receiving the update OTA, starting even before the time of this article. Here’s a quote with some details:

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As for Sony’s 2011 Xperia phones, the update is “progressing as planned” and will be deployed as planned. Here’s a list of the handsets that will get ICS first:

  • Xperia arc S,
  • Xperia neo V
  • Xperia ray
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By April 25, 2012 Read More →

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 166: SNAP

Web bannerGareth and James discover that Archos are looking to produce a gaming tablet, the BlackBerry Curve 9220 looks a like a great budget BlackBerry, The JCB Toughphone is extra tough and the secret to making an excellent Bluetooth headset.

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By April 24, 2012 Read More →

Archos to build gaming tablet

Archos-Android-gaming-tabletThe idea of gaming themed Android devices is nothing new, especially since we have the Xperia Play along with a few other Playstation Certified devices along with GameStop tablets with their controllers. The fact is mobile gaming is a huge industry already and it is still growing. Archos sees this and is planning on developing a gaming-centric Android tablet to cater to mobile gamers.

In an interview with The New Ecomiste (French), the CEO of Archos, Crohas, goes on to talk about the company’s troubles in the past and how it has revitalized itself through Android tablet sales. Crohas goes on to say that they are developing the first Android tablet that will essentially be a gaming console. What exactly this entails remains to be seen of course but Archos recent additional to their line of tablets happens to be sporting some pretty potent hardware.

We will soon be certified a tablet-type game console. A first. I strongly believe in this market segment. Moreover, the classic game consoles will disappear." – Crohas, CEO of Archos (loosely translated from French)

Crohas goes on to say that he believes the death of the home gaming console is inevitable. While we don’t believe that will happen, especially with new versions of the Xbox and Playstation already in development, we do see a large chuck on that market switching to mobile gaming down the road as mobile technology catches up and quickly at that.

It will be interesting to see what this gaming-centric tablet from Archos will come with in terms of hardware and special features making it basically a gaming console. Of course we could speculate which is always fun but with Tegra 4 on the horizon, it could be a safe bet that the chip could appear in this upcoming tablet.

 

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By April 18, 2012 Read More →

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 165: HTC One V

Web bannerGareth and James investigate the HTC One V and determine it might not be as great value as you would initially expect. Gareth lines up some interesting bargains and James gets excited about a BlackBerry update.

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By April 12, 2012 Read More →

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 164: LIVE

Web bannerGareth, Matt and James go LIVE in front of an audience, much like The Gadget Show. You don’t need to go and see the expensive Gadget Show when you can listen to this stunningly Professional Live Broadcast.

 

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By April 11, 2012 Read More →

Toshiba have an exciting new line of tablets

Excite13We have some news from Toshiba this morning. The company officially launched their new Excite line of Android Tablets. Toshiba has taken things to a new level with the Excite, by heavily stepping up the specs, reducing the size and weight, and adding a unique new size category, the monstrous 13-inch tablet! For reference, there are several specs that all of these tablets have in common. Here is a list of all the specs that they all have, prices are only listed in dollars and then below that we have each individual tab with their differences:

  • Fixed Back Covers with an Aluminium Surface and styling
  • Dual Cameras – 2MP for the front and 5MP for the back that can handle 1080p HD video
  • Tegra 3
  • 1GB DDR3 Ram
  • Gorilla Glass
  • Stereo Speakers with SRS Surround
  • WiFi
  • Android 4.0/Ice Cream Sandwich – Unskinned & Stock from Google
  • BioManager Utility to improve battery life
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