Author Archive: James Richardson

Samsung Galaxy S2 gets a processor upgrade

The chaps at gsmarena have posted that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will be released with a 1.2 GHz processor instead of the 1GHz that was announced at the launch event in Barcelona. That is great news for all you Android fans that are waiting for the device to be released. The problem we have is when is it going to be released. Some retailers are stating it will be in May, where as other sites are claiming June. Either way, it is fantastic news that Samsung have made the improvements, however if they don’t get the handset on sale soon it will more than likely be lacking on other specs judging by how soon we see new Android devices released.

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Motorola Atrix Coming Soon to Orange

The Motorola Atrix has now appeared on the Orange website and is listed as coming soon. Historically this could mean the Atrix is available on the network from a day to many weeks so don’t get too excited just yet. 

The Atrix comes with a dual core processor however I cant see this mentioned on the Orange site which baffles me slightly as you would have thought that with so many Android phones on the market both Motorola and Orange may want to mention this to help sales. Oh well.

There is also no mention of if Orange will sell the laptop dock that you can buy as an accessory.

If you missed our demo video of the Atrix you can watch it here and there is also a reminder of its specification below.

BlackBerry Touch (Monaco) seen again

BGR has once again managed to get hold of some photos of the forthcoming BlackBerry Touch, or Monaco, or Storm 3, whatever you want to call it.

There is not much new news on this one but what we can see in the photo is some new icons which i can only presume comes with the upgrade to BlackBerry 6.1.

Here is what we know so far about the BlackBerry Touch Specs:

• Dimensions: Sleek, thin profile – 11.5mm thick (120 x 62 x 11.5 mm)
• Processor: Qualcomm 1.2GHz Processor
• Radio:Dual band CDMA, EV-DO Rev A, RX Diversity ; Quad band EDGE / Single Band UMTS
• Display: 3.7" – 800×480 resolution, 15:9 aspect ration, 253 DPI
• Camera: 5 MP – Flash – Image Stabilization – HD Video Recording (720p)
• Navigation: Capacitive touch + BlackBerry navigation keys + optical navigation module. One convenience key
• Memory: 4GB storage + 768MB RAM + up to 32GB MicroSD
• WiFi/GPS: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + GPS + Bluetooth 2.1 EDR + Mobile HotSpot
• Connectivity: Micro USB – Bluetooth – NFC
• Sensors: Magnetometer – Accelerometer – Proximity
• Software: Enhanced BlackBerry SW v.6.1

Looks nice don’t you think?

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Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY launching to market with over 60 games

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY, the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone, is now on sale in shops in the UK, Germany,Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Hong Kong and Taiwan  with further availability in an additional 6 markets over the next 2 weeks. The Xperia PLAY launches with more than 60 games from the industry’s biggest content providers including Sony Computer Entertainment, Gameloft, Electronic Arts and Glu Mobile. The range of games available to download at launch is a combination of original PlayStation® titles, well known 3D titles that take the full advantage of the graphical capabilities and controls of Xperia PLAY as well as popular casual games all optimized for the unique game pad.

· The world’s first PlayStation® Certified smartphone now launching to first markets

· More than 60 games available within the first week, including top franchises Assassins Creed, Need for Speed and The Sims

· Original PlayStation titles available for download exclusively on Xperia PLAY

· Partnerships with over 20 publishers as well as middleware companies Unity and Havok to ensure a steady flow of new innovative games

WP7 first impressions from an Android user

The other day I lent my Windows Phone 7 device to a friend of mine as he was interested in checking out the platform for the first time and even toying with the idea of developing apps for it. 24 hours later he sent me the below comments detailing his first impressions and I thought that they were worth sharing with you on the off chance you are thinking of trying WP7 yourself.

More devices from HTC?

Today we have been invited to yet another press event to see ”what’s next’ from HTC.

The event on Tuesday 12th April will take place in London. We can now commence the guessing game of what it is they are going to show us. Could it be that HTC Evo 3D that has been knocking around the interwebs since CTIA last week or could it be something totally different?

Your guess is as good as mine but you can be sure we will tell you as soon as we are allowed to. These things are normally very top secret for a while and we have to wear plasters on our lips!

Posted by: James