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Five year veteran of the site. BlackBerry specialist, but experienced in most operating systems. Enjoys flower arranging and cross stitch.

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By June 28, 2012 Read More →

Carphone Warehouse to stock the Nexus 7

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Carphone Warehouse have today confirmed they will indeed be selling the Nexus 7 tablet from Google next month. They have said the Nexus 7 will be priced at £199.99 standalone or for free on a tethered contact. I presume this means they will only sell the 16GB version.

Commenting on the launch, Graham Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer at Carphone Warehouse, says, “Consumer demand for tablets has exploded in just over two years since the launch of the first generation iPad. The wide range of devices now available means that consumer choice and buying power is stronger than ever. Google clearly believes that there is further scope to grow the market and the competitively priced Google Nexus will serve to make tablet devices more accessible to customers. 

“The meteoric rise in the popularity of tablets can be attributed to changes in the way we are using the internet, managing relationships and consuming media. Our lives are more connected and ‘always on’ than ever before. It’s all about convenience; people don’t want to have to go to a desk and sit at a computer to surf the internet, do some online shopping, chat with friends or update a Facebook status – tablet devices lend themselves perfectly to all these activities, all from the comfort of the sofa. Whilst laptops have catered to this need in the past they are slightly cumbersome and awkward; tablets offer the ideal solution and represent the direction home computing is likely to take in the future as demand for clunky home desktop PCs decreases.”

Google Nexus features a 7 inch screen, quadcore processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB memory. It will be the first (and only for the next four months) tablet to run the new Jelly Bean operating system.

 

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By June 28, 2012 Read More →

Win a HTC One V: Competition

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Whoop, it is competition time again and what a beauty we have for you. The nice people at Three have donated a HTC One V to us to give away. As a bonus the device will also come with a PAYG SIM, which will include an all-in-one 15 add-on (a month of AYCE data, 300 minutes and 3,000 txts).

If you missed our unboxing video of the HTC One V you can catch it here and in addition the full specs of the device are below.

To enter, all you have to do is follow tracyandmatt on Twitter and retweet the following tweet: "RT @tracyandmatt: I want to win the HTC One V with #tracyandmatt and #ThreeUK: http://http://bit.ly/htconecomp" You can also click the retweet link below to save you copying and pasting the phrase. Your twitter name will be entered in to the draw. You’ll have to keep following us as we’ll notify winners via DM.

RETWEET ME!

The winner will be picked in seven days from today and entries are restricted to the UK for various reasons.

Good luck!

Posted in: Phones
By June 27, 2012 Read More →

The Nexus 7 tablet confirmed

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Over Google I/O today the Nexus 7 tablet has been announced and it was pretty much what we expected to see.

Manufactured by ASUS the new 7 inch tablet running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will go on sale here in the UK for £159 for the 8GB version and £199 for the 16GB.

Under the hood of the Nexus 7 is some sweet stuff. This includes a Quad-processor with a Tegra 3 12-core GPU. Weighing only 300g and combined with a battery that will support up to 9 hours of video playback I think Google’s new creation may be quite popular.

Although we get WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC there is no 3G modem on board which I know will disappoint many. However, for the price, the Nexus 7 is a real bargain.

 

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By June 26, 2012 Read More →

Carphone Warehouse releases ‘Bill Angel’ app to tackle mobile wastage

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Carphone Warehouse has stepped up its campaign against wasteful mobile tariffs by launching a free smart phone app, designed to tackle the £4.8bn excess wasted on unsuitable minutes, texts and data deals every year. The launch marks the first time a major retailer has developed a mobile usage app for customers and comes as new research by the UK’s largest mobile retailer has found consumers are now more concerned about mounting mobile phone bills than other household costs such as gas and water.

The free Bill Angel app, available on Android, iOS*(due 27 June) and Blackberry (due 7 July) monitors call time, text messages and internet data usage; automatically sending alerts to users when they approach and go over their contract limits.

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By June 26, 2012 Read More →

HTC Desire C Review

creditHTC Desire C ReviewIn the not too distant past the ‘Desire’ range of smartphones from HTC were their flagship range, this was until MWC 2012 when HTC announced the excellent ‘One Series’. At that point I didn’t think that we would see a Desire branded handset from HTC again, but to my utter surprise here I have the brand new Desire C for review.

It’s the beginning of a new range of devices from HTC aimed at giving absolutely everyone a chance to own an Android smartphone on any budget.

So how does this little device fair against its competitors? And does it do the Desire brand name the justice it no doubt deserves?

Well to find out you will have to read on.

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By June 26, 2012 Read More →

Windows Phone 7.8 home screen – Video

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Following on from last weeks announcement by Microsoft where they detailed Windows Phone 8, many current Windows Phone users were left initially disappointed as Microsoft confirmed that current hardware would not be upgradable to WP8.

However, they then went on to explain how Windows Phone 7.5 would get an update to 7.8 to allow for the same home screen user interface as on WP8. This came as a breath of fresh air to me being a Windows Phone user as I am not sure I can make the financial commitment to invest in new hardware.

Microsoft have released a nice new video via their YouTube channel giving a quick demo of the new user interface that all Windows Phone users can expect in the coming months.

You can see the video below:

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By June 26, 2012 Read More →

‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy becomes best selling book on Kindle

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Amazon.co.uk today announced that E L James, a former Kindle Direct Publishing author, has become the first author to sell over one million books in the Amazon.co.uk Kindle Store with her internationally best-selling ‘Fifty Shades’ trilogy.

Despite the trilogy only being published in March 2012, E L James has become the #1 best-selling author on Kindle and her debut novel, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, is now the #1 best-selling Kindle book of all time at Amazon.co.uk. The Kindle edition of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ is currently outselling the print book at a rate of more than 2 to 1.

“E L James’ books have become both the fastest-selling and the best-selling series ever on Kindle. That’s an exceptional achievement for a debut novelist and we’re excited to see her pass the one million sales milestone,” said Gordon Willoughby, Director, EU Kindle. “Following a stint of self-publishing, first online and then via KDP, E L James found a fan base and her success has rocketed from there. Her books have become a worldwide phenomenon demonstrating what a powerful launch pad KDP can be.”

In addition to the sales success seen on Kindle, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, ‘Fifty Shades Darker’ and ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ are the #1,2 and 3 best-selling print books at Amazon.co.uk and their combined sales have also made her the best-selling print author of the year so far.

I myself downloaded the Kindle version. For research purposes of course.

 

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By June 25, 2012 Read More →

Samsung Galaxy S III official car dock available tomorrow from Clove

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If you purchased the Samsung Galaxy SIII and you drive a car you may well be interested in picking up the official car dock.

Clove will have the accessory in stock tomorrow so head on over and get your orders in quick.

Features of Official Vehicle Dock – Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Vehicle mounting kit for the Samsung Galaxy S III
  • Secure holder
  • Robust suction cup
  • MicroUSB car charger
  • Official Samsung accessory

Order here.

 

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By June 25, 2012 Read More →

Doro PhoneEasy Unboxing Video x 2

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When the Doro PhonEasy 614 and 515 turned up at my house for unboxing I was a little unexcited as you can imagine. I like Smartphones, not phones that barley do a few functions. However, being the trooper I am I toughed it out and got on with the video.

It wasn’t long until my disappointment had changed and I realised these two phones are actually pretty cool for a certain target market. I would have to say that the market in question is for the older generation. People like my grandparents who are not interested in emailing and taking quality photographs from their phone. They want a handset that is easy to use and makes phone calls.

You can check out my unboxing video below and if you fancy any additional information please head on over to the Doro website.

Posted in: Videos/Unboxings
By June 24, 2012 Read More →

Sony Smart Headset Pro: Review

Sony Smart Headset ProNot having used Bluetooth headphones before (I think) it kind of felt a bit weird at first having no wire running to my phone but I soon got used to the concept and now much prefer things this way.
The Sony Smart Headset Pro offers much more than just your average set of Bluetooth headphones. It has a whole host of features and the combination of these rolled into one neat package is awesome.

Read on to see if these are a worth while purchase.

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