Looking for a new camera? Why not get an Android one? clove now have the Samsung Galaxy Camera available for pre-order. The device will set you back £399.00 which may initially sound a lot but look what you get for your money:
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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1.4GHz quad-core processor
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4.8" super clear touch screen
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16MP Image Sensor
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Pop-up Xenon Flash
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21X Optical Zoom
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‘Expert Mode’ for manual adjustments
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8GB Internal storage
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MicroSD slot
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50GB Dropbox storage free for 2 years
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Wi-Fi, 3G (data not voice)
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HDMI port
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3.5mm port
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MicroUSB port (for charging and data transfer)
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Posted by: James
HTC’s latest offering, the One X+ arrived at tracyandmatt towers the other day and what a beauty it is too. Clearly the device is a new and improved version of the already successful One X but we do now get some beefed up specs.
Take the wonderful 1.7GHz quad-core processor for example – this thing is speedy. Combined with a glorious 8MP camera, full HD video and running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean I suspect the One X+ could be a big seller for HTC.
You can see our first impressions video below and we will be following up with a full video review later in the week.
With the roll out of EE’s 4G network to 11 major cities in the UK many mobile customers will be wondering if it is worth upgrading to a 4G plan, or even a switch from their current carrier to EE just to benefit from the super fast data connection.
The EE price plans and data allowances are not quite as good as I thought they would be but depending on what you use your smartphone for may well dictate if 4G is for you or not.
So to help you make up your mind I am going on a mission. Next week I will be in possession of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 from EE and I shall be travelling around the London area and outskirts where they say they have LTE coverage performing speed tests.
We clearly know from already testing the service at a recent event in London that the speeds are really impressive but what I want to establish is if they are consistent or if now that the service has rolled out to the public if speeds are being affected by the number of users now on 4G.
So watch out next week for our 4G speed test results. It should be pretty interesting.
Posted by: James
In a statement tonight from EE, Marc Allera, Chief Sales Officer says:
“This has been a tremendous week, and we are hugely proud to be pioneering the UK’s first 4G mobile and fibre broadband network.
“We’ve seen an outstandingly positive response to the EE brand and the introduction of our superfast 4G and fibre services. In line with expectations we’ve already connected thousands of consumers and businesses to our new 4G and Fibre Broadband plans, with fantastic customer interest.
“And this is just the start. We’re investing every day to make our 4G coverage stronger and wider. EE engineers are busy increasing 4G coverage by over 2,000 square miles every month, as well as continuing to strengthen our 4G network for customers in EE’s launch cities.
“By the time other 4G services launch, possibly in the middle of next year, our customers will already have been enjoying an unrivalled 4G experience on a wide range of exciting devices across the UK for many months.”
Posted by: James
Samsung today unveiled a modern day portrait of silver Olympic medallist Zara Phillips, created using its latest tablet device, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Bringing the concept of the portrait up to date, artist Darren Baker, replaced the traditional paintbrush and easel with the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and its S Pen – an advanced pen-input technology which can be used for sketching, editing documents or annotating images.
The portrait was created during a sitting at Home House with Zara in London last week. It was created by Bradford-based artist Darren Baker, whose previous subjects include Tony Blair, Jonny Wilkinson and Lewis Hamilton.
“I love the concept of this portrait. To have the chance to work with Samsung to give the traditional portrait a modern twist was really appealing. It was incredible to watch it take shape – and to see just how intricate the artist could be with the S-Pen. I’ve got a Galaxy Note 2 myself, and although I’m no artist, it’s great for me – I can keep up to speed on emails, edit and make notes on my training schedule and even watch movies if I find myself with some spare time,” said Zara Phillips.
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is the newest member in Samsung’s range of Galaxy Note devices. It launches with Android 4.1 JellyBean and an upgraded Google Now service, which includes new features such as contextual search. It has a 1.6GHz Quad-Core processor and HSPA Plus, a 5.55″ (141mm) HD Super AMOLED display and 8 megapixel rear-facing and 1.9 megapixel front-facing cameras with HD video recording.
The HTC 8X has just arrived in stock at Expansys and will set you back a reasonable £399.99 SIM Free. We unboxed the new Windows Phone 8 device just the other day and it really is quite a beauty.
If you missed the video you can catch up with it here. And if you like what you see head on over to Expansys and get your orders in. I suspect the HTC 8X is going to be pretty popular.
Posted by: James
We told you last week that BlackBerry smartphone users as well as PlayBook owners can download our new application to make visiting the site a little more user friendly, rather than just relying on your web browser. If you want a quick preview I have put together a short video, which you can see below, giving a demonstration of the app in action on both the BlackBerry and the tablet.
The tracyandmatt BlackBerry app is free to download from App World so why not go and grab it. Please feel free to leave us some feedback in the review section of App World and we endeavor to take on board your opinions.
Just last week Apple posted their online "apology" letter to Samsung. They were ordered by a UK court to acknowledge that Samsung did not copy their designs and ordered to host it on the homepage of their website. Unsurprisingly, the letter they posted was hard to find, and was written in a snide and condescending manner. Rather than sincerely acknowledging what the courts asked them to, they talked about how the Samsung tablets were "not as cool" as the iPad, and they also included references to their other victories across the globe in which Samsung was found to have copied. They even published the statement on an unbranded page with a small link from the homepage. This was basically a slap in the face to the UK court’s ruling, and it seems that the court is not too happy about it.
The UK court just found that Apple was in "non-compliance" and ordered them to create a new statement that complies with the order. Apple complained that they would need at least 14 days to draft such a letter, but the judges basically slapped that argument down. Judge Jacob said he "cannot believe" that it would tale that long. He also said, “I’m at a loss that a company such as Apple would do this. That is a plain breach of the order.”
Apple’s 14 day request was denied, and they were given 48 hours to comply with the order. They will also have to leave the new statement on their home page until December 14th, and they must publish notices in U.K. newspapers and trade magazines with details of the ruling.
Posted by: Gareth
The LG Nexus 4 is arriving soon and the handset will be selling for prices starting at £239 sim free. Exceptionally good value from Google there. Whilst some may still not fancy paying out for the handset up front O2 are to carry to LG Nexus 4 on contract and shall be launching it on Tuesday 13th November.
We’ll be selling it on our range of On & On Pay Monthly tariffs and it’ll be free on all tariffs from £36 a month up. Whichever On & On tariff you take, you’ll get unlimited calls and unlimited texts to anyone in the UK as well as 1GB of data
Yes, £36 a month appears to be what O2 feel is an appropriate price tag for the Nexus 4. In an attempt to make the deal sound in some way good value, there will also be 50 32 inch flatscreen TV’s given away to the first 50 people in the queue, there is also some waffle about the first 20 being able to take a panoramic shot of London from the top of The O2 Arena.
To purchase the phone directly from Google will set you back £239 for the 8gb version and £279 for the 16gb. To purchase from O2, the grand total over the 24 months will be £864. Less the price of the phone (I will use £279 as the 8gb isn’t the most attractive) will be £585. This means you will be paying £25 a month for the contract. You would be much better off grabbing the phone from Google themselves and checking out another Sim card option, like GiffGaff or Talk Mobile and save yourself a good few £££!
O2 might have lost the plot with their “deal” here and hopefully we will see a revised price plan before launch.
Posted by: Gareth
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