Gareth and James discuss the unboxings of the new, flashy HTC One S and HTC One X. James also nearly experiences a BlackBerry brawl and offers the correct perspective on a recent announcement from RIM.
Wow, what a name! The HTC EVO 4G LTE has tonight been announced in Americaland and will be available exclusively with Sprint. Here in the UK we are still way behind when it comes to LTE so I’m a little jealous of the speeds this new Android device will offer.
The new EVO is not too dissimilar to the HTC One X we now have here in the UK. Both have the same size screen and 8mp cameras but there is one big difference and that is storage.
The EVO 4G LTE packs 16gb of internal storage (One X has 32) however it also sports MicroSD support, a feature that many Smartphone users hate to be without. Why this feature is on one new flagship handset and not another baffles me but that’s just the way it is.
If you fancy checking out the full specs of the EVO 4G LTE you can do so below:
Looking for a hotel? Why not use your Windows Phone? Hotels.com, the world’s leading hotel booking website, has today announced the launch of its mobile app for Windows Phone 7.
Launched last year, the Hotels.com mobile app has since received several million downloads. The app is also currently available for iPhone and Android devices, as well as a custom built version for the iPad which was added to the portfolio in September 2011.
The Timeshare Software is available for owner to be able to access their details and update information, payments and booking from one single portal.
The Hotels.com mobile app allows users to search and book almost 149,000 hotels around the world, either by entering the city they wish to stay or by finding hotels in their immediate location. The mobile app provides users with access to more than 20,000 exclusive last minute deals, hotel information and more than 6.5 million customer reviews (left by customers who have actually stayed in that hotel) on the go.
Christelle Chan for Hotels.com commented: “Since we first launched the Hotels.com mobile app last year, we’ve seen an increasing demand from people looking for hotels on the go, as 70% of all searches are made on the day they intend to stay.”
“If the latest stats are anything to go by, Windows Phone popularity is set to increase over the next few years and we have expanded our mobile portfolio to meet this demand. We’ve already seen great success through the App Store and Android Market, and are excited to make the app available to Windows Phone users too.”
Through the Hotels.com mobile app, users can also access the Hotels.com Welcome Rewards programme – a simple and unique loyalty programme which offers customers one free night for every ten nights stayed in over 65,000 partnering hotels worldwide (terms and conditions apply).
Already available as a free download for iPhone, iPad and Android, Hotels.com’s mobile app is now available for Windows Phone devices running Windows Phone 7.5 or higher, Symbian and MeeGo devices.
Posted by: James
The second ‘One Series’ device we have managed to get our hands on is the HTC One S. Slightly smaller than the One X, this beast sports a 4.3 inch screen which may well suit more people than its big brother. Powered by a nippy 1.5 Ghz dual core processor, the One S still packs a mean punch. Complete with a 8MP camera and full HD video capabilities, its 16GB of internal storage are boosted with the 25GB of free DropBox cloud storage you get with it.
We will of course have a full review in the next week or two so in the meantime you can see the unboxing below. Feel free to fire us any questions you may have that you would like us to cover.
At last it has arrived. The camera app that has been so popular with iOS users is now available for Android.
Instagram – A beautiful way to share your world. It’s fast, free and fun!
Pick from one of several gorgeous filtered effects to breathe a new life into your mobile photos. Transform everyday moments into works of art you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Share your photos in a simple photo stream with friends to see – and follow your friends’ photos with the click of a single button. Every day you open up Instagram, you’ll see new photos from your closest friends, and creative people from around the world.
Features :
– 100% free custom designed filters and borders
– Lux works its magic by making your photos more vibrant and brings out details in your photos you couldn’t see before
– Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare (Flickr coming very soon)
– Interact with friends through giving & receiving likes and comments
– Works with Android versions 2.2 and above that support OpenGL ES 2
– Full front & back camera support
– And much much more…
You can find the app here.
Posted by: James
Got some time to kill? Fancy playing a game? Try Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 from your browser. It is like nothing I have seen before.
Prepare yourself Pleasure Hunters! Hot on the heels of Magnum Pleasure Hunt Across the Internet, Magnum today launched the sequel, Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 Across the Globe, a high-paced, interactive game that follows a beautiful, young pleasure seeker as she runs through the world’s hot spots in a bid to seek out the ultimate pleasure – new Magnum Infinity.
Following the successful launch of Magnum Pleasure Hunt Across the Internet in April 2011, which attracted more than 7 million players worldwide who spent an average of 5 minutes in the pursuit to achieve their highest score, Magnum is delighted to unveil the sequel. Magnum Pleasure Hunt 2 Across the Globe is a fun-packed, fully interactive adventure that sees the main character run through the bustling streets of New York, float over the romantic skyline of Paris and surf the waves of Rio de Janeiro within Bing maps Streetside view interface.
Collecting chocolate bonbons and cocoa nibs on the hunt for the ultimate pleasure – new Magnum Infinity – the heroine of the game runs, somersaults and jumps past famous brands such as luxury Italian jeweller Bvlgari, on-trend surf manufacturer Quiksilver, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and the exclusive Hotel Fasano in Rio de Janeiro, giving the game a sense of reality. From street lamps to road signs, each and every backdrop featured within the game was built to perfection from a staggering 6,500 photographs and 3D recreation, ensuring the game boasts an astoundingly life-like look and feel.
RIM has now officially released the entire BlackBerry Mobile Fusion solution, including the Universal Device Service. Similar to how BlackBerry Device Service provides a set of security and management features for BlackBerry PlayBook tablets, the Universal Device Service provides Mobile Device Management for iOS and Android based devices.
Now let’s be clear: this does not turn a random phone into a BlackBerry smartphone! BlackBerry® Enterprise Server (conveniently accessible through Mobile Fusion’s unified, web-console, Mobile Fusion Studio) pushes out 500+ IT policies to BlackBerry smartphones. This is the champagne of enterprise mobility solutions, giving organizations back-end integration and end-to-end security that only BlackBerry offers; accessed through feature rich BlackBerry smartphones in a multitude of form factors that end-users desire.
As more devices come to market, however, IT managers need to accommodate individually purchased units that come into the enterprise, whether by a sales rep deciding to expense the latest handset, a doctor bringing in their personal phone for hospital work, or a field worker getting whatever’s available on special as a replacement unit. Universal Device Service offers you – if not a champagne solution – perhaps a Cava or Prosecco. And, given how individual-liable devices are typically used, this is often quite sufficient. BlackBerry Mobile Fusion finally gives you a solution, managed from a single web-console, to deal with the influx of personal-liable devices in the enterprise and ensures that a range of suitable security mechanisms are in place.
We told you yesterday that T-Mobile would have the HTC One S and One X in stock on Thursday this week.
Orange will also have the devices the same day. The HTC One X will be available free on a £41 per month, 24 month plan, and the HTC One S will be free on a £36 per month, 24 month plan. Customers can register their interest for the HTC One X here and for the HTC One S here.
Our HTC One S unboxing video will be live a little later today.
Posted by: James
All day, every day – that’s how much you use your smartphone. With its impossibly thin and lightweight design, Motorola RAZR MAXX boasts features with the wow factor and a battery that can handle even the most demanding lifestyle. Customers across Europe and the Middle East will be able to start talking, texting, typing, watching and more for even longer from May 2012.
RAZR MAXX delivers up to 17.6 hours of talk time so you won’t spend your day plugged into the wall. However its 1GB RAM combined with a dual-core 1.2GHz processor and Android operating system will ensure you are always entertained, delivering a lightning-fast user interface and the power to multi-task like never before. You can rock your playlists while checking email, breeze through photos – all day, every day, all at the same time.
Still seriously thin at just 8.99mm, RAZR MAXX is the exact opposite of frail. It’s made strong with KEVLAR® fibre, while Corning® Gorilla® Glass defends the hyper-vibrant 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Advanced display from scratches. And every part of the Motorola RAZR MAXX is protected by a splashguard coating, which even extends to the electrical boards inside, ensuring a go anywhere, do everything attitude.
Announced at Mobile World Congress in February the HTC One X is the companies latest flagship Android device and what a beauty it is. Sporting a 4.7 inch HD 720p touch screen, 1.5 GHz, quad-core processor and running Android 4.0, HTC can be proud of their latest creation.
With these top end specs the handset is complemented with some great software and superb camera hardware including Sense 4.0, NFC, Beats Audio, 8 megapixel camera with auto focus and full 1080p HD video recording.
Due to us initially having the device for less time than we normally do I have decided to do a video review instead of a written one. I am sure I will have missed a few things out in the video but if you are looking to pick up the One X this should give you a pretty good insight to most of its features.
So click the ‘read more’ below to see the device put through its paces and my final conclusion.
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