Three today announced it will offer the new iPad in the UK on Friday, March 16 2012. Three will offer the iPad with a range of attractive data plans that will allow customers to connect to its leading-edge HSPA+ network, offering speeds up to two times faster than previously available.
The third generation iPad is a category defining mobile device that features a stunning new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos and 1080p HD video. It also still delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly thin and light. iPad is world-ready, allowing users to connect to fast networks worldwide when they travel.
“Teaming up our leading-edge HSPA+ network with the innovative new iPad is great news for our customers," said Thomas Malleschitz, marketing director at Three. "Our customers already enjoy superfast internet on the move, and with an excellent range of great value price plans and our leadership in fast UK mobile broadband, we look forward to being the network of choice for new iPad customers.”
Motorola’s latest offering to the Android posse is the MOTOLUXE which you can pick up on contract for free thanks to T-Mobile.
The Motorola MOTOLUXE is an elegantly designed Smartphone running the Moto Switch 2.0 user interface on the Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread operating system.
Powered by an 800MHz Qualcomm processor, the 4" edge-to-edge display of the MOTOLUXE is housed within a brushed metal outer frame. Just below the screen is a lanyard groove, which rather uniquely also doubles up as a notification light for alerts.
One of the most noticeable features of the MOTOLUXE is its 8MP camera, which features autofocus and LED flash. It’s also accompanied by a 0.3MP front-facing camera, meaning that video calling is a possibility should you wish to chat face to face with friends and family.
You can see the unboxing video below and watch out for the full review in the next few weeks.
This week Gareth, James and Matt examine the LG Prada 3, the Sony Xperia Sola and the Motorola Motolux. Matt also gets a little confused as to where penguins live.
I have got to get me one of these beauties. The Mini Keyboard for the PlayBook has been announced by RIM today and for many this will make the wonderful tablet even more useable in the business sector. In fact, I will more than likely start doing my reviews on the PlayBook.
The BlackBerry Mini Keyboard is ultra portable and comes complete with a stylish convertible case that doubles as a stand for the tablet. In addition to a full QWERTY keyboard, it offers an integrated touchpad that allows users to navigate and control the BlackBerry PlayBook as easily as using the touch screen on the tablet itself. When the keyboard is active, the PlayBook tablet’s virtual keyboard remains hidden, freeing up 100% of the display for the task at hand.
“Whether you’re typing email, creating documents, surfing the web or using other apps, the BlackBerry Mini Keyboard and its integrated carrying case is an ideal accessory,” said James Poulton, Director, Advanced Accessories.
You can see more details and a video below: Continue Reading »
Only a couple of weeks after Sony announced three new smartphone’s at MWC and now we have yet another, the Xperia sola. Sporting a 3.7″ Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor the Xperia sola looks to be a beautiful handset set to rival the 3.7 inch screen offerings from the likes of HTC and Samsung.
Complete with Sony technology, premium entertainment and innovative floating touch navigation, the NFC enabled Xperia sola comes equipped with Xperia SmartTags, allowing consumers to change their smartphone’s settings and applications to fit their lifestyle in an instant. Xperia sola will be available to consumers globally in black, white and red in the second quarter.
Looking to track your fitness regime? The MOTOACTV may be just what you have been looking for. Announced late in 2011 the MOTOACTV is a lightweight, wearable fitness performance tracker and smart music player in one.
There are two types of sports people I think this product is gunning for. At one end of the scale, you have the hobbyists, like me, that go running a couple of times a week and maybe enjoy a spot of cycling and the pretence of being a triathlete. Having a training aid, whether that’s an app on your phone or iPod can be a real help to keep the motivation going. I’ve personally been using Endomondo on my BlackBerry for a couple of months now and find it’s a real help in pushing me to run that little faster as the kms clock by. I have however been thinking I might upgrade so something a little more technical. Here, MOTOACTV looks to be offering a step up from the mobile app to include the possibility for heart rate monitoring and easy to upload training cycles.
At the other end of the scale you have the purists for which only the best product will do. They need measurable stats for heart rate, performance, lap times, optimum speeds and so on. The MOTOACTV here is looking to offer this functionality whilst adding the more friendly benefits of an mp3 player to boot.
Is it worth well purchase? Read on to find out my thoughts. Continue Reading »
Following a successful launch for the iPhone in October 2011, the Eye Check by Boots Opticians app is now available for Android users to download.
The app was developed by Boots Opticians to encourage people to be more aware of their vision and eye health. Since the iPhone launch, it has been downloaded for free by nearly half a million people and reached number one in the iTunes free download chart.
The app is not designed to replace comprehensive professional eye examinations by an optometrist. It offers people a simple and accessible way to better understand the significance of looking after their vision and eye health. Ultimately, the app aims to highlight the importance to users of having regular check-ups with a qualified optometrist. Continue Reading »
This article is aimed at those who don’t currently own PlayBook and how I (a seventeen year old college student) uses his PlayBook in a daily situation.
Okay first, I’ll talk about how I use my PlayBook on a day when I’m at college; I’ll admit I use it less on one of these days as a day I don’t go to college. I’ll usually begin the day by checking my emails and Facebook and Twitter mentions all from my PlayBook. I do this with the new PIM Messages application for the emailing side of things. There is an Official Facebook application that I use to check any notifications that I may have received. Blaq is the Twitter application of my choice as it sends push notifications when open and is live and in general just feels and looks like the most Twitter application on the PlayBook.
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LG have quite a history of working with Prada and as the name of this one’s title suggests, it’s the third LG phone to also carry the Prada name.
You may think that these fashion phone tie-ins are all style over substance but with the new LG Prada phone that could be set to change, under the hood we have a 1GHz dual-core CPU and 1GB ram which, looking at the benchmarks, makes the phone tick along nicely.
Then there’s the 4.3″ Nova Plus display. At 480×800 pixels this may not be the highest res on the market but it’s a really clear and bright display and seems to have an ultra-white backlight.
You can see the full spec list after the video below.
Laser printers were once so costly that only businesses could afford to use them. With office supply stores like Ryman now selling home laser printers, even colour versions, from around the £100 mark, their popularity as a home printing option is on the increase. Quieter, faster, and cheaper to run than standard inkjets, laser printers have some serious advantages for the home user too, particularly when it comes to printing high quality text and large volumes.
If you’ve decided to make the switch to laser printing, here are some of the aspects to consider before you make that purchase.
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