If you are an Android user you may well be interested to know that TouchTypes latest version of SwiftKey is now available in the Android Market.
Androids most popular keyboard app took a major leap forward Friday, as its successor SwiftKey X launched in public beta.The world’s first ‘Social AI’ keyboard can analyze your Facebook, Twitter and Gmail sent messages in the cloud and use these insights to offer smart, personal and instant phrase prediction from first use.It builds on the success of developer TouchType’s first AI keyboard, SwiftKey. The technology company was named among Google’s ‘Top 150 Developers’ on Android earlier this month, with its award-winning app consistently among the most-downloaded, highest-rated on the platform.
Below you can see the full press release and also a video. Continue Reading »
Nokias new front facing QWERTY handset, the E6, is now available to pre-order from the Nokia website. SIM-free for £349 is a pretty attractive price for this new Symbian power house which will ship with Nokias new ‘Anna’ update pre installed. If sales of the previous ‘E’ series phones are anything to go by this one should do very well.
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Quick facts
- Real QWERTY key pad
- Ultra-crisp touch screen
- Create, edit and share Microsoft office docs on the go
- PDF reader
- Real time work and personal emails
- Auto sync email with your Microsoft Outlook account
- Chat to your business colleagues with Microsoft Office Communicator
- Free lifetime walk and drive GPS navigation with turn-by-turn voice guidance
- Pre-loaded with apps for Facebook, Twitter, business, maps and more
- Live social networking feeds direct to your home screen
- Customise your home screen with one touch shortcuts to your favourite apps
- Unbeatable battery life
- 1000s more apps for work and play available for download from the Ovi Store
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HTC’s new flagship device is here at last. Announced in April the HTC Sensation takes over the top spot from the Desire HD which similarly had a 4.3 inch screen. The Sensation is running Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread with the popular HTC Sense sitting on top. The specs on the phone are pretty impressive. Powered by a 1.2 GHz processor the HTC Sensation really is a powerhouse of a Smartphone. The SLCD screen is made of Gorilla glass for extra protection, we have 1080p HD video recording and also an 8 megapixel camera which if anything like the HTC Incredible S’s will perform beautifully.
Enough of my waffling. You can see the unboxing video below as well as the full specs and we of course will have a full review in the coming weeks.
Enjoy.
New research out today reveals that Brits now spend more time per day staring at screens (11.8 hours) than sleeping (7.3 hours), due to the explosive growth of tablet computers, smartphones and e-readers.
In the esure home insurance ‘Square Eyes’ poll, 61 per cent of the participants reported withdrawal symptoms if they cut down on their screen use or did not have access to one of their screens. Frustration was the most common symptom reported (36 per cent), followed by restlessness (26 per cent) and feelings of isolation (17 per cent).
The average Brit spends three hours per day watching TV, 4.7 hours in front of computers and 1.2 hours looking at their phones. More than two thirds (69 per cent) of Brits say that they regularly ‘multi-screen’ by using more than one piece of technology at the same time, such as using their phone while watching television.
Android 2.3.3 has started to roll out on the Xperia arc and PLAY. The update brings a number of improvements and fixes, as well as Sony Ericsson’s ‘Facebook Inside Xperia’.
Optimizations and fixes include:
- Battery performance
- General software stability
- Wi-Fi stability
- HD Video recording performance (Xperia arc)
- Touch responsiveness
Full details on this update and how it is being rolled out are available on the Sony Ericsson product blog: http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/2011/05/26/update-on-facebook-inside-xperia/
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If you’ve been to a festival or large open-air event, you will know that keeping your mobile phone charged can be a potential nightmare.
Solutions have come in the form of independent companies setting up camps and charging festival-goers to power their smartphones so that they could remain contactable and use them to snap photos of their favourite bands.
However, one truck looks set to change all that.
The Vodafone VIP recharging truck is heading to 11 festivals this year, offering Vodafone customers with the opportunity to charge their mobile devices, completely free of charge. The 44 tonne vehicle can charge 2,000 devices at any one time (as quickly as it would at home) and is expected to charge over 72,000 mobile devices this summer alone.
If you’re a Vodafone customer at a festival and you own an Android, iPhone, BlackBerry or Nokia device, this is what you need to look out for. For more information about the events it will be available at visit http://vodafone.co.uk/vip.
Pretty cool. You can see a few more photos below:
This is quite a rarity these days, a Samsung phone that doesn’t have the Galaxy brand name. The Samsung Wave 2 is the successor to the relatively popular Wave from last year. It has a few really nice improvements that are evident from the off, all of which you will discover as you progress through the review.
James reviewed the original Samsung Wave last year and it got a pretty good review, especially for a new OS. The Wave 2 has lost the AMOLED screen that its predecessor had I am afraid but I wont let dampen my thoughts.
So will the Wave 2 be a worthy entry into the mass smartphone market? Or will it just be another entry that gets left behind?
Read on to find out.
Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, has created the first mobile app to capture the real-time social elements of Facebook, Twitter and mobile phone activity to produce a record of unforgettable nights out.
The Lynx Stream, developed for deodorant brand Lynx / AXE, collects every video, picture, text, tweet, check-in and status update a group of friends makes to produce an automatic Stream of the night and highlight video, which can be watched online and shared through social networks.
The mobile app, available to download for free from the iTunes Store and Android Market, has been created with the intention to drive brand loyalty and engagement by providing an essential social tool for young people.
The Lynx Stream will also act as a media channel in future brand and product campaigns where content can be published directly to Lynx followers.
Josh Dean, Lynx Global Brand Manager, comments:
“When we design Lynx products we ask ourselves how will it fit into young guys’ lives and how will it make them more confident and attractive in the mating game. The Lynx Stream has been developed with the same thought process. Our guys are living on their mobile phones so it makes sense to build an app that adds significant value to their lives by enabling them to capture unforgettable nights out. And if Lynx is helping to facilitate great memories and is part of the memory then it stands to reason that people will save some affection for the brand itself.”
As part of Sony Corporation’s existing agreement 2009-2012 with the UEFA Champions League, Sony Ericsson, official mobile handset of the UEFA Champions League, is offering two exciting pre-match competitions to warm up football fans ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final Wembley 2011 on 28 May.
Football fans in London will be able to win football related prizes and get closer to the game by utilizing their smartphones ahead of the pinnacle of European club football, showcasing the capabilities of the Sony Ericsson Xperia range.
Sony Ericsson is launching two foursquare activities on the day before the Final, helping to build fans’ excitement ahead of the game and giving one lucky fan the chance to watch their favourite team at the UEFA Champions League Final Wembley 2011 at the famous ground:
Great Sony Ericsson Shirt Off: fans must find a Sony Ericsson football team through foursquare as they move around London over eleven different locations on the day before the Final.
Once these hotspots are revealed, fans must race to find the player, check-in and if they get there first, the player will reveal one of eleven exclusive prizes on the inside of his shirt.
Exclusive Badge: On 28th May, fans across Europe must try to unlock the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Footy Final Badge. Every fan that unlocks the badge between midday and midnight at Sony Ericsson Football Hotspot at Wembley Stadium will be entered into a draw to win tickets to the UEFA Super Cup in Monaco.
For more information please go to http://4sq.com/lQO14M.
Posted by: James
The guys over at Clove have posted on their blog that the HTC ChaCha will be shipping on June 6th. If you fancy getting a pre-order in you can do so by clicking here.
Features of HTC ChaCha:
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 800 MHz processor
- 2.6? 320×480 touch screen
- 5MP Autofocus camera with LED flash
- Front facing camera
- 512MB memory
- QWERTY keyboard
- Unique Facebook button
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