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Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 166: SNAP

Gareth | April 25, 2012 |

Gareth and James discover that Archos are looking to produce a gaming tablet, the BlackBerry Curve 9220 looks a like a great budget BlackBerry, The JCB Toughphone is extra tough and the secret to making an excellent Bluetooth headset.

£60 ARCHOS 7inch eReader packs punch with HD video and music playback

James Richardson | April 25, 2012 |

Archos has launched its new 7 inch colour eReader – the 70d which is available now from Amazon. With a vibrant colour screen and all the features you’d expect in a premium eReader, including adjustable font sizes, a low power-consumption backlit screen, and support for a wide range of open and DRM protected formats, the […]

ActiveTraffic now comes as standard with Copilot Live

James Richardson | April 25, 2012 |

ALK Technologies, leading provider of mobile navigation software, today announced that its best-selling app for smartphones and tablets, CoPilot Live Premium, will now include real-time traffic information as an included standard feature – an industry-first for a full-featured sat nav app. Previously a £9.99 additional annual subscription, CoPilot Live’s ActiveTraffic service uses high quality real-time […]

Archos to build gaming tablet

Gareth | April 24, 2012 |

The idea of gaming themed Android devices is nothing new, especially since we have the Xperia Play along with a few other Playstation Certified devices along with GameStop tablets with their controllers. The fact is mobile gaming is a huge industry already and it is still growing. Archos sees this and is planning on developing […]

Google selling the Galaxy Nexus direct

James Richardson | April 24, 2012 |

This one looks a right bargain. It is just a shame it appears to be USA only. Google are now directly selling the Galaxy Nexus unlocked for the attractive price of $399 for the 16GB GSM version That price equates to £274 which for a unbranded, Android 4.0 device with a beautiful 4.65 inch Super […]

Angry Birds Space launches on BlackBerry PlayBook

James Richardson | April 24, 2012 |

Despite showing up in App World a couple of weeks early and then disappearing, the newest intergalactic title from Rovio – Angry Birds Space – is now available for PlayBook. Angry Birds Space features 60 interstellar levels on planets and in zero gravity, resulting in spectacular game play ranging from slow-motion puzzles to light speed […]

Samsung Smart TV: New LED and Plasma TVs added to portfolio

James Richardson | April 24, 2012 |

Following the global announcement at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in the New Year, Samsung Electronics Co. UK Ltd, the UK’s number one TV brand with the most awarded TV range  has today revealed that the 2012 LED and Plasma Smart TV series are now available in the UK. Samsung’s 2012 range delivers a smarter, […]

Samsung Unpacked Teaser

James Richardson | April 23, 2012 |

In true Samsung style the company are already teasing us as to what lies ahead at the event on May 3rd where we can expect to see the next Galaxy S III. The following video doesn’t give much away (also typical) but it does have a dig at another what I can only presume is […]

Jabra announce the SUPREME UC Headset

James Richardson | April 23, 2012 |

According to a study from IDC, the worldwide mobile worker population is set to increase to 1.3 billion in 2015, accounting for 37.2% of the workforce,  indicating that workers everywhere are leaving the 9-to-5 days in the office behind by working remotely, traveling and collaborating via the cloud.  Much of this increase is driven by […]

Skype for Windows Phone leaves beta

James Richardson | April 23, 2012 |

Good news if you use Windows Phone. Skype is now rolling out version 1.0 of the app which has been in beta for a few months. I’m not seeing the update here in the UK just yet but it is available in the US so be patient British people. The update now brings the ability […]