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BlackBerry PlayBook heading to the U.S. government

James Richardson | July 22, 2011 |

The BlackBerry PlayBook is now the first tablet now certified for deployment with the U.S. federal government. RIM have announced that the PlayBook has received FIPS 140-2 certification, whatever that is. No other tablet on the market has gained FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which […]

Android Tablets gain ground on Apple

Matt | July 22, 2011 |

Sales of Apple’s iPad have increased three-fold in the past year and there is certainly no denying the iPad’s position as tablet champion. Think tablet, think Apple, the iPad is the benchmark by which all other tablets are measured at the moment. I realise that Apple and the iPad are not to everyone’s taste and […]

iPhone 5 coming September 1st?

Matt | July 21, 2011 |

We eventually got our MacBook Air and Mac Mini predictions right and they went on sale yesterday. The focus has now firmly shifted to iPhone 5 and once again the rumour mill is at full steam. We have been pretty sure that the iPhone 5 will go on sale worldwide before the end of the […]

Nokia X7 unboxing video

Matt | July 21, 2011 |

The Nokia X7 is the first handset that we’ve reviewed with the new Symbian Anna operating system. Anna comes with a new, faster web browser, new icons, refreshed Ovi maps and updated UI. In terms of hardware the X7 looks quite radical for Nokia, the back is extremely curvy while the clipped corners with little […]

Pre-order the ZTE Skate from Clove

James Richardson | July 21, 2011 |

It was only last week that Matt and I attended a press event in London hosted by ZTE where they announced that ZTE branded devices will be on sale here in the UK in the near future. The chaps at Clove already have the Skate available for pre-order and at only £249.99 (inc VAT) this […]

OS X Lion goes on sale along with a new MacBook Air and Mac Mini

Matt | July 20, 2011 |

I guess the post title here steals it but this afternoon, after what seems like a long delay, Apple released OS X Lion through the App Store for all to download. The great thing about what Apple have done here is that they are offering Lion for a little over £20 and furthermore you can […]

Carphone Warehouse to target business customers

James Richardson | July 20, 2011 |

The Carphone Warehouse are having a purge on signing up business users by targeting local sole traders and SME customers with what it claims is the widest range of phones, tablets, networks and tariffs available. As well as the networks standard business tariffs, CPW will also offer there own business tariffs which will either be […]

Mobile Tech Addicts Podcast 128: Knees up mother Brown

Matt | July 20, 2011 |

On this weeks show we talk about the our Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo review, the excellent BlackBerry Bold 9900 video that James recorded last week, and the surprise ‘leak’ of Nokia See Ray. Oh, and Matt has a rant about the Apple vs HTC story. We also have a special guest, Dan Carter from Coolsmartphone. […]

Lion launch tomorrow (Maybe)

Matt | July 19, 2011 |

First everyone thought it would be last week, then the weekend but now the rumours suggest that OS X Lion will go on sale tomorrow afternoon here in the UK. According to tweets we received from individuals claiming to work for Apple retail stores there will be a temporary scheduled closure of stores at 4:30pm […]

Google+ app for the iPhone available

James Richardson | July 19, 2011 |

Many of us have now got acquainted with Google’s new social network, Google+, but I am sure I am not alone in finding it slightly frustrating that it is only Android users that get a proper G+ app. Well not any longer as the iOS app has been given the go ahead from Apple and […]