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HTC to unlock bootloaders from August

Matt | July 11, 2011 |

I’m sure you’ll remember the statement that HTC’s CEO Peter Chou made back in May about reconsidering their position on looking the bootloaders on their Android phones. This was good news for anyone wanting to load customer ROMs on to their handsets as it makes the process a whole lot easier and reduces the likelihood […]

BlackBerry PlayBook Convertible Case from mobilefun.co.uk

James Richardson | July 10, 2011 |

If you have recently taken the plunge and got yourself a BlackBerry PlayBook then chances are you will need a case for it to avoid those accidental scrapes and scratches. The folks over at mobilefun.co.uk kindly sent through the PlayBook convertible case for me to use and to be honest I am rather impressed. Why […]

LG Optimus 3D unboxing video

Matt | July 10, 2011 |

Last week I managed to get my hands on a pre-release version of the Optimus 3D but this week, thanks to Clove Technology, we’ve got the final retail version to unbox and review. Having used the LG Optimus 3D for a few days last week I have been quite impressed with it not only the […]

Amazon tablet coming this year?

Matt | July 9, 2011 |

Is there any hardware manufacturer out there that isn’t developing or releasing a tablet this year? Seems that almost everyone is releasing their version of what they hope will be the next big thing in the tablet market. Apple are light years ahead with their iPad at the moment leaving all the others very much […]

Apple to release 2 new iPhones in September

Matt | July 9, 2011 |

The rumour mill is back in full swing again and almost everyone is speculating about the new iPhone that Apple is expected to release later this year. I think almost all sources are pointing to a September launch of the iPhone 5. Of course no one knows exactly what the iPhone 5 will look like […]

Research from Protect your bubble shows that Dance fans are most at risk of losing their mobile at festivals this year

James Richardson | July 9, 2011 |

Protectyourbubble.com, the gadget insurance specialist, has found that 1 in 4 festival goers will lose something. Dance fans are the worst with over one in 10 losing their mobile at a festival (12%), despite 43% owning an expensive iPhone. Protectyourbubble.com polled Wireless Festival goers, quizzing music fans of the different genres to find out how […]

Warning over Facebook video calling scam

Matt | July 8, 2011 |

Earlier this week Facebook announced a tie-up with Skype that’s resulted in a video calling service, for full video chat, within the Facebook web interface. I haven’t tried this out yet but I’m looking forward to doing so. However, since the announcement a raft of scams relating to the video chat service have plagued Facebook. […]

BlackBerry SDK update

James Richardson | July 8, 2011 |

If you are a BlackBerry developer or it is something to are looking to pursue then the following news from RIM will be of interest. RIM has announced the availability of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK v 2.1 for BlackBerry Smartphones. This update comes shortly after the introduction of the BlackBerry® WebWorksT SDK v 2.1 for […]

OS X Lion coming July 14th?

Matt | July 8, 2011 |

Many of us are waiting for the official release of OS X Lion with bated breath and as yet there is no clear release date for it. However there are a number of sites speculating that the release will take place on the 14th July, Thursday of next week. The guys at 9to5Mac claim to […]

RIM are not struggling on this side of the pond.

James Richardson | July 8, 2011 |

Despite sales of BlackBerry Smartphones being on the decline in North America it is encouraging for us BlackBerry fans to see that in Europe, the Middle East and Africa things are going the other way. The below statement was tweeted by Research in Motion the other day and it looks like they are pretty proud […]