Videos/Unboxings

Sony Xperia S Unboxing Video

Sony announced three new Android devices at Mobile World Congress this week. The Xperia U and Xperia P are coming in Q2 this year but the flagship Xperia S has gone on sale in Barcelona already. We have been lucky to get a non retail one from Sony nice and early so if you are interested in the Xperia S you can view the main features in our video.

Currently running Android 2.3 we are promised an update to 4.0 very soon. The Xperia S is packed with some great specs including a 12 mega pixel camera, full HD video recording, 32GB of internal storage all powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core processor.

The HD 4.3 inch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA® Engine is absolutely stunning for watching video and viewing pictures and as the Xperia S comes with a HDMI cable you can replicate that quality on your TV.

You can see the unboxing video below and we will of course have a full review in due course.

Skype launches beta app for Windows Phone – Video

With this mornings announcement by Nokia that the Lumia 900 will grace our shores here in Europe one of the key apps that this device will benefit from is Skype due to the Lumia 900 having a front facing camera.

Skype have today released a beta version of their app for Windows Phone which is available to download from the Marketplace. With it still being in beta I found the UI to be a bit bland in comparison with Android and iOS but I am sure this will be addressed in the full version.

Skype calling and instant messaging works just fine. I tested it myself, although not being able to use video chat due to lack of front facing camera on my hardware.

You can see a demo of the Skype app in action below:

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Remote Control on the BlackBerry PlayBook – Video

One of the many new features in OS 2.0 for the BlackBerry PlayBook is the ability to control the PlayBook from your BlackBerry smartphone. The feature is part of the latest version of the Bridge app that got an update last night.

While it may not be a feature that is used every day I can see two big benefits with it. Clearly for business presentations it will allow the user to control the PlayBook remotely therefore letting he/she free to move around the room.

Secondly, and where I will use it is just plugging the PlayBook into the TV via HDMI. I can now sit back on the sofa and have full PlayBook control without having to worry about a long cable.

You can see a quick demo of the app in action below.

New BlackBerry PlayBook TV commercials

Research in Motion has popped a couple of new PlayBook commercials on their YouTube channel now that PlayBook OS 2.0 is available. The adverts concentrate on the remote control option and the social integration within the PlayBooks new messaging application.

ZTE Tania Unboxing Video

The Tania is ZTE’s first offering to the Windows Phone table. Packing 7.5 Mango and with a 4.3 inch screen you would have thought that the Tania comes with a hefty price tag. Well you would be wrong. Here in the UK the ZTE Tania is priced at just under £200 which is amazing value for money.

For that money you still get a big, robust, well powered Smartphone. Where I do feel the Tania is let down is with its mere 4GB of internal storage. This is measly in this day and age. Combined with the disadvantage of not having a microSD this kinda sucks.

But remember, the ZTE Tania is half the price of some other high end Windows Phones.

You can see the unboxing video below and we will of course have a full review within the next couple of weeks.

Nokia Asha 201 Unboxing Video

Available from Vodafone the new Nokia Asha 201 may be a low end Smartphone but it is also has a very low cost. You can pick this one up from Vodafone for only £37.50  on pay as you go. (Please note that at the time of recording the video the device was priced at £45)

The Nokia Asha 201 comes with Facebook and Twitter built in, so you can start networking with your friends straight away. Get your social media messages sent straight to your homescreen, and reply to them quickly using the large QWERTY keypad.

Just pop a compatible microSD card into the Nokia Asha 201, and you can store up to 32GB of music. You can even use the space to record your favourite radio show – so journeys never need to be boring again. And with the ringtone tuner, you can turn your own music into a ringtone.
The Nokia Asha 201 also comes with a stereo headset, and compatible memory cards are available to buy from us.

Available in a range of colours this low cost handset boasts a beautiful QWERTY keyboard, perfect for you youngsters that are constantly messaging your friends etc.

You can see the unboxing video below where you may notice I am not very familiar with the Nokia operating system!

Nokia Lumia 710 Unboxing Video

If you are looking to get a low cost Windows Phone you could do a lot less wrong than the Lumia 710 from Nokia. It may not have the size and build quality of its big brother the Lumia 800 but under the hood they are still both powered by a 1.4 Ghz processor.

Specs wise it is pretty decent too, with a 3.7 inch display, 5 megapixel camera, HD video recording and not forgetting Nokia Drive, so free satellite navigation, which you will only get with a Nokia Windows Phone.

You can see the unboxing video below:

PewPew for BlackBerry PlayBook – Video Demo

If you like old school style shoot them ups then PewPew for the PlayBook is a must. With three different styles of game within the game PewPew is fast, manic but most of all fun.

PewPew is the best multidirectional shoot them up on BlackBerry PlayBook.  It’s basically megatons of enemies and many different game modes, everything rolled up with sweet smooth retro graphics. Win medals, unlock ships, and compete on the online ladder board.

Best news is that it is a free game!

You can check out the demo video below:

A BlackBerry that does mobile fingerprints

I happened to be watching a video from Essex Police today on YouTube about a mobile fingerprint device when ‘shock horror’ I saw that the device is incorporated with a BlackBerry. That got me super excited.

Officers on the beat can now check an individual’s identity within two minutes thanks to a mobile fingerprinting device.
The gadgets, which were introduced in Essex in July 2011, allow officers to scan a person’s fingerprints and check them against the national fingerprint database.
The devices were given to Essex Police by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and mean people can be identified much more quickly, saving the public and police officers time and making it difficult for people to lie about who they really are.
Officers across Essex, including those at Stansted Airport and the county’s ports, have been trained to use the devices.

You can see the mobile fingerprint device in action below.