November 2011
4 posts
Windows Phone New York Launch Event →
A US Windows Phone Launch Event is happening in New York next Monday, with senior execs from Microsoft in attendance it is hoped that the full plans for Windows Phone 2012 rollout…
Lease Your Mobile Phone And Save Money →
How many people upgrade their mobile phone and then leave the old one sitting in a drawer gathering dust? Yes many sell off the old one to a friend or via eBay, but a high…
Google to start charging for Google Maps in... →
Well this is an interesting twist, Google is to start charging for Google Maps usage from January 2012 according to this BBC news article.
The charge will be levied on…
Nokia and Spectrum Interactive Bring Free WiFi To... →
Nokia and Spectrum Interactive today announced the launch of the first large scale trial of free WiFi access in London.
The free WiFi trial will be across 26 street…
October 2011
6 posts
Galaxy Note Available In Europe From November →
Samsung today announced that the Samsung Galaxy Note will be available across Europe in November. The Note first announced back in September has a 5.3” display running at 1280×800…
House Of Marley UK Launch Event →
I was at The House of Marley UK Launch event last night, where they showed off the range of headphones, earphones and docks they are introducing here in the UK following…
Nokia Drive SatNav Details On New Lumia 800 and... →
The Nokia Lumia 800 and 710 were unveiled at Nokia World yesterday, and one of the features of the Nokia customisation was the satellite navigation App – Nokia Drive. There weren’t too…
Nokia Lumia 800 Picked Up By Vodafone, Three and... →
The Nokia Lumia 800 was announced at Nokia World earlier today, and the networks have been quick to announce they are picking it up.
Vodafone, Three and Orange have all…
Windows Phone 7.5 Voice Recognition – Spoken... →
With the Mango update to Windows Phone last month came some speech recognition capabilities. While not as advanced as Siri you can still perform quite a few tasks by voice alone.
Nokia 800 Leak Phone Image →
There have been many Nokia N800 press images leaked recently, but now we have a shot of the actual handset itself.
With Nokia World tomorrow, at the very least the N800 should be…
May 2011
6 posts
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale trial the... →
Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale have today announced a collaboration that will see the first live trial of next generation 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) high speed broadband to…
Yahoo! Messenger App brings video and voice... →
The Yahoo Anecdotal Blog is reporting that the Yahoo! Messenger app has launched on the iPad. Yahoo! is the first major provider to bring video/voice calling to the iPad, making it possible to…
Yet more Windows Phone Mango features leaked →
OK, we were wrong. There *can* be more Windows Phone 7 Mango release details leaked. We thought someone from Microsoft would have put a stop to this to make sure there was actually something left to…
New Encyclopædia Britannica Snakes App launched... →
Encyclopædia Britannica, following up on their great Easter App Giveaway, have today released their new Snakes App on iTunes featuring poisonous Adders, venomous Cobras and deadly…
Powermat Joins The Wireless Power Consortium →
We love Powermat, their wireless charging system is so easy to use and benefits people with arthritis and other diseases that affect motor skills. We tested the iPhone4 charging system a while back and loved not having to plug in Apples lead connector. There is only one small drawback to the system, the fact that it uses technology proprietary to Powermat, and while this isn’t a huge deal at this...
Three selected as Chromebook 3G connectivity... →
Three have just announced they have been selected as the Chromebook 3G connectivity partner in the UK. Announced yesterday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, the two…
September 2010
23 posts
Samsung Galaxy Tab – $200-$300 says Wall Street... →
The Wall Street Journal has a story that Samsung product executive, Hankil Yoon, informed them that the Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet would retail for somewhere between $200 and $300 in the United…
Warning: New Survey Worm Spreading On Facebook →
“A group of developers have found a loophole in Facebook’s application Platform which enables them to automatically post messages to a user’s wall. This loophole doesn’t require any action by the…
Toshiba AC100 Android smartbook on Amazon, UK only →
The Toshiba AC100 is now available to buy from Amazon UK.
The 10.1-inch, 1.9lb Android ‘smartbook’ has:
1GHz Tegra 250 SoC
32GB SSD
512MB of DDR2 memory
802.11n WiFi,
Bluetooth…
iPad Video Calling Debugger →
9to5 Mac have a screen shot of a video call debug screen on an iPad. No-one really thought that it would be long before a next-gen iPad with inbuilt camera would come along, and the mighty…
LG Optimus 7 hands on at IFA →
The guys at WM Experts have had some hands on time with the LG Optimus 7 at IFA. The full QWERTY Windows Phone 7 device looks quite big when held but the keyboard looks nice. “It’s not a full…
Samsung Galaxy Tab on Vodafone – Register Interest →
You can now register your interest for the Samsung Galaxy Tab on Vodafone. All “Sim Free” prices so far have been very high, and although no connected (subsidised) prices have been given by Vodafone…
iOS 4.1 confirmed for September 8th on Apple’s UK... →
The Apple UK website confirms that iOS 4.1 will hit on Wednesday, September 8th, which is the first official confirmation of a release date for the new iOS version shown at the Apple fall…
Dell Streak 2.1 Upgrade now rolling out on O2 →
OK, so it’s a little later than expected, but the Dell Streak Android 2.1 Upgrade is now rolling out for O2 users.
“O2 is currently sending out over the air updates that bring the Streak up from…
Orange and T-Mobile announce joint roaming... →
“Orange and T-Mobile customers in the UK will be able to roam across both networks from 5 October, Everything Everywhere CEO Tom Alexander said today (3 September). ‘We see this as a step change for…
Orange announces new and improved rewards for Pay... →
Pippa Dunn, Vice President of Orange Propositions said: “We have enhanced our Pay As You Go animal packages to ensure we meet our customers’ changing needs and continuously provide good value. We…
Apple posts iPad 4.2 reminder page →
After the Apple fall event announcement of iOS4.1 immediate availability (immediate having a different meaning to Apple from the rest of us) Apple doesn’t want you to forget about all the great…
Huawei announces mid range Android 2.2 ‘Ideos’... →
Today at IFA in Berlin, Huawei announced the launch of its mid range Android 2.2 handset, the Ideos.
The Ideos specs include:
A 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 240)
528 MHz…
Facebook Gift Cards coming September 5th →
Facebook is launching Facebook Gift Cards at retailers in the USA. According to the Reuters, “Facebook Credits will be available in Target stores beginning September 5 in increments of $15, $25 and…
Facebook Testing New “Subscribe To” User Feature →
Facebook is in the process of testing a new feature which lets you subscribe to all the actions of a specific user. In other words, you can receive notifications anytime a specific user takes an…
Windows Phone 7 Ready – RTM →
The Windows Phone team sent out a tweet last night indicating that Windows Phone 7 was RTM (Release to Manufacturing).
And from the Windows Phone Blog: “Today’s milestone is exciting…
Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market... →
Talk Android has had an email from Rovio the developers of Angry Birds stating that a Beta will be coming to the Android Marketplace on Friday.
Source: Talk Android
HD7 the HD2 successor coming to O2 October 18th? →
The HD2 was a great success when it came out, it had all the full set of specs, a great screen and at the time an acceptable implementation of Windows 6.5. A lot of discussion has taken place about…
Samsung Galaxy Tab launching on Vodafone UK in... →
A Vodafone press release has just been issued detailing the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Tab (Model: GT-P1000) (just confirmed at IFA) in October. No date or pricing is confirmed as yet…
Samsung Galaxy Tab confirmed at IFA →
Details of the Samsung Galaxy tab have finally been confirmed at the Samsung launch event at the IFA in Berlin.
There is a Samsung Galaxy Tab dedicated website and the specs are confirmed as:
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Apple’s Fall Event Summary, new iOS, iPods and... →
Steve Jobs has just finished on stage at the Apple Fall Event in San Francisco. Here is a breakdown of the new announcements.
iOS Updates
iOS4.1 – Fixes many bugs – Proximity Sensor,3G…
Viewsonic tablet hands-on →
Engadget have got a hands-on review of the Viewsonic Viewpad 7 Android tablet.
“ViewSonic wins points for an above average build quality, better than crappy LCD (it’s not great, but we’ve seen a…
Orange UK launches HD Voice on selected handsets →
Orange UK today released a press release announcing it has launched HD Voice on selected mobile handsets giving much greater call quality while in 3G coverage areas.
London, 1st September, 2010:…
Watch the Apple Event Live →
Later today Apple will be streaming their event live for the first time in, well, a long time.
Their (very) recent announcement has led many to wonder why they are suddenly streaming this…
August 2010
30 posts
Sanyo announces new mobile device charging →
Samsung have today announced a new portable charging system for mobile devices, with the catchy name of ‘eneloop mobile booster’ or the ‘eneloop stick booster’.
There are 2 devices,…
iPhone 4 solar charging battery backpack from... →
Frostfire have released a battery ‘backpack’ (or sled as they used to be known) for the iPhone 4 that includes a solar panel for charging. Called “Mooncharge” you can simply flip your iPhone 4…
New Xbox controller confirmed →
Major Nelson has just posted a YouTube video (shown after the break) detailing the new Xbox controller that will be released in the USA on November 9th and in the UK and rest of Europe around…
UK Dell Streak getting Android 2.1 on September... →
O2 UK have announced that the Dell Streak will have Android 2.1 pushed out to devices starting September 1st.
The O2 software update is expected to bring 720p HD video recording capabilities,…
Archos unveils 5 new Android tablets →
New Android tablets are rife at the moment, and not to be left out, the original Android tablet manufacturer Archos has just unveiled 5 new ones.
Information from liliputing.com…
AOL Answers finally launches →
AOL Answers has finally gone live since AOL acquired Israeli startup Yedda back in November 2007.
AOL Answers is a Q&A site, with no real differential from Yahoo Answers or …
Hannspree announces Android 2.2 10.1-inch tablet →
“Hannspree will soon try to quell that 1080p-sized hunger in all of us with its freshly announced €399 ($507) Froyo tablet. There’s no lack of spec sheet ambition here: a 1GHz Tegra 2…
Viewsonic Android tablet confirmed – Viewpad 7 →
Viewsonic has today confirmed some details about it’s tablet due to be released at IFA this week. In the press release the company confirms some of the Viewpad 7 specs as:
Capacitive…
Chatroulette 1.2 now live! →
The much awaited new release of Chatroulette is now live. The site went offline last week saying that the ‘V1 experimaent had ended” and a new version was coming soon. The update is hoped to…
Apple rumoured to be releasing square iPod Nano... →
Not long until the next Apple event now and AppleInsider has a rumour thatthe new iPod nano will be square in shape and that the new ipod Touch will feature 3G data only connectivity similar to…
Nokia N8 shown as Coming Soon on Vodafone →
The Nokia N8 is now showing as “Coming Soon” on the Vodafone UK website.
Details are up, and include the specs:
Dimensions: 113.5 x 59.12 x 12.9 mm (L x W x H)
Weight: 135g
…