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Samsung Galaxy S3 to have DC-HSPA – up 42Mbps download speeds

Samsung Galaxy S3 to have DC-HSPA – up 42Mbps download speeds

While the roll out of true 4G (LTE’s theoretical maximum is 100Mbps) is still a distant prospect here in the UK, Samsung have confirmed that the Galaxy S3 will have a DC-HSPA radio, DC standing for dual channel, and this doubles the download speeds from 21Mbps in currant devices to 42 Mbps. Currently, O2...

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Google may release up to 5 nexus devices for its next iteration of Android

Google may release up to 5 nexus devices for its next iteration of Android

Rumours have surfaced that Google will release up to five devices for its next release of Android Nexus devices. All will naturally come with Android 5.0 jellybean and be sold directly to the consumer via the Google Play Store, cutting out the middle man and networks alike. This means that you can get the...

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Apple to increase size of iPhone screen report wsj – likely to be about 4 inches

Apple to increase size of iPhone screen report wsj – likely to be about 4 inches

The Wall Street Journal report that sources have revealed to the that the next iteration of the Apple’s flagship mobile device, whether it’s the iPhone 5 of just simply the new iPhone will have at least a 4 inches display. With flagship devices from the handset manufacturers now going well beyond 4 inches, like...

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HTC desire C announced for UK, bringing “low cost” Ice Cream Sandwich to the masses

HTC are ready to show off their new budget offering, the HTC desire C in an official trailer video. It packs a 3.5 inche screen with a 320 x 480 resolution, that HVGA for those concentrating, a 600 MHz processor and 4Gb of built in memory. It comes with Beat Audio built in and...

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Flipboard for Android – review and walkthrough

Here I give a quick review and walkthrough of the leaked version of flipboard for Android. Flipboard is a popular magazine style app from iOS. It runs extremely smoothly and has most of the features present in the iOS version. If you do fancy trying it out head down to XDA, to their android app section to check out this app.


Samsung Galaxy Note 1mm Ultra Thin case review

Here I review the 1mm Ultra Thin case for the Samsung Galaxy Note from Ebay seller get_it_now_hk. The case is extremely thin – it add next to no bulk to the device and the cuts are very accurate, but on the downside, the case is rather slippery, does not protect the screen and offers little impact protection. In my view this case is a good and cheap alternative to skins like BodyGuardz.


Ice Cream Sandwich is out for the Galaxy Note – well Germany at least.

Ice Cream Sandwich is out for the Galaxy Note – well Germany at least.

ICS had been out for a while on Samsungs current flagship (although not for much longer) the Galaxy S2, but its bigger, much bigger brother has had to wait a little longer, but now German owners of the Gnote can experience ICS in it’s erm toucwized glory (read: feel like gingerbread). The update keeps...

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Apple to ditch Google Maps in iOS 6

Apple to ditch Google Maps in iOS 6

Apple’s disdain for Google seems to be spilling over to mapping software bundled into the iPhone. 9to5mac and All Things D report that Apple will remove Google maps with their own mapping application taking its place. It is thought that Apple will leverage the buy out of seveal mapping companies including Placebase, C3 Technologies...

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Flipboard for android APK out in the wild

Flipboard for android APK out in the wild

The popular magazine style news app on IOS has leaked out on Android. First seen on the Samsung Galaxy S3, it appears someone has pushed the apk out the device and on to the interweb. Our initial hands on show that it runs smoothly, with little to no lag, most of the features found...

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