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The Nokia 808 Pureview: A camera that will make us switch to Symbian
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The Nokia 808 Pureview: A camera that will make us switch to Symbian
yesterday | POSTED IN Features
The Nokia 808 Pureview, that 41-megapixel camera phone people ridiculed, ogled and confused themselves over. 41-megapixels is a ridiculous number, there's no denying that. Mid to high end SLRs tend to cap out at 18-megapixels, with some exceptions such as the Nikon D800 requiring huge lenses to take advantage of their pixel power. That said, we've spent a day with an 808 Pureview, it's blown us away. The Nokia 808 Pureview is smart. Smarter than your average phone and even smarter...
10 best Android phones
6 days ago | POSTED IN Features
The age of the Ice Cream Sandwich will start drawing to a close in the coming months and fast approaching is the dawn of the Jelly Bean, a perfect time for us to refresh our 10 best Android phones list. Which phone donned with Google’s operating system would we recommend above all others right now? Which do we reckon will keep you future proofed in light impending Jelly Bean and where do we reckon we’d put the Samsung Galaxy S3 in our top ten after having spent a few hours with it?...
Samsung Galaxy S3: Battery life
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Features
The Samsung Galaxy S3 uses a 2100mAh battery, but what does that actually mean for the upcoming flagship? With the increasing demand for power, the world of consumer electronics garners, it's no surprise that battery technology at times finds it hard to keep up. Mobile device in particular full under heavy scrutiny when their battery performance is under question. Considering the amount innovation which has occurred in the world of mobile, battery technology seems to be of the least talked...
BlackBerry 10: Ten things you need to know
3 weeks ago | POSTED IN Features
UPDATED. At the BlackBerry Developer conference RIM has revealed a little bit more about it's latest operating system: BlackBerry 10. There's still news on the exact BlackBerry 10 launch date, but we're expecting the first handset later in 2012, although speaking at the keynote RIM's head honcho Thorston Heins made it clear BB10 won't arrive until it's ready. 1: The phone - BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Well we now know that the first phone to run BB10 will be the...
Samsung Galaxy S3 pictures so far: Real deals or bogus phone-ys?
4 weeks ago | POSTED IN Features
UPATED: In the Android world, the spotlight has been on the Samsung Galaxy S3 for a while now, as one of the most anticipated phones this year. Since rumours first surfaced regarding the phone, the web has been inundated with leaked Samsung Galaxy S3 images and renders be they real or fake,. Even though we know the device - or The Next Galaxy - is being revealed on May 3rd, the rumours revolving around this particular device are still gathering, reminding us of Apple iDevice hysteria levels...
HTC One V video review
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
The HTC One V is the baby in HTC’s new One Series trio, with a ‘chin’ built into it’s metal chassis, it’s a little retro, well 2009 HTC Hero retro. Specifications are impressive. The HTC One V might be the cheapest of the trio, but HTC has packed a 1GHz processor into a 9.24mm deep body, which is more than capable of handling day to day tasks. There’s a 3.7-inch screen, 4GB internal storage (along with an SD slot) and 25GB Dropbox space for storing photos and...
Concepts: the future of mobile phones and tablets
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
A concept is defined as ‘as an experimental model to test the viability of new design features.’ Every year thousands of products are designed as concepts, many without any intention of being made, let alone being mass produced. The beauty of a concept is that it can have whatever features the designer wants. A phone that flies? Let's pack in miniature anti-gravity wings. A phone that doesn’t run out of battery? Let's create it from solar power. A concept gives...
Samsung Galaxy S3: rumour round-up
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
UPDATE: After the triumph of the Samsung Galaxy S2, it's little wonder that its successor, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is getting iPhone levels of hysteria in the run up to its reveal. With Samsung failing to deliver this near-mythical handset at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, speculation is the only thing we have to go by. While we urge Samsung to call us right now and reveal all there is to know about their upcoming flagship handset, until they do, or until they announce everything...
HTC One S video review
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
The HTC One S is the second in HTC’s One trio of Android smartphone in land in the UK, sitting between the high-end HTC One X and the HTC One V. With two black and white finishes to choose from the HTC One S is the most striking phone in HTC’s line-up and arguably in the smartphone market. It's also one of the toughest phones around, the white version is five times more durable than stainless steel, while the grey version is constructed from anodized metal. Despite not being...
HTC One X video review
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
The HTC One X was the first phone in HTC’s new One Series to land in the UK. It’s a big handset - and when we say big we mean it has a 4.7-inch screen just a smidgen smaller than the Samsung Galaxy Note at 5.1-inches, but bigger than the Samsung Galaxy S2 at 4.3-inches. In terms of specifications, HTC has packed this stunning metal phone with an impressive list of features. There’s a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor with 1GB RAM bringing more graphic intensive gaming and ably...
Video: Orange's best of Mobile World Congress part 2: Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and others
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the biggest phone trade show in the world. Across halls, located on stands (many of them elaborate) the handsets that will shape the mobile phone market in 2012 were on display. All the major manufacturers were there, including Samsung, LG and HTC - although not Apple. Since MWC ended we’ve been finding out what phones will be available on the UK networks, including Orange. In the first part of our Orange’s Best of Mobile World Congress video, we looked...
New iPad 3: Is it revolutionary? (video)
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
After much rumour and speculation online, the new Apple iPad is here is. It's described by Apple as ‘resolutionary’ due to its amazing screen. Questionable descriptive lines aside, the new Apple iPad includes easily the best screen we’ve seen on a tablet. But is the new iPad 3 revolutionary? This is the third generation of tablet from Apple, following the original iPad and the Apple iPad 2. But how has the tablet evolved in its relatively short life - especially as the...
Apple new iPad 3 review (video)
1 month ago | POSTED IN Features
The new iPad has just been released by Apple. It’s the third-generation of Apple’s tablet to arrive here, following the original iPad and Apple iPad 2. At first glance, it looks very similar to the previous iPad - the iPad 2 - but there are some subtle changes under the hood. Apple has updated the processor and graphics performance, as well as vastly improving the tablets camera. But the biggest change is to the screen, which Apple has also dramatically improved, boosting the...
T-Mobile's Best of MWC: HTC and Sony Mobile (video)
2 months ago | POSTED IN Features
Mobile World Congress is over for another year. Over the course of a week we saw a host of brand new phones from HTC, Sony Mobile, Samsung and LG - as all the big players in the mobile industry (with the exception of Apple) came out to show their new phones. Since then the UK networks have been gradually revealing what phones they will be selling over the coming months. In this video we’re looking at three forthcoming phones from T-Mobile: the HTC One X, HTC One S and Sony Xperia U...
Competition: Win one of five customised Nokia Lumia 710’s
2 months ago | POSTED IN Features
THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW ENDED We’ve teamed up with the generous people at Nokia to give away not one but five Nokia Lumia 710’s. But these aren’t the standard-edition Nokia Lumia 710. Nokia has engaged the team at I Ain’t No Saint to customise the back cover with your name. The Nokia Lumia 710 is an attractive handset, which feels incredibly comfortable to hold and you can swap the back cover depending on your mood. The 3.7-inch touchscreeen includes Gorilla Glass to...
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