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Expansys release Samsung GALAXY S Advance on pre-order
11 hours ago | POSTED IN News
If you fancy being one of the first to get your hands on the brand spanking new Samsung GALAXY S Advance, then you should head on over to the Expansys website now. As this weekend the team has released the device on pre-order. The device is set to sport a 4inch Super AMOLED screen and 1GHz duel-core processor with 788MB of RAM. Complete with 5MP rear cam and 1.3MP front facing cam, microSD card slot for expandable memory and will ship with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, not Android 4.0 Ice Cream...
Gimme gimme!
Google’s reveals ‘Bouncer’, the hidden security layer of the Android Market
yesterday | POSTED IN News
Google has announced the existence of a hidden layer of security for the Android Market that’s codenamed ‘Bouncer’. This isn’t a new app or service from Google that you need to download to your phone or tablet, it’s more of a security procedure that Google puts app submissions through. While the open nature of the Android Market means that there’s few barriers to getting your apps published, Google is taking active measures to prevent scammers from uploading...
A Bounce of sense
In-store WiFi coming to UK supermarkets this year?
yesterday | POSTED IN News
It won’t be very long before you’ll be able to log onto WiFi at all the major UK supermarkets. According to an industry source within the next 12 months, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons are all rumoured to be launching WiFi in stores beyond a trial. Sainsbury’s is trialling WiFi in four stores: Crayford, Stanway, Lincoln and Heaton Park, following a 5-year deal with BT bring broadband to all its stores. Morrisons customers can log in in cafe’s in nine selected...
Shopping for WiFi
Windows Phone 8 Apollo: Detailed
yesterday | POSTED IN News
After the age of Tango will be Apollo. This codename that will represent Windows Phone 8 and the union of ecosystems where Tablet will meet PC will meet phone. Thanks to a video hosted bu senior VP of Windows Phone intended for the privy eyes of partners at Nokia, a number of key Windows Phone 8 features have been uncovered. Pocket now have covered this video in explicit detail so we're not going there, instead we've nutshelled it for you in an official looking list, pulling out our...
Apollo landing
RIM offering 16GB BlackBerry PlayBooks to Android app devs
yesterday | POSTED IN News
RIM seems pretty keen on PlayBook OS 2.0 getting some serious Android app love, so serious in fact that its offering devs who repackage and submit Android apps to the BlackBerry App World free 16GB BlackBerry PlayBooks. Developers who want a free 1.2GHz dual-core-powered tablet will need to have submitted apps to the App World between now and Monday the 13th of February. Though the release date for PlayBook OS 2.0’s rollout still hasn’t been announced, this 13th of Feb deadline...
Bookish offer
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Billabong Edition revealed
yesterday | POSTED IN News
Sony Ericsson has announced it will be collaborating with surf brand Billabong and will be releasing a Billabong version of the Xperia Active, designed for ‘extreme sports enthusiasts.’ The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Billabong edition has a feature set identical to the Xperia Active. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, there’s a 1Ghz processor and 5-megapixel camera. But it’s the durability features that made the Xperia Active so interesting and a good fit with Billagbong...
Extreme Active
Another Ice Cream Sandwich build for the Samsung Galaxy S2 leaks (video)
yesterday | POSTED IN News
Ice Cream Sandwich is coming for the Samsung Galaxy S2, this much we know. What we don’t yet know is exactly how its going to look and work with Samsung’s TouchWiz UI stacked on top it. This, the latest leak of ICS for the GS2, gives us another taster of how things might shape up. So far it’s not looking like there’s a drastic visual change from how things already are on the Galaxy S2. As you can see from the video above, the new-look Google Search bar sits in the centre...
Thin Ice Cream
Mid-range Asus Transformer Prime surfaces?
yesterday | POSTED IN News
The ASUS Transformer Prime is a distinctly premium tablet. With its £499 price tag and quad-core processor, it's naturally going to be too dear for some readers (and tech-writers) to buy just yet. Wouldn't it be great if there was a skinny alternative without quite so much oomph that cost a little less, possibly using the same skinny dock too? Images of a tablet dubbed the Asus TF300 have just been leaked and while some others are calling it the Transformer 3, our guess is it's...
A little less Prime?
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime vs. the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Being big fans of both the original Asus Eee Pad Transformer and it's sleeker reprise, the Transformer Prime, we decided to post a comparison video highlighting the key difference in a way images just can't. With a Tegra 2 dual-coreprocessor and expandability options coming out of every end, the original Asus Transformer is still an extremely current device and shouldn't be discounted from tablet buyer's minds, especially taking into account its fantastic keyboard. That said,...
TransformerOff
Samsung and Vodafone giving away London 2012 Olympics tickets
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Samsung and Vodafone are giving away 91 pairs of tickets to events at the London 2012 Olympic games. Events include track cycling at the Velodrome, swimming events and the men’s 100 meters final, perhaps the most iconic event of any Olympic games. In honour of both companies sponsorship, all you need to do is to buy a Samsung Galaxy Android phone from Vodafone anytime form now until the 29th of February. The offer applies to any Samsung Galaxy phone bought on Vodafone, from the Samsung...
Epic Win
White HTC Sensation with Ice Cream Sandwich expected for March 1st
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
The latest press release from HTC's Dutch office has outed an updated white version of the HTC Sensation set to go on sale from March 1st with Android 4.0 on board. Expected to be relased in Holland, the mere fact that in under a month there will be a working version of Google's latest Android on a brand new Sensation device suggests that an update for current Sensations should be rolled out anytime in between now and the end of the month, lets hope this proves to be the case. We've...
Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich
Samsung Galaxy S Advance available to order from Clove now
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
The Samsung Galaxy S Advance is available to order from Clove now for £354 SIM-free and unlocked. The Galaxy S Advance comes with a 4-inch AMOLED screen, 5-megapixel camera and a 1GHz dual-core CPU. Though you can buy the phone now, the first stock isn’t expected to arrive until towards the end of the month - the 27th of February to be exact. As with all orders from Clove you get next working day delivery, meaning that your Galaxy S Advance should arrive on the Monday if you place an...
S Advance orders
iPad 3 announcement and launch set for March?
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Whether or not it’s got a dual-core, tri-core or quad-core processor running the show, the iPad 3 looks set for a March unveil, according to various reports. Japanese site Macokatara, which reported that component makers were underway with assembling parts for of a next-generation Apple tablet, is now saying that there’ll be a big launch event for the iPad 3 in March. Macokatara’s sources are also saying that the Apple event that’s set to take place this month will go...
The March of time
Asus Eee Pad Transformer: Android Ice Cream Sandwich update coming this month
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Asus has confirmed the Asus EeePad Transformer will be getting an update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich later this month. An announcement on the Asus UK Facebook page stated: A few of you have asked for a specific date on the ICS update for TF101. We don't have an exact date yet but it should be this month. Our engineers are all back from their Chinese New Year celebrations so we will have an up to date schedule shortly. This corresponds to comments from Asus US confirming the update for...
Getting icey
iPad 3 or iPad 2S? Quad-core or dual-core? The debate ensues.
2 days ago | POSTED IN News
Leaks are in from someone allegedly in possession of an iPad 3. Fueling debate across sites, the key spec in question is the processor: will the iPad3 arrive with an A6 quad-core or an A5 dual-core processor. BGR reported the latest reveal on the subject suggesting that the iPad 3 would almost certainly arrive with four cores firing. Why? Apparently someone in possession of the yet to be announced tablet let slip some code (below) indicating that not only would there be an LTE variant as...
Tri-core...der
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