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Wacom Bamboo Stylus Duo: hands-on pictures
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
Wacom has recently added a new stylus to its range - the Wacom Bamoo Stylus Duo, which as well as being a capacitive stylus for Android and Apple tablets, has a built-in ballpoint pen. The idea behind the Wacom Bamboo Stylus is to create a product for writing on digital or analogue formats, so you can annotate your iPad, then turn the Stylus Duo around to make a more old-fashioned type of note. The Wacom Bamboo Stylus Duo retains the satin textured body weighing 24g, with a removable cap, the...
Allerta's Pebble Smartwatch breaks Kickstarter history
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
In case you haven't heard the of the Pebble watch, it's kind of a big deal. By that we mean it has smashed every previous record for a Kickstarter project ever and currently pledges to the cause stand at a snip over $5.1 million. When you consider that the company were only asking for a relatively tiny $100,000, the current total is staggering and for now continues to rise. The creator of the Pebble, Eric Migicovsky, is no stranger to the smartwatch world as he previously created the...
HTC One X battery life: The story so far
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
We're in Seattle with the folks at HTC talking about everything behind their new One series line of phone, specifically the HTC One X. One of the key talking points which keeps rearing its head over here is power, how much power do we need? How often should we charge our phones? What constitutes a good battery life? Having reviewed the HTC One X, loved the phone but lamented the sub-par battery life, the topic has never been more pertinent. On the one hand, HTC suggests that their One...
Spurious Instagram Android app filled with malware could infect your phone
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
When thing's are going as well as they have been for Instagram, it's only a matter of time before something goes awry. It appears the impressively popular Instagram Android app has an evil twin which contains malware and racks up a users phone bill by texting premium numbers. Instagram's arrival on Android sent shock waves through the app community as within a week it had amassed over 5 million downloads. The app then went on to be bought by Facebook for $1 billion dollars, not bad...
Half of UK adults have sent a sext: one in 10 to the wrong person
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
We know we're a nation getting more addicted to our mobiles, but it seems more and more people are using their smartphones to conduct the racier parts of relationships - with nearly 50% of Brits admitting to sending a sexy text (sext) to their partner. Research by Recombu of 2000 UK adults texting habits reveal that despite Brits need to be a little more careful who they send a sext too - one in 10 people polled have sent a sext to a family member or friend by accident. Men were the most...
Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS update rolls out for sim-free phone: Orange and T-Mobile still waiting
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
UPDATE: Both Orange and T-Mobile have now confirmed that the long-anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich update will begin its roll out tomorrow and should be available to all Samsung Galaxy S2 owners on their networks by Sunday. T-Mobile stated, “We’ve been working closely with Samsung on this, and we can confirm that we will be rolling out the ICS update for Samsung Galaxy S2 from 22nd April,” whilst Orange made their announcement via Twitter. Samsung tweeted earlier today that the...
Spotify for Android redesigned with ICS support: preview available
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
The team over at Spotify have been busy reworking the Android-flavoured version of their mobile app, which is now available to preview, adding full support for Android 4.0: Ice Cream Sandwich. Spotify has made a preview of the redesign available, not only has the UI undergone a complete overhaul, simplifying navigation, but the cleaner feel permeates throughout the entire user experience. Users will be able to view 'new look' friends' profiles and share artist pages. There's also...
Apple iPhone 5 to feature a liquid metal alloy body and a June launch date?
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
Apple's iPhone 5 is not only expected to make an appearance by June this year, but also to come swathed in a new liquid metal body, based on what some industry sources are saying. The latest rumour from ETNews.com is that the new iPhone 5 will have a liquid alloy body. This composite might sound like more of a fictional substance (a la Terminator 2), but there are some facts to back up the theory that the iPhone 5 could well be rocking some next-generation material choices. Apple did in fact...
Samsung Galaxy S3 photos leak: incremental upgrade and 12MP camera?
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
New photographs have emerged showing what is rumoured to be the Samsung Galaxy S3, ahead of it’s expected launch in London on May 3rd. If these pictures are accurate the version of Samsung's Galaxy smartphone will be slimmer, but an incremental update. Gizmodo Brazil revealed the photographs, which aren’t of a particularly high standard. They show the front and back of the phone, including a seemingly larger screen, with a solid central button and just visible Android controls....
Panasonic Eluga dL1 on sale now sim-free
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
It would seem that one online retailer has beaten everyone else to the punch. Expansys is flaunting what could well be Panasonic's first UK smartphone launch, the Eluga dL1 is now on sale and in stock for £364.99 SIM free (currently only available in black, but with a silver option arriving next week). The Eluga isn't quite the new jewel in Panasonic mobile crown, that spot has been reserved for the Eluga Power, expected to arrive later this year, but you still get a comprehensive...
Barclaycard Paytag: NFC payments are accessible to mobile users from any phone
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
Barclaycard has unveiled PayTag; a scheme, which brings NFC contactless payment technology to every mobile devices everywhere - even those without a built-in NFC chip. The Barclaycard PayTag is designed to fit to the back of your existing phone, whatever the make/model, and allows you to pay for items up to the sum of £15 (increasing to £20 in June) simply by passing the device over the corresponding reader, if you've got a Barclaycard. Barclaycard's basis for creating the...
2012 Olympics branding rights: posting photos to Facebook could infringe rules
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
With just 100 days left to go before London 2012 Olympics finally kick off, excitement is certainly mounting and for those lucky enough to have tickets, who'll undoubtedly be recording and sharing every moment of their experience via Facebook or any other social channel they can, unless of course they're breaking the law by doing so. Esther Addley of The Guardian outlines that the sponsorship and branding contracts tied to the Olympics this year are so closely guarded and monitored, that...
HTC One X receives first European firmware update
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
The HTC One X with its beautiful 4.7" display and its quad-core prowess certainly turned heads when it launched recently, but even the greatest devices have their weaknesses and the now European firmware update has become available to fix a few niggling issues, including battery performance. The team at Android Central are reporting the 30MB update changes the version number to 1.28.401.9 and should be available as an over-the-air update for unlocked phones. Although the update doesn't...
Asus PadFone, Transformer TF700 and TF300: European pricing and availability
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
According to news today the Asus PadFone could be hitting shops in Europe in May, along with the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity 700 and Asus Transformer TF300 Android tablets. But we're still waiting for launch news in the UK. Asus is currently demonstrating the devices, along with a selection of its notebooks and all-in-one PCs at Milan Design Week, where Notebook Italia reports the company revealed pricing and availability for the Italian market. The Asus PadFone will be arriving in Italy...
Apple and Samsung to meet over patent disputes
1 month ago | POSTED IN News
Could the patent war be over? Apple and Samsung have agreed to convene in San Francisco under the recommendation of the US courts in an attempt to come to some agreement over the long-standing patent war that has plagued both mobile giants. Florian Mueller revealed the news on his Foss Patents blog, Apple and Samsung told the court: "As directed by the Court, Apple and Samsung are both willing to participate in a Magistrate Judge Settlement Conference with Judge Spero as mediator."...
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