Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
Thanks to gagadget, a prototype of the Galaxy S II has been pictured as well as captured on video (see embed below).
The device is believed to be a pre-production model which is close to the final version when it arrives. The two videos show the hardware and software running on the device, and from what we see and hear, it scores very well in the mini review. [Read more…]
Mozilla launched Firefox 4 yesterday and within the first 24 hours of launch, over 4.7 million downloads had been clocked. The number now stands at about 5.4 million.
When we compare this to the likes of Internet Explorer 9 that Microsoft launched last week, it actually doubles the amount that the company had recorded. Within the first 24 hours, IE9 was downloaded 2.35 million times which in fairness, isn’t a bad number at all considering how IE has been declining over the last few years. [Read more…]
Microsoft has begun to distribute its first Windows Phone 7 update. It’s actually the second update technically, although the first was pushed out to prepare the device to get further updates.
The new update brings several new features to smartphones which includes copy and paste, faster start and resume time for apps, improved category search in the Marketplace as well as various other performance increases.
The update is numbered 7300 and began rolling out yesterday to WP7 smartphone users. [Read more…]
Earlier today, Apple confirmed that the iPad 2 was launching in the UK, along with 24 other countries this coming Friday. We heard rumors about pricing and now have confirmation that the iPad 2 is slightly cheaper than the original iPad at launch.
There are 12 variations of the iPad 2 coming to the UK and each will be priced as follows:
iPad 16GB WiFi (black/white) – £399 inc VAT
iPad 32GB WiFi (black/white) – £479 inc VAT
iPad 64GB WiFi (black/white) – £559 inc VAT [Read more…]
After a couple of hints over the past month, Samsung has now launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. Along with that announcement, Samsung also re-announced the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Both tablets will run the Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 has an 8.9 inch display that has 1280 x 800 pixels. Powering the unit is a 1GHz dual-core processor. The tablet is a little smaller than the iPad (1 and 2) and Samsung have also managed to cram everything in to an 8.6mm unit which also beats the new iPad 2 by a few mm. [Read more…]
Amazon has launched its Appstore today and with that launch, it’s giving away a free download of the new Angry Birds Rio game. At the moment, Amazon has launched the app store in the US only and it isn’t known just yet when it will hit the UK and other countries.
With the launch of the appstore, Amazon is also giving away a paid app each day for free. [Read more…]
Apple has announced that the iPad 2 will be launching in the UK this Friday (March 25) as expected. The launch is also happening in 24 other countries at the same time.
The new tablet will be going on sale at 1am this coming Friday where you’ll be able to place a pre-order. Apple will also be opening its doors in all the Apple stores at 5pm local time.
“While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we’ve changed the game again with iPad 2,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re experiencing amazing demand for iPad 2 in the US, and customers around the world have told us they can’t wait to get their hands on it. We appreciate everyone’s patience and we are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone.”
RIM has finally announced the price of the BlackBerry PlayBook, along with the details of when and where you’ll be able to buy it.
RIM is making the new tablet device available in over 20,000 locations around the US and Canada and have set the price at $499. For this price, you get the 16GB model. This particular model is the WiFi only model. For those wanting the larger capacity devices, these are priced at $599 and $699 for 32GB and 64GB respectively. [Read more…]
Google and Sprint is partnering up to bring a seamless integration of Google Voice to Sprint users. The new service will allow Sprint users to use Google Voice features without porting their number over, or changing their number.
What this allows users to do is take advantage of all the features that GV offers, such as low cost international calls, one number for many devices as well as transcribed voice mail. When someone calls a sprint number, the office phone, home phone and Gmail account. You can fully configure this so that depending on the time of day, you can set a different phone to ring. [Read more…]
We hear today that Amazon could be launching the Android App Store as early as tomorrow. Last week, we saw a brief glimpse of what it might look like, which we assumed was in preparation for an upcoming launch.
The Amazon App store was first mentioned in September last year and was described as being Amazon’s take on the app store. What that means is that apps will be curated by Amazon reviewers, and if apps pass the test, they are allowed in the store.
Nokia has begun working on the new Windows Phone 7 smartphones and expects to launch by the end of this year.
The confirmation comes from the Nokia CEO himself, Stephen Elop, when being interviewed by Reuters. [Read more…]
Adobe has released the latest version of Flash for Android smartphones and tablets. The new version is 10.2 and is available for download now, at the Android Market.
To run the new update, users need to be running either Android 2.2 (Froyo), or Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). Android 3.x is also compatible with the new update although you’ll need 3.0.1 to run it. [Read more…]
