The DSTL1 is an Android based phone that can take 2 SIM cards allowing you to switch between networks without switching the phone off. [Read more…]
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Dual-Sim Android Phone – The DSTL1
January 28, 2009 by 1 Comment
Sony Ericsson to use Android?
December 12, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Sony Ericsson are launching a new Android powered mobile phone next year. The android based phone will also have some very high end features which make it a potential phone to look out for mid next year. [Read more…]
Google’s First Android Phone Coming Soon
September 25, 2008 by Leave a Comment
The first Google Android powered mobile phone should be arriving soon. The first phone to be released is the HTC G1 which is also known as the Dream. T-Mobile have the honour of providing service for users of this phone. [Read more…]
Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This device works in a similar way to the superior slide and negative to digital picture converter that I wrote about the other day. However, this particular version uses either an iPhone or Android phone to capture the images.
As the post title suggests, it is also incorporates Lomo technology.
JackPod Smartphone Tripod Mount
March 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The JackPod is another great idea that I just came across on Kickstarter. It is a device that you plug in to the 3.5mm headphone jack on your smartphone and use that as a mounting point for a tripod.
The details show that it can mount any smartphone that uses any case safely on to a tripod so you can get steadier shots.
Water Resistant Wireless/Bluetooth Speaker
March 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
This speaker is both waterproof and wireless allowing you to use it near a sink or bath without the risk of breaking it.
The wireless connection works over bluetooth and allows a device such as an iPhone, iPad or Android smartphone to transmit music up to 30 feet away. This simply means that you can keep the speaker in the bathroom and the phone away from the water in another room.
Luxi Incident Light Meter for iPhone is a Cheaper Alternative
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Taking picture on a DSLR can be challenging to some as there are a number of settings that need to be taken in to account such as shutter speed, ISO and aperture all of which need to be balanced to get just the right amount of light to the sensor without making the shutter open so long that you get blurry images. Under or over exposed images are also too easy to create if settings are not correct for the environment around you.
A traditional way of working with this challenge is either by experience gained over a number of years, or by using an expensive light meter that can detect the light around you and provide the settings you need.
To lower the cost of light meters, one company is launching a device called Luxi that attaches to the front facing camera on your iPhone. It is compatible with the iPhone 4/4S and iPhone 5 and fits snugly over the camera. You then fire up an app and can find the best settings for the current lighting available.
iOS 6 now on 15% of devices within first 24 hours
September 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The benefits of having just 1 brand of phone using an OS is that the adoption rate is far quicker. Take the iPhone for example, when a new version of the software is made available it generally works on the last 3 or 4 generations of devices and can be installed at the same time. Previously this had to be done with a wire connecting up to iTunes, but since iOS 5 it has been possible to update over the air. This is why iOS 6 is now on 15% of devices within the first 24 hours of release.
Compare the graph below to that of Android OS updates, we can see that Jelly Bean is only available on 1.5% of devices after about 2 months. That is because there are so many Android devices running the operating system that are either not compatible, or awaiting carriers to modify, build and push a new update out.
Here is a graph showing the adoption rate of iOS 6 (created by Chitika):
Nexus 7 3G could launch this month
September 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
It’s hard to know where to draw the line between rumour and hopes. A lot of rumours are spread about devices such as Android tablets as well as iPhones and iPads. The latest relates to the relatively new Nexus 7 tablet from Google. The rumour hints that a 3G model will be arriving within weeks… as in sometime in September.
Get 50GB of Dropbox storage when buying a Galaxy Note II or Galaxy Camera
August 31, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dropbox is giving new Galaxy Note II or Galaxy Camera owners 50GB of free storage for two years. To activate it, you will simply need to log on to Dropbox from your new Samsung device (when they launch).
Samsung Galaxy Note II made official – runs Jelly Bean and has a 5.5 inch display
August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Samsung have announced the launch of Galaxy Note II at IFA. The new smartphone/tablet is the next generation of the original Note launched last year. The new model has a larger 5.5 inch screen and runs the latest Android operating system which is Jelly Bean. Other specs inside include a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor.
iPhone 5 part with NFC chip spotted
August 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I’ve mentioned before that I think Apple could add another unique feature to the iPhone 5 and that it might be NFC. My reasons for thinking this were that Apple gave the 4S Siri last year to make it a little more unique. When Apple [AAPL] announced iOS 6 they also announced Passbook which essentially uses the GPS/WiFi to track where you are and when at specific locations it loads up voucher codes, boarding passes and other items for you to have scanned in by a scanner. By adding NFC on the new iPhone, it opens up the possibilities of simply tapping your phone on a sensor (or hovering over it) to make payment or use a pass.
So, what appears next is a new part leak that appears to have some sort of NFC functionality embedded.
