Category: Android
What tablet has the best camera?
Despite modern phones having cameras in them with hugely powerful cameras, tablets are somewhat left behind. But if you do want to shoot photos with your tab, what has the best camera? Obviously comparing cameras across devices is incredibly tricky, but on spec alone and using the simple (and some pro-photographers would say too simple)…
More signs that Sony is about to dump its phone business: Goodbye Xperia?
Back in November we reported rumours that Sony was thinking of abandoning its phone business. Today more fuel has been poured on that fire. According to Reuters Sony is aiming to boost its operating profits 25-fold over the next few years, and it plans to do it by both boosting the successful Playstation and camera…
Apple’s Tim Cook always thought Google Glass would fail
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been speaking out on Google Glass and how he always thought that it would fail. But he would say that, wouldn't he? The Glassholes over at Glass Almanac spotted the key quote, in a recent profile of Apple's design guru Jony Ive in the New Yorker. Here's what it says:…
WATCH: The latest Samsung Galaxy S6 teaser
This is the S5... Samsung has tweeted another short video clip dropping a hint at what we can expect from the Galaxy S6 and - SURPRISE! - it is going to be faster than the S5. This follows an earlier teaser when Samsung obliquely told us that the S6 will have…
WATCH: Xiaomi MI4 vs GIANT ENEMY CRAB
Okay, so this is weird. The Xiaomi MI4 might be one of the most talked about phones coming out of China, but this marketing video is just bizarre. To showcase the strength of the phone, Xiaomi, umm, got a couple of crabs and a lobster and got them to pincer it. Yeah. Perhaps this is…
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs Google Nexus 6 – which is best?
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Google Nexus 6 are arguably the premiere phablets currently available - but which is better? Read on, to find out! Screen The Note 4 has a 5.7" super AMOLED screen running at 1440x2560 resolution (4x720p). The Nexus 6 is very similar - with a 5.96" AMOLED screen running…
Will the Samsung Galaxy S6 ship with Microsoft apps pre-installed?
Intriguing rumours about the software line-up on the Galaxy S6 could point towards an Android future for Microsoft. MS office running on non-Microsoft devices. According to SamMobile, Samsung has been working hard at optimising the Android software for the forthcoming phone - with the phone shipping with very little Samsung bloatware…
Samsung hints at the Galaxy S6 camera
Samsung's Mobile division has posted a video hinting at the capabilities of the camera on the Galaxy S6, which we're expecting to hear more about at Samsung's next "Unpacked" event in March. This isn't the Galaxy S6, but we're expecting it to look similar to this, the Galaxy A7. The video…
Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 available on O2 from today
O2 has announced that it is "ranging" Samsung's two newest mid-range, metal-cased phones from today. Here's how the press release describes the handsets: "The A3 has a 4.5” adaptive display, 8 megapixel rear camera and is available in Midnight Black, Pearl White and, exclusively on O2 at launch, Platinum Silver. Customers buying the A3 before…
What will the HTC One M9 look like?
So far we still don't officially know what the HTC M9 (or whatever the company decides to call it) will look like - but we have seen a few grainy production photos. These photos still are a bit rubbish and don't really show us what to expect, so it is good news that Phone Designer…
