Category: Android
Amazon Fire Phone finally comes to the UK on O2
Amazon has announced that its first phone, the Fire Phone will be coming to the UK at the end of the month. The phone, which like the Kindle Fire tablet is based on a Google-free and Amazon specific variant of Android has some interesting features to differentiate it from the crowd, including four cameras in…
Gear VR headset goes on sale for £150
Samsung's Gear VR headset - which it has developed in collaboration with Oculus has gone on sale - priced at £150. The headset was announced at Samsung's "Unpacked" event last week and is more an accessory than a stand alone device: to work it requires a Galaxy Note 4 to be mounted on it -…
Sony Xperia Z4 to feature “Quad HD” display?
No, you're not going mad - it was only on Thursday that Sony announced the Xperia Z3 family of phones and tablets. But that doesn't mean the gossip has stopped - even before that phone hits shelves rumours about the Z4 have started. If you've ever wondered how the rumour mill works, this is it.…
Motorola announce new Moto X & Moto G in the most annoying way – and give us the Moto 360 release date
Congratulations to Motorola's marketing department for coming up with perhaps the most unbearable copy from this year's IFA show. See if you can make it through this nonsense without despairing at the world. I've bolded the particularly hideous bits. "A year ago we relaunched Motorola with a very clear purpose -- to give you more…
All of the new Sony Xperia Z3 details from IFA
Last night Sony revealed its newest devices at the IFA show in Germany. Here's all of the details. Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact That's right - we've got the Sony Xperia Z3 already despite the Z2 being less than a year old. So is there anything truly new? This time round Sony is boasting about…
HTC announces Desire 820 – a midrange phablet
HTC has unveiled the latest edition to its mid-range handset range: The HTC Desire 820. It's big. The 820 is a successor to the Desire 816 (us neither) and is powered by a Snapdragon 615 processor. The screen is a large-for-midrange 5.5". Crucially too the handset has HTC's "Boomsound" dual front-facing speakers. On the rear,…
Amazon Fire TV comes to the UK
Amazon's FireTV set-top-box is finally making its way to the UK, six months after its debut in the States. Essentially a rival to Google's Chomecast and Apple TV, Amazon's packed a lot of punch into the box. The FireTV supports a tonne of different streaming services - including Amazon's own Instant Video, Netflix and even…
Panasonic’s new Toughpad tablets will let you tweet whatever the circumstances
Panasonic is known for its range of Toughpad enterprise tablets, and now it adds two new 5-inch handheld devices to the lineup. Careful, there's a bowl of ice beneath the device... The two new Toughpads are the Android-based F-X1 and the FZ-E1, which runs embedded Windows Phone 8.1. The Toughpads are…
Someone dares to say it: Samsung’s IFA keynote was stunningly underwhelming
Samsung has today officially revealed a bunch of new products - including the Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge, Gear VR and Gear S. Why did they fail to excite me? Perhaps it is a problem with how the tech industry functions, but was anyone truly surprised by what they saw today? Pretty much everything announced…
Samsung reveal Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge, Gear VR, and Gear S
Samsung has held a big press event today in Germany at the IFA conference, and has revealed a tonne of new stuff. Here's all of the details. Galaxy Note 4 This was the big one. Samsung's new flagship phablet cranks the AMOLED screen up to 5.7" inches. Samsung is inexplicably calling it "Quad HD" despite…
