Month: March 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rumour round up – enhanced LCD screen?
Since I last wrote about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 a few days ago the internet has been awash with rumours about the device. The big story is that the mobile's screen, which gossip suggest will be 5.9inches, is going to be made from LCD and, not as others Notes have been, AMOLED. Industry insiders…
Samsung Galaxy S4 latest – Three are first UK retailer to offer it, Phones4U confirms it is 4G
So which UK networks are going to be selling the Samsung Galaxy S4? Well it shouldn't be much of a mystery as I imagine they will all have deals to sell the new flagship phone. We do know that Three are going to be offering the handset as they are taking pre-registration details on their…
The first ever hands on video of the Samsung Galaxy S4?
So is this the Samsung Galaxy S4? Or a cleverly constructed fake? Well we will know soon enough as the real thing finally gets unwrapped on Thursdsay. The jury is out on this little video which hails from China and purportedly features the Chinese version of the handset - with a dual SIM. I must…
Samsung posts pic of Galaxy S4 on Twitter
Last night Samsung USA teased us a but by posting an image of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on Twitter. But as you can see the image doesn't give too much away. It does look a lot more like the Galaxy S III than some pundits predicted it would. Anyway here is the image blown up…
Dual Power Bank portable charger can charge an iPhone and iPad simultaneously
Now this has useful written all over it. On one level the Dual Power Bank is a basic, but portable power supply for you to use should your run out of juice on your phone or tablet. But according to the maker Thumbs Up it can fully charge a smartphone three times over or even…
The personal Hovercraft is back – and it is almost affordable
That pesky Channel Tunnel! Before Eurostar opened it doors there was only one cool way to get to the, ahem,continent, and that was by Hovercraft. Sadly almost all the Hovercraft operators saw the writing on the wall and the only place you can get a scheduled trip by the best and fastest way of traversing…
O2 brings LG's Optimus L5II and L3II to the UK
LG took the wraps off its LG's Optimus L5II and L3II smartphones just before the MWC in Barcelona In February. Since then we have been waiting for a UK network to confirm whether they are taking the phones, and now it seem that O2 has got there first. It will offer the Optimus L5II and…
Samsung Galaxy S4 – rumours and some interesting leaked pics
So just three days to go before its big Manhattan launch and once again the web is ablaze with chatter about what Samsung are going to include on their new Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone. Today's big story is the leak of a series of pics on a Chinese forum website that purports to show a…
Firebox's clever mini Lomography Smartphone Film Scanner
Back in the ancient days - well before digital cameras got any good in around 2002 - to take a picture involved pointing and shooting using a camera that captured the image on 35mm film. There was of course no reviewing or deleting images and if you made any silly mistake loading and unloading the…
The iPad app that trains your dog and lets them send you Facebook updates
If you own a dog you probably wonder what it gets up to when you are nit around. Of course you can install a webcam to check to see what Rover is up to, but now an new iPad app hopes to take remote dog monitoring to a new more interactive level. The $1.99 Pavlov…
