Month: August 2013
Amazing pic – Einstein at IFA show
If you are off to IFA next week you are following in the footsteps of some tech giants. For back in 1930, when the Berlin exhibition was known as the Great German Radio and Phonograph Show, the star turn was none other than Albert Einsten. The show marked the debut of a prototype 'television receiver…
CollegeHumor's ace spoof of Apple/Samsung/Sony tech ads
CollegeHumor's Favorite Funny Videos This is bang on. How many times have you seen ads like this in the last few years? Personally I think they missed a trick by not adding a jaunty acoustic soundtrack, but I guess they blew all the budget on bakers!
Three's 4G masterstroke – The UK's cheapest 4G phone and the iPhone 5 on 4G very cheaply
Three today announced its 4G plans and chucked in a massive curveball. While the other networks have carefully curated plans for squeezing the most of out of their customers for the data they will use,Three basically said it will simply upgrade its customers existing plans. And that means that millions of its subscribers can access…
Who has the best UK 4G package? Vodafone, O2, Three or EE?
Ok, so now we have heard from all four big UK networks about their 4G plans. EE, Vodafone and O2 are live now and Three will follow in December. So which of the quartet has got the best deal. Here is a quick round up. Best 4G prices Three of the four networks have pitched…
Three offers unlimited 4G and simple upgrades – due in December, includes Apple iPhone 5
So in the week that Vodafone and O2 go live with their 4G services the last big UK network has finally nailed its colours to the 4G mast. Three has announced that its 4G services will kick off in December with a roll out in London, Birmingham and Manchester. It promises to have 4G live…
Sky adds Wi-Fi to Sky+HD and drops a new two terabyte Sky+HD 2TB boxes
As has been rumoured for a while now Sky has today confirmed that its next generation of Sky + boxes - namely the Sky+HD and Sky+HD 2TB will come with integrated wireless facilities. The built in Wi-Fi will enable them to be seamlessly integrated on to a wireless network to access Sky's On Demand service.…
vrAse – the iPhone case that doubles as an AR/3D headset
Here is quite a novel idea. Build a smartphone case compatible with the Apple iPhone 5 and HTC One among others and then turn it into a wearable device which delivers a big screen that's optimised for movies, gaming and more and is compatible with 3D and Augmented Reality software. That's the plan behind the…
Nokia Bandit Lumia 1520 phablet pics leaked
There have been lots of rumours about a new big screen Nokia phone and now this picture has landed which purportedly shows the Finnish Windows Phablet. The gossips have been suggesting that the phone will compete with the Samsung Galaxy Note and tout a six inch screen with 1080p high def resolution, come with a…
Google Nexus 7 tablet lands in the UK – Nexus 4 mobi gets a price cut
Some big-ish news from Google today which today brings the Nexus 7 tablet to the UK while at the same time announcing a price cut on its, Nexus 4 handset. The tablet comes in two flavours - a 16GB model will set you back £199, while the 32GB model is a still very competitive £239.…
Sony Xperia Z1 video sneak peek – due to launch September 4th
Fancy a sneaky peek at the next Sony flagship smartphone? Well the company has just posted this video showing the phone which is rumoured to be called the Xperia Z1 and has been referred to in the past as the Sony Honami. The video majors on its camera which would seem to confirm that the…
