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Amazon announces a bigger screen Kindle Fire HD to take on the Nexus 7

Amazon announces a faster, bigger Kindle Fire HD tablet

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 - by Lee J.

Amazon has announced the follow-up to its successful US-only Kindle Fire colour tablet, with the Kindle Fire HD packing a bigger screen and Tegra trouncing speeds.

Adobe Photoshop Touch v1.3 released for Android and iOS tablets, supports 12MP files

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Adobe has updated its powerful image editing package for Android tablets and iPads, with Photoshop Touch 1.3 offering new features and support for the new iPad’s higher resolution Retina display.

Android / broadcasting / mobile apps / mobiles

Fabulous TVCatchup Android app gets full release – download it now!

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 - by Pete Railton - 2 Comments.

We’ve been loving this app ever since it was released in beta, and we’re delighted to see the UK online TV service Android app, TVCatchup, reaching a full release.

Huzzah! BBC to allow video downloads to mobiles and smartphiones, iOS first in the queue

Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Huzzah! BBC iPlayer to allow video downloads to mobiles and smartphones, iOS first in the queue

Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 - by Lee J. - 2 Comments.

The BBC has announced that it will be offering video downloads to mobile devices on its popular BBC iPlayer service, allowing users to watch content when they’re not connected to the web.

Android / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy Note II packs an even bigger screen, laughs in the face of doubters

Thursday, Aug 30, 2012Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 - by Lee J.

The naysayers may have loudly naysayered that folks would never want a big screen phone-cum-tablet in their pockets, but Samsung proved them conclusively wrong with the soaraway sales of their Galaxy Note smartphone.

Android / mobiles

Samsung ATIV S Windows Phone 8 smartphone packs 4.8 inch screen, NFC, 8MP camera

Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 - by Lee J.

Samsung’s slew of new releases have pretty much grabbed the headlines at the IFA 2012 trade show in Berlin, and rapidly generating ample amounts of pre launch buzz is the …

Samsung announce cheaper, wi-fi Galaxy Camera, offering 16MP of Android-powered goodness

Android / mobiles / photography

Android powered Samsung Galaxy Camera offers 16MP, huge zoom, remote viewing and voice control

Thursday, Aug 30, 2012Thursday, Aug 30, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Looking like a snazzy smartphone from the back but a regular compact camera from the front, the Samsung Galaxy Camera is a 16MP superzoom snapper running on the latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

Android / portable

Trouser pocket-straining LG Optimus Vu hefty handset coming to the UK

Tuesday, Aug 21, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

It’s a curious looking thing alright, but LG’s near-square Optimus Vu handset has already proved a bit of a hit in Korea where it has shifted over half a million units.

Android / mobiles

Sony slams down the specs for the Xperia SL smartphone, successor to the Xperia S

Monday, Aug 20, 2012 - by Pete Railton

With a modestly understated launch, Sony has slipped out news of the successor to its Android-powered Xperia S smartphone, the Xperia SL.

Android / mobiles

Samsung sells 10 million Galaxy Notes worldwide, Note 2 expected soon

Thursday, Aug 16, 2012Thursday, Aug 16, 2012 - by Pete Railton

It seems that Samsung’s curious big phone/small tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Note, has proved the naysayers wrong and ratcheted up a respectable total of ten million sales worldwide.

Android / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Pinterest rolls out Android, iPhone and iPad apps

Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012 - by Lee J.

Soaraway social networking website Pinterest continues its quest to become the next big thing with the release of apps for Android-based smartphones and the iPad and iPhone.

Apple iPad market share crashes in UK as Android tablet sales gatgher momentum

Android / Apple / Blackberry / business / Google / iPhone / mobiles / Symbian

Android wipes out iOS with an immense market share in Q2 2012

Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

It looks like the days of Apple’s iOS being the dominant smartphone operating system are long, long gone, as a new report from IDC sees Android enjoying an almighty 68.1 per cent market share for …

Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Perfectly Clear image editing app now on Android, faster than iPad version

Thursday, Aug 2, 2012Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 - by mike s

The well-respected Perfectly Clear image editing technology is now available for Android devices, with developers Athentech releasing a version that manages to be significantly faster than the new iPad and iPhone4 equivalent apps.

Android / Google / portable

Google Nexus 7 dock and covers leak and they’re looking pretty good

Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012Tuesday, Jul 31, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

We figured that some snazzy official cases and docks were in the pipeline from ASUS (who make the Google Nexus 7 tablet) and two pics have now emerged online.

Android / computing

Google Nexus 7 bargain tablet coming to Carphone Warehouse stores from July 27

Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012Wednesday, Jul 25, 2012 - by Lee J.

Google’s budget-priced tablet sensation, the Nexus 7, has proved to be a massive seller, selling out in many stores with the Google Play store now displaying a ‘pre-order’ status while new …