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Morphie battery pack doubles the battery life of Samsung Galaxy SIII smartphone

With Samsung’s Galaxy S III handset being declared the world’s top selling smartphone earlier this month, it’s no surprise that some iPhone accessory manufacturers are now looking to get a piece of the Android action.

Skype for Android v3 serves up tablet-friendly interface, improved audio

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Skype has rolled out version 3.0 of Skype for Android, with the latest version optimised to scale up for the growing army of Android tablets.

Android / computing

An Android tablet for $21. Datawind launches the Aakash 2 Android 4.0 device in India

Monday, Nov 12, 2012 - by Lee J.

Although shiny new top of the range premium gadgets may get all the PR fanfares, it’s the the low cost technology that is making a real difference to many people’s lives, …

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

Android / photography

Samsung Galaxy Camera – an Android-powered 16MP snapper – gets UK release and pricing

Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012 - by Lee J.

Samsung have announced that their innovative, Android-powered camera, the Galaxy Camera will go on sale in the UK on the 8th November.

Android / computing / mobiles

It’s a phablet frenzy as Samsung shifts 3 million Galaxy Note II’s after just 37 days on sale

Friday, Nov 2, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

Anyone thinking the original Galaxy Note’s sky-high sales figures were something of a fluke will have to think again, as Samsung have announced huge sales for the follow-up Galaxy Note II phone/tablet hybrid (a …

Android / mobiles

Samsung Galaxy S III Mini to tempt Brits with a taste for the bijou from November 8th

Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 - by mike s - 1 Comment

If Samsung’s Galaxy S3 is proving too much of a man-sized handful for your tastes, the Koren uber-tech-giants are releasing a shrunk down version which will be parking in the UK on November 8th.

Android / Apple / Google

Google Nexus 7 tablet setting cash tills ringing with nearly a million sales per month

Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 - by mike s

We’re huge fans of Google’s Nexus 7, and it seems that there’s no shortage of consumers sharing our heart shaped feelings for the wee beastie, with Asus claiming that almost a …

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 ready to shoulderbarge in Blighty rocking the Windows Phone 8 OS

mobiles / Windows Mobile

Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 ready to shoulderbarge into Blighty rocking the Windows Phone 8 OS

Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 - by mike s

Nokia’s new Lumia 920 and the Nokia Lumia 820 handsets – the first devices in Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 range – are currently limbering up on the touchlines, ready to rip off …

Google Nexus 4 smartphones drop down to bargain prices

Android / Google / mobiles

Google Nexus 4 announced – a premium phone with a mid-range price

Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 - by Pete Railton

The result of a collaboration with LG, Google’s Nexus 4 packs in a ton of fantastic features at a price that might make even die-hard Apple fanboys think twice before having to shell out …

Google announce Nexus 10 - cheaper than an iPad with the highest resolution tablet screen on the planet

Android / computing / Google

Google announce the Nexus 10 – cheaper than an iPad with the highest resolution tablet screen on the planet

Monday, Oct 29, 2012Monday, Oct 29, 2012 - by Lee J.

Billed as the “ultimate tablet for watching movies or reading magazines,” the new Nexus 10″ tablet sees Google taking the battle to Apple, with a device that is substantially cheaper …

Android / Apple / Blackberry / business / iPhone / mobiles

Samsung smartphones outsell Apple by two to one

Friday, Oct 26, 2012Friday, Oct 26, 2012 - by Pete Railton

Samsung’s dominance of the smartphone market continue to grow, with new research by ABI Research and Strategy Analytics showing the South Korean multinational taking more than a third of the overall …

Google Nexus 4 details leaked by clueless Carphone Warehouse

Android / Google / mobiles

Google Nexus 4 flagship handset details leaked by clueless Carphone Warehouse

Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 - by Pete Railton

There would have been red faces all round at the UK retailer Carphone Warehouse after some klutz posted up a pre-order page for the new Google Nexus 4 – a …

Android / computing

New Kindles go on sale in Europe, Kindle Fire HD spotted for £149

Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 - by Lee J.

Amazon is shunting out its new Kindle models across Europe and the UK, with the Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD all heading on to shop shelves today.

Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Google Calendar ready for free download on Google Play

Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 - by Lee J.

Google has made its rather splendid Calendar app available for downloading on the Play Store. The free app has a pleasingly clean and straightforward interface and will almost certainly be an upgrade …

Asus PadFone 2 docking handset/tablet combo curiousity hits phase two

Android

Asus PadFone 2 docking handset/tablet combo curiosity hits phase two. We remained WTF’d

Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 - by mike s

Asus are persisting with their curious PadFone range, which features a large smartphone that slides into a docking tablet, and have taken the wraps off their new Asus PadFone 2.