Archive for May, 2011
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Over the weekend, Google has pulled a batch of popular video game emulators from the Android Market, including N64oid, and all other -oid apps made by the same developer. The apps would allow you to play games for the original Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Atari, Game Boy, and others. There ...
Posted in Android, Apps, Gaming, Google |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
We just talked about a copycat claim from AlwaysInnovating that emerged soon after the ASUS Padfone nouncement, and now there looks to be another manufacturer that may look with disdain at ASUS’s claim to a revolutionary new product. The concept of a tablet and phone hybrid certainly isn’t completely new, as we’ve ...
Posted in ASUS, Tablet PC's |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
The thickest part of this new laptop is 17mm, its entire body is built from an aluminum alloy (weighs 1.1kg / 2.4lb), and the CPUs can be specced as high as Core i7. Anything else you need to know before drooling all over yourself? How about a two-second resume from ...
Posted in ASUS, Computing, Notebooks, Videos, Windows 7 |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
All of a sudden, ViewSonic’s new ViewPad 10Pro tablet is looking a lot more interesting. Although billed as a dual-OS slate, which led us to believe it would switch between Windows 7 and Android in the same way as the older ViewPad 10, in fact the 10Pro uses BlueStacks, the clever Parallels-but-for-Android-apps-on-Windows software we ...
Posted in Android, Tablet PC's, Windows 7, Windows OS |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Product: LG Optimus One
Specifications: 600MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, 170MB internal storage, 3.2-inch HVGA 320x480 display, 3MP camera, microSD 32GB supported, 1,500mAh battery, Bluetooth, WiFi, 3G, micro USB, FM radio, GPS, Android 2.2 Froyo OS, 129g
Price From: £130 for unlocked or £18 a month for 24-month Three contract
The LG Optimus One ...
Posted in 3 / Three, 3G, Android, LG, Reviews, Smartphones |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Today at the Computex conference in Japan, Asus has announced an interesting new tablet called the Padfone. Yeah, the name leaves a lot to be desired, but the fact that it has a dedicated cavity where you can plug in a custom-made smartphone gives it a unique twist. Once plugged inside ...
Posted in 3G, Android, ASUS, Smartphones, Tablet PC's, Videos |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
SoundHound launched a new mobile app for Android and iOS-based devices to allow users to search for music information using their voice. Sounds easy and easy it is. Simple fire-up Hound (that’s the name of the app), say the name of a song, artist or band and let the application do ...
Posted in Android, Apps, iOS, Music |
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Are you one of those folks who like the idea of a smartphone camera, but think they still have ways to go before they can replace even a simple point-and-click standalone camera? An upcoming, unnamed smartphone from HTC might change your mind.
Unearthed via Twitter by Mobile-Review‘s Eldar Murtazin, the device is ...
Posted in HTC, Smartphones, Windows Phone |
Friday, May 27th, 2011
One of the biggest complains people have about the Windows 7 operating system has been its lack of tablet-optimization. Sure there are some included features in Windows 7 tablets that try to improve things, but in the end, it is still Windows 7, and most of the programs on it ...
Posted in Microsoft, Tablet PC's, Videos, Windows 7, Windows OS |
Friday, May 27th, 2011
Well, Sony Ericsson might just deserve a gold star for effort. A week ago we reported that a possible rollout of the long-rumored Facebook integration update would come to select Xperia series phones this week, and we're seeing the process begin today. The recipients of this particular push are the Arc ...
Posted in Android, Smartphones, Sony Ericsson |