Archive for July, 2010

Rumor Mill: Samsung’s Galaxy Q

It looks like Samsung is the big leaky ship this time of the year. Early this year (and late last year), Sony Ericsson had plenty of leaked news, images and details about their upcoming devices. Some even believed that SE was intentionally building up hype for their upcoming mobile phones. After all, with the financial [...]

Ofcom Tests Favors O2, Slow Broadband Speeds Exposed

It has been a while since Orange was contested by Ofcom for an earlier claim of being the fastest broadband service provider in the UK. Apparently, Ofcom has been busy taking tests in order to back their claims. After a recent study, it has been revealed by Ofcom that under an 8 Mbps connection, the [...]

No More Bespoke Units for Vodafone 360 Users

Vodafone is one of the household names when it comes to mobile network operators. That being said, they have been in constant competition with industry giants Orange and T-Mobile. The three have been releasing exclusive media, handsets and services that would sway the public over to their side in order to become loyal subscribers. One [...]

iPhone 4 Bumpers Bumped Out of Apple’s Online Store

The iPhone 4 has reached record breaking sales due to the brand’s popularity. It was hardly a smooth ride for Apple though, considering the number of issues their units have exhibited since launch. One of these was a yellowish tint found on the device’s screen. Upon examination however, it was due to an adhesive used [...]

Acer Stream is Now in the UK, Joins Android Line Up

Another Android handset has been brought over to the UK, and this time, it is the Acer Stream. This new smart phone from the electronics manufacturer has just been recently launched and is exclusively being offered by eXpansys –a major online retailer. The Acer Stream joins the already impressive lineup of smart phones that use [...]

Palm webOS Challenges Apple’s FaceTime

It looks like Palm is going to challenge Apple’s FaceTime video conferencing feature. Based on reports, the company has released a job posting looking for a “Video Conferencing Software Engineer”. Palm apparently is looking for a skilled person who is going to focus on developing revolutionary client-server software solutions for their range of mobile devices. [...]

RIM on Apple Presentation: Unacceptable

This is certainly not a good time for Apple to be making more enemies. With all the media coverage on Apple’s iPhone antenna issues, it seems that the folks at Cupertino are slowly losing their nerve. And for some strange reason, they believe that there is nothing like an emergency press conference to convince the [...]

Understanding Mobile Phones for Teens

It is hard to imagine being able to function properly without a mobile phone in this day and age. It helps keep track of appointments, important data, reminders, to-do lists and instantly gives us a reference check of contact numbers and addresses. Take away an average adult’s mobile phone and you can hamper their schedule [...]

Apple’s Conference: Ruling Out Improbable Fixes

It is pretty much common knowledge now that the Apple iPhone 4 comes with a very faulty antenna. While the issue has not been resolved, there have been calls to Apple to find ways of fixing the problem. As the number of users with complaints about dropped calls continuously increasing, there is no doubt that [...]

Android Handsets Get Thumbs Up from Mobile Phone Inventor

While the debate between Android devices and the iPhone still rages on, it seems that the inventor of the original mobile phone has swayed towards the little green robot due to its dependability and flexibility. Martin Cooper, the guy we have to thank for starting all our mobile tech today, has vocalized his preference for [...]