Mobile

Apple have filed to trademark their ‘iPad Mini' name in the U.S. Patent and Trademark office last week. Apple said their iPad Mini is a “handheld mobile digital electronic device comprising a tablet computer, electronic book and periodical reader, digital audio and video player, camera, electronic personal organizer, personal digital …

Samsung have announced proudly that they have sold over 5 million Galaxy Note II products. The device was only launched 2 months ago – September 26th. In the space of a single month, the company had sold three million units and sales grew as it hit the States on October …

Following in the footsteps of Japan's HTC J Butterfly and Verizon's Droid DNA, what is essentially the same smartphone is set to be known as HTC Deluxe DLX in European and other international markets. Before the flagship Android smartphone from HTC is officially announced GSMArena have gotten their hands on …

With Christmas coming up many families will be on the look out for an inexpensive, yet versatile tablet for the family. ARCHOS may just have the product you want. The FamilyPad is released under the ARNOVA brand, and is a 13.3 inch 1280×800 resolution, 10 point capactive touchscreen panel which …

It's not hard to see where the real costs are incurred by book publishers. You have trees to cultivate, chop,  transport, mill, form into paper, transport again, inks to make, covers to design, writers-editors-publishers to pay and, at the end of all that, you still need to ship a heavy …

Samsung and Apple have been at each other's throats for some time now, across the business landscape and in the courtrooms. Despite all this they've been cooperating on certain aspects of their products, one such way being that Apple's iPad and MacBook lines used Samsung batteries. Now however, Apple has …

We saw got a glimpse of an affordable Windows Phone 8 handset from Huawei back in October dubbed the Ascend W1 and now TechBlog.gr have got their hands on the device. The unit they had some hands on with is in blue, as per previous leaks, but it would be …

Samsung has a good thing going with its Galaxy S line of smartphones. The Galaxy S III recently trumped 30 million, and counting, in sales. In order to further capitalise the growing Chinese smartphone market Samsung could be about to debut a dual SIM model in China. The Galaxy S …

Over the past few years, Intel has been acquiring a series of technologies and patents that will, it hopes, position it better for 3-5 years down the road. Alongside operating system technology and – more famously – McAfee in the software/security area, Intel has now purchased Creative's clever bits for …

If like me, you don't like lugging around a super size 17 inch laptop then today's review product will be interesting. PC Specialist have created a super small 11.6 inch system and they are aiming to make it one of the most powerful on the market, by incorporating the powerful …

As of 6am this morning, the options available to technology lovers who want oodles of power but no noise and a stylish little package, just got a whole lot more attractive with the launch of Sapphire's Trinity APU-powered Edge VS. KitGuru peers under the bonnet to see what makes this …

After celebrating the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III last year with versions for Android and iOS, the process will be repeated for the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Rockstar is re-releasing the game for Android and  iOS on December 6th. I have never played the …

It's only been a few days since we first heard about Samsung's 5 inch, 1080p mobile display that will likely find itself embedded in the Galaxy S IV and new reports suggest Samsung are having production problems. The display is set to have a crazy pixel density of 441 PPI. …

Last week Nokia announced its Here Maps initiative, a cross-platform mapping solution that has today arrived for Apple iOS devices. Nokia Here Maps will make “you feel like a local wherever you go” with traffic and public transport overlays and voice guided navigation. You also have the option to download …

With the recent launch of the Google distributed, LG produced Nexus 4 it was only a matter of time before someone decided to drop test one for the sake of science and thousands of interested mobile enthusiasts. In the video below two drops were done; one from the pocket and …

At a recent briefing between Nokia Singapore and Microsoft it was mentioned by the head of Nokia Asia Pacific Developer division that the Windows Phone 7.8 update has been shipped to manufacturers. This means that the update could be weeks, or perhaps even days away, we're not really sure. However, he did …

After Samsung, Sony and HTC it now appears that Lenovo is set to join the 1080p Android smartphone line-up. While we currently don't know the device's name or any other specifications, a few screenshots of the device have leaked online. According to GSMArena these three screenshots reveal the device's 1080p …

In America, local police departments are informing the public about the new FBI Child ID Application which can be downloaded for free from the Android Apps section of Google Play or through iTunes. The software will let parents store pictures and vital information about their children in case they go …

After the HTC J Butterfly, Droid DNA for Verizon and the leaked Sony Yuga it seems rather obvious that the next big trend for high-end Android phones is 1080p displays. The latest rumours is that Samsung is set to join the trend by announcing a 4.99 inch display at the Consumer …

Android has been given a fair bit of stick recently for being very malware friendly. While the competition, including Steve Ballmer, are clearly rather subjective a recent report from F-Secure has a lot more credibility. Their most recent report for Q3 2012 reveals that there were 51,000 instances of malware, compared …

In a recent interview Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has talked down the threat from other mobile platforms including Google's Android and Apple's iOS on its own Windows Phone platform. The interview was conducted by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and Ballmer said that Google's mobile platform is “wild,” “uncontrolled” and relatively …

Google's Android platform is dominating the Chinese market, taking 90 percent share. Analysts expect this figure will drop however when the iPhone 5 and Windows Phone 8 models will be introduced to the China market at the end of the year. Market Research as shown that Android has already taken …

Earlier in the week we reported that Samsung is now charging nearly 20 percent more for the production of Apple's mobile processors. This includes those found in the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. However, this report may have been unfounded. The Hankyoreh, a Korean newspaper has been informed by an anonymous …

Microsoft are on the receiving end of a lawsuit over the advertised 32GB storage space in the Surface tablet – as the device only ships with 16GB ‘free'. The software giant are being sued over misleading advertising regarding the amount of storage space in the 32GB Surface tablet. The lawsuit …

There are always victims of new Android updates; the countless handsets that will never be updated to the latest version by their manufacturers but past Nexus devices aren't exclusions either. As Android 4.2 Jelly Bean starts to roll out, lead Android developer Jean-Baptiste Quéru has confirmed that the Samsung Nexus …

After receiving the minor Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update barely a month ago, the latest Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update is now rolling out to the Google Nexus 7. A new feature in this version of Android include multiple user support. Multiple user accounts can be added (each with a separate Google …

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is set to star in a new iOS game alongside Danny Trejo called “Danny Trejo’s Vengeance: Woz with a Coz.” The game seems simple enough, both real life personalities will team up to fight bad guys in a city. The game is 8 bit and due …

HTC has recently updated its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update FAQ page with both good and bad news. The good news is that in addition to the HTC One X and One S, HTC “are actively reviewing [their] product portfolio to identify candidates to receive Jelly Bean.” They go on …

The troubled Research In Motion are betting everything on the upcoming Blackberry 10 launch. Their latest plans indicate a showcase of the first 10 smartphones on January 30th, quickly followed by sales in February. Kristian Tear, the Chief Operating Offices said in an interview “We want to do it as …

Apple may rule the tablet roost right now, but analyst Sameer Singh predicts that Android based tablets will out sell iPads in Q2 or Q3 2013. This year, sales of Android powered tablets have grown faster than iPad sales in six out of the last eight quarters. Android is a …