If you are in the market for a new smartphone then you may want to wait for another month as it looks as if Apple will be announcing their new phone on September 12th. Of course there is no confirmation from Apple that this is correct, but Jim Dairymple of …
Read More »HTC closes office in South Korea and poor sales are to blame
Just over a month following HTC declaring they are pulling out of Brazil, South Korea is getting the same treatment by the Taiwanese phone manufacturer. Following poor sales in Samsung's home nation this decision has been made in an effort to “streamline operations”. Analyst firm Canalys estimates that HTC controlled …
Read More »Two Samsung Windows Phone 8 devices leak in court documents
Samsung has perhaps mistakenly unveiled two potential Windows Phone 8 devices through court documents this week. The Odyssey and Marco were contained in documents submitted as part of the ongoing Samsung vs Apple legal battles. The Odyssey is at the higher end of the spectrum while the Marco will be …
Read More »Microsoft plan Windows 8 / Surface joint launch day
Microsoft have confirmed that their new Surface tablet will be launched on the same day as Windows 8, October 8th. They said “The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, 2012. At that time, we will begin selling the Surface, a series …
Read More »New fiasco in Apple Vs Samsung battle
Apple and Samsung spend a lot of time working together toward a common goal: Making Apple products possible with processing chips manufactured by Samsung. At the same time, each company's legal alter ego seems to have its hands wrapped around the other's throat, in court, somewhere in the world. KitGuru …
Read More »Thomson launches new giant 5.3 inch smartphone at IFA
Thomson will enter the Smart Phone market and launch at IFA for all European markets an amazing big screen version: the Android 4 (Ice Cream) – based Thomson X-View-2 with a huge 5,3 inch display. The X-View2 is only the second phone on the market with such a big screen …
Read More »Apple has not patented a game controller
While quite a few sites have been reporting that Apple has patented the design for a traditionally PlayStation like video game controller, it looks like that's not exactly true. In reality, Apple has been investigating turning other devices, like the iPhone and iPad into controllers for systems like Apple TV …
Read More »Universal search removal on the international Galaxy S III was a mistake
Just a couple of days ago the international variant of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S III received a “stability” update that also removed the universal search function. This feature grants users to search through local files using the Google Search application on the phone, as well as the usual Google results. …
Read More »Sony’s next flagship smartphone leaked a month before launch
Sony is known in the smartphone world for their quality products yet never manage to match the sales of the true giants such as Apple or Samsung. Their upcoming flagship has now been leaked just over a month in advance of its announcement currently scheduled for the 29th of August. …
Read More »Microsoft losing the faith of enthusiast users, including me
It seems that Microsoft can't stay out of the headlines recently …. but for all the wrong reasons. With Windows 8 and their Surface tablet just around the corner, we have to ask the question. Do they really know what they are doing? Before I go any further, I need …
Read More »Relive the highlights from Google I/O 2012
Google I/O to the vast majority was so much more than just a developer's conference. While a select few were focused on the many informing developer sessions at the show, many of us were interested in some awesome new products. At the end of the three days we had a whole bunch …
Read More »Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots are banned from Olympic venues
If you have ever been stuck in a foreign airport with nothing to do, you'd probably check out any available Wi-Fi hotspots then have your mouth hanging open a few moments later as the page asking for your Visa details loads. This may be the same feeling some keen visitors …
Read More »Microsoft Surface pricing concerns, $1k for entry model?
Microsoft are set to launch their ‘iPad beating' Surface tablet later this year, but it is already circulating that they may be charging more than $1,000 for the privilege of ownership. The news hit after a Swedish Web Site listed the prices of the four future models, including Windows 8 …
Read More »Google Nexus 7 usage on the rise, sales figures remain unknown
The £159 tablet from ASUS and Google has without doubt been selling well since its retail availability in the last fortnight and while some customers wanting the tablet have left stores empty handed, no official sales figures have been released. Data collected by advertisement provider Chitika shows an early insight …
Read More »Update removes functionality on international Samsung Galaxy S III
There is a brand new update rolling out to the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III today. The Samsung flagship has already received a few updates since its launch earlier in the year which smoothed performance but this “stability” update removes functionality. So what does the XXBLG6 firmware …
Read More »Apple Mountain Lion OS released – £13.99
Apple have announced that OS X 10.8, or Mountain Lion, will be released on the Mac App Store. The software upgrade is a very reasonable $19.99/£13.99, which is a complete contradiction to the high prices that Microsoft charge for their operating systems. The new operating system will bring a raft …
Read More »Qualcomm quad core tablet priced at $1,300
Qualcomm have released their first quad core Snapdragon based tablet with a whopping price tag of $1,300. Not exactly targeting the mainstream market. CNET Asia posted a picture of the new tablet, saying that the new tablet was firmly targeting the developer audience. The machine boosts a 10.1 inch WXGA …
Read More »Ex-Marks and Spencer boss pushes new money
Sir Stuart Rose was asked to leave M&S with an £8 million handshake and, at 61 years of age, could well retire to a humble Yorkshire mining town – supping bitter and regaling locals with tales of retailing wonder. But he's not doing that. In fact he's getting quite dramatic. …
Read More »Mobile networks respond to OfCom 4G plan
OfCom released its report on the 4G spectrum auction earlier today, suggesting that it would take place later this year, finally bringing the high speed network to consumers sometime in late 2013. In response, several of the big mobile operators have commented on the news. With over 1,000 pages to …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 teased for August release
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is another one of those devices with an especially long announcement to release span, but in a way it has been justified. First announced at Mobile World Congress in February it was meant to ship with a dual-core Exynos chipset. However, it was delayed by …
Read More »Apple dropping the need to enter password for free apps
With the upcoming release of iOS 6 it appears as if Apple will make it much easier for users to install free applications. Users running the third beta of iOS 6 have discovered that they no longer have to enter their password to download free applications from the App Store. …
Read More »Nigerian tablet faces huge market entry battle
When a young Nigerian entrepreneur and Bournmouth graduate, Saheed Adepoju, borrowed £40,000 from his family to begin working on a tablet PC for his home market, he had little idea of how much attention and energy his idea would attract. But there are huge struggles ahead. KitGuru scans the 8″ …
Read More »Apple sales slow as punters await release of new iPhone
Many Apple followers are waiting on the new, upcoming iPhone to be released. The negative impact is that Apple may post low sales in this sector from the third fiscal quarter. No one wants to buy the current model with the new release just around the corner. Apple are estimated …
Read More »Apple’s iPhone 4S is three times more dangerous than Samsung’s Galaxy S III
You may not have heard of Tawkon before but they are the company responsible for the below inforgraphic and applications for iOS and Android that measure radiation output of your phone. The application was removed from the App Store since it doesn't make the iPhone look too good but is …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S III sales exceed 10 million
It is not a big surprise at all to hear that Samsung's Galaxy S III is selling well, after all it was said a couple of months ago that they had collected over 9 million pre-orders. We also rated it a 9/10 in our recent review. Today a Samsung Senior …
Read More »Going to the Olympics? don’t take your phone
Security experts at Venafi, the leader in enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solutions, warn that an estimated 67,000 mobile phones are likely to be lost or stolen during the Olympics in London. Numbers of smartphones and other portable networked devices have exploded over the past few years. As a …
Read More »HTC users denied Ice Cream Sandwich in summer
HTC Desire HD users are getting used to feeling like the iPad's poor cousins, especially now it seems that they won't get access to Android's Ice Cream Sandwich. KitGuru licks around the edge of the story to prevent dribbles. While there are, no doubt, benefits to Microsoft's ‘pay big or …
Read More »HTC confirms the One X and One S will get Android 4.1
Just in case you've been wondering whether or not HTC's flagship has been abandoned entirely, it hasn't. The HTC One X, One S, as well as the American LTE version, the One XL will get the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at some stage. Here is the full statement from HTC's …
Read More »Drop test pits the Nexus 7 against the iPad
While I stand by the claim that you're a fool if you drop your tablet or smartphone, it is nice to know that your latest purchase will (or perhaps won't) survive some possible drop scenarios. SquareTrade is a company that offers device insurance but also often does these sorts of …
Read More »Samsung: 64 GB Galaxy S III is coming before year’s end
Yesterday me mentioned that the Samsung Galaxy S III family might not get a 64 GB model in addition to the already available 16 GB and 32 GB flavours. However, Android Central has been in contact with Samsung and they got this as a response from a spokesperson: “The 64GB …
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