Mobile

The next iteration of Google's mobile operating system has just been made official at Google I/O and will be known as Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It appears to be focussed on the user interface and Project Butter has been introduced. Project Butter combines vsync, triple buffering to offer much smoother …

We knew it had to happen and it has. Thanks to a leak from Google's Play Store we now have images and some information on the Nexus 7 tablet and a funnily-shaped object called the Nexus Q. [yframe url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F5FO-MyR0o'] The Nexus Q is apparently some sort of “social streaming media …

While the Microsoft storm has subdued following the announcement of the Surface tablets and Windows Phone 8 last week, leaked information about some Windows Phone 8 devices from HTC reveal some powerful hardware. Specifications for three phones have been leaked that are currently referenced to as the Rio, Accord and Zenith. …

A U.S. judge yesterday backed Apple's request to stop Samsung Electronics selling their Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet in the United States. This could have ramifications worldwide for Samsung as Apple chalk up a victory in the patent wars. Apple have had little challenge in the tablet sector since they announced …

The Android team at Google have a strong tradition of placing a statue in front of the Building 44 headquarters every time a major new version of Android rolls around. This time it is time for the Jelly Bean statue which represents version 4.1 of Android. According to the A4 …

Google are releasing a cheap $199 tablet, co branded with Asustek Computer Inc. They will showcase the new tablet at their developers conference this week and it is aimed at taking market share from Apple. Bloomberg spoke to sources close to the matter. The new Google tablet will be 7 …

Images of what is purported to be the upcoming Messenger for Blackberry 10 operating system have leaked online. These images were posted online at N4BB, which highlight a darker theme said to improve battery life. The annotations to the images posted online hint that the darker colours and optimisation for …

One of the things that keep iPhone users locked into the Apple ecosystem is the impressive, yet locked-in, syncing application we all refer to as iTunes. In order to tempt iPhone users over to Samsung's Galaxy devices they have teamed up with Media Mushroom to develop the Easy Phone Sync …

Recent reports have revealed that HTC is cancelling its planned One Series launch in the Brazilian market and ending all phone sales in the nation, effectively immediately. As such, dozens of employees have already been released while a small presence will remain to offer support for current devices. “After careful analysis of …

Apple's sales figures may still be staggering, but ValueWalk published an article yesterday claiming that Apple may be losing their cutting edge after the death of Steve Jobs. Author Brian says that pundits are already wondering if Apple are losing their edge, due to a lack of ground breaking products …

An interesting story broke today based around the myth that Apple users have a higher disposable level of income. Orbitz Worldwide have said that people who use Apple Macintosh computers spend up to 30 percent more each night on hotel accommodation. Therefore the online travel agency is starting to show …

In the UK, we accept that broadband speeds can be variable, but we also expect a connection to exist almost everywhere we go. Recently, BT has pushed a wad of money into the creation (and marketing) of its ‘Infinity' product. It's supposed to deliver the very best experience possible – …

There are two big things Android fans will be looking forward to at Google I/O later this week. The first being the unveiling of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Not much is known about the latest version of Android but we're expecting not a lot more than minor tweaks. Secondly, Google …

First unveiled at Mobile World Congress back in February, ASUS has finally pulled all the covers off its next Transformer tablet, the Pad Infinity. The latest addition to the Android tablet market is undoubtedly the best one to date, but it will come at a price. The 32 GB version …

Management consultant Rags Srinivasan has reported on gigaom that the new Retina powered MacBook Pro computers could generate another $1 billion in pure profit for Apple. He explains that Apple made a gross margin of $18.5 billion in the last quarter, it says $1.65 billion of this is due to …

Research In Motion fans who are waiting on the first upcoming Blackberry 10 devices may be disappointed. According to the company the first devices will only use a touch screen keyboard, which will alienate a large portion of the business audience. Blackberry 10 OS will be installed on devices with …

Samsung said today that they aim to sell more than million Galaxy S III smartphones by July. They said that they should achieve a 10 million sales record within two months of the product launch. Sadly, the company are struggling to create the smartphones fast enough, due to component shortages. …

An owner of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S III had a mighty surprise recently. While driving along with the device in a car mount it suddenly gave off a “white flame, sparks and a bang came out of the phone”. The owner then pulled over and inspected …

If you missed our Windows Phone coverage from yesterday we highly suggest you read up on those before venturing onwards – articles are found here, here and here. We also warned you that we were bound to miss something from yesterday and here is the article that will redeem ourselves. …

For a few months now the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been available for purchase through the Google Play Store – so long as you're in the United States. Now, a recently updated listing for the device has revealed that the next version of Android will indeed be known as 4.1 …

Microsoft have set the cat among the pigeons this week by announcing their upcoming Surface tablet. They are keen to target Apple's iPad and in doing so, seem to have alienated some of their partners. These companies don't want to go head to head with the company who supply the …

We are almost certain that we missed at least one thing in our Windows Phone 8 recap and Windows Phone 7.8 articles earlier on today so here is the Windows Phone Summit presentation in its entirety. It is fairly long so be sure to grab some snacks before you begin …

In recent weeks there have been many rumours over whether existing Windows Phone devices will get a full upgrade to Windows Phone 8. Well the answer is official: they won't. The reasoning for which is a lot better than Apple's miserable excuse. Current hardware just isn't able to run Windows Phone …

Earlier today Microsoft had their second large media event in just a few todays. Today the limelight was on the Windows Phone platform and Windows Phone 8 was unveiled. It brings with it several improvements and promises that will be sure to help out the struggling mobile operating system. So …

A few days ago Microsoft announced their Surface tablets, which on the outside look rather impressive but like all great men we consider the internals more important. The Windows RT Surface tablet (the one running on an ARM processor) will be powered by a Tegra processor from Nvidia. The processor …

Nokia could have chosen a better date for their own Monday press conference considering Microsoft's announcement of the Surface tablets, but what is done, is done. Yesterday, the falling giant announced that their 808 PureView camera-phone is destined for the US market. It will be available for $699 (roughly the …

There is a comic depiction doing the rounds on Facebook right now. It shows Bill Gates launching the tablet concept a decade ago and no one caring – with a shot of Jobs and the iPad next to it. VIP is one of the UK's biggest distributors and its sales …

With Microsoft’s worst kept secret now official we take a deeper look as to the “why”. Microsoft are the worlds leading operating system provider and their Windows platform powers over 1 billion PC’s throughout the world. So why would the leader of software development even want to step in to …

Google released their official Android application for the I/O 2012 developers conference today, and we'll be honest, for the most part it is fairly useless unless you will be in San Fransico a week from now. What is more interesting is the images that Google has bundled in with the …

Microsoft recently announced their upcoming Surface tablet – set to target the Apple iPad. It would appear that Microsoft PC partners are unhappy with the new product, which was kept a secret until the recent announcements. Reuters have reported that industry sources seem unhappy with the new Surface tablet release, …