Author Archives: Nick Hoddinott

26/10/2011
Android the ‘New Leader’ in Mobile App Downloads … Sort Of
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Android the ‘New Leader’ in Mobile App Downloads … Sort Of

Market analyst ABI Research this week announced that Android was in the lead in terms of total worldwide mobile app downloads and that people now download more Android apps than iOS apps. Android currently takes a 44 percent share of the app download market with iOS trailing behind with 31 percent. As with many statistics, the numbers … Read more

01/03/2011
Motorola Xoom WiFi Priced For UK Market
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Motorola Xoom WiFi Priced For UK Market

Being based over on the UK side of the pond, we’re always keen to see how US device pricing translates into a usually higher cost in the UK. The Motorola Xoom is no exception, especially given the attention over it’s already high US price tag. Thanks to the guys over at CoolSmartphone we might know the UK price … Read more

01/03/2011
Motorola Boss: More To Come From Xoom And Atrix Lines
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Motorola Boss: More To Come From Xoom And Atrix Lines

In a press conference at financial firm Morgan Stanley yesterday, Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha hinted at future additions to the Xoom and Atrix product lines. A smaller, more portable 7-inch Xoom may be on the horizon and with Jha commenting that Motorola “will have other tablets out by the end of the year”. “Seven inches … Read more

28/02/2011
Android Apps On A Blackberry Playbook, Really?
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Android Apps On A Blackberry Playbook, Really?

Ok, so were all about Android on this blog, and certainly not big fans of any products bearing the names of fruits. That said, this story was too interesting to pass up. Although it seems a little hard to believe, rumours have persisted for a while now that RIM is working on some kind of … Read more

14/02/2011
LG Optimus 3D Phone & Pad: Hype or Revolution?
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LG Optimus 3D Phone & Pad: Hype or Revolution?

If yesterday was Samsung’s turn in the limelight at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, today was very much LG’s chance to shine. The Korean company announced two new interesting devices with a 3D slant; the Optimus 3D, an Android phone and Optimus Pad, an Android tablet. Optimus 3D At first, the Optimus 3D doesn’t seem to … Read more

14/02/2011
Sony Ericsson – Xperia Play, Pro & Neo at MWC
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Sony Ericsson – Xperia Play, Pro & Neo at MWC

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is fully underway and the first day brought plenty of gadget launches, not just from Samsung but also from Sony Ericsson. Three new phones were officially outed in total, each with a unique take on what a certain type of user wants from their Android phone. Xperia Play First up, … Read more

14/02/2011
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – 10-Inch, Dual Core, Android 3.0
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – 10-Inch, Dual Core, Android 3.0

Ok, this is it, this is what every Android fan has been waiting for since you first saw Mr Jobs holding an iPad. Yes, this is Samsung’s new 10.1-inch Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Sure, Motorola got there first, but we all know Samsung’s Android track record which makes the new Galaxy Tab just … Read more

13/02/2011
Samsung Galaxy S II Is Official: World’s Thinnest Smartphone
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Samsung Galaxy S II Is Official: World’s Thinnest Smartphone

The Mobile World Congress is now in full swing in Barcelona, and Samsung started things off with a bang by announcing the Galaxy S II. The device builds on the phenomenally successful Galaxy S, introducing a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus screen as its stand out feature. The phone packs a 1Ghz dual core processor (probably the Samsung … Read more

10/02/2011
INQ Cloud Torch – The Unofficial Facebook Phone?
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INQ Cloud Torch – The Unofficial Facebook Phone?

The “Facebook Phone”; will that rumor ever die? It would seem not, with budget manufacturer INQ Mobile’s new Android phone, the ‘Cloud Torch’, coming optimized with deep Facebook integration. Erick Shonfeld over at TechCrunch managed to snag an exclusive video of the new device. So what does ‘optimized for Facebook’ really mean? The video mainly shows off how … Read more

07/02/2011
Do Android Phones Need Retina Displays?
Posted By Nick Hoddinott

Do Android Phones Need Retina Displays?

Ok, firstly, forgive us for using such a blatant marketing term as ‘Retina Display‘. Apple, of course, coined the term to neatly summarize what might otherwise be known as a very high pixel density display. That said, whenever a friend thrusts their iPhone 4 in our direction, we can’t help but feel a very slight hint of … Read more