Phone Reviews
Nokia C6 Review
Nokia C6 is already in the stores for some time now and several gadget/mobile sites have a few words to say about it. Please find below what we skimmed from the world wide web. [Read more...] Read More →
Smart Phones
Longer battery life for your Android
The guys over at PCMag managed to compile a list full of useful advices concerning the improvement of the Android’s battery life. These advices will work on any Android Phone starting with T-Mobile G1 and going to the latest Motorola Droid X. Please find their findings... [Read more...]
Wi-Fi Gadgets
Revive your drowned cellphone
The magical solution comes yet again from Japan. These gadget saviors have come up with a device that blows dry any mobile that’s been drowned. Presumably, this should work with any type of gadget as long as you’re quick enough in taking the battery off before any... [Read more...]
Events
Desire HD or HTC Vision on September 15
Taiwan based company HTC will be announcing their latest cell phone on the 15th of September, in London. The Desire HD and the HTC Vision will be running on Android operating system. The guys over at Softpedia, Gizmodo or Eurodroid have some interesting things to say about this... [Read more...]
Accessories
Essential Apple iPad Accessories
With the launch of the iPad only a few days away, we explore some of the best accessories available on the market for Apple’s tablet device and most importantly, where to source them at the best possible price. We’ve also published another article which explores how to get the iPad at the best price possible.
If you buy the 3G version of the iPad, the most important thing you will need to get will be the microSIM card that allows you to roam wirelessly. 3 UK, the smallest mobile phone operator in the country has just released what is in theory the best data package on the market.
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Camera Phones
iPhone 4 Camera Review
Chris Gampat from ThePhoblographer.com. has a wild review for you guys.
He’s testing the iPhone 4 camera to no end and he’s coming up with some interesting results.
Have a look at some of his findings below but make sure to visit his full review here to check out the image gallery as well.
Wireless Connectivity
BT Announces Unlimited Wi-Fi Access via BT Fon and BT Openzone
It has been announced by the Telecommunications giant BT that it will provide its customers with unlimited Wi-Fi access via BT Fon and BT Openzone wireless hotspots across the nation.
Presently, there are around 1.5 million such locations in the UK and by the end of year 2011, the number is set to grow over 2.5 million and this also will provide BT with the largest hotspot base countrywide.
GPS
Smartphone VS GPS
The question at hand is: Will my smartphone suffice as a GPS device?
Let’s analyze some of the feats for both a smartphone that utilizes GPS technology and a stand-alone GPS device.
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Hot Spots
Wi-Fi hotspot from Vodafone
Here comes Vodafone’s rsponse to the Three’s MiFi dongle reviewed here.
I’m talking about the R201 mobile hotspot.
It’s got a Micro SDHC slot and the ability to share an HSDPA 3G connection with up to five devices over 802.11b/g Wi-Fi.
The guys over at ElectricPig.co.uk comment that the specs show ‘a slot for a 16GB microSD card’.
This is not yet clear form what Vodafone says but if so it can be enough space for a shared network.
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Wireless Security
FCC: Google WiFi intercepts are ‘worrisome’
Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) collection of personal information transmitted over WiFi networks is “worrisome,” said a Federal Communications Commission official in the agency’s first public response to the search engine’s May acknowledgment that it intercepted wireless Internet communications.
Joel Gurin, chief of the FCC consumer and governmental affairs bureau, wrote on the commission’s official blog June 11 that the incident raises “important concerns,” but stopped short of chastising Google. Rather, he suggested that consumers read an FCC guide to securing wireless networks.
“Whether intentional or not, collecting information sent over WiFi networks clearly infringes on consumer privacy,” he wrote.
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