Word on the street from the Jolla headquarters is that the first production batch of Jolla, the alternative smartphone, has already been pre-booked, around the world, in 136 countries. They kicked off their campaign in May. It also proves that if your marketing is good, and you have a solid product to sell, you … Read more
Sony seem to be one of the few companies in the mobile business that really keep their quality levels up throughout their range, from their flagships through the mid-ranges and down to the cheapest phones in their arsenal. The Xperia SP is a great example of this, with a quality of construction that belies its … Read more
A little while back Samsung announced the Galaxy NX, another addition to the Galaxy range, though this time this is a full DSLR. This has gone on sale today, for the price of £1299, and can be bought from Jessops, with other online retailers to follow soon. You can check out the product page … Read more
In September, Samsung is expected to show off its most recent entry into the ‘smartwatch’ market, the Galaxy Gear watch. There’s not yet been any official announcement or press release from Samsung so all this information is rumour and speculation. What we do know for certain is that on July 29th Samsung registered a trademark … Read more
For a few days, we have been playing with Crazy Talk 7, a fun and interesting software that takes any image (any at all, a hand drawn doodle to your own picture), and turns it into a 3D animated image, which talks and shows emotions much like any good image would. In fact, the … Read more
RealAllusion, who have made Crazy Talk (review coming soon), have now released an iTunes app for the software. CrazyTalk may seem similar to the many talking apps that let you speak and see an animated cat (or similar) speak it. However, that is where the similarity ends, where this software lets you do so … Read more
Over the last few weeks we have seen a few reports that suggest that people in Britain are not really that bothered about 4G. While the studies were conducted before 4G spread as much as it has now, and the benefits were not really that clear, it did indicate some interesting thoughts and opinions. … Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s way back in to the tablet market in the small screen tablet category. While quite a few players exist, the Nexus 7 offering from Google/Asus has pretty much impressed everyone as the one to buy. Keeping this in mind, Samsung have gone back to the drawing board … Read more
For our latest review, we go away from our norm, and go to something that most men (and women) use, or have used at some stage in their lives. Gillette are a well known and well respected name when it comes to male grooming products, and from the days where they managed to … Read more
One of the big gadgets on my wishlist when I first started planning my climb up Kilimanjaro was a decent watch. Don’t get me wrong – I like my current watch a lot, but it isn’t exactly suitable for climbing mountains! There are a few options out there when it comes to GPS sports … Read more