HTC Butterfly announced

HTC Butterfly announced In a surprisingly quiet move form HTC, they have just announced the global version of the HTC Butterfly which also goes by the name of the Droid DNA over in the states.This monster spec phone features a 5 inch 1080p screen with a PPI of 440 which blows everything else away including the Retina display on the iPhone 5. HTC Butterfly announced HTC Butterfly announced The main specifications to look out for on this...

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Windows Phone 8 persistent WiFi connection fix coming soon, via the HTC 8S

Windows Phone 8 persistent WiFi connection fix coming soon, via the HTC 8S One of my personal gripes about Windows Phone has always been the persistent WiFi connection bug. Wherby if you turn your phone off the WiFi would disconnect and take a good few seconds to reconnect upon waking the device up.Well it seems that whilst the guys over at WP Central were preparing their review of the HTC 8S the spotted a different build number of WP8 and a...

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Windows 8 gets aped on an Android tablet.. for children

Whilst randomly browsing around I stumbled across this rather interesting Android tablet at ToysRUs. The tablet and the interface is designed for children, and the fairly low-end device has a 10.1″ screen with front camera, WiFi and micro-SD expansion. Windows 8 gets aped on an Android tablet But I couldn’t help noticing the similarities between this toy and the Windows RT devices we’re seeing trickle out. Is it flattery or a sign that the ex-Metro...

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iPad mini stock could be sparse till the new year

iPad mini It’s now known that the new 7.9″ screen that Apple are using in the iPad Mini could be in short supply until the new year.Reports from Digitimes make it clear that Apple are struggling to keep up with demand of the iPad Mini. The manufacturers of the screens and the backlight modules just can’t make them quick enough. Was the move away from Samsung a good one?Did Apple anticipate this when they stopped using Samsung to supply the screens...

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Spigen SGP Illuzion for iPhone 5 – Review

Spigen SGP Illuzion for iPhone 5 Another day, another case review and this time its something a little different. The Spigen SGP Illuzion case is folio style case with slots for credit cards in the front flap. The case I have is black and orange, although a range of colours are available. The case feels very high quality. It’s soft and supple and not stiff like a lot of these cases can be. The clasp at the front uses a snap button instead...

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Old Handsets…..How many do you have?

Christmas is on the way and it is virtually nailed on that many people will be getting a brand new shiny handset in their stocking this year.The question remains however, what do I do with my old one?I personally can look in various drawers and cupboards and find 6 unused old handsets just sitting and doing nothing.  It turns out that I am not alone for a survey by the mobile security company Lookout found that there are some 28 million unused...

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YouTube for iOS updated, iPhone 5, iPad and Airplay added

YouTube for iOS updated, iPhone 5, iPad and Airplay added Hot on the heels of the Gmail app being updated for iOS this afternoon, Google has also finally seen fit to update the YouTube app for the iPhone 5. They have also added iPad support and Airplay streaming which were 2 major features missing from the version launched a few months ago. YouTube was infamously dropped from iOS 6 and it seems the new Appstore might be on par, if not better,...

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You can get a Nexus 7 for £50, kind of.

Nexus 7 Android The Nexus 7 is without a doubt one the best tablets on the market and at prices starting from £159 its also quite the bargain. The Times UK are currently running a promotion where if you subscribe to the digital version of the newspaper for a year, they will give you a 32gb Nexus 7 for effectively £50. This is probably a good deal for anyone who is looking to buy both of these things separately as you’ll save quite a few spondoolics...

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