Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Case Mate slim folio review
Last week I received Case-Mate’s “Slim Folio” case for Samsung’s latest phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Cases to my liking have been hard to come by for the Note 3 so far. After using the Momax case on the Note 2 and then the Belkin Snap Folio case, I wanted something that protected both the front and back of the phone without having a popper on the front of the case which meant pressing on the screen to close the case. I also quite enjoyed being able to use the case as ... Continue Reading →
Android Kit Kat out now for Nexus 7 and 10
Today Google have begun pushing out the latest Android update for their Nexus devices.Android 4.4 came preloaded on the Nexus 5 which was released November 1st but, the latest updates is now making its way on to other Nexus devices, namely the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. The update is for both the 2012 and this year’s Nexus 7.
Owners of the Nexus 4 and cellular Nexus tablets will have to wait a little bit longer though but, Google have said the update is coming soon.
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Google announce Nexus 5
Google have announced their latest Android phone in the Nexus range which comes in the form of the Nexus 5. As expected, the Nexus 5 will run Google’s latest version of Android which is Android 4.4, aka Kit Kat (other Nexus devices will receive this update in a few weeks).
Feature wise, the Nexus 5 features a 4.95 inch display which offers up a full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080, giving the phone an impressive PPI of 445. Powering the handset is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.26GHz Quad Core processor ... Continue Reading →
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 unboxing
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note phablet has gone on sale in the UK and we take a little look at the 5.7 inch display handset. The Note 3 follows in the steps of the popular Note 2. The Note 3 features a slightly larger display, measuring 5.7″ over the Note 2’s 5.5″ display but, the chassis is for the most part smaller than the Note 2, only the height is increased by a mere 0.2mm.
Overall I’m very impressed with the Note 3 so far. The Note 3 uses a microsim and the microSD ... Continue Reading →
Samsung region lock Galaxy Note 3 – what this means for consumers
Last Wednesday Samsung’s latest phablet went on sale. Initially met with a lot of fanfare and excitement quickly turned to disappointment and anger for quite a lot of people it seems. On the box of customers new shiny Note 3 handsets saying that it was a European/American/Asian model and that only sim cards from that region would work.
There’s been a lot of back and forth between various regional Samsung Twitter/Facebook accounts and customers. Samsung in the Netherlands have said this ... Continue Reading →
Samsung release 18 minute Note 3 hands on video
For those who weren’t completely satisfied by Samsung’s 6 and a half minute introduction video to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the company has now released another video showing off their latest handset. This time around the video is 18 minutes long, filled with Note 3 goodness!
In the video Samsung show off the specifications of their phablet and have a number of hands on demos with the phone, specifically highlighting the new features that you can do with the S-Pen. In the video there’s ... Continue Reading →
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 officially unveiled
I’m sure it will come as no surprise to readers of our blog, that Samsung officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, their third generation phablet. The Galaxy Note series started with a 5.3 inch display and with the Note 2, Samsung increased the size to 5.5 inches. With the Note 3, Samsung have once again increased the screen size. This time around, the Galaxy phablet features a 5.7 inch display and despite offering more screen real estate, the Galaxy Note 3 isn’t any wider than ... Continue Reading →
Sony officially unveil Xperia Z1
After all the rumors, the Sony Xperia Z1 is now official. We’d heard many rumors about this smartphone, mostly going under the name of Honami but, with the official announcement comes the handsets official name and of course specifications.
The Sony Xperia Z1 features a TRILUMINOS 5 inch display with a 1980 x 1080 resolution, 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 quad core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory with a microSD card slot. The best feature of Sony’s latest handset however is ... Continue Reading →
Galaxy Note 3 to include fingerprint scanner
It’s a rumor that had surfaced a while back about the Note 3 but, the the idea of a fingerprint scanner on the Note 3 was quickly quashed. Until now that is. Samsung are yet to officially announce the Note 3, that won’t be for another hour or so but, a Samsung employee has apparently confirmed that the Note 3 will feature a fingerprint scanner.
The employee is said to work at Samsung’s R&D center and the employee has stated that there will be a fingerprint scanner on the back ... Continue Reading →
UK network Three to begin selling Note 3 and Xperia Z1 this month
As we get ready for Samsung’s Unpacked event where they will be announcing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Sony’s pre-IFA event, where the company will announce the Xperia Z1 (codenamed Honami), a list of handsets sold by Three UK and their availability has surfaced. In the list we see several handsets which are already out in the UK and indicated by the availability has being “Now” but, more interestingly Samsung’s next phablet, the Samsung Note 3 along with the Sony ... Continue Reading →