Hardware
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HTC UNVEILS HTC TITAN AND HTC RADAR SMARTPHONES
HTC Corporation today hosted a series of consumer meet-ups in London, Paris, Madrid and Berlin to unveil its new HTC TITAN and HTC Radar with Windows® Phone smartphones. The HTC TITAN brings your favorite content and multimedia experiences closer than ever with a large 4.7 inch display, HTC’s largest phone screen ever wrapped in an ultra-thin 9.9mm aluminum case. The HTC Radar is designed to keep you close to the people, news and entertainment that matters to you most. Consumers enjoyed exclusive hands-on demos of the new devices and got to try out Microsoft’s next release of Windows Phone, code-named Mango. “The new HTC TITAN and HTC Radar smartphones raise…
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World’s First Mobile Tablet Featuring Super AMOLED Plus Display Unveiled at IFA 2011 – Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Today at IFA 2011, Samsung Electronics, a leading provider and innovator of award-winning consumer electronics, announces the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, the world’s first tablet to feature the brilliant Super AMOLED Plus display. The powerful Galaxy Tab 7.7, with a 1.4GHz dual core processor, measures just 7.89mm thin and weighs only 335 grams (12 ounces), making this tablet one of the most portable devices in the market. Simon Stanford, Managing Director, Mobile, Samsung UK and Ireland said: “The new Galaxy Tab 7.7 demonstrates Samsung’s commitment to offering consumers the most choice in the mobile tablet market. The Galaxy Tab 7.7’s ultra-thin design and enhanced screen technology using Super AMOLED…
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RIM Announces New Beautiful BlackBerry Curve Smartphones
A new trio of gorgeous devices has just been announced by RIM. They are ergonomically designed with a comfortable and iconic keyboard for fast, accurate typing and an optical trackpad for easy, one-handed navigation. GPS and Wi-Fi® support are also included, as well as a 5MP camera with flash and video recording so that memories can be captured and instantly shared on social networks. The microSD/SDHC slot supports up to 32 GB memory cards for additional media storage. In addition to supporting the new BlackBerry 7 OS, the new BlackBerry Curve smartphones feature a range of powerful hardware enhancements including upgraded processors, displays and memory, and built-in support for NFC…
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OtterBox – The Force And Strength Behind Breast Cancer Campaign
We didn’t really need another reason to like OtterBox, they have already proved themselves many times over with protecting our gear. They are one of our very favorite smart phone protection manufacturers and have now proved they are not just about protecting your mobile device, they are also committed to protecting us all from breast cancer, whether directly or indirectly. They have stumped up $175,000 for a one-year renewal donation to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. The OtterBox CEO, Curt Richardson explaine, "We remain committed in our fight against breast cancer. The message of strength is one that is important to me, our employees and our customers, so we look…
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OS X Lion USB Thumb Drives Now Available To Order
Apple have released their OS X Lion USB stick for sale via their online stores. There is a price premium to pay over the Mac App store version which can be had for $29, this stick will cost you $69 but if you don’t have Broadband then you’re going to need it. Since Apple decided to ‘do away’ which physical media and place more emphasis on their Mac App Store there’s little alternative. To purchase this full version OS X Lion go here: $69/US Store £55/UK Store
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Kingston Expands iOS Hardware Capabilities with Wireless Flash Based Solution
Kingston has just announced the launch of the Wi-Drive in the UK. It has been built to address the ever-increasing storage needs of the iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone. The Wi-Drive is a wireless, Flash memory based portable storage solution, allowing users to expand the number of documents, images, music and video files they can access from Apple devices. The combination of this storage expansion, file sharing and a rugged portable form factor makes it a perfect companion device. Quote “Wi-Drive allows Apple device owners to wirelessly manage document and media files, and choose to share them with others, while on the go for work or pleasure,” said Krystian Jaroszynski,…
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This Is The Creepiest iPhone Case We Have Every Seen
Ok, we admit it, we have seen a lot of iPhone cases and some are rather strange but this one is definitely the creepiest we have ever seen. It consists of an iPhone case with a fake hand – you can even choose the size of the fake hand, from a child’s hand to a lady’s. We have absolutely no idea why anyone in their right mind would buy one of these but the manufacturers naturally, disagree with that. When posed with the question of ‘Why?’, they go so far as to say this, "you could hold hands with your iPhone to make sure you don’t drop it. Or if…
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The New MacBook Airs In All Their Gorgeousness
Both the 11- and 13-inch MacBook Air now feature the latest generation of Intel processors, the Core i5 and i7. With speeds up to 1.8GHz and faster memory, the new MacBook Air gains up to 2.5x the processing performance over the previous generation.1 MacBook Air also features the Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor, which includes an on-chip engine for video encoding and decoding. That means you experience video playback and FaceTime calls that are smoother, more responsive, and more true to life. Thunderbolt I/O. Lightning-Fast Data Transfer With one port, MacBook Air gives you access to a world of high-speed peripherals capable of transferring data up to 12 times faster than…
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iPhone 4 Case With Built-In Infared Unit – Want To Know Why You Need This?
Electronista have a great story on their site today. It’s relating to a company called Mashed Pixel who have started shipping a new case for the iPhone 4 called the SURC. It features a built-in infared unit that you can pair with a free app that’s available from the same company and it literaly turns your iPhone 4 into an easy to use universal learning remote control. It doesn’t just control most infrared enabled applicances and devices but it also learns how to control the devices from the user’s existing remotes. Wow, this is something else, read more below… The case also features a tiny battery built in it and…
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6x Zoom Telescope For iPad 2
We’ve looked previously at ‘telescopic lenses’ for mobile devices and they do seem popular. Now Mobile.Brando.com has announced one for the iPad 2. It said to offer a 6x zoom so should allow you to get a little closer to your subject. It costs $26 and that includes the black back cover that you will need in order to connect the telescope. To order or find out more, go here.