Joe Svetlik

Motorola Droid Razr pic leaks, confirms slimness

What do we have here? Could that be an official shot of the upcoming Motorola Droid Razr? It could indeed. Droid-Life has snaffled the image, which shows the handset from its front, back, and, for the first time, side. And this thing looks slim. The image is apparently from a teaser site put up by …

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Motorola Droid Razr gets countdown to launch

Next week will see not only the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android Ice Cream Sandwich, but it seems that Motorola also has something special up its sleeve — and to heighten the tension, it’s put a live countdown on its homepage, reports Engadget. At time of writing there are 80-odd hours to go till we see the …

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich has built

Just a few hours before the big unveil, here’s some more news on Android Ice Cream Sandwich: looks like it’ll be getting a photo editor built-in to Android Gallery, like a slimmed-down version of Photoshop to edit your snaps. Android Police has obtained the icons, and while it can’t confirm if they’re the final ones, it does look pretty certain …

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ESPlus Seeser pico projector has Android

Pico projectors may be ten a penny, but this one has something separating it from the pack. It runs Android — yes, Android — which is pretty awesome for a projector. The ESPlus Seeser appears to have touch-sensitive controls, though not a fully-fledged touchscreen, so apps from Android Market are out we’re afraid, reports Engadget. No Angry Birds for you …

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Motorola Droid Razr ‘faster than iPhone 4S’

It’s not being announced till next week, but a source has leaked some specs for the Motorola Droid Razr phone that’s been teased in a video. And they look mighty impressive. Word is it’s faster than the iPhone 4S, with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor (Apple hasn’t released the speed of the iPhone 4S’s, but it’s believed to be around 1GHz). …

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Watch Siri run on an iPhone 4

If you were a little let down by the iPhone 4S, but do like the look of its Siri voice-controlled assistant, then we have some very good news for you: someone has got Siri working on their iPhone 4! Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has ported Siri to his iPhone 4, reports 9to5Mac, and while there are still some teething issues, it …

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Apple gave Siri its bite

You probably know by now that Siri, the new iPhone 4S personal assistant, has some serious attitude. At times, it’s a downright smart arse (which is ironic, considering it can’t look up location-based services outside the US — not till next year, at least). Well it appears Apple added the extra attitude after it bought the software. Norman Winarsky, co-founder …

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iPad 3 ‘in production’, says analyst

The iPhone 4S may have only just gone on sale, but word is already out about the iPad 3. Apparently it’s already gone into production, according to an analyst, and looks likely for a March 2012 launch, a year after the iPad 2. Susquehanna Financial analyst Jeff Fidacaro told AllThingsD that increased demand from suppliers suggests Apple is upping its …

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus to be announced 19 October

“Calling All First-to-knowers” reads the headline on the invite. Not exactly catchy, but it’s the Ice Cream Sandwich logo at the bottom that’s got us excited. The event is scheduled for next Wednesday, reports BGR, starting at 10am. Although that’s 10am in Hong Kong, where the event will be held — which works out as 3am UK time. Better get …

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iPad mini coming early 2012?

If you thought Amazon’s Kindle Fire was about to own the budget end of the tablet market, you might want to take a look at this. Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper model of iPad, according to an analyst. It’s just a rumour at the moment, but does make some quite interesting reading nonetheless. The man behind this one is …

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