You’ll find a much more in-depth hands-on comparison of Siri versus S Voice here. The Samsung Galaxy S III isn’t quite out yet in the U.S., but already, its Siri-like voice assistant — known as S-Voice — has just been thrown into the deep, dark shadow of Apple’s forthcoming Siri update. In iOS 6, the …
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Is Samsung about to buy Nokia? That’s the latest rumour doing the rounds. The Korean company is flying high at the moment, while the Finnish phone maker continues to struggle. But hang on. Just because Samsung could, doesn’t mean it should. Plenty of industry insiders have poured scorn on the idea. And we’ve been here before: the same rumour surfaced …
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As anyone who bought an iPad Smart Cover knows it doesn’t protect the back of your iPad. But now Apple is giving iPad owners an official Apple case that offers both front and back protection: the iPad Smart Case. The Smart Case retails for $49, comes in six colors, and is compatible with the iPad 2 and the new iPad. …
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Apple’s FaceTime video chat service will finally work over a carrier’s cellular network, making it even easier for people to make video phone calls from anywhere. But will the new app gobble up bandwidth on capped data plans? Since it was introduced in 2010 with the release of the iPhone 4, the FaceTime video chat application, which allows people with …
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Facebook’s App Center. Are there too many app stores out there? Surprisingly, maybe not. Facebook is the latest entrant into the increasingly crowded world of app stores with its App Center, which got its formal debut Thursday. My initial reaction: another app store? Really? Our lives are already inundated with several app stores. Of course, there’s Apple’s App Store and …
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An irritated judge has thrown out the Apple vs Motorola patent case, saying neither company “can establish a right to relief”, The Verge reports. He basically thinks that neither Motorola nor Apple has a valid case. Judge Richard Posner is the man getting frustrated with both companies, and considering all the accusations they keep flinging at each other, who can …
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Why are these spy shots always so blurry? Do you think its the jitters of whichever naughty, nervous hand snaps them? Anyway, this is the Motorola Droid Razr HD, the follow up to the Razr, so in accordance with previous naming patterns, it will probably just be known as the Razr HD when it reaches these shores. The shots were …
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While American smartphones have yet to taste the fruit of quad-core computing, yet another fire-breathing handset boasting the technology has hit European shores. LG has confirmed its Optimus 4X HD is now for sale in Germany. The Optimus 4X HD, unveiled at Mobile World Congress back in February, made waves as one of the first handsets to feature Nvidia’s quad-core …
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Want to know how a 41-megapixel camera phone shapes up against its smart phone rivals? You’re in luck, because our friends at CNET Asia have got their hands on the Nokia 808 PureView and pitted it against the iPhone 4S. Click here for a camera shootout between the Nokia 808 and iPhone 4S, including the original shots with no compression …
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These are some seriously fast phones — and we’re not talking processor speeds. Check out the new line of luxury phones from Lamborghini, with supercar styling — and supercar prices. Russian site Mail.ru reports that Lamborgini has revved up two new feature phones, and an Android smart phone and tablet. And when we say supercar styling, we’re not talking understated. …
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As you’d expect, today’s Apple WWDC keynote drew big crowds of Apple fans eager for hardware and software news. Yet, you might be surprised that even the most devout Android enthusiasts were watching along to see what the “competition” was doing. After two hours crammed full of products and services, we came away with some wonderful stuff. What we didn’t …
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If you can’t get enough of Sprint and Kyocera’s rugged phones, you’re in luck. This morning, the Kyocera DuraXT goes on sale for $69.99. Another addition to Kyocera’s Sprint Direct Connect family, the DuraXT flip phone has military-grade durability and is water resistant up to 1 meter for up to 30 minutes. The DuraXT has a small 2-inch QVGA screen …
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Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicks off on Monday, and along with iOS 6, it’s planning on launching a tool that’ll let app developers track how and where we use our apps. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). This news comes just a year or so after Apple promised to stop letting app makers track users with a unique …
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The LG Optimus 4X HD is here, joining the HTC One X and Samsung Galaxy S3 as the first quad-core phones on shop shelves. The 4X will arrive in the UK in the next few days, although the exact date and price hasn’t been confirmed. It’s not on Carphone Warehouse, Phones4U or any of the major networks at the time …
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Google’s long-rumored tablet, developed with help from Asus, is launching soon, according to a new report. Android Authority is reporting today that it recently sat down with an “Asus representative” at Computex, who said that the co-branded Google tablet does, in fact, exist. What’s more, the representative said that the Google tablet will launch at the end of June, seeming …
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