Can you build a tablet for £30? The Aakash tablet transforming education in India says you can, and it’s coming to Britain soon. For £30, the 7-inch Aakash tablet is claimed to be as powerful as the original iPad, and the next model set to be on a par with the current iPad. Running an …
Read More »
The Adidas miCoach Smart Run smart watch bursts out of the blocks on 1 November, for £350. The Smart Run monitors your exercise, recording your route via GPS when you hit the road or trails, and keeping its finger on your pulse with a built-in heart rate monitor. As you work out, the watch gives you feedback and coaching by …
Read More »
Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iPhone 5S: A close look 5:05 U.S. Cellular announced that it will sell both the Apple iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C starting on November 8. The carrier’s iPhone 5S and 5C mini Web site directly grafts Apple’s posted details, which suggests for now anyhow that U.S. Cellular will sell all colors and capacities at Apple’s …
Read More »
Now playing: Watch this: Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX 7 is a smart evolution of its… 3:57 The 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX has started shipping to people who preordered the tablet. Amazon announced the news on Friday, saying customers who previously ordered the slate will soon have it on their doorsteps. Those looking to buy the tablet now, however, will need …
Read More »
A few months ago, Matt Moskovciak and Steve Guttenberg reviewed the Monoprice 9774, finding them to be incredibly similar to the Energy Take Classic. Too similar. I got in both speakers, and tore them apart, finding them to be pretty much the same. Or as close to the same as two speaker sets can be. A lawsuit happened. Then, suddenly, …
Read More »
Now playing: Watch this: The LG G Pad 8.3 is a Full HD, quad-core, metal tablet 1:34 Make room, Nexus 7. Customers looking for another affordable LG Android tablet on the smaller end of the range can now pick up the LG G Pad 8.3. First seen this September at IFA in Berlin, LG wasted little time releasing it to …
Read More »
Android KitKat might be in the news right now, but it’s Jelly Bean that’s being sent as an operating system update. (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET) SamMobile is reporting that the update has begun for the GT-I9505 model of the Samsung Galaxy S4 — the one mostly likely to be owned by Australians who didn’t shop via the parallel market. The update …
Read More »
Verizon sold about 3.9 million iPhones in the third quarter. Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said Thursday that 51 percent of it total 7.6 million smartphone activations in the quarter were iPhones. He didn’t break out the figures for iPhone 5S, the iPhone 5C, or the older iPhone models. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I …
Read More »
Verizon confirmed on Thursday that its joint venture with the cable companies is no more. Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo, speaking to investors on a conference call, briefly mentioned that the company had terminated its partnership with the cable companies — Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks — which was originally created to build integrated services using its …
Read More »
New Android software for the Samsung Galaxy S4 has reportedly hit Europe, suggesting that UK S4 owners will soon be enjoying all that the version 4.3 update has to offer. The latest version of Jelly Bean — which is already up-and-running on Google’s Nexus 4 — has landed in Germany, SamMobile reports. I’ve contacted Samsung for confirmation that the update is indeed …
Read More »