EE’s 4G networks go live in the UK: Here’s everything you need to know

For smartphone owners living in the United Kingdom, the fourth generation of mobile networks has finally arrived. While we’ve all become accustomed to the basic streaming and download speeds that are possible through 3G, the new 4G networks are promising a much faster and more consistent Internet connection for our devices. Before long, it’ll be the new standard. In fact, users are being offered...

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Rockstar confirms spring 2013 release date for GTA 5

Grand Theft Auto V will release worldwide on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during spring 2013, Rockstar Games has announced. The release window was announced ahead of parent company Take-Two Interactive's proposed fiscal Q2 2013 earnings call, which had been due to take place in New York later today. That has since been called off, however, due to the catastrophic effects of Tropical Storm Sandy. Talking ...

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Acer Delays Windows RT Tablets, Wants to See Surface Reaction First

Acer announced Tuesday that it is delaying the launch of its Windows RT tablets until at least Q2 2013. The Taiwanese PC maker was originally planning on releasing an ARM-based Windows RT tablet in early 2013, however the company has decided to delay those plans in light of some of the reviews of the Microsoft Surface tablet. Acer President Jim Wong told Reuters, “originally we had a very aggressive...

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Nexus 4 Vs iPhone 5 specs visual

Now that the LG Nexus 4 has been officially outed by Google, many consumers will inevitably be making the decision in their heads on which handset is better between Google’s new effort and the iPhone 5, which is still considered to be the benchmark in the smartphone market. As with previous Nexus devices, there is plenty of interest in the upcoming handset, not only because it will ship with the...

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What’s New in Android 4.2

First and foremost Android 4.2 is still “Jelly Bean”, not “Key Lime Pie”, not “Kit Kat”, not (insert your favorite dessert that starts with the letter “K” here). Instead, Android 4.2 is “a new flavor of Jelly Bean”. This means a few things: most importantly that it’s an iterative build, not a major build; and it implies that all devices currently running Android 4.1.x (which is also “Jelly Bean”)...

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Google Play Store Reached 700,000 Apps, Equals Apple’s iTunes

Android has seen a tremendous evolution throughout the past couple of years; while Apple was ahead in the numbers game as far as application in its store are concerned, Google was no slouch coming in a close second. It appears that the Play Store has now reached another important landmark and has now, according to Mountain View, managed to catch up to Apple. While everybody can definitely agree to...

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Intel debuts its first 20-nanometer flash solid-state drive

Intel will today ship its first solid-state drive -- the SSD 335 -- featuring 20-nanometer NAND flash memory. The new drive stores 240GB in total and offers 500MB/s read speeds and 450MB/s write speeds via the SATA 6Gbps interface. The drive is a 2.5-inch model and is 9.5mm thick, but the retail kit contains all the fittings you need to fit this into a 3.5-inch drive bay. The drive is also backed by...

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Steve Jobs’ yacht unveiled in front of family, named ‘Venus’

Several years before his death in 2011, Steve Jobs began working with Phillippe Starck on the design of a luxury yacht. On Sunday, it was unveiled at a special ceremony in the Netherlands. The yacht that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs helped to design has been unveiled in the Netherlands just over a year after his death. The building of the yacht was something of a pet project for Jobs and had been...

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Google Music Ready to Take on iTunes With Warner Agreement

The company announced Monday that Warner Music Group agreed to begin selling its catalog of songs through Google Play. All four major U.S. record labels have now signed on to Google’s music, video and app retailing platform. Google launched its music offering, which allows users to upload and play their existing library to the cloud as well as purchase music, last November. The service was hampered ...

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Microsoft Surface inward review

There are a number of technology websites that are in the process of their Microsoft Surface review, which would normally focus on providing insight into the Microsoft Surface specs and if the price is worth it when compared to alternatives. Then we have another website well known for loving to take apart the latest technology, which means their Microsoft Surface review will show you how good this...

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How to stay connected during Hurricane Sandy

NEW YORK (AP) — When disaster strikes, phone and Internet service often takes a hit, right when it's needed the most. Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as Sandy collides with the East Coast: — Cellphones may work even if the power goes out, but you can't count on them. The phones themselves, of course, have batteries. And the cell towers that relay your...

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Hands on: Galaxy Note II and yes, size matters

While armchair analysts yap incessantly about the to-ing and fro-ing between Apple, Samsung and Microsoft over which tablet form factor wins in the race for hearts and minds, I've been getting on with what really matters - road testing the Samsung Galaxy Note II. I've also compared notes with a few colleagues who've also fallen in love with the Galaxy Note. What's the anecdotal but useful verdict? Despite...

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Microsoft Windows Phone 8 guide: Are these improvements to a great OS enough?

Back in July 2010 I posted my extensive review of Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview and have been using Windows Phone devices every day since that time. Regular readers know I have grown into quite a fan of the platform, largely because it offers a unique experience and for the most part works well for ME. Windows Phone is also the most stabile mobile OS that I have used and that reliability counts...

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Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 hits UK and France this week, coming to US and more in November

Nokia has just announced that its Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 phones will hit stores in the UK and France this week, followed by Russia, Germany and additional markets ”throughout the rest of November.” In the US, all anticipated devices will be available sometime in November as well, with AT&T introducing the Lumia 920, T-Mobile introducing the Nokia Lumia 810 and Verizon...

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Everything you need to know about Windows Phone 8

  Today at an event in San Francisco, Microsoft unveiled the final pieces of its Windows Phone 8 product. Previously, the company had detailed a number of features of the update to is mobile platform, focusing on developer tools and capabilities. Today, the consumer side of the software was shown off. This post is divided into two sections: First, a short overview of Windows Phone 8, with commentary...

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