It’s only taken tablets a short time to dominate the electronic market and now it’s no surprise to see the Samsung’s website advertising the new Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 says “It’s Time for a Better Tablet.” Well what else would you expect them to say? To review any tablet it has to be compared [...]
Gadgets Archive
7th September 2011
Charge your batteries through walking
If the vision of Tom Krupenkin and J. Ashley Taylor, two research guys from the University of Wisconsin, comes to fruition, one day soon your mobile ‘phone, or just about any other portable electronic device, could be powered by simply taking a walk! Through a novel methodology called “Reverse Electrowetting,” the mechanical-to-electrical energy converting technology [...]
1st September 2011
How does the Sony Ericsson Arc compare?
The Sony Ericsson Arc, an Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson mobile phones, is a super-slim beautifully designed smartphone. Offered in two sophisticated colours of Midnight Blue or Misty Silver, the Sony Ericsson Arc is a match for many of the other smartphones on the market. Powered by Android 2.3, the latest version of Android, the [...]
30th August 2011
LG Optimus 2X Overview
When the LG Optimus 2X first hit the review circuit, it got a lot of bad press. This was due to a rather inferior early sample whose bugs drove the reviewers to mark the phone down. However, by the time the 2X was released, the bugs were gone and the phone finally started getting the [...]
26th August 2011
Don’t risk identity fraud on your Smartphone
There’s a good chance that if you shop on your Smartphone, scammers and hackers could steal your identity and personal information. This is because most Smartphone users store sensitive personal information on their phones, and then use unsecured public Wi-Fi networks to get online. It is thought that nearly 65 per cent of Smartphone users [...]
20th August 2011
Nokia N9 will not launch in UK
If you have been waiting to get your hands on a new Nokia N9 Smartphone you will be in for a disappointment as Nokia has confirmed that its N9 Smartphone will not launch in the UK, and says its focus in the US is to be exclusively on Windows Phone rather than Symbian. A Nokia [...]
8th August 2011
Nintendo 3DS gets price cut
In an effort to boost sluggish sales of its 3DS console, Nintendo are cutting the price to £180 from the figure of around £230, in anticipation many retailers have already implemented the price reduction in an effort to increase their sales. In a statement made this morning, the video games giant said “Nintendo of Europe [...]
5th August 2011
Anyone for 3D printing?
If you are a student at the Ravensbourne higher education college the answer to that question would be an emphatic yes. Ravensbourne’s students have access to 3D printers which they use for making rapid prototypes of their designs. Printing can take a while and often the machines are left to run overnight. But it is [...]
29th July 2011
Palm Pre 2 – how does it compare?
The Palm Pre 2 is the latest offering from the Palm Pre series of smartphones, offering significant updates in terms of speed, usability and hardware. The biggest update on the Palm Pre 2 over previous models is an upgrade to the webOS operating system, which refines several of the prominent features on older versions. The [...]