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 [...]
Gadgets Archive
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 [...]
16th July 2011
VOIP for iPad users
Are you an iPad user and would like to use voice over internet protocol, if so then you are in luck as one of the UKs leading VOIP providers Coms plc has today launched a VoIP telephone service that enables Apple iPad users to make and receive telephone calls over their internet connection. The service [...]
5th July 2011
Problems connecting to Wi-Fi
Many people report that they have trouble connecting to free Wi-Fi outlets in hotels and other places so if you are having a problem what is the best advice? Firstly you should always ensure that your laptop or netbook is has the latest driver so you should find the most up to date version and [...]
25th June 2011
The Samsung Omnia 7: A Useful Windows Phone
The Samsung Omnia 7 is one of the more popular Samsung mobile phones due to its use of the Windows operating system. Those who need to synch their mobile phone with their PC can do this easily. The phone also offers several other popular features, including GPS navigation with Bing Maps, Zune music player software, [...]
14th June 2011
The LG Optimus One: A Lot in a Little Phone
One of the key features of the LG Optimus One is its Android sat nav technology. This allows you to easily find the places that you need to get to faster. Its connectivity options make it easy to use in a variety of settings, and the battery has a long life. The phone has good [...]
10th June 2011
Now this is one smart schoolboy!
Is this a Future Bill Gates you may ask, Laurence Rook, 13, of Whyteleafe, Surrey, invented the Smart Bell for a school competition. Smart Bell calls the person’s mobile phone whenever the doorbell rings and connects them to the person outside through the intercom. Less than a year after developing a prototype, Laurence sold Commtel [...]
7th June 2011
Is Windows 8 on the way?
News is filtering through that Windows 8 may not be too far away and is expected to be available before October 2012. It would seem that demo’s of Windows 8 running on tablets, phones and desktop computers were given at separate conferences in the US and Taiwan. Although we do not have any confirmation it [...]