Articles By Alex Angove
The iPhone 4S, Not the iPhone 5
Tim Cook, new CEO of Apple, made his first big product announcement at the Let’s Talk Apple event. Among the announcements were iCloud, iOS5, the iPod Touch 5, some upgrades to the iPod Shuffle and Nano series and the long awaited… iPhone 4S. The sigh around the internet was almost audible when it became apparent that we would not be seeing the iPhone 5 this time around. Most fans were hoping for at least an external design change from the iPhone 4. Of course we went through exactly the same thing a bit over 2 years ago with the iPhone 3GS, but the extended wait for the iPhone 4S had many thinking that we were going to see something totally new this time around, rather than another upgrade with an identical form-factor.
Amazon Kindle Fire Android Tablet
Well it’s been coming for a very, very long time and now it’s finally, well, still coming. At least not it’s official: Amazon has announced its new Kindle Fire Android tablet for an amazing price of just $199 in the US (no solid details on pricing outside the US just yet), available for pre-order now or for purchase on the 15th of November in the US.
Introduction: Samsung Galaxy Y Pro
Samsung has decided to enter the touchscreen QWERTY keypad handset fight with the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro. Sporting a very familiar form-factor, the Galaxy Y Pro is aimed at both business and casual users who enjoy their touchscreen interfaces, but still love that BlackBerry-style design with a smaller screen and physical keypad.
Windows Phone Mango Rollout Starts
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is finally ready to get pushed to existing devices. If you’re living in the US then all you have to do is connect your handset to your computer and load the Zune client. You should be notified pretty quickly if the Mango update is ready to be installed on your phone.
iPhone 5/4S Announcement on Oct 4th
Apple’s finally given the world an announcement date for its next iPhone launch event. On October 4th all rumours will be laid to rest and bloggers the world over can take a deep, relaxed breath once we finally get to clear up all the hearsay and find out the facts about the next iteration of iPhone.
WinPho Device with Swappable Parts?
Microsoft has apparently patented a modular Windows Phone device with interchangeable parts. The landscape slider phone will apparently boast the option to swap out the QWERTY keyboard for a gaming pad, battery or… well, anything else Microsoft can think of.
HTC Bliss Announced as HTC Rhyme
We’ve already told you about the HTC Bliss, which was the codename of HTC’s new “female-focused” handset that’s soon to be out. Well HTC’s started advertising it officially under the moniker of HTC Rhyme, which makes sense because it’s one the first products of HTC’s partnership with Beats.
Samsung Galaxy S 2 Review (Euro)
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is receiving a lot of attention right now, both from the media and from customers themselves. Quite rightfully so, the Galaxy S 2 is Samsung’s new flagship device and the rightful heir to the original Samsung Galaxy S throne. It’s currently the best-selling top-end Android device in the world but does it deserve to be? We take a look to see if the Galaxy S 2 really does live up to all the hype.
iPhone 5 Shortage Forecast
So it turns out that there’s some leaked info which hints that just maybe the iPhone 5 could possibly be seeing some potential stock shortages when it’s eventually released… supposedly. The folks over at TiPB have reported a rumor that Apple is experiencing some “design and production” issues with the iPhone 5.
Apple iPhone 4S Could be Real
There have been rumors circulating that Apple is preparing for a dual-phone launch around mid-October. Rather than just releasing the iPhone 5, many have been talking about the iPhone 4S. This mysterious device will apparently launch alongside the iPhone 5 as a new and improved version of the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S is speculated to have an A5 dual-core processor and an 8MP camera.
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