Monthly Archives: February 2012

Upgrading

Posted on February 13, 2012 by admin

Upgrading to the latest smartphone is a temptation many fall for time and time again and this is probably why Phones 4 U in the UK has launched the Jump tariff which lets you upgrade your phone every six months. … Continue reading →

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What’s the next big thing?

Posted on February 11, 2012 by admin

Manufacturers, software developers, mobile networks and anyone else involved in the mobile industry are always trying to find the next big thing. It was recently believed that NFC could be what customers want; the ability to make payments without touching … Continue reading →

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Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman mini-review

Posted on February 9, 2012 by admin

There are many, many Android handsets available now and choosing which to buy is becoming increasingly difficult. It gets even more difficult in the budget sector and the Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman is one of the latest entrants to … Continue reading →

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What is a PC?

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

The post-PC era is a phrase that journalists, analysts and everyone else likes to use to describe the rise of tablets, and in particular the iPad. The question of what constitutes a ‘PC’ continues however. A personal computer is not … Continue reading →

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Do iOS Apps Crash More Than Android Apps?

Posted on February 5, 2012 by admin

Crittercism has undertaken a series of monitoring of mobile apps over a period of time and come to the conclusion that iOS apps crash more than Android apps. This may surprise some people who presume the closed nature of iOS … Continue reading →

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What if Sony had continued with the Clie?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

Many industry commentators feel that Sony has made poor choices over the past decade in many areas. The company creature a culture with the Walkman and then failed to jump onto the MP3 train by trying to use its own … Continue reading →

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A silver lining

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin

The following image was recently leaked by CrackBerry and it shows an impressive smartphone design that looks nothing like anything we have seen from RIM before. If the software and hardware turn out to be as good as they look … Continue reading →

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