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Samsung’s Next Phone May Not Bend The Way You Thought
There has been alot of hype recently over certain smartphones being developed with bendable screens. Samsung, LG and Nokia have all been reported to be experimenting with kinetic displays, but contain your excitement because it is more likely that these smartphones will have a contoured display. So what is... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Is Region Locked!
Last week, everyone who heard about the news that Samsung’s new phones are region-locked made a lot of noise online – and quite understandably so! Do you remember those days of DVDs being region-locked? It’s not like we’re totally free of georetardation, but the mere idea of not being... Read more
Samsung’s Golden Galaxy S4
Samsung clearly don’t want to be left behind in the gold rush. Following the release of Apple’s gold iPhone, Samsung has announced it will be launching its very own golden phone. The new Gold Edition Galaxy S4 will be available in two options, a Gold Pink model or a... Read more
The Galaxy Gear In More Detail
The wearable tech hype is certainly going nowhere but up. Last weekend, I gave in and went to one of the handful of local stores selling the Pebble watch. Not that I was totally excited, but I just had to see how it works. The final verdict is yet... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 For Kids
Samsung are releasing a new version of its 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3, but this version is not aimed at adults, nor for that matter is it aimed at the teenage market, but for kids end of the spectrum.  It has a colourful and rugged plastic case and it is... Read more
Leaked – Galaxy Gear Companion App
The latest leak news for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is here. Now that we know it is coming on Spetember 4, we can get to the nitty gritty of what to expect from the new device. A screenshot has been discovered on Twitter by @evleaks, confirming that the... Read more
Samsung Galaxy Gear Arriving September 4 – Confirmed
We all had a good incling of what might be coming at Samsung’s Unpacked event in Berlin next week, the Galaxy Note 3 being the main one but now thanks to an announcement from a Samsung executive, we all now know that we will definitely be seeing the Galaxy... Read more
Samsung Mega: For When the Note 2 Is Just Not Big Enough
Huge. Ginormous. Brobdingnagian. Humongous. Whatever adjective you want to use to describe the new Samsung Mega, you probably won’t be far off from reality. If my life depended on it, I still wouldn’t be able to convince myself to go for the new Samsung phone, the Samsung Mega. To be honest,... Read more
Samsung’s Smart Watch Could Be Coming September 4
The smart watch from Samsung, the Galaxy Gear, is reported to be coming next month. According to Bloomberg, the smart watch will be unveiled on September 4, that’s two days before the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin. It also means it will be released less than a week... Read more
Samsung Announce The Hennessy Flip Phone
Samsung has announced its latest smartphone, however this a little different from all the rest. The Hennessy, as it is called, combines a smartphone that runs on Android with a dual-screen flip phone body. From the front the Hennessy looks like any other standard Android phone but once the... Read more
Latest Figures Show Who is Winning The Smartphone Battle
Gartner’s latest quarterly smartphone figures are out, so we can find out who is winning in the battle and who is losing out in this highly competitive market. It will come as no surprise that Samsung is still top dog. In the last three months it sold 107 million... Read more
Meet The Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus
No matter what haters say, there is no doubt that the MacBook (Pro or Air) is very difficult to beat when it comes to aesthetics. I’ve always teased my friends about “going Mac and never going back”, but there is a lot of truth to that; and aesthetics is... Read more
LG G2 Advertising Stunt Injures Many
Sometimes the rise and fall of a product, no matter how great that product may be, how superior the hardware is or how intuitive the software seems to flow, will be down to the marketing campaign associated with it. A marketing campaign can either make or break a product’s... Read more
Apple Win in Key Patent Battle Against Samsung
In a battles over patented technology, Apple has won a key patent case against Samsung. After finding that Samsung had infringed Apple’s patents back in 2011, the US International Trade Commission (IS ITC) has upheld its decision. The patents relate to Apple patents for mobile phones, media players and... Read more
Samsung Denies Fixing Galaxy S4 Tests
Samsung have been accused of designing the Galaxy S4 chip to perform better in tests done by reviewers than in real-life situations. The tests involved the Samsung-designed Exynos 5 Octa chip used in South Korean and other international versions of the handset. It was first discovered by a contributor... Read more
Hong Kong Resident Says Exploding Galaxy S4 Burned His House Down
Recently we reported on the tragic death of a woman in China who, her family claim, was electrocuted by an iPhone charger. It seems the questions over whether mobile phones present a possible danger will continue to be asked, especially after new claims from a Mr. Du of Hong... Read more
Apple & Samsung Phones Stress Tested For Antitheft Features
It has been a couple of weeks since I had a month-old iPhone 5 picked right out of my pocket, and it still stings. Obviously, losing a gadget of that caliber will never be okay, but being pickpocketed like a baby added insult to injury. Additionally, factors such as... Read more
Mobile Phone Theft Measures to be Tested in New York & San Francisco
Soaring levels of mobile phone theft have prompted new measures to tackle the issue, which will be tested in New York and San Francisco. Prosecutors will use the iPhone 5 from Apple and the Galaxy S4 from Samsung to carry out the tests. This comes as a response to... Read more