In a statement released by Google this past Wednesday, Google play gift cards went on sale in all UK branches of Tesco and Morrisons supermarkets; and only (insert sarcasm here) 6 months after the US release! Available in multiple denominations, the gift cards are the perfect way to spend your loved ones money (or your own) while meeting all your digital needs. From books to movies, telly ... »
Apple vs. Samsung: When worlds collide In the ever-evolving, tit-for-tat battle of Apple vs. Samsung, Apple deals another blow to Samsung. After getting the 1 billion dollar verdict against them reduced by a whopping 450 million, Samsung finds itself back in the courts again battling Apple. The ironic twist this time is that Sammy sued Apple, and lost. In a lawsuit over in the UK revolving around ... »
Who doesn’t love mystery shoppers? They come into your place of business, seemingly normal in every possible way, but while you aren’t paying attention they are analyzing everything that you’re saying, selling, or conducting. It’s an extremely clever method of finding out how retail stores operate without them realizing they’re being observed. Now, while some mystery ... »
In what could be considered “too little, too late”, or “freaking finally!”, The Verge has learned from their sources that the official Nexus 7 dock will be available to ship in 2 weeks. The pogo pin charging landscape piece of kit will run for $39.99 here in the United States, but will run a steep £79 in the UK (that’s $129 in US dollars, if you were wondering). The d... »
Remember last week when we told you about Facebook’s Pages Manager popping up on Google Play? At the time, it was more of just a placeholder. The app details were there, along with a few screenshots, but it was unavailable to install on any of our devices. We told you we’d update you when the app was actually available, so that’s exactly what we’re doing. I’ve ... »
There are reports that Samsung has pushed an OTA (I9300XXELLA) to Galaxy SIII owners in the UK on 1/2/13. The update is available by OTA or Kies. This update has been confirmed to fix the Exynos vulnerability and the “sudden death” (sudden failure of the motherboards) issue plaguing some SIII owners. There are some other smaller security fixes as well as a new bootloader. Some fear th... »
Users in the United Kingdom who own a Samsung Galaxy Camera are reporting than an update is now rolling out to the device, bringing the Android version up to 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Details about what’s included in the updated firmware (version BLL7) are scarce, but it is said there is an updated Gallery app — the same one found on the Galaxy Note II — and we also assume there’s ... »
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Do you want to unlock your nice shiny Note 2 or Galaxy S3 but don’t want to pay your carrier to do it? Thanks to an enterprising developer over at the XDA forums now you can do just that via a hidden Samsung menu. This will work on the N7105, N7100 and some of the S3 variants but not all of them. Your phone MUST be running Jelly Bean 4.1 or upwards or the menu choices you need won’t be... »
While the android community is awaiting the big Google announcements on October 29th us folks over the pond here in the UK are also looking forward to October 30th when 4g finally goes live. The company or EE is an amalgamation of T-Mobile and Orange and will be switching on 4g in 10 major cities on October 30th with more to follow by the end of 2012. Other major providers including Three UK and O... »
Just in case any of you out there have been asleep and don’t yet know, Skyfall, the latest in a long line of James Bond movies has hit movie theatres everywhere (UK October 26, US November 9). Featuring Daniel Craig as 007 the movie also stars the Sony Xperia T. While the Xperia T may not be top dog in the android world right now, it does have some pretty nice things going for it including a... »
