Mr.Gadget : Gadget News and Reviews!
10
Mar
It’s going to be an extremely exciting week in the smartphone world with the much anticipated announcement of the next increment to Samsung’s most popular line of Android devices – the Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung has done well to keep most secrets under wraps, however, as with most smartphones about to be unveiled, there’s a swag load of rumors that are floating around the Internet about it.
26
Apr
Consistent with previous years, the couple of months leading up to a new iPhone release always leads to an overload of rumors of the new device’s features, specifications and release date. This time around of course, it’s all about the upcoming Apple iPhone 5.
17
Dec
Only a couple of hours ago did LG Electronics give official news of its most uber device for 2010 – the LG Optimus 2x (aka LG Star). Yes on the outside it may look like many of its contemporaries but on the inside it boasts a world first in smartphone technology – it features a dual-core processor specially designed by video graphics giant NVIDIA!
Ever since attending the LG Blogger Conference in Seoul earlier this year, I’ve been eagerly waiting for LG devices to rollout considering how much effort they’ve put into consumer / smartphone research in recent years. Now it’s their turn to shine.
The LG Optimus 2X marks a major turning point in smartphone technology.
4
Aug
Introducing another incredible smartphone to make its debut in 2010 – the Blackberry Torch 9800. The Blackberry Torch 9800 is the first Blackberry device that has both inbuilt keyboard as well as capacitive touch screen. I’m sure that many BB fans will appreciate the augmented interactiveness that this dual input brings. I like how RIM have managed to keep the Blackberry Torch 9800 sleek and good-looking despite the slide-keyboard.
27
Jul
Don’t know why so many Aussies are surprised by Telstra’s formal announcement today that it will release the iPhone 4 this Friday, when it was actually stated at WWDC 2010 that July 30th would be the date it would be available in Australia anyway. One only had to put two and two together to come to the conclusion that all the major carriers in Australia (such as Telstra) would abide by this scheduling.
7
Jul
It may be the world’s smallest Android phone but the newly Australia-launched Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Pro still packs a punch!
I love how Sony Ericsson were able to maintain a tiny and sleek form factor despite having a full QWERTY keyboard on board. This gadget is obviously suited for people who love to type on the go and prefer something a bit smaller than its bigger brother: the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.
I think more people would have been attracted if it had at least Android 2.1 on it – the good news is that the Sony Ericsson X10 range is due for an Android upgrade in October this year! Read the press release and see it in action below.
24
May
For those who think that the recently released HTC Desire is sexy, you ain’t seen nothing yet. You must check out the HTC Legend, which looks like it will finally be officially be released in Australia this week!
24
May
On first glance, it looks like the new Blackberry Bold 9800 has done away with the keyboard altogether. But it hasn’t. Instead, Blackberry have chosen to implement a slide-out keyboard (see photo below). I believe BB users will appreciate the additional screen real estate that has resulted from this design change.
24
May
More photos of the supposed iPhone HD / 4G have popped up on the web. This time it’s from a chinese site called Apple.pro. In the photo above you’ll see that this new iPhone will come in both black and white. The form factor is consistent to the shot of the “lost” iPhone that we talked about last month. We’ll finally all be finally notified if this is legit in only 2 weeks time at the Apple WWDC.
14
May
The iPad will finally be officially available on Australian shelves in the next 2 or so weeks. Keen Aussie iPadders have only just recently been able to pre-order theirs on the AU Apple site. I’m still tossing up the pros and cons in my mind to justify a potential purchase. To be quite honest at the moment I’m tossing up between a quick tropical getaway versus cost of iPad Wifi 3G…
