June, 2011

Motorola VIP1853 changes the DVR game with user accessible click-in storage

June 28, 2011 3:59 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: TVs & Home Cinema Tags: DVR, iptv, Motorola, Motorola VIP1853, VIP 1003

Tired of footing the bill for upfront DVR storage capacity on your set-top box? Motorola has heard the message loud and clear with the upcoming release of its VIP1853. The IPTV set-top box comes standard with a modest 8GB DVR module, but features opt-in DVR capacities of 160, 320, or 500GB.

By way of Motorola’s new ‘click-in’ DVR module, the VIP1853 can transform from a basic set-top box to full-fledged DVR at a moment’s notice. The ingenious approach to user-controllable storage represents a paradigm shift in service provider set-top boxes.

Read more

Five things Windows Phone must steal from MeeGo

June 28, 2011 3:54 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Top 10s & Lists Tags: MeeGo, n9, Nokia, windows phone

Nokia may be making Windows Phone its primary smartphone operating system, but if it doesn’t pester Microsoft to stick some of MeeGo’s greatest features into the Mango update or future versions, how shall we put it? We’re going to have a problem. Read on as we look at the best bits of MeeGo on the Nokia N9 we’d really like to see copied. After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

Read more

Nokia N9 hands on: Nokia’s greatest phone is also its greatest mistake

June 28, 2011 3:31 pm by Ben Sillis

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: MeeGo, n9, Nokia

We’ve just hot footed it from Nokia’s London offices, where we got to grips with the Nokia N9, a MeeGo smartphone that the company appears to be treating like a red headed step child. It’s a crying shame, because what we’ve seen is nothing short of delightful.

Why’s that bad? Allow us to explain.

Read more

Audio Technica AT-SPB30: an ultra durable and affordable JamBox replacement

June 28, 2011 3:29 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Gadgets Tags: AT-SPB30, Audio Technica, Boogie Box speaker, Jawbone JamBox

The Jawbone Jambox set the bar for portable speakers packing a decibel punch. Audio Technica hopes its AT-SPB30 Boogie Box speaker has what it takes to capture some of that market. Replacing the AT-SPB5 released in 2009, this year’s solution packs 40 hours of playback on four AA batteries and a very attractive price point.

Read more

iOS 5 beta axes firmware downgrading, untethered jailbreaks

June 28, 2011 3:03 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: APTicket, iOS 5, iOS 5 beta, iPhone, iPhone Dev Team, iTunes, jailbreak

iOS 5 beta has officially become the iPhone jailbreaking community’s worst nightmare. A post on the Dev-Team Blog has confirmed the latest build prevents both downgrading firmwares and untethered jailbreaks.

Without diving too deep into the technicalities, the LLB and iBoot stages of iOS 5 depend on the authenticity of APTicket. Since APTicket is uniquely generated at each restore (and boot), Apple alone holds the keys to properly sign a pre-restore APTicket. Bottom line: a firmware downgrade or untethered jailbreak with iOS 5 is near impossible.

Read more

myTouch 4G Slide unveiled: promises to deliver most advanced smartphone camera

June 28, 2011 2:27 pm by Nick Marshall

Categories: Mobile Phones Tags: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, BurstShot, ClearShot HDR, HTC Sense 3.0, myTouch 4G Slide, SweepShot, T-Mobile

The latest in T-mobile USA’s long line of myTouch smartphones has been made official this afternoon, the myTouch 4G Slide. With it comes “the most advanced camera of any smartphone” thanks to zero shutter lag, a backside illuminated sensor and premium digital camera features. Will the 4G Slide make point and shoot cameras obsolete?

As the name suggests the myTouch 4G Slide supports T-mobile’s speedy HSPA+ network. A network which now extends to 190 markets, reaching more than 200 million people. While data speeds are important, the focus here is the 8-megapixel shooter with dual LED flash.

Read more

Best Android apps of the week

June 28, 2011 2:02 pm by Damien McFerran

Categories: Top 10s & Lists Tags: Android, auto trader, cubo, cut the rope, Facebook, nova 2

If you listen very carefully, you can hear the sound of the best Android apps of the week approaching. This week’s boisterous quintet is made up of killer games, a surprising social networking update and even a solution to your car-buying needs. In short, there’s something for (almost) everyone, and the best thing is that we’ve tested all of these downloads to destruction to ensure they’re fit for your beloved mobile’s internal storage.

Read more

Tricks of the trade: How viruses are invading smartphones

June 28, 2011 1:00 pm by Joe Svetlik

Categories: Guides Tags: Android, Apple, IOS, iPhone, virus

Last week an Android virus called GG Tracker emerged, a nasty little critter that fools you into thinking it’s the Android Market. But it’s just the latest in a line of viruses designed to steal data from your smartphone, as outlined in Symantec’s new whitepaper, A Window into Mobile Device Security.

So how can you spot it and similar nasties on your smartphone, and make sure your private info stays private? Find out after the jump.

Read more

June, 2011

Hot chat, right here!