The Nikon Coolpix 3100 is the successor to last year’s S3000, and as such it shares a lot of its predecessor’s qualities – it’s a cheap and cheerful compact that’ll fit easily in any pocket. And it comes at a price that’s easy on the wallet. But that’s not to say its specs are straight from the bargain bin, far from it: 14-megapixel sensor, 720p HD movie recording, and a 5x optical zoom.
We took it out for a spin to see just what it could do.
Outside the tech world a delay of a few weeks for a product launch is nothing to write home about. Unfortunately when it comes to smartphones and tablets, weeks carry the weight of months and months age like years. This is particularly true in a crowded space such as the world of Android Honeycomb tablets where even the smallest manufacturer has come out of the woodwork to offer a tablet. Are supply constraints or the fierce competition from the crowded Honeycomb market to blame for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 delay?
Taiwan’s number one brand name supplier of smartphones recorded record revenue for the third consecutive month. Thanks to revenue of £963 million for June, HTC was able to beat second quarter projections and calm fears that the company’s revenue would decline in 2011. Can anything stop HTC’s record revenues?
If this was an awards show and HTC was standing at the podium giving its acceptance speech for best second quarter revenues, the company would first like to thank Android. Way back in 2008 when Google introduced Android, HTC made the decision to welcome the platform with open arms. It’s that move that took the Taiwan manufacturer from just a company building smartphones to a household name.
Global sales of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone have officially topped three million units. By way of an official press release, Samsung confirmed it took just 55 days to accomplish the feat. Coincidentally a rumor surfaced this morning that a Windows Phone variant of the Galaxy S II may be coming. Will the next million Galaxy S IIs be power by Windows Phone?
Come shelter from the sweltering summer heat and feast your eyes on the Best Android apps of the week! This time around we’ve got some truly scrumptious slices of download brilliance for you to savour, with games and apps that you’ll be proud to have on your smartphone.
The morning is done, it’s time for a well-earned lunch break. But before you go, let’s have a look at what’s been happening tech-wise this morning.
It’s been a busy one, with Google viagra, the world’s first glasses-free 3D laptop being unveiled, and rumours of new MacBook Air plans.
The first generation of any hardware is going to be riddled with bugs. Apple’s original round iMac mouse was awkward to orientate, then along came the Mighty Mouse with right click and a scroll ball that broke after a week, but now we have the Magic Mouse, which is a dream to use. We’re hoping HP’s Touchpad undergoes a similar evolution.
Because it’s a promising offering, with a great OS and some functionality you won’t see anywhere else. So what does HP need to learn to improve it?
The new MacBook Air will get a serious speed boost if the latest rumour about the next incarnation of Apple’s super-skinny laptop comes to pass.
After whispers around the highly likely prospect that the new model will get an Intel Sandy Bridge processor bump and a Thunderbolt port, the focus has moved to the flash storage with speedy new memory chips in the frame…
