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A comparison video showing off the web browsing speeds of the iPhone 4, Samsung Nexus S and BlackBerry Bold 9900 has just been released by the folks at CrackBerry. Has RIM kept its promise of 40 percent faster web browsing on BlackBerry 7 versus BlackBerry 6? Let’s find out.
August, 2011
The Galaxy line up will add a new member to the family this October. The Samsung Galaxy Xcover is an iP67 certified smartphone able to withstand dust, water up to one meter, drops, kicks and just about anything else mother earth can dish out. This is an Android smartphone made to last and unlike some of its peers, the Xcover ships with Android Gingerbread.
No, we’re not joking. The latest pre-order updates from Best Buy and Amazon suggest the Sony PlayStation Vita will not launch in the US and UK until the 30th of March 2012. That’s nearly three months after the December launch in Japan. Following the initial shock of the PS Vita delay, today’s update feels like Sony is rubbing salt in our wounds.
Don’t let the changeable British weather get you down – it’s time for this week’s best Android apps! The randomness of the English Summer may have you fretting about pegging your washing out just in case it happens to tip it down, but you can always be sure that we’re on hand to recommend the very best digital downloads on your Android device.
The latest version of the first webOS tablet has surfaced on Amazon. The HP TouchPad 4G is now available for pre-order, touting a faster 1.5 GHz processor, 32GB of storage, the latest build of webOS (3.0.2) and support for 4G data speeds. It appears HP has beat its roadmap estimates which suggested the 4G slate would debut in late summer or early fall. Can the TouchPad 4G turn webOS into the tablet contender HP had hoped?
Life in the yard has apparently changed since the advent of Facebook. The social networking website has recently become the breading ground for unauthorized accounts created by current prison inmates. Prison policy allows inmates to have accounts so long as they were created before serving their stint in the pokey.
Last month we broke news that the Samsung Galaxy Z, currently available in Sweden, would be re-branded as the Galaxy R when it debuted in Europe. Today Nvidia and Samsung have decided to make the news official, outing the Tegra 2 Galaxy S II sibling via press release. Here’s the scoop on the Samsung Galaxy R:
Bad news Nokia lovers: the Nokia N9 will not be released in the UK. Nokia released a statement to PaidContent this morning which reads:
“Although we are delighted with the very positive reception that the Nokia N9 has received, here in the UK there are no plans to offer the Nokia N9 at present.”
The announcement comes after the firm pulled the Nokia N9 countdown clock yesterday. While the Nokia N9 was launched in London and previewed to the UK press, Nokia never officially confirmed that the device would get a UK release. It now looks like the next major launch we’ll get a look at will be the first Nokia Windows Phone.
What do you think of Nokia’s decision not to grace the UK with the Nokia N9? Click the headline and tell us in the comments.
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