The Samsung Galaxy Beam has (finally) arrived to solve one of life’s smaller problems: imagine you’re sat in someone’s front room, and they’re making you watch Eastenders. Or Homes Under the Hammer or something. Until today, your only choices would be to sit there and take it, or to pummel your host to death with their own remote.
Now you can just take control of the room’s AV focus yourself by shoving your own pictures and videos onto the wall in 50-inch style… Read more
We’re all gearing up for a summer spent indulging in outdoorsiness. This Sceptred Isle is playing host to a laundry list of festivals, games, jubilees, etcetera, so we’re in need of a phone that’s suitably summer proof. Enter the Sony Xperia go – a rugged Android phone that doesn’t look like it’s just fallen off a JCB. Read more
It’s time retire the Xperia Arc my friends and pave way for the faster, 3D-friendly Xperia Arc S coming to you later this year. S, as the name implies, stands for speed. The Arc S is powered by a blistering-fast 1.4 GHz processor which delivers 20 percent faster web page rendering and 25 percent faster camera start up and media conversion compared to its predecessor.
The Arc S packs an 8.1-megapixel camera with Exmor R for mobile image sensor capable of 3D and 2D sweep panorama photography. A 4.2-inch Reality display with Mobile Bravia engine let’s you share your HD video at its finest. In addition to the blockbuster specs, the Xperia Arc S is also compatible with “Music Unlimited” and “Video Unlimited”, barring availability of course.
Coming Q4 2011 | Sony Ericsson | TBD
Not exactly a release date, but news nonetheless. Vodafone has just launched a sign up page for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray. The not-so-Neo Xperia Ray had us stumped in June, but we’ve found much to love in the bite-sized handset since. With a 3.3-inch FWVGA resolution touch screen and Gingerbread on-board, this could be one of Android’s finest value handsets to date.
As the most likely successor to the popular X8, the Xperia Ray packs an 8.1-megapixel camera, Reality Display and Mobile Bravia engine in a 9.4mm thin shell. While we’re still a bit flustered over the lack of a HDMI-out port, having the latest build of Android is a perk not many Sony Ericsson handsets can contend.
Not sure whether you’re ready to commit to an Android or Windows 7 tablet? The ViewSonic ViewPad 10pro might be the solution. As the world’s first 10.1-inch tablet to offer a “true dual Windows and Android OS experience”, the ViewPad 10pro earns its stripes thanks to the new Intel Atom Z670 processor. Clocked at 1.5 GHz, the new chip minimizes power consumption while enabled smaller and thinner product designs.
The latest in Motorola’s line of fully expose front-facing QWERTY Android smartphones, the Motorola Fire, is now available for pre-order from Clove. Priced at £216 including VAT, the successor to the Motorola Pro is listed with first stock due “late September”. Now that we have a release date and price, let’s dive into the feature list.
Last week we announced the dual-SIM Motorola Fire XT — think of the Fire as its younger brother. Instead of a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, the Fire includes a 2.8-inch display. Like the Fire XT, the Fire runs Google’s latest — Android Gingerbread. A slightly smaller 1420 mAh battery (down from 1540 mAh), front facing camera and 3-megapixel camera (instead of 5-megapixel) round out the highlights.
The next of LG’s 2011 flagship smartphones, the LG Prada K2, has landed itself 10 seconds of Mr. Blurrycam footage. The video, while painfully short, does confirm the device’s ultra-slim form factor and matches up with a render we saw back in July. Let’s recap what we know about the LG Prada K2, shall we?
Like the son of Zeus himself, the Samsung Hercules is a demigod of smartphones. This Galaxy S II variant is expected to debut in late September when it launches in North America. Beyond the larger-than-life 4.5-inch display is an eight-megapixel camera, Android 2.3 with TouchWiz 4.0, and four capacitive buttons.
