Saturday, April 23, 2011

Phones Review

Phones Review

Samsung Galaxy S 2 Unboxed on Video On a Mountain

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:47 AM PDT

Okay, well if you are going to do an unboxing of a smartphone on video obviously you want said unboxing to be somewhat different to all the other usual device unboxings, just to make it that more interesting for the viewer right?

Well that's exactly what the guys over at Phone Arena have done with their unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S 2, but unwrapping the Android Gingerbread handset whilst hanging off the side of a mountain, yes I said a mountain.

Basil Kronfli of Phone Arena does the unboxing of the Samsung Galaxy S 2 whilst tethered to the side of one of Snowdonia's cliff faces in North Wales; something one has to agree is extreme, and obviously no chance of dropping the device as it was also tethered.

The Samsung Galaxy S 2: Extreme unboxing video delivers five and a half minutes of Kronfli dangling over the edge of the mountain whilst toying with the Android handset, so head on down, hit that play button and enjoy the footage.

Oh and of course if you have taken your own smartphone to the extremes we'd love to know about it so feel free to post to our comments area below.

Samsung Droid Charge Release Date, Day Before Royal Wedding

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:21 AM PDT

For those that are awaiting the arrival of the new Samsung Droid Charge to hit the version network, you may like to know that the Big Red had now gone all officially and announced the Samsung Droid Charge release date.

According to an article over on Technobuffalo by way of the Boy Genius Report, Verizon has announced when the Samsung Droid Charge will release, the day before the royal wedding, which makes that release date the 28th of April.

The Samsung Droid Charge is a 4G LTE enabled smartphone running Android 2.2 Froyo and will command a price tag of $299.99 when signing on for a new 2-year agreement with the Big Red.

Other Samsung Droid Charge specs include, a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touch screen, 1GHz processor, 8 megapixel rear facing camera with LED flash, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, that 4G LTE capability including hotspot for up to ten devices on LTE or five devices on 3G.

So there you have it, so who's going to snap up the Samsung Droid Charge from Verizon before sitting down to watch the wedding of the year between William and Kate?

Android Froyo Update Comes To Motorola Defy

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:29 AM PDT

For all you Motorola Defy smartphone owners on T-Mobile who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Android 2.2 Froyo update to come out to play on your device, you may like to know that your handset should now be getting the Android goodness it deserves.

According to an article over on Ubergizmo by way of Phone Dog, and Android Police, T-Mobile has officially announced the OTA roll out of Android 2.2 Froyo to the Motorola Defy.

Apparently the Android update is fairly big at 112MB and delivers such goodies as Flash and being able to store apps on your SD card along with such things as an added profiles feature with 3 sets of home screens, dialler search, task manager, new security features, updated UI and LinkedIn accounts can now be integrated with contacts.

With the Android 2.2 Froyo update being 112MB you may want to make sure your WiFi is enabled before you grab the update, and if you've not received notification of the update you can check manually by going to Setting>About Phone> System Updates.

iPhone 5 Possibly a Global Smartphone

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:13 AM PDT

More speculation over the next generation iPhone has now hit the net waves, this time the rumour is that the iPhone 5 could possibly turn our to be a global smartphone capably with working on other carrier networks.

According to an article over on Macrumors and by way of Barrons, Fran Shammo, the CFO of Verizon may have outed the iPhone 5 as being a world phone during the company's earnings conference call and Apple may deliver the next iPhone with both GSM and CDMA capability.

Here's what Shammo had to say…" The fluctuation, I believe, will come when a new device from Apple is launched, whenever that may be, and that we will be, on the first time, on equal footing with our competitors on a new phone hitting the market, which will also be a global device."

Now we already know that the Verizon iPhone has a world mode chip inside, but Apple made the handset CDMA only to make the antenna construction simpler and apparently the Apple iPad 2 has the same chip.

However, if Fran Shammo is correct, it appears that Apple has finally taken the plunge and could deliver the iPhone 5 as a global device.

So what do our readers thing the chances are of the iPhone 5 being released as a global phone?

Apple iPad 2, BlackBerry PlayBook Comparison Battle Video

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:52 AM PDT

So Research In Motion’s new tablet is now out and about and obviously the device is going to get compared to other tablets in the game and so we have a video comparison between the BlackBerry PlayBook and its rival the Apple iPad 2 for your viewing pleasure today.

The iPad vs. PlayBook comparison video comes our way courtesy of the guys over at Mobile Burn as they pit the two tablets against each other in a side-by-side battle that lasts just a tad over twelve minutes of confrontation.

In the footage the guys compare several major features including multitasking, gaming, and some basic user interface features, but how does the BlackBerry PlayBook stand up against Apple's iOS tablet?

Well obviously I'm not going to tell you as that would spoil your viewing enjoyment, so if you wish to find out how the BlackBerry PlayBook compares to the Apple iPad 2, head on down and mash that play button, and of course feel free to voice your opinions on both tablets to our comments area below…enjoy.

Samsung Ups Ante, Sues over Apple Gear Infringing Patents

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 01:33 AM PDT

Now you didn't think Samsung was going to simply let Apple sue them over alleged patent infringements by copying the look and feel of Apple's iPhone and iPad, without striking back as hard as possible did you.

Of course not, it's not the way things are done in the mobile arena when two top gladiators go to battle. Thus according to the guys over at 9to5 Mac and by way of Reuters, Samsung has now filed patent lawsuits against Apple over the iPhone and Apple iPad saying the iOS devices infringe on 10 of Samsung's mobile tech patents.

Apparently old Sammy filed the suits in Germany, Japan and South Korea with the 10 infringements mostly over wireless data communication technology, power reduction during data transmission, and 3G technology for reducing errors during data transmission.

Samsung issued a statement to Reuters, which said…“Samsung is responding actively to the legal action taken against us in order to protect our intellectual property and to ensure our continued innovation and growth in the mobile communications business.”

Looks like this one could get ugly and could possibly damage relations between Samsung and Apple and jeopardise the business ties between the two smartphone and tablet manufacturers if it gets too far out of hand. Maybe it's time for Apple and Samsung to get round a table and thrash things out before hitting the courts.
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