Vooma PG920 Pre Release
Just received pre release confirmation from Vooma that the PG290 expended battery and dual SIM case has been released to those on the pre notification list. Ordered one as reckon …
Samsung sells more than 20 million Galaxy S III smartphones in 100 days
Always good to have company! As a recent convert to the Samsung S3 (and S2) having owned an iPhone since they first launched in the US it was with interest …
Office Restructure
It is over a week now since I re-organised the office here at home, and I have to say I am really pleased with it. That may, though, be because …
UK Mobile Phones
With all the traveling that I have been doing between the UK and Spain I have been reminded of just how expensive mobile phone contracts are here in Spain. In …
3 Solid Tech Phones
While the smart phone market is always coming out with faster and more technologically advanced devices, many still prefer simple devices. Having a cell phone that can take a drop …
Outdoor Wireless Speakers
Just bought a pair of Urban Speak outdoor wireless speakers from www.rimax.net for our roof top here in Almerimar, Spain. Love them! Usual set set up: base station, and battery …
Top 10 gadgets of the decade
Every techie loves a list, especially a Top 10 at Christmas, so I was intrigued by the recent Top 10 gadgets of the decade in The Telegraph. Personally I have …
Sat Nav: Handheld or Fixed
Driving down to Almerimar from the UK recently in the Toyota Prius Hybrid gave me an excellent opportunity to compare the inbuilt the Sat Nav system in the Toyota Prius …
Toyota Prius Hybrid Review
If you buy a Toyota Prius Hybrid you better have, or develop, good bladder control! Last May when I was back in the UK I was impressed with my parents …
Hard to find the new iPhone in Spain
Telefónica has been accused of holding back on the sale of the upgraded model ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Garmin GTM 21 FM TMC Traffic Receiver & Garmin External Microphone
I really like the Garmin Zumo 550 that I use on the Harley Davidson Road King Classic and in the Cherokee Jeep, but there has been one thing missing (well …
Bluetooth headset use plummets in the US, humanity celebrates a small victory
As the owner , and very infrequent user, of two Bluetooth headsets a Jawbone 2 and a Blue Ant Z9, I must agree with the view expressed by Engadget recently: …
Sony unveils internet-enabled TVs
It means people will no longer have to huddle around a computer or laptop whenever they want to watch a video clip on YouTube or watch a television show they …
Buggy home routers expose O2 customers to hijacking
If you get your internet service from O2, there’s a good chance Paul Mutton can remotely log in to your router and make configuration changes that surreptitiously allow him to …
Are mobile phones replacing laptops?
Over the past decade mobiles have undergone another revolution. Phones are no longer just devices to make and receive calls and texts, they are also for checking emails, Facebook and …
Dual-screen laptop on sale by Christmas
The pioneering PC, known as the Spacebook, is the brainchild of Alaska-based technology firm gScreen. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Orange watch phone goes on sale August 27
Gadget fans will be able to get their hands on the £500 LG watch phone when it goes on sale next Thursday. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Apple looks to fix bothersome beeps in MacBook Pros
MacBook Pro owners plagued with annoying hard drive beeps and clicks have not yet had Apple publicly address their issue, but as the number of complaints continues to swell, reports …
Better broadband for rural Britain: we’re so well connected
It’s hardly a reverential name for some of the most significant social pioneers in Britain today: “yogurt knitters”. But this is how armies of determined campaigners were dismissed when they …
O2 to lose iPhone deal as its network crashes
On the day that O2’s data network crashed for the third time in a month, it was reported that the Spanish-owned carrier is on the point of losing its exclusive …
iPhone grabs 32% of global handset profits
Apple’s iPhone now accounts for 8% of all mobile phone revenue and a whopping 32% of the industry’s handset profits, according to figures published by Bernstein Research analyst Toni Sacconaghi. …
T-Mobile UK starts shifting iPhones on the quiet
T-Mobile UK has started supplying iPhone 3G handsets to selected customers, while O2 UK continues to believe it has a UK exclusive on Apple’s last-generation handset. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Hackers Could Control iPhone With SMS Message
iPhone owners could be at risk of having their mobiles hacked after two researchers reveal their findings at a conference in Las Vegas. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Apple tablet unveiling brought forward
Apple addicts need no longer wait until early 2010 to get their hands on the firm’s long-rumoured tablet PC, because – contrary to an earlier report – it’s since emerged …
Phone security: Not beefy enough for businesses?
It has to be said that I have always taken the view that the iPhone is a great consumer phone, but I am not convinced at all that I would …
iPhone 3.1 Beta 2 Disables Unauthorized AT&T Tethering
One of the big changes discovered in the latest iPhone 3.1 Beta released tonight was that it seems to disable tethering hacks for AT&T customers in the U.S. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Rumor: Next-gen iPods to sport video cameras
What could possibly knock the super-popular Flip Mino off its pedestal? Why, an Apple-made video camera, of course. According to rumors trickling in over the blogosphere, Apple may embed cameras …
White iPhone 3GS Discoloration Due to Third-Party Cases, Not Overheating?
Reports of overheating and discoloration on the new white iPhone 3GS have been circulating over the past week or so, but a new report from frenchiPhone (via Hardmac) claims that …
The best five webcams on the market
Just read this list in The Times. Would like to point out that I have the LinkSys Wireless G and I agree it is great (you can see it here …
iPhone overheating problems could see aid from new patent
As reports of battery problems causing discoloration on the white model iPhone 3GS continue to grow, a patent from Apple published for the first this week looks to address both …
Mobile phone giants to make European one-size-fits-all charger from 2010
The world’s biggest mobile phone makers announced a deal today agreeing to a universal standard phone charger that will work on millions of handsets made by different manufacturers. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
Sony investigating PSP phone?
As recently as May Sony has itself stated that a PSP phone “could happen,” and now a report from Nikkei business daily states that Sony is planning on putting together …
Spanish firm GeeksPhone launches “One” Android set
It looks exactly like a Samsung Omnia, but don’t be fooled — what you’re actually looking at here is Spain’s first go at producing an Android handset. ShareTweetShare0 Shares
UK ATMs set to offer WiFi access, free for BT and iPhone users
BT Broadband customers and O2 iPhone owners, rejoice — some 2,500 ATM machines near you will soon be converted to serve as free WiFi hotspots, courtesy of BT Openzone and …
Securely wipe your hard drive
Some time back there was an ad for software that would erase hard disks with the method approved by the U.S. government by writing 0s and 1s on the drive …
Garmin 7×5 series devices bricked by firmware update?
A sizable number of reports have cropped up today indicating that there’s some seriously wrong with Garmin’s 7×5 series GPS units, with a firmware update seemingly the likely culprit. ShareTweetShare0 …