Chris Davies

Apple publishes “Samsung didn’t copy iPad” statement (but points out not everyone agrees)

By Chris Davies
on 26 Oct, 2012

Apple has followed court orders and publicly published acknowledgement of a UK court ruling that Samsung did not copy the iPad, though there's a sting in the tail. The statement - which is linked from the Apple UK homepage, but you may have to hunt a little to find it since it's buried right down at the footer - sticks to the court-mandated minimum font size, but also takes the opportunity to remind readers that courts elsewhere in the world thought differently.

LG Nexus 4 with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean gets premature pre-order

By Chris Davies
on 25 Oct, 2012

Google's big smartphone surprise, the LG Nexus 4, has been spoiled by a prematurely posted preorder page at UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. The phone has been thrown up for sale - from free on new, two-year agreements of £31 ($50) per month or above - with deliveries from October 30, the store says, with the listing confirming much of what has been rumored or leaked about the Nexus 4 already.

BBC iPlayer gets Jelly Bean update and quality boost

By Chris Davies
on 19 Oct, 2012

The BBC has pushed out a new version of its iPlayer app for Android, bringing the streaming media software up to speed with Android 4.1, and improving the quality of video playback. iPlayer v1.4.2.3 now works with Android devices running 2.2 through to Jelly Bean, and supports streaming over WiFi or 3G.

Acer Iconia A110 budget tablet stumbles at the “budget” bit

By Chris Davies
on 18 Oct, 2012

Acer has revealed its challenge to the Nexus 7, though it appears the new Iconia A110 can't quite take on the Google slate on price. The $229.99 Jelly Bean tablet has a 7-inch 1024 x 600 display, and runs NVIDIA's Tegra 3 chipset with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage.

Samsung Galaxy Music official: Budget media phone

By Chris Davies
on 9 Oct, 2012

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Music, its latest Android smartphone, and one that - as the name suggests - focuses on media playback. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on an unspecified processor, the Galaxy Music has a 3-inch 240 x 320 LCT TFT display, a 3-megapixel fixed-focus camera (with no LED flash), and front stereo speakers with SRS Surround.

AT&T HTC One X+ and One VX incoming

By Chris Davies
on 2 Oct, 2012

AT&T has announced two new HTC Android smartphones headed to its network, the HTC One X+ revealed today, and the HTC One VX. Apparently "coming soon" to the carrier's LTE service, the One X+ runs Jelly Bean on NVIDIA's 1.7GHz quadcore Tegra 3, while the smaller One VX has a 1.2GHz dualcore Snapdragon S4 chipset and runs Ice Cream Sandwich.

Jelly Bean for HTC One X, One S and One XL due from October

By Chris Davies
on 2 Oct, 2012

HTC will begin releasing its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for select One Series devices in October, it's been confirmed. Announced alongside the new HTC One X+, the new software - which will also include HTC Sense 4+ - will begin to roll out to the One X and One S this month.

HTC One X+ flagship revealed: Hands-on

By Chris Davies
on 2 Oct, 2012

Six months is a long time as a flagship, and so HTC's top-end device goes in for a fettle and comes out as the HTC One X+, replete with a new processor and bigger battery. Now running NVIDIA's 1.7GHz Tegra 3 AP37 quadcore - for up to a 67-percent performance boost, HTC claims - and packing a 2,100 mAh battery for up to 6hrs more talktime, the One X+ keeps the aesthetic of its predecessor (which will, in fact, stay on sale alongside it as a more affordable option) but dresses it in a matte black finish with red touches and a new Beats Audio logo.

NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets take on Kindle Fire HD

By Chris Davies
on 26 Sep, 2012

Barnes & Noble's response to the new Kindle Fire HD are here, and the NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ don't hold back. Each packing an HD-capable display - 7-inch 1440 x 900 on the HD, and 9-inch 1920 x 1280 on the HD+ - the two slates run a carefully-re-crafted version of Android with new multi-user Profile support.

LG demos Optimus G multitasking and more

By Chris Davies
on 19 Sep, 2012

LG isn't delivering pure Android with the Optimus G, but the company still thinks you'll like the tweaks it has made. With the quadcore Snapdragon S4 Pro smartphone not expected to hit shelves until Q4, however, LG has figured that the best way to show you just why you'll like the Optimus G is in video form.