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Netflix is finally bringing its online movie and TV streaming service to the United Kingdom, allowing users to download movies to their phones and tablets while on the go. Among Netflix’s content providers, we find local sources like BBC, ITV and Channel 4, as well as major Hollywood studios and media companies. The app itself…
Visa and Visa Europe announced that NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung, LG and RIM have been certified for use with Visa’s mobile application for payments at the point-of-sale – Visa payWave. The devices that got Visa’s seal of approval include the Samsung Galaxy S II (NFC model), LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900, BlackBerry Bold…
A company called NUU Limited launched interesting accessories for the iPhone 4/4S. Its NUU ClickMate Series presents a system of interchangeable accessories that offer a “unique spin on the standard iPhone case” and how iPhone accessories are used. Everything starts with the ClickMate Foundation Case, which provides a stable locking mechanism that secures all other…
Philips unveiled a new version of its GoGear Connect media player. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, GoGear Connect 3.5 comes with Wi-Fi connectivity, 720p HD video support, Philips’ FullSound and Surround for Movies technologies. In other words, it’s an Android smartphone without cellular radio, so you’ll be able to use most apps from the Android…
Imagination Technologies has just unveiled the PowerVR G6200 and G6400 graphics processors, the first GPUs to use the new PowerVR Rogue architecture. What does this mean for you? The company claims that these new GPUs will deliver “20x or more” the performance that today’s PowerVR5 series GPUs use today. Who uses Imagination’s processors? Apple does…
Orange UK has just announced that they’ll be offering an Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet called the “Tahiti” to their customers starting today for just £70 with with a 2 year contract. What’s interesting about this device is that it’s nothing more than a Huawei MediaPad that’s been rebranded. The few operators that offer tablets with…
It was nearly a year ago when I got to check out the Call of Duty Elite service before it officially launched with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. During their demo, Activision said it was planning to roll out Call of Duty Elite through four methods: web, TV via game console, in-game, and mobile.…
When it comes to the mobile game, Toshiba was all about tablets at this year’s CES. As a matter of fact, they showed some models which are still not officially announced (and we’ll deal with them in a separate post). And while I doubt their Thrive and Excite tablets sell in volumes — no matter…
The CES 2012 was a Samsung event with the Korean company launching more mobile products than any of its competitors. Among the cool devices we’ve seen officially announced, we highlight: Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus T-Mobile’s Galaxy S Blaze 4G Verizon’s Galaxy Tab 7.7 AT&T’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD MetroPCS’ Galaxy Attain 4G…
Sony is back in the mobile phone game having acquired Ericsson’s part of the joint venture. At the CES, we’ve seen two new Sony smartphones for the Japanese market – Xperia NX and Xperia acro HD, as well as two models for the western hemisphere, Xperia ion and Xperia S, first of which will join…