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Slated for success?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 28/10/2012
» Slate PCs are a slight curiosity in the gadget world, lying somewhere between tablets and ultraportable notebooks. They pack the power of a notebook but miss the built-in keyboard and trackpad, while offering only similar screen dimensions to a tablet PC but carrying much more bulk.
Lumia 920 _ Luminary or Lummox?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 14/10/2012
» It's been a big year for the smartphone market. Samsung released its Galaxy S III in May in the US to pre-empt the arrival of Apple's much-anticipated iPhone 5 last month. HTC threw its One X into the ring also in May to keep things interesting (both in and out of the courtroom). So where has Nokia, once the world's leading mobile phone manufacturer, been during all this excitement?
iHysteria
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 16/09/2012
» And finally it has arrived. In what is the biggest gadget release of the year, last week Apple unveiled its latest toy amid huge speculation and conjecture. The iPhone 5 was revealed at a press conference with the tag line, ''The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone.'' Indeed, Apple has created its own world with the iPhone range and is the envy of the market, but competitors such as Samsung and Nokia have thrown down challengers with releases such as the Galaxy S III and the Lumina 900, respectively. But Apple is a mighty competitor. So, was it worth the wait, and can Apple release a phone without Steve Jobs at the helm? Let's take a peak.
Hitting the right note?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 26/08/2012
» Samsung made a bold move late last year (legal issues with Apple aside) by announcing a return of the stylus for its big-screen Galaxy Note smartphone. Just when the last of the PDFs had finally ended up on the scrap heap, the Korean manufacturer reintroduced the S Pen stylus to properly navigate the huge 5.3in screen of the phone, and to good effect.
In a galaxy not so far away
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 27/05/2012
» After much discussion in the smartphone arena over the past few months, the Samsung Galaxy S III is within arm's reach. And the world is watching. Pre-orders have ticked over 9.5 million, making it the most anticipated phone release of the year.
Is it really No1?
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 29/04/2012
» It's no secret that HTC has been bleeding sales to Apple and Samsung in the smartphone arena. Its profits have dropped steadily over the past few quarters, as has its share price.
It's PlayTime
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/04/2012
» It's been over a year now since RIM released its first assault on the tablet market, the PlayBook, which received a lukewarm reception _ mainly due to the lack of an email app and a general feeling that the software was unfinished and buggy. Questions hung over the future of the device, the lack of apps and the not-insignificant price tag. But fast forward a year and the manufacturer has released an updated operating system (now up to 2.0.1) to address these concerns. But is it in time to overcome the negative response to the initial release? Let's take a peek.
iPhone, Therefore I am
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 30/10/2011
» The two biggest items of tech news this month both came from the Apple camp in the US. Firstly, we lost visionary Steve Jobs, who was in worse health than anybody realised. Secondly, we gained a new iPhone model, the 4S, which seems to pre-empt the much-anticipated iPhone 5 that has been running on the rumour mill for months.
Mid-Range maidens
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 11/09/2011
» Last month, Nokia wedged a claim in the low- and mid-range smartphone markets with three new releases _ the 600, 700 and 701 _ proving the Finns aren't quite finished yet. The company's pitch is spearheaded by the new Symbian OS on board, named Belle. It's surprising since the company recently made a deal with Microsoft for its mobile OS. Nokia is also equipping its new phones with an NFC (near field communication) chip that can be used for payments. So why is the manufacturer continuing with its Symbian OS that has come to be deplored by many users? And will the on-board NFC chips help it return to its former glory? Let's peek at the new models to find out.
Focal phone
B Magazine, Richard Mcleish, Published on 22/05/2011
» As the patent spat between Samsung and Apple continues, the former continues its Android smartphone drive with the roll-out of the Nexus S.