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For a few months now I have been in the market for a new smart phone. For about a year now I have been using the Apple 3GS.  This phone is very functional, but boy is it slow.  So the time has come to get a new faster smart phone, and it looks like it is going to be the Samsung Galaxy S2.

This article is not going to be an in-depth review of the Galaxy S2, instead I am going to give a write up of exactly why I am going to buy this phone, when there is… Continue Reading»

A Bulgarian phone number has given a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘Dial M for Murder’ after it was suspended because all three of its users died within ten years.

The cursed number – 0888 888 888 – was first given to Vladmir Grashnov, the CEO of Mobitel,who died of cancer in 2001, although rumour has it that his cancer was linked to radiation poisoning by a business rival.

Next up on the cursed number’s list was Konstantin Dimitrov, a Bulgarian mafia boss who was allegedly shot down by a lone assassin hired by the Russian mafia… Continue Reading»

The original mobile phones cost around £2,000 in the money of the day,  today that would be worth around £6,000, They also weighed in at around 6 Kg, and had to be carried around in a shoulder bag. They were not much use for lengthy conversations either – talk time was one hour maximum, and often much less.

Back in those days much of the wireless technology was based on the use of valves (or as our American friends like to call them, tubes). Wonderful though they were (and still they are used to make the very best in… Continue Reading»

The Nokia N Series of cell phones has long been leading the market with innovative designs and components. The Nokia N8 is no different from it’s ground breaking predecessors, with a new camera, more functionality, and interactivity, the nokia N8 is an amazing device.

The Nokia N8 is a touch screen phone which has amazing functionality, from web browsing and social applications, to the 12 mega pixel camera, which can geo tag photos.

The hard part about reviewing the Nokia N8 is simply defining set areas to review, the lifetime of GPS navigation free with the phone is… Continue Reading»

It’s one of those facts of life, no sooner have you spent $300 on a brand new MP3 player or phone, than it drops to the floor, or gets a deep scratch on the screen. This leaves us on a constant search for the Best Phone Protection.

Currently your only options are a hard, ugly, plastic casing, or a thin cheap ‘sort’ screen protector.  One is unweildy, the other only offers limited protection.

Fortunately those clever folks at Wrapsol have just released a brand new material called Wrapsol Ultra. The Wrapsol Ultra material actually came about by accident… Continue Reading»

Many games released for the iPhone have unfortunately been same old same old adiditions, swanky remakes of old cassics with better graphics more than anything new or innovative.

Apple however have today announced that the popular Brothers in Arms series have released a 3D World War 2 First Person Shooter game for the iPhone and iPod touch!

This fantastic World war 2 FPS gives the users a huge range of weapons, several vehicles you can steal and control, 13 missions and intuative controls to… Continue Reading»

The New Blackberry Storm has just been released and has been flagged as the first real iPhone killer (Like we haven’t heard that before!)

But this one may actually stand a chance.  First things first though, the internet, one of the iPhones most endearing qualities is available in a html browser via 3g. Unlike the iPhone  however the Blackberry Storm has no WiFi capability, a massive drawback for  a device supposedly centered on the internet.

The next huge difference in the Blackberry Storm vs iPhone debate is the touch screen.  I… Continue Reading»