Introduction: The BlackBerry Z10 and indeed BlackBerry 10 as an OS has been a long time coming. After a couple of delays, it is finally here. But it comes at a time where BlackBerry has lost some market share worldwide and the competition for mindshare is at its peak. With a duopoly of sorts already in place in the smartphone market, a third equally new ecosystem to consider and a couple of new on... »
This review focuses on the the BlackBerry 10 software, if you want the BlackBerry Z10 review, click here. I’ll recommend you read both. Introduction: BlackBerry 10, RIM’s BlackBerry’s new take on software designed to run on its next generation of devices has been long in the making, and long overdue some will argue. With a general shift away from devices which utilize hardware input largely ... »
Introduction Samsung’s first take on the “phablet” concept, the Galaxy Note was a hit by many standards even with the odds– size and stylus pen input–stacked against it. So what does it do? It makes a bigger, badder follow up phablet by blending the looks and features of the first galaxy note with those of its most successful smartphone to date, the Samsung Galaxy S3 ... »
Introduction Even before the iPhone 5 came out, we sort of knew what to expect in a lot of respects, firstly, because it is an Apple product and over time we have come to expect certain things from Apple…cutting edge design, user centric software etc. Then there were the leaks, basically everything on the hardware side of the iPhone 5 was out there for the public to see months before the iPhone 5 ... »
Introduction: Caught up nowadays in the deluge of technology specs like multi-core processors and “Retina” displays, it is easy to forget there exists a very wide, mostly rural demographic to whom your tech-speak makes no sense whatsoever.Your geek might as well be Greek to them. These people just want a phone they can easily understand without peeking at a manual or learning swipe gestures... »
Techsuplex was at the media launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in Nigeria, which took place at Westown Hotel in Ikeja Lagos. We have a report of the event coming up, but in the meantime, here are some impressions and hands-on photos of the device. Hardware: “Its a giant Samsung Galaxy S3.” That’s the first thought I had when I first saw one. It actually does look very much like ... »
Introduction How do you start the review of Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy s3? So much has been said about it already, it was in the news months before it came out. With the S3, Samsung took a different approach from their usual “specced out “me too” device to creating a stand-out device. Starting from the “inspired by nature” hardware design to the “built for humans” take on and... »
By Alex Dobie | via Android Central Samsung has a track record of including new features of its own along with major OS updates for its phones. Earlier this year Galaxy Note owners got their Android 4.0 update, which included “Premium Suite,” a selection of new Samsung software enhancements. And it looks like the manufacturer’s set to continue this trend when its 2012 flagship, the Galaxy S III (... »
Contributions by Supersanusi Intro Once read a review of the Samsung galaxy note that started with the question “Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Neither. It’s a tablet. Or a phone.Or both. We really don’t know” and to be honest that is how the Samsung galaxy note can be viewed. Comparing it to the ordinary smartphone wouldn’t do justice to the awesome power within the rectangular c... »
Information junkies such as yourself have probably heard of digg.com, just a little over three years ago was the de-facto social news website to visit.Social news website basically means a user votes up or down a news piece or topic they find fascinating and it sends the topic and url to digg.com and depending on how many times it got voted up or down, it was pushed up to the top of the queue whil... »
