Author: Gary H
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Galaxy Tab 10.1 Smart cover copy – This will not help the lawsuit
What is this we have here? If you look closely at the below image you could be fooled into thinking that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 has its own version of the iPad’s Smart Cover. Well after this marketing image was released Samsung were quick off the mark to say “this was not us!” and…
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Face Recognition for Android with Visidon AppLock
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It’s not very often we look into a specific App here at The Gadget Helpline, but Visidon AppLock is one that I just had to share. Have you ever wanted to lock down certain apps on your Android device; don’t want your sneaky friends having a peak through your phone when you’re out of the…
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CyanogenMod 7 running on the Galaxy S II, not ready for the public yet
There are many different mods for our Android devices and none more popular than CyanogenMod. There have been several different incarnations of the CyanogenMod ROM, and the latest has been ported to the Samsung Galaxy S II. Android is one of the most open Operating Systems available on a smartphone and because of this developers…
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1.4GHz dual-core Sony Ericsson press shot has leaked
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Sony Ericsson’s next flagship handset has shown its pretty face again, this time in a press shot leak of the very nice looking device. The Xperia Arc was a beautiful piece of kit but it was lagging behind the times when it came to hardware – with the era of dual-core looming the Arc was…
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Let your iDevice turn you into a true DJ
Smartphones are ingenious things; there is so much we can do with them. Add a 10 inch screen to the mix and we get a tablet device that opens up even more possibilities. iDJ have had the same thought and as a result they have given us a new accessory for iPhone, iPad and iPod…
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Want your space invaders fix but with a nostalgic twist?
Always dreamed of having a 80s arcade machine in the comfort of your own home, well now you can (kind of )as a master mini craftsmen has made a seven inch replica of the classic Space Invaders . It looks amazing, and the fact that it has the innards of a Game Boy Advance, there…
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Apple set to drop Samsung as a parts supplier following patent war
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Apple may cut Samsung from its list of parts suppliers, dropping an arrangement that is worth an estimated $5 billion for Samsung. “They have become more competitors and less partners and so I think Apple will definitely not be looking to Samsung as its go-to partner-of-choice for NAND flash,” Brian Marshall, a Gleacher & Co.…
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New iOS 5 beta released; brings gesture controls to remove the need for hardware buttons.
Apple have released a new iOS5 Beta, Beta 3, which includes some interesting new options within the settings menu. Perhaps the most interesting new feature is on-screen gesture controls, allowing the user to set up a floating panel which lets you to control the device without need for the hardware buttons such as the volume…
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The Nexus 3 to be manufactured by HTC and have a dedicated Google+ button.
The next incarnation of Google’s Nexus phone is still well under wraps, but we have had multiple different rumours thrown about including the Samsung Nexus Prime one that was going around a while ago. Well its HTC’s turn this time, reports are that the next Nexus handset; the Nexus 3 (not prime) is going to…
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Mozilla release Firefox 6 Beta, already?
Mozilla are gaining a reputation for very quick updates of their desktop-based web browser Firefox. It was not so long ago that Firefox version 5 was released and they have already released a Firefox 6 Beta. The Beta covers all major platforms; Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. Can Mozilla really have that many updates to…
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HTC rolling out unlocked bootloaders for EVO 3D, and Sensation by September
HTC are keeping true to their word and are giving happy users of the new EVO 3D and the Sensation smartphones unlocked bootloaders. There was such uproar when the Sensation was released due to the locked bootloader on the device; this meant that Android developers would find it very hard to tinker with the innards…
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Samsung Windows Phone Mango device on its way
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It looks like Samsung are intending on leading the pack when Windows Phone Mango is released later this year. At the moment this new Samsung device is going under the name of SGH-i937, but knowing Samsung as we do it will more than likely go under something a little different at the time of release.…