Category: Android
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Gadget Helpline’s Smart Alternatives: Bluboo XTouch with Android 5.0
Bluboo is not a name you may have heard of before, but don’t let the somewhat whimsical name shape any lowly expectations. Bluboo is actually one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in China and the company has been raising a respectable line-up of inexpensive smartphones. Also it’s a great name to say. Go on, try […]
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Leaked iPhone 7 Code Shows Li-Fi Testing
The iPhone 7 rumour machine is now in full motion and new to the list of speculations is the possibility that Apple could embrace the currently experimental concept of Li-Fi connectivity. As the name would suggest, Li-Fi is like Wi-Fi – providing a wireless internet connection but instead of using fixed points it utilises the […]
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What is Google Project Tango?
Judging by the title of this blog, you may be mistaken for thinking this is going to be about a game or possibly some kind of cloak and dagger conspiracy theory, you would be wrong though. Project Tango is a development kit produced by Google that is all about giving the device it is installed […]
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Samsung Galaxy J1 2016 – Handset Renders Leaked
Samsung will again be aiming high this year and after topping the smartphone market with its Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in 2015 we’re nearing the arrival of its successors, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge which are expected before the end of the first quarter. But that doesn’t mean the South Koreans […]
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Gadget Helpline’s Smart Alternatives: Xiaomi Redmi 3 with Android 5.1
Xiaomi is a Chinese brand which has been advancing on the west for a number of years, and which finally launched a UK web store last year. The company has just released another nifty little number with respectable specs and a budget pleasing price. It’s called the Redmi 3 and we think it’s worthy of […]
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Control the Star Wars Sphero BB-8 with the Force Band
You didn’t need to use the Force to predict that Sphero’s BB-8 was going to one of Christmas’s must have tech toys. The remote controlled miniature replica of the little rolling droid who stole hearts in the latest Star Wars movie sold out at a number of retailers and those who were lucky enough to […]
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Gadget Helpline’s Smart Alternatives: Honor 5X with Android 5.1.1
After launching in the Far East late last year Chinese mobile maker Huawei will be releasing its budget friendly Honor 5X smartphone in the United States this month. Despite being around for a little while the Honor 5X’s release in the west qualifies it as one of our Smart Alternatives – mobile products that may […]
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Phone and Case Images Appear Online
With a New Year dawning Samsung will look to continue at the top of the smartphone sales after a successful reign throughout 2015 with the Galaxy S6. The next addition to the Galaxy S brand has been talked about since the S6 and its sibling, the S6 Edge, hit the shelves in April last year […]
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Pocket Projection – sProjector
In this day and age we need screens, screens of all sizes and types for phones, films, games etc. Silverstar have come up with the perfect device – The sProjector allows you to take your large HD screen anywhere you like and best of all, it will fit in your pocket. Designed with a sleek […]
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Experience Star Wars Through VR with Google Cardboard
Internet giant Google and US cellular network Verizon have brought together budget virtual reality with this year’s most highly hyped movie to release a set of limited edition Star Wars Google Cardboard headsets. We say limited, but there are in fact 200,000 Star Wars Google Cardboard units up for grabs for Verizon subscribers but we […]
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LG G4 ‘White Gold’ Variant Released in South Korea
Around six months after its initial launch a new version of the LG’s flagship smartphone the G4 has hit shelves in the manufacturer’s homeland of South Korea and it’s called the White Gold Edition. But before you let the prestigious sounding name dazzle you, we advise managing those expectations because aside from a lacklustre aesthetic […]
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Google Maps Offline Mode Arrives on Android
One of Google’s most valuable and widely used global tools Google Maps is now available with an offline mode, allowing navigation and additional location based information services in areas bereft of connectivity. The Google Maps app has always been restricted by its connectivity requirements which have often been a hindrance, especially if you’re out and […]