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Gavin’s Gadgets updates

Over the weekend a few changes have been applied to my blog.

I’ve updated the design to a more modern style which is meant to look great on all devices including mobiles and tablets.

Check out the additional pages either tapping directly to the page or using the Menu system.

Reviews have been overhauled into separate pages.

Smartphone reviews, click here. Notice the reviews are now divided into operating system. 

Accessory reviews, click here. This section has been also divided into many categories from cases, headphones, wearables, app enabled accessories and more.

The HTC One has its own page here. It’s still receiving so many views I have kept it’s own page for now.

Don’t forget the Shopping, Dartmoor Weather which is updated twice a day every day, and finally if you would like to know more about me click here .

And if you could manage a small donation, please paypal me using this email. Clicking the link will reveal paypal email. Thanks in advance.

If you have any thoughts or suggestions please let me know here or on twitter @gavinfabiani .

Reminder – Episode 7 Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast is live

As you know, I co-host a weekly podcast with David from UKMobileTech called Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast. It is a light hearted tech podcast broadcast bi-weekly. To subscribe click here for iTunes or copy and paste this link into your favourite podcast app.

Episode 7 is now live.

Brando Shopping

Over the next week or so I will be reviewing some mobile accessories from Brando Shopping .

Brando Shopping supplies a whole range of accessories for your phone and tablets. I have bought my accessories from this online store for nearly 8 years now.

In the index page, I have now created a page called Shopping, to provide links to places where I buy my gadgets from. This will be expanded over the coming months.

Have fun.

All the Reviews in 2013

Below are all the reviews written in 2013. I hope to have a few more in the next few months. The links also pick up any other posts written after the reviews were published as well.

Motorola Moto G review

Nokia Lumia 820 review

Logitech UE 6000 Noise Cancellation Headphones review

Moga Ace Power iOS 7 Game Controller review

Nokia Lumia 1020 review

Netatmo Urban Weather Station Review

Sony XBA-H1 Headphone Review

Sony Xperia Z1 Review

Sony QX10/QX100 lens review

ZTE Open Review – Firefox OS

Huawei Ascend P6 Review

Nokia Lumia 925 review

HTC One

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Review

Sony Xperia Z Tablet

Samsung Note 2 review

Nokia Lumia 620

Audio Technica ATH-AD900x Headphone review

Fiio E12 Headphone Amplifier

Olloclip 3 in 1 Lens review for iPhone 5

Trident iPhone 5 case review

Bluetooth iPad Mini case review

Glif+ for iPhone 5 review

USB Fridge Review

USB Rollup Drum Kit

Blackberry Co-Founder sells large amount of his BlackBerry shares

Not so long ago, BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis had so much faith in the company he helped build then watch it collapse, that he considered a bid to purchase the struggling business.

However, clearly he has had second thoughts and sold 3.5 million of its shares reducing his stake from 5.7% to under 5%.

The future of BlackBerry is rapidly changing as it has now said it will not manufacture handsets itself but pass on that aspect to Foxconn. It has also cancelled its BlackBerry developer conference.

The future of BlackBerry as we knew it clearly is not going to be the same in 2014.

Happy Birthday “Gavin’s Gadgets” – One Year Old today

Gavin’s Gadgets celebrates it’s first birthday today.

In one year, I’ve written 1,700 articles and reviewed 23 phones/gadgets. Gavin’s Gadgets is viewed in 180 countries, and some that even I didn’t know existed. If you like podcasts, I also co-host a podcast with my friend Dave Rich from UKMobileTech. Details are on the about page, or search in iTunes or any podcast app for “Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast”.

Don’t forget, you can catch up on the reviews using the reviews index page.

In addition weather for Princetown, Dartmoor is updated daily using my basic weather equipment.

And remember there are no adverts to distract you. All the views are my personal views and opinions.

So from me to you, thank you for visiting, following my blog, adding your comments and returning. And thank you to everyone that helped me along this journey. Here’s to another year!

Tablets are more important than phones for shopping

The latest announcements from many major retailers have all commented that sales of tablets including iPads have proven to be what people want for Xmas.

In addition, iPads were used to buy 60% of online purchases on Black Friday at major retailers. Other tablets and mobile phone also contributed heavily. Blackberry and Windows Phone sadly did not feature in the stats as devices used for buying goods.

I must admit most of my shopping so far has been online using mobile devices. That’s mainly due to my whiplash injuries keeping at home. So have you been using your tablet or phone to buy goods ?

Episode 3 – Gav & Dave’s Podcast – the aftermath of Black Friday and other tech news

It’s alive! Episode 3’of Gav & Dave’s podcast which I co-host with David from UKMobileTech .

It is a light hearted tech podcast broadcast bi-weekly. To subscribe click here for iTunes or copy and paste this link into your favourite podcast app.

This podcast is recorded in ultra high digital audio quality this time.

All the latest reviews

It is often difficult to find the reviews of devices and accessories I have written about, so below is a quick way to find all the articles for the key reviews. Or use the top right search box to search for anything on my blog.

Nokia Lumia 1020 review

Netatmo Urban Weather Station Review

Sony XBA-H1 Headphone Review

Sony Xperia Z1 Review

Sony QX10/QX100 lens review

ZTE Open Review – Firefox OS

Huawei Ascend P6 Review

Nokia Lumia 925 review

HTC One

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Review

Sony Xperia Z Tablet

Samsung Note 2 review

Nokia Lumia 620

Audio Technica ATH-AD900x Headphone review

Fiio E12 Headphone Amplifier

Olloclip 3 in 1 Lens review for iPhone 5

Trident iPhone 5 case review

Bluetooth iPad Mini case review

Glif+ for iPhone 5 review

USB Fridge Review

USB Rollup Drum Kit