GSM Arena carried out a 5 minute video review of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
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ZTE decides to be different – holding media event 16th September for the next hottest thing!
So ZTE is drawing attention away from IFA 2014 with its own media event on 16th September for the supposed next hottest and big thing. Hmmm.
So what do you think this is?
20 Smartphone Camera Shootout / 20 Phones Reviewed / 50 Accessories Reviewed incl Wearables – The MASTER POST – Pls RT
Gavin’s Gadgets is just over 18 months old. And therefore I thought it would be appropriate to highlight all the content written within my blog. In fact there is over 2,500 posts.
1) First up over 20 smartphones have been reviewed, from all the current flagships of 2014, 2013 and budget offerings. Also some oddball phones like the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom. Link below –
https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/review-links/
2) Next up is the Accessories / Wearables reviews. This covers smart watches, Gear Fit, camera smartphone accessories, app enabled accessories, headphones, cases, power and so much more. Probably around 50 reviews or so. Link below –
https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/reviews-accessories/
3) We all like the cameras on our phones. But even it you’re not fussed have a look at this 20 phone camera shootout. It includes all the flagships from 2014 across 3 different operating systems. Link below –
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THIS is the Samsung Note 4 – Photo
Android Central got hold of the above snap. The Note 4 is inside a security case but this is the real deal. Source http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-note-4-leaks-strange-blocky-case
Samsung Galaxy Alpha – unboxing
Samsung Galaxy Alpha unboxing –
Apple iPhone 6 – video
Incredible, a working model of the supposed iPhone 6 built from parts.
LG G3 – Camera – My favourite shot of the week
Below is my favourite photo this week taken with the LG G3. Full auto mode.
Today’s Top 10 IFA 2014 & Apple News, Announcements and Rumours
So another day and a whole raft of news.
1) Nokia announces HERE Maps for Samsung smartphones and Gear watches. Don’t worry, the service will come to all android phones later on in the year.
2) The iPhone 6 processor will be A8 that will have be a dual-core 20nm 64-bit CPU that will clock in at 2GHz or higher, screen resolution may be 3 x retina. Rear shell should look like photo from techcrunch.com. NFC chip from NXP.
3)
Look familiar. Some companies have a sense of humour. Lenovo.
4) There’s still life in handheld consoles. Nintendo updates the 3DS and 3DS XL with an extra analogue controller.
5) Samsung Gear S comes with Nike+ app
6) OnePlus will have a normal pre order system in October, instead of the stupid invite system for the OnePlus One. By October newer and better phones will be available.
7) Chrome Web browser gets account switcher across all desktop operating systems. Chrome for Mac now gets 64bit support.
8) Pixlr comes to the desktop for free.
9) BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Dalian Wanda group and Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) said on Friday they would set up a 5 billion yuan ($814 million) e-commerce joint venture with Baidu Inc (BIDU.O), as the firms push into the high-growth e-commerce sector.
10) Cyanogen – It is being reported by The Information that Microsoft, Amazon, Samsung, and Yahoo have all been keeping an eye on Cyanogen with an acquisition or at least a partnership in mind.
Sony releases a puzzle picture for IFA 2014
The above measurements to do tally with the new Z3 range of devices. So what is it?
Smart Watches and Apple’s iWatch – A Hard Sell
So far there have been a number of new smart watches announced and IFA 2014 has not even started. Apple has not yet launched the iWatch either.
There are several types of smart watch. One that looks like its from another planet as it’s clearly geeky. Second – the next phase that look like real watches but are in fact smart watches and lastly the smart watch that is also a phone.
The problem with all these devices is why buy one. Why would Joe Blogs on the high street spend £100 – £400 on a watch? At the moment all these watches are luxury items. If I want to read a text, I will just use my phone screen which is larger and easier to read. The next problem is who wears a watch now? I have stopped wearing a watch years ago. If I want to know the time, I just look at my phone. But what about the watch with a sim card inside that makes it a phone. Hmmm I don’t think squinting on a 2 inch screen is ideal. So really, all these watches are are luxury items.
Wait you say, they are also fitness devices. Sure some of these watches are just that but then you would be better served by a dedicated fitness tracker that can have battery life from a week to a month. And lets not forget some smartphones have a pedometer built in anyway.
The new phase/fad of smart watches is not going to be an easy sell as at the moment it simply does not solve a problem.
But do you agree with me?
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