The Hitcase Pro is badged as the ultimate tough case.
And at £129 it should be.
The case is waterproof, shock proof and has a patented seal system that still allows you to send and receive phone calls. It also can be mounted to a rail system. It is worth clicking the link above to learn more about this product.
A developer by the name of Jishnu Sir over on XDA created a flashable .zip file in hopes to improve the quality of the Nexus 5 camera. It’s a whole new camera app that replaces the stock one, which will require you to unlock your bootloader and have some sort of custom recovery (i.e. ClockworkMod or TWRP). Here’s a full list of what the new camera app do/improve upon:
1) Sound Recording now in Stereo with the secondary Mic.
2) Faster Focusing for the camera.
3) Front Camera also records 720P Videos@ 20 Mb/s.
4) Front camera Audio Bitrate@ 192000 Kb/s.
5) AntiBanding default set to 50Hz
6) Focus Range Adjusted.
7) Enhanced Smooth Zoom.
8) Turned Edge Enhancement ON.
For more info head over to XDA Devs.
In case you haven’t checked recently the Apple Store is currently down across the globe meaning either Apple is launching something new or it’s doing one huge update to its website. More likely it’s the new retina iPad Mini…
It surely was no surprise to everyone that Google made it mandatory to sign in using Google+ with YouTube. Likewise with the gradual shift towards Google+ sign-in across Google sites, Feedly is following suit and introducing G+ sign-in. The transition will take place this week on the web and later this month through the Feedly Android and iOS apps.
The move to Google+ sign in, Feedly says, allows for easier sign-in on mobile devices and opens up more sharing possibilities. Feedly is also testing Twitter, Facebook and WordPress login options, with the aim of rolling them out over the next seven weeks.
The Phones Show Chat podcast gets recorded later tonight, and their guest is none other than myself.
Steve Litchfield and Ted Salmon do a stellar job with their weekly podcast and I am grateful to be asked on as a guest.
And don’t forget I co-host a bi-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. The next episode will be recorded on Sunday so fingers crossed you will enjoy it as much as we do.
There are a few smart watches in existence. Samsung, Sony and Pebble to name a few. My main view is all of these devices are too bulky or non stylish.
Apple has just patented a revision of the Bluetooth LE protocol. (Low Energy). What Apple has designed is a protocol whereby the connection is intermittent thereby reducing battery size and requirements and in turn creating a thin watch. In terms of iWatch functionality, Pebble has led the way as to what is possible with its new v2.0 SDK. All iOS 7 notifications appear on the Pebble.
My only concern with any watch no matter how slick or smart is who actually wears a watch nowadays? Do you? I don’t ?
On either your android or iPhone go to Google Now (Google Search app on iOS ) and say “make me a sandwich”.
The response you will get is “make it yourself ” 🙂
Now ask Siri if you have an iPhone 😉
The good people at TracyandMatt have done a photo comparison of the Nexus 5 and HTC One.
Have a look at the photo and let everyone know which you think we’re better.
Since this Apple Plymouth store has opened I have only ever experienced top notch service.
Saturday was a mixed affair. I was asking one of the sales assistant if I could examine the red leather case for the 5S out of the packaging so I could see what it would look like with my phone. He refused. What’s odd about this is that every single time I have bought a case from Apple, including Apple Plymouth this has never been a problem to remove the case from the packaging.
I reminded the sales assistant I could just buy the case, open it, not like it and return it within 14 days. There was no comment. Anyway, I told him not to worry and I would keep browsing.
3 mins later another assistant came out and within minutes he was opening the packaging of this case and 2 others. Now that I had seen the cases on my 5S I was in a position to decide which one to select. So I told the assistant I would have all 3, and added “you can never have enough cases”. He grinned and I paid and left the store.
So what was up with sales assistant number one?
Picture this. I enter a busy clothing store on Saturday morning, in the centre of a big city, Plymouth, Devon. In the rear of the store is a lovely brown leather sofa, where upon I am relax while my wife continues shopping.
After I have sat down, I am asked if I would like a beer. I had to do a double take. After listening again, it was actually a ginger beer. Well, there was no reason to refuse, so the assistant pointed to the crate full of them, and I took one. It was a decent brand too.
All I can say, is with a beer and a sofa, this was the perfect shopping experience. Not even Apple can offer this. And 10/10 to FatFace.
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