Samsung has gone on record to state it is actively working on a watch, and hoping to beat Apple to the gate. My initial thoughts are plastic lovers rejoice.
However, since that statement Google has also gone on record saying it is looking at releasing the same.
Since smartphones have reached a peak in terms of performance or ground breaking changes, it makes sense that the next big thing is not a phone.
Samsung has released a range of its own S4 accessories. This makes the device even more attractive. From Smart Covers to S Bands to more.
The Gamepad looks like an excellent addition.
And does the wireless charging pad.
And then there are more cases, premium headphones and more as below. Just no dock shown yet.
Amazon’s App Store is celebrating its 2nd year birthday this week and therefore will be offering promotions on certain apps through this weekend, discounting some stuff over 50% off. And there’s still the famous Free App of the Day.
Android and Fire users rejoice.
Google Flight Search is now available in the UK, France, Italy, Spain or the Netherlands. You can search for the most affordable travel times and airlines, Flight Search also allows you to compare alternative airports in the same country or region, and there’s a handy map view to make this a little easier.
Click here for the web page.
The U.S. version of the Galaxy S4 was put to the test by benchmark specialists Primate Labs. The Galaxy S4 scored a 3,163 on the standard Geekbench 2 speed test, nearly twice the iPhone 5′s score of 1,596. That score was also good enough to top the upcoming HTC One, the Nexus 4 and the previous-generation Galaxy S III. The chart below shows the Galaxy S 4′s results compared to other leading smartphones tested by Primate Labs.
Of course this is a brand new phone, so we will just wait for the iphone 5S with faster processor. Also whilst these tests are impressive, real life use is what counts.
I always thought Samsung was trying to go it along, but never realised have far they have got to actually achieving this goal. Since owning my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and watching the S4 launch, this is where Samsung has got –
1) it’s own app stores, film, music and more stores for purchasing content but in one convenient place and all nicely presented now.
2) The ability to upload your music to their cloud and stream songs back
3) S Voice was a joke, but it is now much more polished and works very well
4) Maps and Navigation – this is still Google
5) it’s has its own email app
6) it’s uses Chaton for communications like iMessage
7) It has a Learning Hub – a take on Apple’s education offering
8) S Heatlh – the beginning of offering accessories like the iPhone
9) Backup of key data to its servers and using Dropbox
10) and lastly its has its new Home Sync box to create an Eco system in people’s homes.
And all the services work a lot better or are new since I had the Samsung Galaxy S3 last year.
Sky Sports is available in pay-as-you-go form on its Now TV service, priced at £9.99 for 24 hours of access to Sky’s six sports channels. That does however open up streams for all of the sports it airs, like F1, soccer, cricket and more, on TV-connected devices like the Xbox 360 and its mobile apps.
So watching an F1 live race is going to cost a cool £10 per race. Is that value?
Spotify has removed the 5 play limit imposed on us UK users of the free version of its music streaming service.
Removing the cap, which was introduced in April 2011 now brings it in line with other European markets where Spotify began ditching the 5 play limit in March.
What hasn’t changed, however, is the 10 hours of streaming per month limit associated with the Spotify Free.
Check out the screen shot below. Apple actually accredited the jail breakers for the exploits found in iOS 6. Clearly a happy union.
According to the update notes for this release, iOS 6.1.3 fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app. It also provides improvements to Maps in Japan.
It’s about 17 – 18.4mb.
Warning. Apple has closed all the jail break exploits so don’t update if you want to stay jail broken.
