Episode 26 – Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast is now live – Please RT

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 26 is now live for your listening pleasure.

If you have enjoyed the podcast, please leave a 5 star review in iTunes. It helps others find our podcast.

If you have any comments, questions or feedback, please drop a line at feedback@gdtpodcast.com .

Princetown, Dartmoor – Monthly weather stats and daily updates

Princetown Weather Station

Weather statistics from Princetown Weather Station, located in Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon, UK. Updated by yours truly.

Daily weather updates have moved to Princetown Weather Station twitter feed @PrincetownWStat or click http://twitter.com/PrincetownWStat . (Note you do not need to be a member of twitter to view the twitter feed) Weather station automatically tweets when rain is detected.

September 2014 monthly stats

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August 2014 monthly stats

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Below monthly stats for July 2014 – rainfall, temperature and pressure.

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Below monthly stats for June 2014 – rainfall, temperature and pressure – June 2014 had 81.8mm of rain.

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June2014TempPressure

If you fancy reading some tech news hit the home page. Or use the menu for reviews on phones and accessories.

Princetown, a grim little town some 1,400 ft above sea level, with an abominable climate of fog, snow, wind [and rain]… exposed to the bitter N and E winds, the least suitable place that could ever have been chosen for a town. Quote by WG Hoskins 1954. For more information from on Princetown click here and here. For more information on Dartmoor itself click here..

And then there is the Legendary Beast of Dartmoor. Click here.

In 1963, Dartmoor got cut off by the severe Winter Storm. The BBC Archive has video footage filmed from a helicopter. In more recent times, snow fell as late as May in 2013. News item from Channel 4 news.

A Year of “Gav & Dave’s Tech Podcast”

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.

Nearly 2 weeks ago Sunday the 1st Anniversary special was released. So if you want to catch up on any or all of the episodes before the new instalment due tomorrow then below are all the quick links.

Click the links below to listen to the latest and previous episodes-

Episode 25 – Anniversary Special

Episode 24 – Square and Bendy

Episode 23 – iPhone 6 and Watch

Episode 22 – Summer Madness

Episode 21 – Summer Time

Episode 20 – Apple Earnings and Android Bargains

Episode 19 – Health & Wearables

Episode 18 – Google I/O

Episode 17 – Mid Year Special

Episode 16 – How Much

Episode 15 – Tech Explosion

Episode 14 – Prime Devices vs iPhone 6

Episode 13 – 3D Shopping

Episode 12 – Boomsound

Episode 11 – The Future Tech

Episode 10 – David vs Goliah

Episode 9 – MWC Galore

Episode 8 – Rumour Has It

Episode 7 – New for 2014

Episode 6 – Viva Las Vegas

Episode 5 – Quiet Christmas

Episode 4 – WP8 Challenge

Episode 3 – Black Friday

Episode 2 – KitKat Anyone

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Apple iPhone 6 Plus phones are crashing or entering a reboot loop

AppleInsider.com is reporting that “a number of iPhone 6 Plus users have reported an issue in which the phone inexplicably crashes or enters a reboot loop, prompting many to take it in to Apple for service, where it is usually swapped out for a new unit. Some owners are on their fourth replacement 6 Plus.

Multiple owners have reported identical crashing problems on Apple’s Support Communities forum, with one thread now standing at more than 9,000 views and 60 replies.

The exact trigger has yet to be discovered, though 6 Plus owners posting to the thread claim to have nailed down a few commonalities: 128GB iPhone 6 Plus is the most affected model; apps installed number at more than 700; and crashes can occur without user interaction. Some pin the trouble on hardware as Apple’s recent iOS 8.1 update did not fix the issue, though others believe software is to blame.”

Well I’m going to take this one with a pinch of salt. Millions and millions of phones sold. 60 responses on a thread. Next how many of you have 700 apps installed on your iPhone. And surely if you do, how many are iOS 8 compatible or updated for iOS 8 and specifically the 6 Plus. I have been adding older games over the last few days. Some work. Other look odd or have glitches. One or two took the phone into an immediate reboot. My app library is circa 2,000 apps but there is no way I would install more than 200 on my iPhone 6 Plus or have the need to. So 700 is so extreme and maybe using a bit of logic, 1gb of ram just isn’t enough to organise the file system.

So question is is there anyone reading this with 500 plus apps installed with a problem relating to their 6 Plus?

My 25 Top Smartphone Reviews – iOS, Android, Windows Phone and more

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 smartphone reviews. You might have to scroll back a few pages as I have used a generic search on the phone to bring up all the articles written about the phone. This is useful when new information gets added after writing the reviews.

Also check under Menu, Reviews – Accessories for wearables, headphone, portable amps, cases, power, cables and other reviews. Or click here.

Apple Phones

Apple iPhone 6 Plus review

BlackBerry Phones

BlackBerry Passport 10 Part Mammoth review

Android Phones

LG G3 review

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom review You will also need to click this link to pick up the other posts on the K Zoom https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/?s=samsung+galaxy+k+zoom

Samsung Galaxy S5 review

HTC One M8 review

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact review

Samsung Note 3 review

LG G Flex

Sony Z Ultra views and Camera Samples

Motorola Moto X review

Motorola Moto G review

Sony Xperia Z1 Review

Huawei Ascend P6 Review

HTC One

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Review

Sony Xperia Z Tablet

Samsung Note 2 review

Windows Phone

Nokia Lumia 1520 review

Nokia Lumia 820 review

Nokia Lumia 1020 review

Nokia Lumia 925 review

Nokia Lumia 620

Other

ZTE Open Review – Firefox OS

Amazon announces dreadful Q3 earnings – details

Amazon announced its Q3 2014 earnings, showing the largest operating loss in company history of $544 million for quarter 3. However, net sales were up 20 percent to $20.58 billion this quarter.

Operating cash flow was also up for the quarter at $5.71 billion, but that still is in the shadow of such a large loss. Amazon’s Q4 guidance warns of another loss in Q4 to the tune of $570 million.

Their Amazon Fire phone has not sold well at all. This means Amazon is having to write off $170m due to the costs and unsold inventory.

Following this announcement, Amazon’s share price dropped 10%.

Not a good day really and at some point it will need to start turning a profit.

SUPER CAMERA SHOOTOUT – UPDATED – NOW WITH 23 SMARTPHONES – iOS, android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry

SUPER CAMERA SHOOTOUT – UPDATED – NOW WITH 23 SMARTPHONES

Not sure about which phone or brand takes the best photos, then have a look at this super sized collection of photos from all the best smartphones and some budget phones as a comparison.

Apple iPhone 6 Plus – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157647679181549/

BlackBerry Passport – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157648520943848/

LG G3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157645618979801/

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644532639249/

HTC One M8 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643265004874/

Samsung S5 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157643875623354/

Sony Xperia Z2 – https://gavinsgadgets.wordpress.com/2014/06/15/sony-xperia-z2-second-impressions-part-2/

Samsung Note 3 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644034132513/

Samsung S4 Zoom – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039495565/

LG G Flex – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644114354349/

Apple iPhone 5S – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035336913/

LG Nexus 4 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039660933/

Sony Z1 Compact Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028694521/

Sony Xperia Z1 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039246935/

Sony Z Ultra – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083052095/

Sony QX100 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035811453/

Sony QX10 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035335185/

HTC One M7 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644039700054/

Huawei Ascend P6 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644028833151/

Nokia Lumia 1520 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035105534/

Nokia Lumia 1020 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644035516523/

Nokia Lumia 925 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157634991010769/

Nokia Lumia 620 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/72157644083348093/

To see the sets in one indexed page click here – https://www.flickr.com/photos/gavinfabl100/sets/ – note only the Sony Xperia Z2 is not shown on Flickr

My Reviews on Smartwatches, Wearables, Lenses, App Enabled Accessories and much much more

Below are reviews on a range of accessories that I have written. These are accessible using the Menu above.

Camera Lenses

Shoulderpod S1 smartphone rig review

Sony QX10/QX100 lens review

Olloclip 3 in 1 Lens review for iPhone 5

Glif+ for iPhone 5 review

Wearables

LG G Watch – review – android wear

Samsung Gear Neo Impressions

Samsung Gear Fit review

Samsung Galaxy Gear review

Pebble Smartwatch review

App Enabled Accessories

Imperihome Pro review

Netatmo Urban Weather Station Review

Moga Ace, Moga Pro and Moga Pro Power Game Controller Reviews

Sphero Ball review

Brando Shopping Gala NFC Ring review

Headphones, Speakers and Amps/DACS

Sony SBH80 Bluetooth headphones review

Sony XBA-H1 Headphone Review

Logitech UE 6000 Noise Cancellation Headphones review

Audio Technica ATH-AD900x Headphone review

Fiio E12 Headphone Amplifier

Cellz Bluetooth Portable Speaker review

Cellz In Ear High Performance Flat Headphones review

Cellz Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-503 review

Cables, Power and Connectors

Samsung Wireless Charging Pad

Brando Shopping Momax Universal Power Plus Battery Charging Kit review

Brando Shopping Portable Power Supply review

Brando Shopping OTG Desktop Connection Kit for Samsung Galaxy S4, Note 2 and Note 3 review

Brando Shopping Short Lightning Cable review

Bluetooth iPad Mini case review

Cellz Ultra Thin Slide Out Bluetooth Keyboard for iPhone 5/5S review

Cellz Power Battery case iPhone 5/5S review

Screen Protection

Brando Shopping Screen Protection review

Cellz Tempered Glass for iPhone 5/5S

Cases

Brando Shopping iPhone Armband case review

Brando Shopping iPhone 5/5S Leather Back Case review

Brando Shopping iPhone 5 / 5S Aluminism Bumper review

Brando Shopping Momax Smart Coat Case for Note 3 review

Trident iPhone 5 case review

Cellz Leather Flip case review

Cellz Premium Metal Bumper for iPhone 5/5S review

Misc

Cellz Non Slip Mat review

USB Fridge Review

USB Rollup Drum Kit