Posts Tagged ‘samsung’
News: Sale of Samsung Watchphone delayed until 14th »
The Irish launch of Samsung's Watchphone has been delayed until 14th December, two weeks later than originally planned by the company. The novel device - also known as the S9110 - squeezes a mobile phone into a wrist-watch and will be available SIM-free in The Carphone Warehouse from €399. Samsung Ireland had announced earlier today ...Read On »
News: Vodafone’s 360 platform gets pre-pay »
Vodafone's 360 operating platform is now available to pre-pay customers following the network's launch of the Samsung M1. The handset will cost €199 to pre-pay customers and access to the 360 service will cost up to €12.09 depending on the individual's usage. The Vodafone 360 operating system, which blends numerous sources of social ...Read On »
News: Spotify and Nokia strike deal but still no Irish »
Music streaming service Spotify has struck a deal with Nokia that will allow users to access its catalogue through any Symbian-based handsets. The agreement means that a Spotify application will be available to owners of most Nokia phones as well as a handful made by other companies. Only premium subscribers will be able to access the ...Read On »
Windows XP vs. 7 Boot Speed Test »
Microsoft has made a lot of claims about the speed of its new operating system, Windows 7. It wouldn't take a lot for it to be faster than Windows Vista but what about the OS before that - the ubiquitous and still popular Windows XP? We decided to investigate by pitting two netbooks with identical spec (1.6GHz Atom Processor, 1GB RAM ...Read On »
First Impressions: Samsung Ping »
We do a quick run through of the features of Samsung's new "social communicator" - the Ping. See below for the video preview (and please excuse the sub-par quality - better video equipment is on the way).
Pricing plans of first Vodafone 360 phone announced »
Vodafone Ireland have announced price plans for its first official Vodafone 360 phones, which launches tomorrow. The Samsung H1 & M1, which Vodafone says have been tailor-made for its new social application suite, will cost between €99 and €149 for post-pay customers on an 18 month contract. The most basic contract available ...Read On »
What’s next for netbooks? »
In the run up to Christmas 2008 netbooks were being sold as a cheap entry-level computer for young kids and students alike. Just twelve months later the device-type has grown into a market of its own with a product range and customer base as varied as its more feature-laden sibling; the notebook. Taiwanese manufacturer Asus is widely ...Read On »
Samsung Solid Extreme review »
The tactic of mobile manufacturers has generally been to attract customers with more advanced or stylish phones than the one they already own; with the Solid Extreme Samsung ignores both selling points and pushes the durability factor instead. Neither end of the mobile market today can be identified by the sturdiness of its handsets. At the ...Read On »
Samsung Tocco Ultra review »
Samsung has become an extremely ambitious mobile phone manufacturer in recent times, particularly in the Irish market. Its latest touch-screen device, the Tocco Ultra, is a follow on from the Tocco which was released late last year but rather than being a tweak it is safe to say the Ultra is a whole different beast. The original Tocco was ...Read On »
Samsung NC10 review »
Coming relatively late to the netbook party seems to have done Samsung the world of good with its polished but imperfect NC10. Samsung is usually associated more with flat-screen TVs and mobile phones than laptops but if the NC10 is anything to go by this should change in the near future. At first glance this entry to the netbook ...Read On »
