Huawei are one of the biggest telecommunications equipment companies in the world. They are huge in China although their kit is used the world over. Chances are if you are a BT Broadband customer you are using modems build by them. Huawei make no bones about their desire to become one of the biggest smartphone manufacturers in the world, and a couple of years ago they started their assault on the European market. I reviewed the G300 and found it to be a stunning budget range phone. The Huawei Read more [...]
Swype Beta keyboard update gives tablets users a new option
The Swype keyboard has been one of the stand out features of many Android handsets over the last few years. I distinctly recall being knocked for six when I first saw it on the Galaxy S and it was one of the reasons I bought the phone. The developers have now released a new update for their application including a synchronised dictionary that works over multiple devices called a ‘Living Learning Keyboard’, trending words and most importantly, a split tablet keyboard. The new beta version can Read more [...]
‘SwiftKey X’ Android Keyboard is 50% off
Alternate Android SwiftKey X is currently 50% off on the Android Market as part of the ‘Black Friday’ to ‘Cyber Monday’ sales phenomenon. Both SwiftKey variants are available on the Android Market (SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X) and for Yanks, on the Amazon Appstore (SwiftKey X and SwiftKey Tablet X). It’s a great keyboard…time to get our Tablet version me thinks. Via SwiftKey Read more [...]
SwiftKey X 2.2 Evolves Android Typing
Everyone’s favourite keyboard on Android is either Swype or SwiftKey. Swype is usually bundled with handsets while SwiftKey is the alluring siren on the Android Market waiting for you to give it a try. I flip between the two, but have recently been charmed by the SwiftKey X Tablet edition since the new arrival of my Galaxy Note. The massive screen needs something a bit clever when typing in landscape mode, and unfortunately Swype does not cut the mustard. The team behind SwiftKey have release Read more [...]
SwiftKey update for Halloween
Alternative Android keyboard crew SwiftKey have released an update to celebrate Halloween. The fetching orange and black theme is enough to make us swap from Swype. Otherwise there is no change but why change arguably the best Android keyboard around? Apart from Swype of course. Where SwiftKey excels is via its word prediction engine which is very advanced. The app scans your text messages, email and Tweets to try and work out how you communicate and it works well. After a while you start Read more [...]
Motorola Pro+ makes it over the pond
Motorola have announced the Pro+ smartphone “that works and plays as hard as you do”. I was under the impression that the recently announced Defy+ did that, but obviously some people work harder than others. Why else would you need beast of a phone like this with a 3.1 inch capacitive Gorilla glass screen and built in keyboard? Good grief. Look at the thing. The Gingerbread monster comes with a 5MP camera, a 1GHz processor, and a nice and large 1600mAh battery to metro you going for hopefully Read more [...]
