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Grandroids: Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One

By ⋅ May 15, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

It’s bloody hard to pick a winner from this bunch. They each have their upsides and some very minor downs. The HTC One camera is a disappointment but it looks smashing; the Samsung feels cheesy but is incredibly light and has a fantastic camera; and the waterproof Z could come in very handy, while Sony have also done amazing things with the modding community.

Review: Huawei MediaPad from 2degrees

By ⋅ December 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

While I wasn’t overly keen to review an Android tablet, I have been impressed by the Huawei devices I’ve used to date, so I was happy to give the new 7 inch Huawei MediaPad from 2degrees a blast. Bottom line: It’s an good device. It’s around half the price of a 3G iPad ($549 bundled [...]

Review: HTC ChaCha

By ⋅ October 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

“It’s a Facebook BlackBerry”: my answer to the almost inevitable “what the hell is that?” question I’d get every time I pulled out the HTC ChaCha to check my email or get some directions. I took the ChaCha with me to the USA recently as my local phone. That’s my M.O. as a gadget guy: [...]

2Degrees Huawei IDEOS X5 Review

By ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ 149 comments

I’m confused. On the one hand we have Vodafone pimping the Samsung Galaxy S, an Android 2.1 phone hobbled with Samsung’s custom interface. On the other hand (in my actual hand), I have the IDEOS X5 from 2Degrees. It runs the all-but-latest Android 2.2, with almost identical specs to the Samsung. The Samsung is a [...]

Xoom and Play

By ⋅ February 7, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

North America is in the foul clutches of Superbowl Sunday: an orgy or consumerist messages interspersed with football. A visiting USAnian was regaling me with tales of a sideline man with giant orange gloves, whose sole job is to get the attention of the referee when it is time for more commercials.

Android Hates Users

By ⋅ December 7, 2010 ⋅ 80 comments

Lots of people call me an Android hater. I have my reasons. Chief among them is Google’s utter disrespect for consistency and user experience.

HTC Goes Forking Crazy: HTC Desire HD, new HTC Sense, and HTCSense.com

By ⋅ October 27, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

HTC unveils a new Desire HD phone, a new version of HTC Sense, and a new website at htcsense.com

Telecom does Backflips

By ⋅ October 11, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

In the fifth of their recent Android releases, Telecom are launching the super-weird looking Motorola Backflip. What does that keyboard do when its on the back of the phone?

Sony Ericsson X10 Mini Pro: Great hardware, but…

By ⋅ July 3, 2010 ⋅ 13 comments

I was expecting my abhorrence for the X10 to carry over to the Mini Pro, but the plucky little brother gives a good showing. Nowhere near perfect, but better.

HTC Desire and Sony X10 Mini Pro coming to Vodafone

By ⋅ June 24, 2010 ⋅ 34 comments

Now we’re talking. Finally a “real” Android device is being released in the New Zealand market. The HTC Desire is a wicked fast phone with the latest (well, almost, but let’s not quibble), Android software. HTC also have a reasonable track record of keeping their current devices up to date, so with Android 2.2 out to the public yesterday, we might see it on the Desire in the near future.

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