And it's been confirmed. The "mini" Galaxy S III, a four-inch device, will launch 11 October in Germany. JK Shin, Samsung's head of mobile communications dropped this tasty nugget of information at a press conference earlier today. Here's what he has to say. "We'll be launching a 4-inch Galaxy S III on the 11th in Germany. There's a lot of demand for a 4-inch screen device in Europe. Some call it an entry-level device, but we call it 'mini.'" The ...

Holy shit. We published this story of the Galaxy S III Mini, and now the price, plus images and specs have been released. Read on! Honey, I left the S III in the wash and now it's... smaller Right, there's a 4-inch screen which is the selling point of the S III Mini. It's a tiny little nipper compared to poppa S III. There's Android 4.1 or JellyBean as the mad people call it, a screen resolution of 80x480, a paltry 5MP ...

It hasn't even been a year since the original Samsung Galaxy Note launched. It was a work of genius for old Samsung. Many (including us, we admit) were not convinced. Who on earth would want something so big to make their calls and surf the internet, even with a glorified stylus? Cue awkward silence. Millions of you, it would appear. The Samsung Galaxy Note has sold by the bucketload. And while it is most definitely a niche device, it's done wonders for Samsung's ...

Mobile telecom Vodacom has gone and launched the first LTE services in sunny South Africa. LTE is roughly double the speed of 3G according to Vodacom, which is roughly 60Mbit/s. Theoretical speeds clock LTE  in at a very capable 300Mbit/s, but that's a long way incoming. It's not all sunshine and smiles though. There's specific LTE coverage which operates in Johannesburg only, for now. It's an exceptionally limited area, and for users lucky enough to live in sections covered by this ...

The Sony Xperia "Odin", scheduled for release in 2013, is set to be Sony's flagship device for the competitive smartphone market. This news arrives prematurely as Tech Radar reports device details from a leaked User-Agent Profile (UAProf) appearing on numerous blogs. The most important news from the leak is that the "Odin" will run three different models. The difference being each model has been set up to support varying degrees of 4G frequencies. This means each of the three models ...

I’ve used Crossbones ROMs on both my Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus and I have to admit, they’re as stable as you’re likely to find. They offer some very useful additions to Google’s stock offering, while also giving you a little more control over your device. If you’re looking for something that looks like stock, but feels and reacts quicker, then this is certainly worth a look. CPU controls and unique notification toggles are two of the most important features to ...

Kinect, it fills our stomachs with bile. Here was potentially the greatest controller to ever hit consoles, but was and is sorely underutilised. Is it down to the cumbersome tech, a hefty price or lack of innovative software? Whatever's cock-blocking motion-technology isn't getting Microsoft down and today, news of a new motion-tracking technology, namely a wearable wrist sensor is making us whole once more. A Microsoft research team have created a wrist-mounted array of sensors which accurately tracks hand and ...

Shipping has begun on Apple's two new iPod products, the Touch and Nano. This confirms reports from MacRumors whose sources reported the release last week. The major changes for the Touch are "back casing" colorway options along with a 4" retina display screen. It has also been fitted with a 5MP camera and runs iOS 6 with the help of Apple's impressive Dual core A5 chip. [caption id="attachment_46832" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Geekbench diagnostic review of fifth Gen iPod Touch[/caption] The Nano has ...

Nokia will announce a new range of Lumia smartphones: the 800 series. The range has two offerings, the 810 and 820 both scheduled for release later this year. The 810 is currently doing the rounds and sources at The Verge say it will be unveiled at a Nokia event 29 October. The event will also reveal further information on Windows 8 as it makes its way onto both the 800 and 900 series. Early specs show that this version will feature ...

According to Electronic Arts Inc FIFA 13 is selling like hot cakes! In just five days the 2013 version of the football game has sold more than 4.5-million copies across all platforms worldwide. FIFA 13, which launched on 25 September in key countries, sold more than 1.23-million games in the first 48 hours in the United Kingdom making it the second video game franchise ever to sell more than one million units in the UK within a day. "FIFA ...