I have to admit, I had low expectations for this phone. I’m an iPhone nut and very few phones have managed to beat or come in anywhere near the JesusPhone. But the Omnia 7 was amazing. Or let me clarify -- its operating system, Microsoft’s Windows Phone, was amazing. The case around it, the Samsung part of the phone, was a bit average. I’m not going to devote too much time to the case, except to say I found it a ...

Streaming TV shows are next for Microsoft’s console, the Xbox 360. Microsoft recently announced that it will start live-streaming a wide variety of TV shows via its Xbox live service. This service will be available to more than 20 countries by the end of the year. Microsoft has promised a “new era in television” by December, with cable companies like BBC, Comcast, HBO and Verizon FiOS included. According to Microsoft interactive entertainment business president Don Mattrick, the announcement "is a ...

Unlimited data for the iPhone 4S will be made possible thanks to US mobile carrier Sprint. When Sprint begins offering iPhone 4S packages, its uncapped data plan will be offered alongside it. Michelle Leff Mermelstein, spokesperson for Sprint said, “We will be offering the benefit of our unlimited plans that start at just US$69.99.” Users will be able to combine this with unlimited calling for US$99 per month. The only downside to this plan is a US$10 surcharge on both of these ...

TomTom has launched a Top Gear themed device and combined it with the popular characters from the long-running automotive TV show. Top Gear and TomTom are hoping to leverage the popularity of the motoring show by including options such as “Stig Mode”, presenter Jeremy Clarkson’s voice and "unique Top Gear selected points of interest including race tracks and raceway locations related to the series". Stig Mode seems to be a bit of a novelty, as all it does is mute ...

In a world of increasingly samey Android phones, Sony Ericsson drops the Xperia Ray. It’s pretty hard to make a mobile phone eye-catching or even desirable. Sure, the Jesus phone is attractive enough, but the Xperia Ray makes you want to pick it up and fondle it suggestively. It’s also pleasantly functional -- after a disastrous fling with Microsoft and Winpho, the Andoid-based phones in the Xperia range are pretty good. This phone is really small, and really powerful. If you’re ...

At its Cupertino campus on Tuesday, Apple unveiled a new iPhone as well as iPod updates, pricing and availability for iOS 5, iCloud and iTunes Match. Apple also announced two new apps, and introduced the world to its intelligent software assistant, Siri, that helps you get things done though speech. Here’s what happened, in a nutshell. iPhone 4S Same design, better internals. It has a dual-core A5 CPU with graphics that can be up to seven times faster than in the iPhone 4. The antenna ...

The largest tech event in Japan, The Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (Ceatec) exhibition kicked off in the city of Chiba. Close to 600 tech firms will be at the exhibition, with over 200 000 visitors expected to attend Ceatec during the weeklong event. Certain devices are intrinsically linked to Japan, especially in the wake of its combined nuclear disaster, tsunami and earthquake events which occurred earlier this year. Gadgets which are aimed at the improvement of urban infrastructure ...

Farewell, Zune. Microsoft’s red-headed stepchild of the mobile content world has been put out of its misery. The official statement from Microsoft follows. We recently announced that, going forward, Windows Phone will be the focus of our mobile music and video strategy, and that we will no longer be producing Zune players. So what does this mean for our current Zune users? Absolutely nothing. Your device will continue to work with Zune services just as it does today. And we ...

A US$45 tablet is now a reality, thanks to Indian ingenuity. The tablet launches this week and its hope is to bring the digital age to millions of students across India. The “Akash” or “Sky” is to be launched in New Deli by Kapil Sibal, the Human Resources Development Minister. The Akash will apparently have a seven-inch screen, 180 minutes of battery and the ability to play content. The tablet will also include Android 2.2 as its operating system, will have ...

We all know that finding the right application for a specific job can be difficult, and with the massive selection available on the Android Market, it can be even more so. I thought it would be useful if I shared some of the apps I can’t live without with you. You may already use some of them, others may just help make you life a lot easier, either way, here’s a breakdown of ten Android apps that I can’t live ...