So, the eagle has landed, and Samsung's long-awaited Galaxy S III powerhouse is finally available to purchase; well, at least for a few countries. Those in North America will have to wait a couple of weeks to get their hands on the device, but at least - after the near month-long wait from the announcement, some consumers can enjoy S Voice and quad core prowess of the Super AMOLED HD-toting smartphone.
The eyes of the smartphone adoring world may all be focusing on Samsung's new and shiny Galaxy S III handset, but that hasn't stopped the original Galaxy S model and its successor the S II flying off the shelves quietly in the background. There is no doubt that the Galaxy S III will prove to be an extremely popular device, it has even knocked the iPhone 4S off the most popular spot in Britain only two days after being launched, but the figures released by Samsung show that their earlier models are also producing good numbers.
If you are a fan of mobile-based gaming and happen to have taste for the previous N.O.V.A. releases then you are not going to want to miss this latest release by Gameloft. The mobile gaming company managed to make sure that thousands of Android device owners were already planning on purchasing this game when they released a truly mouth watering gameplay trailer at the beginning of May, and it looks like the actual game doesn't disappoint.
When it comes to the purchase of devices like smartphones and other consumer tech gadgets, consumers tend to to make impulse purchases based on things like aesthetics and word of mouth rather than actually looking into what has been deemed the best by various surveys and opinion polls. When it comes to customer satisfaction, it has been revealed that Windows Phone powered devices are the best devices to get your hands on.
If there are two things that Android has over its iOS competition, they are both personified by the app we are about to tell you about. It is an app that would never see the light of day in Apple's App Store, and shows just how useful having a wide open app development playing field can be.
Today's tech news will be largely dominated by Android, and given the successor to the biggest selling Android device to date is launching across much of Europe and the Middle East, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. In conjunction with the big launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III, the Korean LCD specialist is also (re)introducing its Music Hub app, which has been massively revamped in order to be taken seriously as a competitor to the popular services like iTunes and Spotify.
Although the Samsung Galaxy S III has yet to be released, the Android community is having a field day in extracting some of its prized exclusive features and porting them through to other devices on the market.
Whilst sharing files between Android devices is nowhere near as tedious as Apple appears to be making it for iOS users, that doesn't mean to say apps facilitating and promoting file sharing between smartphones and tablets are not welcome. Despite the stance of the vendors, consumers love apps which aid easy miscellaneous file transfer between devices, and AnySend is a wonderful example of how such a utility should look, behave and perform.
If you're a power-downloader of apps, you may find that all those icons can be difficult to manage. Folders are helpful in keeping things tidy, but given that they aren't automated, it can still be a trying task keeping everything in a prim and proper category.
Most of you will have been in a situation whereby you're on a desktop or notebook, and after a while, realize you've missed a couple of notifications from your smartphone. Whether you're just browsing the web due to boredom or working hard researching on a college assignment, it's one of the few occasions where the reliability on a portable device is somewhat minimized.
