Microsoft Band: do you want to track your health? and with a Microsoft device?
Data on human health has immense value. At an individual level, use of that data has the potential to enhance well-being and productivity, to extend life, and in some cases to avert disaster – such as...
View ArticleA nearly perfect boombox: take your audio on the road with TDK’s Trek Max
I first heard the Trek Max at a busy press exhibition; audio rarely sounds good in big noisy rooms but I was struck by the fact that this TDK device was not dreadful but made a valiant attempt to...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Lumia 400, the cheapest Windows Phones yet, but what is the brand...
Microsoft has announced the Lumia 435, the first 400-series Lumia and the cheapest Windows Phone yet. The Lumia 532, also just announced, is an upgrade to the Lumia 530 and also pitched at a low-end...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft is hard to love
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stated last week that “We want to move from people needing Windows to choosing Windows to loving Windows. That is our bold goal with Windows.” It is an understandable goal....
View ArticleQuick thoughts on Surface 3 from a long-term Surface user
I’ve been using a Surface as my usual travel PC for a while now – mostly Surface Pro (the first iteration) but also Surface RT and Surface 2. Microsoft has announced Surface 3 – is that a good buy?...
View ArticleHuawei P9 smartphone launched in London: first look review
I attended the launch of Huawei’s P9 and P9+ smartphone range in London. This was a global launch from a Chinese company which, like Xiaomi with its impressive presentation at Mobile World Congress, is...
View ArticleWind up your iPhone–this is not a wind up!
I have long thought that the solution to the difficulties we have keeping mobile devices charged is to make more use of the energy created by our bodies as we move around. Once long ago I had a...
View ArticleHonor 8 smartphone first look
I’m just back from Paris and the European launch of the Honor 8 smartphone. Honor is wholly owned by Huawei though the relationship between the two businesses is a tad opaque. I’ve been told that Honor...
View ArticleSweetlabs Android App Services: what is it?
Margins on smartphones are thin, which is why we regularly hear commentary about how only Apple and Samsung are making any money from them. Vendors therefore look for other ways to monetize their...
View ArticleAsus ZenWatch 3 prompts the question: is it time yet for smartwatches?
Today Asus launched the ZenWatch 3, an Android Wear smartwatch set for release towards the end of this year. Price was announced as €229. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100, ZenWatch 3 is a...
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