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Samsung Galaxy Extreme Xcover S5690 smartphone review

Mobiles & tablets
22 March, 2012
3/5

Samsung has plenty of phones in its portfolio, but the Samsung Galaxy Extreme Xcover S5690 is a bit different from the rest. Not only because of it’s got a super long name, but because it is rugged. Its nearest competitor is the Motorola Defy range, the Defy, newer Defy Plus, and the imminent Defy Mini….

TomTom Western Europe for iPhone

Software
16 February, 2012
4/5

This turn-by-turn app, from the brand that popularised the sat nav, is the most expensive around by a country mile. The cynic in us thinks this might be because TomTom can see the lucrative market for GPS hardware disappearing before its very eyes, as touchscreen smartphones become dominant. The company promises that its range of…

Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201

Mobiles & tablets
3 February, 2012
4/5

The original Asus Eee Pad Transformer was a real wow-inspiring Android tablet with a separate, but attachable keyboard. The Eee Pad Transformer Prime now adds a quad core processor and Android 4 into the mix. What could go wrong? We’re all talking about GPS Asus may have caused itself an unnecessary problem where GPS is…

The best Android apps for navigation, GPS, satnav and geo-location – group test

Software
28 July, 2011

With the summer holidays well and truly underway, this month we’re taking a look at how your Android smartphone and its built-in GPS can help you out with navigation. There’s plenty on offer – and it’s not just about getting you from A to B, so why not make the most of it? See you…

Magellan eXplorist 610 GPS

Gadgets
18 July, 2011
4/5

With high-end GPS capabilities and a 3in touchscreen display, the Magellan eXplorist 610 is one of a new breed of satellite navigation devices designed to go where smartphones fear to tread. The popularity of standalone GPS units has been on the wane since GPS-equipped smartphones first appeared – and it’s a decline that has accelerated…

Casio Exilim EX-H20G

Gadgets
11 July, 2011
4/5

With more than enough point-and-shoot cameras on the market to bamboozle, it makes good marketing sense for a new model to have a standout feature. Casio’s Exilim EX-H20G has just that, in the form of a hybrid GPS tracking device. A lot of cameras now have GPS to geo-tag photos, but this is something even…

TomTom GO LIVE 825 Europe

Gadgets
2 July, 2011
4/5

Car manufacturers are masters of the art of designing cunning product ranges, knowing that the base model price gets buyers into the showroom, where they can then be tempted by the shinier upmarket variants. With its GO LIVE 825, satnav manufacturer TomTom has adopted the same approach. Spot the differenceThe GO LIVE 825 comes in…

FujiFilm XP30

Gadgets
6 June, 2011
3/5

Although it’s water, dust and shock proof, FujiFilm’s rather rugged XP30 compact digital camera isn’t aimed at the bomb-proof travel camera’ market. Instead, it’s designed to protect itself from clumsy family members – including, but not limited to, kids. That said, we could still see a place for the svelte 165g XP30 in the daysack…

HTC Wildfire S

Mobiles & tablets
24 May, 2011
3/5

The HTC Wildfire S is an update on last year’s Wildfire. Like its predecessor, the Wildfire S is aimed at the middle of the range, suitable for those who want Android but don’t fancy paying top dollar for a state-of-the-art handset. Anyone looking at the middle of the range has to accept some compromises –…

Creative ZEN Touch 2

Gadgets
21 April, 2011
2/5

Personal music players are nothing new. But long-time maker Creative’s new ZEN Touch 2 is something a bit different. It runs Android, the operating system that has set the smartphone sector alight – and it’s a far cry from the blocky, black-and-white-screened original ZEN Touch. The Creative ZEN Touch 2 comes in three versions. The…