2014 – Year of Mediatek power?

It comes as no surprise that Mediatek – home to china – has become a very large player in the Smartphone market. 100’s, if not 1000’s of devices are designed with Mediatek chips every year, albeit majority of the devices remain in the Asian market. But what does the future hold?

Google Nexus 5 & Nexus 10 announcement coming October 31st?

***Update 1 Oct 31st 2013: 5 sources have now claimed Nexus 5, along with Android 4.4 KitKat, will be announced today. More on this here at AndroidPolice.

Ah Halloween. One of the most favoured holidays for a child. Fancy décor, free sweets and now, complimentary from Google, a possible Nexus devices & Android 4.4 Kit Kat announcement.

Need a budget Android (even up to 4.2?)? No problem.

Many of those seeking to purchase the new Samsung Galaxy S4 or Samsung Galaxy Note 3, or indeed the LG G2, don’t take much time out to consider third party – foreign manufactured Android devices. Personally, I wouldn’t have either. The fear of not knowing what you’ll get, what condition it would be in, and dealing with shady looking website is enough to put you off completely. But I took the plunge.

After months of debating (last year at that), and carefully analysing the latest technology trends, the expectations of new processors, increased RAM and more storage, I waited and waited while observing new Chinese branded phones to be released every day. If you asked me 2 years ago to even consider getting an unbranded phone, or a Chinese phone more precisely, I would have thrown the idea out the window purely because of the horror stories I had heard about quality of cheaper goods.

In December last year, I had put away some savings. I got myself a new laptop (HP I didn’t go Chinese branded for that one – although its still made in China – Lol) and I purchased an Android 4.1 Device online from a Chinese retailer. I will not mention the retailer yet because I am not advertising them. If you wish to check out the website I ordered from, I will gladly link at the end of this article.

As I clicked the final order confirmation, I was dreading the idea that the phone would never come. After a few days, I was provided with a tracking number which supplied information I needed to confirm that my device was on the way. I had to wait until it showed up in the shipping company’s database.

App Review (Android) – Free Full Movies 2

Here’s an app that literally has 100’s of movies. I installed this personally the other day with less than high hopes, curious as to how well it would work. To my surprise, I was very impressed.

Acer Aspire P3 – Is it the tablet for you?

                                                  Photo by vernieman

Acer’s new P3 Tablet, running Windows 8, is an impressive Ultrabook. However, there are many of its kind. With tablets being announced, publicised and released virtually every other day, it can be hard to keep up with the goings of technology.

So you’re in the market looking for a new tablet, but you’re not sure what to get. The question is difficult to give a generalising answer to, as it completely depends on what you intend to use it for. Some tablets can be bought for sub $100. Low priced tablets will tend to cater for the needs of you social networkers, simply using Facebook, twitter and your favourite browser.

Playstation 4 Introduces Subscription Fees for Playstation Network

Playstation announced that they will be introducing a $50 subscription fee per year for Playstation Network gamers. Unfortunately they’re following the trend of pay-to-play like Microsoft, though marginally cheaper.

Verizon updating Galaxy S3

Were Microsoft’s Xbox One restrictions one big marketing ploy?

Around the globe, Xbox fans were shocked when they were surprised with the merciless restrictions on how they were able to utilise their future  Xbox One. Microsoft caused controversy over limitations placed on one’s ability to play games based on an internet connection, one’s ability to sell & buy second hand games or one’s ability to play without Kinect.