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Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9″ Review

Any seasoned tech watcher will have noticed that Amazon is quietly building a third mobile ecosystem, competing against Apple's iTunes and Google's Play. Starting with the original Kindle ereader, the environment has grown into tablets and currently the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" tablet sits at the top of the food chain. And very tasty it is too. Let's take a

Vivitar Camelio Tablets

Jill Larson from Vivitar shows off their family-friendly 7" Android tablet to Don and Todd, explaining what makes Vivitar's offering compelling in an otherwise crowded market. The 7" Android tablet has been a massive success with almost every tech company getting in on the action. Vivitar's Camelio is aimed squarely at families and its unique selling point is "personality packs"

Motorola Moto X Comes to the UK

As widely rumoured, the Motorola Moto X is coming to the UK and the rest of Europe. The specs and features seem as per the US version - touchless control for Google Now, Active Display, Connect extension for Chrome and twist to start camera. KitKat will be on the Moto X out of the box and as expected, it looks

Motorola Moto G Smartphone Review

In the last few months, Motorola has returned to the smartphone spotlight with the Moto X and the Moto G. While the X currently isn't available in the UK (though there's a hotly-tipped press event in London this week), the Moto G follows the underrated Razr, Razr Maxx and variants that have been released since 2011, eschewing the Droid slider in

Lantronix Prints From Android and Chrome at CES

There are times when only hard copy will do but anyone who has tried to print from a tablet will know that it's not always easy. The main ecosystems from Apple and Google have their own printer strategies with AirPrint and Cloud Print respectively but support is spotty at best. Several printer manufacturers have gone so far as to create their

Samsung Reveals New Cameras for CES

Ahead of Samsung's CES event on Monday, the Korean company has announced two new cameras to get the show on the road, the NX30 and the Galaxy Camera 2. Aimed at the prosumer, the NX30 compact system camera extends Samsung's NX range, though my guess is that it will replace the current NX20 model. The heart of the camera is

Archos Helium 4G Smartphones at CES

Archos today entered the 4G and LTE smartphone market with the announcement of its new Helium range of sub-$250 smartphones. French company Archos has a long history with Android tablets and smartphones and the Helium 45 and 50 join the Platinum, Titanium and Oxygen lines. The new phones will run Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out the box with an expected upgrade