Category: Mobile
iPAQ: A leading edge mobile device in its day
Rummaging in my magpie’s nest – aka the cupboard where old gadgets, cables and what not live – I came across this absolute gem: a Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC that was launched in April 2000. My original recollection was that I bought this in 2002. However this model, the 3630, was released in April 2000. By 2002, Compaq had been acquired by Hewlett-Packard and further models were introduced in the following few years branded as HP iPAQ (and some were… Read the rest →
The Galaxy Z Fold 5 could be the foldable worth waiting for
Rumours are flying that Samsung will have addressed the problem with the crease in it’s foldable smartphones when the Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to be released in August. The Verge is one of many media outlets reporting that Samsung could adopt a “droplet”-style hinge that allows the display to form a teardrop shape when closed, making for a much gentler curve that leaves less of a crease. SamMobile says a Z Fold 5 prototype with teardrop hinge was… Read the rest →
Don’t be flip with the Flip
A point to note if you have a new Galaxy Z Flip: Foldable phones like the Galaxy Z Flip and the Motorola Razr can’t afford much negative feedback if they ever want to go mainstream. Elsewhere around the web, most Galaxy Z Flip owners are seemingly enjoying the clamshell-style foldable phone Samsung invested heavily in to create.https://uk.pcmag.com/smartphones/124907/dont-worry-about-this-busted-galaxy-z-flip If you had a flip phone back in the days of feature phones – so we’re talking from the late 90s to the mid 00s –… Read the rest →