Last time I reviewed a box for the SGS II it was the super-tough Body Glove Defender, and as I pronounced afterwards it was positively not good in the looks department. Well right away we have an additional option, and whilst the not as imperishable as the Body Glove, it looks good sufficient which we might not care!

The box in subject is the SGP Neo-Hybrid for the Samsung Galaxy S II, the a single which I have is the Satin-Silver version. If you’re wondering about SGP, they have been a single of the reward appendage makers for all brands of smartphones, and this sold box shows why.

The Neo Hybrid is just what the name says, a hybrid box done of both silicon and plastic. This multiple is undiluted in the approach they have built it.

The silicon member is a kind of glove which fits onto the phone, the cosmetic approximate afterwards clips onto the silicon with the behind image still withdrawal the silicon exposed.

The package screams premium, which alternative box comes with a holographic plaque to infer the real? Once we get the package open, we have been greeted with the behind of the case, flip which off and the pleasing warn comes, the box is additionally granted with a tall peculiarity shade guardian which is 25% thicker than the common shade protectors.

Another partial which points out this is a reward case, there is a formula inside which we can come in in to the SGP website to substantiate which the box is real.

Once we fit the box on, initial wise the silicon middle and afterwards the cosmetic frame, you’re ready to go.

The box fits good onto the phone. The cosmetic edges with the silicon behind mix ideally to give we a good hold on the phone. Similar to the Body Glove the SGP Case additionally has a arrange of mouth over the corner of the front of the phone yet I found this a single to be most reduction forward compared to the alternative case.This box misses the cover over the tip of the phone where the orator is, so which is a little insurance lost. Though it contingency be pronounced which SGP has a total operation of cases and the Neo-Hybrid is some-more for the looks than protection.

What creates me adore this box is which it fixes a single of the deadly flaws of the Defender, the approach it covers the energy and volume buttons. Where the defender left them feeling prosaic and tough to use, the SGP manages to cover the buttons with the silicon yet at the same time still keep them feeling as if they were bare, in alternative words- the perfect. The rest of the cut-outs have been additionally ideally cut and shaped.

Having used the SGP for a week I can contend for certain this will stay on my SGS II for a really prolonged time. Unlike alternative cases I essentially adore how this a single feels. It manages to be light, thin, doesn’t capture mud yet at the same time offers a decent volume of protection.

If we wish a box which protects your phone from all conditions, the Body Glove is for you. But if we have been seeking for a box which looks and feels great, the Neo-Hybrid is for you. It does yet as a reward product lift a price, and this comes in at a large $ twenty-seven on Amazon. With the banking relocating as it is, it depends on the day we buy it to see if it is value it in Rands.

Have a demeanour at it here : http://amzn.to/rVGQFZ

I got my Drifta a couple of months ago and had been regulating it with my laptop yet not prolonged ago with the Android App being expelled have proposed regulating it with my SGS II.

The DStv Drifta app is utterly simple, we come in and once your device is interconnected you’re presented with the channel list. Currently there have been fifteen channels accessible and for DStv Premium subscribers they have been giveaway until someday subsequent year. The channel preference is wide-spread with a multiple of sports, music, cinema and M-Net itself too!

In the channel list we additionally have a bottom club that shows we your stream Drifta battery and Signal level. I found that vigilance can shift a lot so if we have been deliberation purchasing the Drifta it’s most appropriate to deliberate the coverage map unless we live tighten to executive Joburg. There is additionally a mIni TV Guide of sorts on the channel list display we what is now personification on that channel and entrance subsequent yet for a some-more minute beam we can operate the Miguide app I formerly reviewed.

Once we click on a channel you’re presented with a loading shade whilst the Drifta connects to the channel. This shouldn’t take as well prolonged depending on your vigilance strength. The channel will afterwards begin streaming. There have been no options whilst streaming and we can shift the volume by regulating the volume keys.

When it comes to picture and audio peculiarity it can rely a lot as I pronounced on your vigilance strength, yet where I used the Drifta currently in the CBD I had no issues at all. While the picture is by no equates to HD peculiarity the observation on the SGS II’s 4.3′ shade is gentle and receptive to advice peculiarity great. One emanate we might notice is a ever so slight sync emanate in between the voice and picture. You might notice it in my video below.

When we do entrance the Options from the channel list we have a little options similar to to set a cue for the app, to rescan for channels and to get report on the standing of your Drifta per software.

Overall I found the Drifta to be a good too. I paid for it when it was on sale for R399 and it was a good investment for when I know I might be out and about and bored. The video peculiarity is excusable on the phone (less excusable for your Samsung laptop though) and audio is good too. The Drifta is a sportsmen’s mental condition with the Supersport Channels available!

I’ve done a video to Demonstrate the setup and quality. I’m contemptible for the Background Noise, it was my initial video and being at work I struggled to find a still place. I goal we still find it utilitarian though. If we have a Drifta and know of any utilitarian tips or tricks, greatfully share them

Note: The Dstv Drifta App only functions on sure devices, and will not work on inclination that have been rooted. It additionally requires a internet tie when rising to determine your phone.

This WIRED UK examination tells we all we need to know, from the singular unibody pattern done from the same element as ice hockey helmets, to because the Nokia Lumia 800 has good vigilance strength. 

If you’re reduced of time, Techradar gives we the most appropriate altogether lowdown and concludes which “Nokia has incited a corner”.

For fifteen mins of undeviating reviewing watch thehandheldblog. It covers all we competence wish to know, and says the 8 month turn-around time is “very impressive”. 

Ben Stevens from Which? gives this extensive review, and focuses as most on the “Nokia experience” as the hardware.

This examination by The Verge compares the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia N9. The Lumia is “Very discerning and snappy, Windows Phone by and through.”

And finally, Will from Frackulous, goes hands-on with the latest handset and decides this is “The most appropriate Windows Phone yet”. We’re blissful he thinks so.

The Galaxy S2 is a good device, my only emanate is I’m not someone who functions in a good still office, I’m at campus and which equates to I pierce around, opposite campus in bustling corridors and walkways so the chances have been tall which My phone could be mistakingly knocked out of my hands!

Not wanting to risk my phone I set out to get a imperishable cover to keep it protected and gripped in my hand.

I found my Answer in the BodyGlove Defender cover for The Galaxy S2. Here have been a little specs:

Cost: R129 (Vodashop)
Material: Thick Silicone
Warranty: 1 year on production defects in the cover

What’s in the Box?

Besides the cover Bodyglove additionally embody a tall peculiarity shade guardian and a accessible shade cleaner.

My view

The Defender definetely lives up to the name, once propitious the phone immeditately felt most some-more imperishable to me, the textured behind and sides give a good hold in the rubber and I’m most some-more assured about land my phone in public. An combined good is the Lip which covers the tip of the phone compartment the begin of the screen, the camera, orator and Proximity Sensor cutouts enter into ideally and this helps when we need to put the phone shade side down. on the Back the density of the Cover additionally equates to which the Camera is somewhat safer from scratches when we put the phone down on the back, again the cut out fits snugly for both the camera and speaker.

Something which Bodyglove did otherwise compared to alternative covers I came opposite is select not to have cut outs for the buttons, so both the energy and volume keys have been lonesome with markers to prove their on all sides for you. This is a single thing I do not similar to with the cover, the energy symbol gives roughly no feed behind and I finished up regulating the home symbol to arise the phone and a widget to close it.

About the looks: there’s no disbelief this isn’t the hottest seeking tote though in my perspective which isn’t the purpose. I overtly do not be concerned about how my phone looks at campus. What I’ve staid on is regulating the tote during the weeks and ‘Going bare’ on weekends.

Rating: 4 Stars. It could demeanour improved and those buttons being lonesome gets annoying!

If we have any prime covers discuss it me about them, there positively have been a lot of them out there for the S2!

First Look:

Well the geniuses over at Seidio have accomplished it again. We have seen good cases come from them before, for such phones as the Touch Pro 2, iPhone and the Blackberry Storm. This time they have given the  HTC Evo 4G by Sprint. One thing which unequivocally creates a box mount out to a consumer is the wrapping and this a single unequivocally creates a statement.

The box comes in a transparent cosmetic wrapping with a red background, which unequivocally creates the box standout and shows all of the glory. When opening the package we can’t assistance though get vehement to know which this overwhelming seeking box is about to cover and strengthen your overwhelming latest phone.

The box is 2 detached pieces, a single of which is silicone which wraps really cosy around the phone. The box afterwards fits in to a tough cosmetic subsidy which has a really soothing feel to it, really identical to the battery doorway on the Touch Pro 2. The silicone and the cosmetic subsidy fit together ideally as we can see in the pictures. When it comes to pattern and feel of the box I cannot contend anything disastrous about the case.

Daily Use:

After a couple of days of regulating the box I have come to adore it even some-more than when I initial took it out of the package. The pattern is undiluted which creates a good feel for land in your hands on a day to day basis. I keep my phone in my slot and most times with silicone cases it is really tough to slip it in to the pocket, since of the material; However, seems the silicone is lonesome in the behind with the tough cosmetic subsidy accomplished in a well-spoken paint, the phone slides really easily in to the slot with no friction. The 2 detached pieces stay together really easily and have not come detached at all. If I had a single disastrous thing to contend about the case, it would be which the energy symbol is kind of formidable to press with the box on. You have to press most harder than we do with no box at all. However, I assimilate since the designers would have the silicone so thick, since if they didn’t afterwards it would be as well easy for the element to rip. All in all I adore the box and consider it is a good investment for any one who wants to not only strengthen their phone, though additionally wants to demeanour in vogue whilst regulating it.

Written By: Chico

Reviewing the Camera focus on Galaxy S II

And stability in my speed in to Galaxy S II land, I longed for to share my views on the camera section benefaction on the device.

Let me begin by observant which I am no newbie when it comes to regulating phones which have had good camera ratings. For instance, from Nokia N95, N96, N97, Satio, SGS I9000 to now, SGS II. I can guarantee which I’ve had a share bit of camera handling time with my phone. Let’s speak of the camera (both still constraint and video recording) on the latest Galaxy S II and see how it performs.

The camera is a 8 Megapixels singular LED peep section with Autofocus/Touchfocus and is benefaction at the center behind on the battery cover in a somewhat towering way. The lens potion is easily stable by the slightlty towering cover around it. A earthy insurance slider would have been good though.

The limit fortitude in Still Mode is 3264 x2448 pixels (7.99MP) and the picture format is JPG . The Video Mode supports 1920×1080 pixels, 30frame/sec whilst the video format is 3GP/MP4 containers and add a lot of item in to it at around 17Mbps bitrate.

Do keep in thoughts which given this annals in HD, it does take a sizeable cube of space for a video of a notation or so.

The colors can infrequently come out a small over jam-packed though i am not complaing .They have the picture come out unequivocally appealing.

There is no earthy camera click pass benefaction on the device though honestly vocalization I haven’t unequivocally felt the need to it so prolonged I have been regulating SGS I9000 and SGS II .

The camera interface has right away been utterly revamped from the SGS right away and u get a total latest interface which is definatel user friendly. Samsung has combined a good hold to the icons which they stagger when the device is changed from potrait to landscape some-more and vice-versa. I can safely contend which the camera appication is the quickest by distant to any alternative camera focus on alternative inclination as distant as focus opening or shot time is concerned.

The assorted controls are
- Switch from Front Camera to Back Camera.
- Flash On/Off , Autoflash modes (AutoFlash mode is only accessible in Still Camera mode)
- Settings menu
- Camera Click button
- Toggle -Still/Video mode
- Review window

The latest toggle switch from still mode to video mode functions seamlessly.

Strangely I couldn’t find any environment to switch OFF or shift the camera click receptive to advice so seems similar to we all will be regulating a single click sound. You can geo-tag ur pictures as prior to and additionally name Storage as eiher Phone mental recall or Memory Card.

Moving onto the Settings , we have the common digital camera options benefaction many of which can be seen in SGS I9000 as well.
I privately do not similar to regulating the AUTO underline of regularly and lend towards to fool around around with the settings to get a genuine bargain of how each environment affects the output, be it superfluity or bearing settings, etc.To me I consider the Exposure environment of a 100 and Macro mode enabled turns in the most appropriate pictures when receiving genuine hold up images.

One latest thing which I contingency discuss is which capability to shift shortcuts from the revise shortcuts menu on dire the capacitive menu key. It allows we to shift the shortcuts. Very tidy Indeed!

There have been a variey of resolutions accessible trimming from max 3264×2448 to min 640×480 for Still and max 19201080 HD to min 176×144 variations. One unequivocally cold underline in the video mode was the ablity to jot down in Negative/Grayscale/Sepia mode. I’m not certain if this was benefaction prior to in SGS I9000 or not though unequivocally cold to be means to jot down in these modes which we routinely find for Still pictures. I have been told which we can additionally jot down video from the front-facing camera though I have nonetheless to figure out how.

I have been conference of a all this cry of pinkish spots and whatnot though I couldn’t find any such problems in the photos I took from the phone. The receptive to advice levels as well were unequivocally low on the images.

All in all, the camera interface, estimate speed, fortitude etc. have all been revamped. All the changes have been acquire often exclusive the receptive to advice becoming different choice not benefaction similar to before.

SlashGear reviewed the IDAPT i4 concept charging hire final week. This device has 3 spots which can reason chargers for the iPhone and alternative rigging to concede charging of multiform inclination at once.

Samsung’s authorised dialect has asked the courts to force Apple to give it early entrance to the iPhone 5. This comes after Samsung was forced to palm over samples of the inclination which allegedly transgress on Apple patents.

AT&T is carrying to answer some-more questions from the FCC about the squeeze of T-Mobile. Apparently, the FCC wants AT&T to answer 50 opposite questions to begin with.

A hotly expected smartphone with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a “Super” 4.3-inch screen, and a manufacturer-skinned chronicle of Android 2.3 — you must be articulate about the Samsung Galaxy S II, right? Not on this occasion, squire. Today we’re receiving a gander at HTC’s Sensation, a handset that’s only started shipping in Europe underneath a short-term Vodafone disdainful and that should be creation the approach to T-Mobile in the USA early subsequent month. By violence the stablemate the EVO 3D and Moto’s Droid X2 to the market, the Sensation becomes the world’s initial 4.3-inch smartphone with qHD resolution, whilst additionally portion as the entrance phone for HTC’s Watch movie streaming use and Sense 3.0 UI customizations. That leaves us with an contentment of novelty to review, so what have been you watchful for?

Continue celebration of the mass HTC Sensation review

HTC Sensation examination around Engadget on Fri, twenty-seven May 2011 12:00:00 EST. .