Alexis Philippides

Website: https://www.stuff-review.com

Email: alexis@stuff-review.com

Profile: Alexis is the founder of Stuff-Review and the primary editor. He's a blogger, an engineer and a web entrepreneur. Alexis has been building and managing websites for over 12 years. An eternal sufferer from gadget lust, he tries to keep his passion in check by writing overly lengthy pieces on technology and consumer electronics. Soft spots include digital cameras, high-end audio separates and portable devices. At times, his electrical engineering background peers out in technically convoluted articles, but otherwise he provides down-to-earth reporting.

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The new Nook – adding touch and staying simple?

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  • May 24, 2011 at 8:56 am

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Well if you would have us guess what the new device to be announced today by Barnes & Noble would be, then we would say a refresh of the original E-Ink Nook.

The Nook Color seems to be selling well and the 1.2 update, which brought curated app support, has only been released a few weeks ago. On the other hand the original Nook is starting to show it’s age and there are definitely proponents of the advantages of E-Ink for a dedicated e-Reader device. B&N is a book retailer after all, so although the Nook Color is breaking new ground for the company, it can’t really forget about it’s bread and butter business.
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Zune and Windows Phone 7 styled music player for Android

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  • May 20, 2011 at 2:47 pm

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Zune / Windows Phone 7 music player for Android

We love the Zune’s stylish, flashy and efficient music player user interface which, by not simple luck, has been inherited by Windows Phone 7. Official Zune development might or might not have stopped, nevertheless it’s created something bigger and also quite a following. So, when we found out that it’s been ported into an Android music player we were pretty excited.

The application comes from LauncherPro’s developer, and although it’s still quite an early alpha build, we’ve taken it through its paces and its pretty smooth and really close both functionally and visually to the original.

UPDATE 1: Zune/WP7 styled music player shown running on Nook Color, images after the link.

UPDATE 2: Alpha 3 just released with many bug fixes and new features, link for download after the break.

UPDATE 3: Alpha 4 now out with widget support and playlist creation, link for download after the break.
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HTC Sensation out now, pre-orders starting to ship

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  • May 19, 2011 at 9:32 am

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HTC Sensation

HTC’s superhero, superphone, smartphone the HTC Sensation (a.k.a. Pyramid) is launching today in the UK as a Vodafone exclusive. Pre-orders have been going on for a while now with a promised ship day, today, the 19th of May; so some of you out there should be getting a big piece of new tech pretty soon. New Vodafone UK marketing material and ads have also been spotted with the HTC Sensation prominently taking the front row.
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Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt MacBook Airs coming this summer

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  • May 18, 2011 at 3:08 am

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MacBook Air with Sandy Bridge

Intel’s speedy Sandy Bridge platform and Thunderbolt interface have already made their way into Apple’s MacBook Pro line-up in February this year.

Now, Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes is reporting that Apple supply chain sources will begin shipments of new 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch MacBook Air models, in late May, featuring updated Sandy Bridge processors while sporting Thunderbolt ports. The same sources are claiming that the launch of the new Airs will be in June or July.
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Video chat finally available on Android phones, coming first as part of Android 2.3.4 for Nexus S

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  • April 28, 2011 at 4:54 pm

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Well it’s something we’ve been expecting for some time now, and finally Google is launching Google Talk with video and voice chat for Android phones. However it’s not coming as a market update of the Google Talk application, at least not initially, but rather as part of the Android 2.3.4 over-the-air update for Nexus S devices. Devices should be updated over the next few weeks.
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B&N Nook Color updated to version 1.2 with Froyo, curated apps, Flash and e-mail

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  • April 25, 2011 at 9:53 am

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B&N Nook Color - 1.2 Update bringing Android Froyo, apps, email and new features

Well The long wait for Nook Color owners seems to be over. Barnes & Noble’s popular e-reader has finally been updated to Android 2.2 (‘Froyo’) while at the same time users can for the first time install apps without having to resort to rooting their device.

When we initially reviewed the Nook Color, the update was still in the works; nonetheless we thought it had great potential as a well-designed budget Android tablet. However, the $250 device is still not getting full Android Market access, but rather its own app store with applications having to first be approved by B&N for inclusion. This means that you will not find every obscure Android app out there, actually the catalogue right now is quite limited with no Facebook app or any of the standard Google apps like Maps, but available apps should increase over time.
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Amazon Appstore for Android now live

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  • March 22, 2011 at 2:57 pm

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Amazon Appstore for Android

Amazon’s Appstore for Android is now live and open for business. Angry Birds Rio is joining Amazon for the launch and it’s free to download for the rest of today (normally $0.99). It will not be the only free paid app on offer, Amazon will be featuring a different paid app each day for free which we are sure will be a good incentive for people to download and use the appstore.
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Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble and its manufacturers over Android based Nook

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  • March 21, 2011 at 4:27 pm

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Nook Color by Barnes & Noble

We already knew that Barnes & Noble’s Nook line, and especially the Nook Color, was creating some waves and it didn’t take long for Microsoft to take aim at the largely popular e-reader. Microsoft has filled legal actions against Barnes & Noble and its Nook device manufacturers, Foxconn and Inventec.

The Nook runs on Android and the claimed patent infringements relate to the key Android user experience such as interacting via tabbing through various screens and interacting with documents and e-books.
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Firefox 4 joining the party, scheduled for March 22nd

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  • March 17, 2011 at 1:10 pm

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Firefox 4 ~ Web-o-Wonder

Mozilla has announced that it will be releasing the final version of Firefox 4 on March 22nd; the first beta was made available in July 2010 and after eleven more betas, Release Candidate 1 made a public appearance on March 9th.

Firefox 4 was initially planned for last year but was delayed in order to stabilize the new JavaScript engine and because of additional work on hardware acceleration. Firefox 4 will be the third major browser release in March, following Chrome 10 and Internet Explorer 9.
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Guide: How to transfer you data and settings to the iPad 2 from an original iPad

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  • March 15, 2011 at 6:22 pm

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iPad 2 Mail app

So you were already sporting the original iPad but you just had to have the latest and greatest, so you already picked up the iPad 2. Now you want to have all your data and settings copied over to your new iPad 2 so you can just continue where you left off.

Transferring your data is actually a pretty simple process and should take you only a few minutes, depending on the amount of information you have. Just follow this simple guide and you should have your iPad 2 all setup:
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