Podcast - 11th September 2013
This week's show is packed with new products, including two iPhones, three smartwatches, two Android smartphones and a couple of innovative lens-based camera accessories.
We also find time to talk about mobile security, virtual networks and being dishonest via text message.
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Apple has announced two new iPhone smartphones this evening.
The iPhone 5s is the company’s new flagship handset, described as the world’s first smartphone with 64-bit desktop-class architecture. As well as using Apple’s A7 chip it also has an improved 8 megapixel camera and a fingerprint sensor for unlocking.
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Sony has announced two smartphone accessories that look like camera lenses.
Each is actually a separate camera that’ll link to compatible Android and iOS smartphones via WiFi and Sony’s PlayMemories Mobile application. There are even smartphone mounting kits for some handsets, although the ‘lens’ can also be used at a distance from the phone.
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Sony has announced a new flagship smartphone at the IFA 2013 electronics trade show today.
The Sony Xperia Z1 is a waterproof and dustproof handset with a 5-inch screen and a 20.7 megapixel image sensor. It’ll run Android on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core 2.2 GHz processor.
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Acer has confirmed that a new flagship smartphone will be announced at the IFA 2013 electronics trade show this month.
The Acer Liquid S2 will have a 6-inch HD screen and the ability to record video in 4K resolution, which is four times the resolution of HD.
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