Camera phones

It is fair to say that HTC had a rather average 2011. Whilst they were able to deliver a number of high spec devices, there seemed to be a lack of innovation, with many handsets mirroring what had come before. As we moved into 2012, HTC were determined to improve their mobile offerings, and to start with they recently revealed a trio of new Android smartphones, one of which is the HTC One X. Everything you see with the One X suggests quality, from the design and build to the glorious high definition display. The chassis of the One X is...

Nokia may have been going through a lean time of late, but they still know how to steal a headline or two, and they managed just that at the recent Mobile World Congress with the announcement of the Nokia 808 PureView. Boasting an amazing 41 Megapixel camera, the Nokia PureView delivers never before seen imaging capabilities on a cameraphone, with some pretty impressive technology. Using a new technology called oversampling, the PureView handset has a high resolution 41 Megapixel sensor, with a Carl Zeiss lens, that together combine to allow the 808 capture images never before seen on a mobile phone. When...

Having a camera on your mobile phone is almost taken for granted these days, and the iPhone is one of the better imaging devices around. Even so, the guys at SmugMug felt they could do a better job, the results of which is the new camera app, Camera Awesome. One area in particular that SmugMug felt could be improved was the speed of the camera. According to SmugMug CEO Dan MacAskill, by the time the default camera app loads, often the opportunity for a photo has gone. Figuring they could make a better app in just a couple of months, the...