TECH HEAD REVIEW: Apple to launch iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 despite losing patent fight

Apple doesn't do things small, but rumors suggest that it is going to do that small thing again – the next iteration of the its mini tablet, the iPad Mini 2, is set to be launched this fall but not without glitches.

This time, it is the fact that Apple has lost its petition for the iPad Mini trademark. Yes, strange but true.

Despite Apple wresting the iPad’s US trademark fair and square from Fujitsu in March 2010, and securing it from a Chinese court in November 2012 for that country, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has refused to grant Apple Inc. the trademark for the iPad Mini.

Why? Logical question, but one with an answer that can be a little confusing.

TECH HEAD REVIEW: Two into one HP Envy x2 switches functions in a matter of seconds

Touted as a hybrid notebook computer, the HP Envy x2 PC can easily transform into an 11.6-inch HD touch-screen tablet computer.

The Envy x2 has a detachable screen that becomes a full tablet when separated from the keyboard via a seamless magnetic latch. It comes with a sleek aluminium finish and an innovative hinge with magnets that smoothly guide the tablet into place. 

The detaching and connecting to the docking section can be done on the fly without having to turn the computer off first. The docking section provides two USB ports, an HDMI port, a microphone/headphone jack and a memory card reader.

TECH HEAD REVIEW: Samsung Galaxy S4 v Nokia Lumia 920

We look at the Samsung Galaxy S4 v Nokia Lumia 920 and call a winner.

The Nokia Lumia 920 isn’t just the best smartphone handset that Nokia has ever made but arguably also the best Windows Phone 8 handset. Its reveal and then release last year attracted levels of excitement usually reserved for an Apple or Samsung launch. It reviewed well too, achieving an impressive 4 stars here.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 meanwhile needs no introduction. The Galaxy brand has become an iPhone like phenomenon and its momentum is only going to increase with the launch of this latest handset. The question is, can the Nokia Lumia 920 stay relevant in a post S4 world or will it be left in the dust?