Author: James O'Malley
James is the Editor of TechDigest. You can follow him on Twitter @Psythor.
Blackberry announces “Leap” and “Slider”
Over at MWC, Blackberry has just announced a new handset. Blackberry Leap is a sleek attempt at doing a fully touchscreen phone again. It has a 5" display, 2800mAh battery and runs the Blackberry 10 OS. Whether it will make an impact remains to be seen, though could conceivably be attractive to business users who…
Is there a Samsung Galaxy S6 IRON MAN edition on the way?
The above image has surfaced on social media this morning, purporting to show an Iron Man special edition of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge - which would be the same phone, but with a lovely red and gold finish. Of course, we can't verify that this is real - it could just be a fan…
WATCH: Hands on with the Asus ZenFone 2
Holly from ShinyShiny is over in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress, and got a chance to play with the new Asus ZenFone 2. Here's what she thinks...
WATCH: Switchmate aims to make internet-connected lightswitches even easier
A new type of smart lightswitch has launched on Indiegogo, which does away with the difficulty of messing with your home's wiring. The way Switchmate works is by using magnets - simply snap it on to your lightswitch and it'll stick with magnets. The existing switch is then switched off and on using a mechanical…
Has Samsung just beaten Apple at mobile payments?
One of the most interesting new announcements to come out of Samsung's Mobile World Congress presentation yesterday was the announcement of "Samsung Pay" - a service that will let you pay for stuff with your phone, to compete primarily with Apple Pay. Apple Pay launched at the end of last year in the US, and…
Sony announces Xperia Z4 tablet… but no phone
Sony has today announced the Xperia Z4 tablet, but rather curiously, hasn't said anything about the expected Z4 phone. The tablet itself is, like everything else at MWC, pretty unremarkable - its an Android rectangle, and that's all you really need to know. Though that said, the company is keen to point out the audio…
Is VR going to be the next big thing?
Yesterday at the start of Mobile World Congress, HTC dropped one of the few genuine surprises so far: the Chinese phonemaker is partnering with Valve to build a virtual reality headset. The move is one that will excite gamers. Not because of HTC - but because Valve, which made its name with Steam and Half…
Archos “Fusion Storage” creates 256GB tablet
Archos has today announced a clever new technology known as "Fusion Storage", which combines the internal capacity of a device with a MicroSD card to effectively create some of the largest mobile storage capacities we've seen so far. Apparently what makes Fusion Storage unique is that it will "automatically migrates data and optimises memory balance…
Hands on with the HTC One M9
Holly from ShinyShiny is currently at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and got a brief hands on with the HTC One M9 - here's her verdict.
Samsung Galaxy S6 vs HTC One M9 – which is better?
So the two biggest Android phones of 2015 are finally official - and now we know all about them. But which is better? Body For the Galaxy, the S6 marks a fairly major design change. The S6 is now based on a full metal unibody design rather than the plastic we saw used on the…