Category: Android
Nexus 6 launches TODAY on O2
O2 has announced that the Nexus 6 is available on its network... from today! So get on it if you want one! The phone itself is Google's latest own-branded Android handset and is the company's first phablet - coming with a 5.9" screen. There's also a 13 megapixel camera, and of course it runs Android…
Carphone Warehouse confirms Samsung Galaxy Note Edge hits on 12th December
Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will be available in its stores from 12th December. The phone is unique in that it is the first to offer a curved screen - one side dips down, and is designed for displaying notifications, shortcuts to apps and other information It's available now for pre-order…
Apple is now the biggest company in human history
Yesterday, Apple's market cap - the number by which companies are valued - briefly passed over $700bn - and at $703bn was apparently the most valuable company in human history. According to The Channel, this means that it surpassed even the GDP of Switzerland - so not even all of the Toblerone in the world…
Is Sony planning to kill off its Xperia phones?
Intriguing corporate shuffling from Sony: there are suggestions that the company may stop making phones and concentrate on the PS4 instead. According to Reuters, Hiroki Totoki who is head of the mobile division said that "We're not aiming for size or market share but better profits" - in other words, the company can't afford to…
HTC Desire EYE hits Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has announced that the HTC Desire Eye, a phone designed for selfies, is now available in its stores. The phone is unique in sporting 13 megapixel cameras on both the front and rear of the device - meaning that when you shoot selfies, they will be just as good as when you take…
40% of manufactured Galaxy S5 units are still unsold, apparently.
Ewan Spence over at Forbes has some astonishing numbers on his piece over there - apparently the Galaxy S5 has been bad news for Samsung - selling four million units less than the S4, with 40% of the devices produced sitting in a warehouse unsold. Whoops. The numbers aren't completely disastrous: The S5 has still…
The Digest: Russian webcam spies… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Russian webcam spy site 'may take time to shut down' | The Telegraph "A Russian website allowing voyeurs to watch people in their homes via their own webcams may take some time to shut down, the Information Commissioner has warned. Images of children's bedrooms and views into family living rooms and kitchens can…
Nexus 6 launching in the UK on 1st December – pre-orders from today!
Carphone Warehouse has announced that it is now accepting pre-orders for Google's eagerly awaited Nexus 6 phone - with the launch date pencilled in for 1st December. The new phone, which boasts a 6" screen and the latest Android Lollipop operating system was announced a few weeks ago. Apparently at Carphone Warehouse it'll start from…
Is Nokia back from the dead? Could it be number 1 again?
So the big news today is that Nokia is BACK - and it was completely unexpected too. The company has announced a new Android tablet, the Nokia N1 - could it be about to reclaim the mobile crown? In a nutshell, Nokia has had a weird year: At the end of last year we heard…
Nokia announces N1 tablet
Nokia has announced a brand new Android tablet at the Slush conference in Helsinki - a first for the company after the separation with Microsoft. The Nokia N1 is a 7.9" tablet, which has a laminated screen (for reducing glare), and is powered by an impressive 2.3ghz 64bit quadcore processor with 2GB RAM. There's 32GB…
