Category: Mobile phones
Boeing and Blackberry reportedly creating a “self-destructing phone”
If there's one brand you probably don't want to associate with the words "self-destructing", it is probably Boeing - but that doesn't seem to have stopped the company from partnering with Blackberry to develop a super secure phone. According to The Telegraph, the phone will be designed for government agencies that need high levels of…
How long until your Christmas presents are out of date?
[nextpage title="Next"] One of the most annoying things in tech is when you spend your hard earned cash on a new toy - say, a phone or a tablet - only for a couple of weeks later have the company announce a new model. In an instant you no longer have the shiniest, newest thing…
The Digest: Sony caves in to hackers… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony bosses cancel The Interview release | Hollywood.com "Sony Pictures executives have officially pulled plans to release Seth Rogen and James Franco's controversial new comedy The Interview after hackers threatened the safety of filmgoers." More on this story Whodunnit? The Mystery of the Sony Pictures Hack | BBC News North Korea behind Sony…
Blackberry Classic is official – and available now in the USA
We knew it was coming - but Blackberry has finally made it all official. The Blackberry Classic is the latest phone from the troubled smartphone maker and takes its inspiration from the past - retaining a physical keyboard - whilst boosting the insides to compete with modern devices. The phone, which runs the Blackberry 10…
Will the Galaxy S6 be made official in early January?
It's safe to assume that Samsung is currently hard at working figuring out what its next flagship smartphone will be - but can we expect the handset, which we expect to be called the Galaxy S6, to be announced in January? According to Know Your Mobile, citing Korean sources, the handset could be announced as…
Could Yotaphone 2 change the way we use smartphones?
The problem when talking about a lot of Android phones is that they're pretty similar: They're all essentially black rectangles, with a screen... and they all run Android - which regardless of what manufacturers try to do, is broadly the same experience on every device. However, a new entry - Yotaphone - has come up…
Google ceases production of Nexus 5
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Google has confirmed that it won't making any more new Nexus 5 handsets. The news comes just weeks after the release of the Nexus 6 - which has a massive 5.9" screen, so if you want the (slightly) more diminutive Nexus 5, you better get on it quickly. According to TechRadar, only the…
EE ends “Orange Wednesdays” 2-for-1 cinema promotion after ten years
EE is to end its special offer on cinema tickets, after failing to agree a new deal with cinema's industry body. According to Marketing Magazine EE wanted to roll the promotion, which started life as Orange Wednesdays back before the Orange/T-Mobile merger, into a broader promotion focusing on digital... and obviously digital scares the life…
WATCH: Oppo R5 smashing a walnut
Fair play to Oppo, which isn't the most well known phone maker - if you want to get noticed it turns out that the best way to do is to post a video of your product smashing some stuff. To show off how tough the R5 is, the company used it to smash a watermelon,…
Quick! Here’s how to buy a OnePlus One phone without an invite!
Just in time for Christmas, OnePlus has started selling its much sought-after phone, the OnePlus One without the need for an invite to do so. The Chinese company claims that the all orders should arrive in time for Christmas too - which means you can conceivably pick up an impressively high-spec phone for only £229.…
