Tag: phones
Next big Windows Phone 8 update set for Christmas
Microsoft have dropped a few more hints on their long-term plans for the Windows 8 ecosystem following last week's Windows Blue info. Over on their job board, it seems that Windows Phones are the next in line to get a…
Cheap iPhone rumours rise once more, now with 4.5-inch display
It's time once again for "cheap iPhone" rumours to rear their ugly heads once again. The latest batch comes from reputable Japanese blog Macotakara (courtesy of AppleInsider) who state that Apple are building an iPhone with a polycarbonate body rather…
Google diss Google-owned Motorola's new phones…
When Google bought out smartphone hardware manufacturers Motorola, many thought we were about to enter into a golden age for Android hardware. With Google providing the latest Android innovations to Motorola's always-solid hardware, it was thought to be the start…
HTC Sense 5 coming to HTC One X, One S, Butterfly (in part)
HTC's slick new HTC Sense 5 Android re-skin looks set to land on older devices as well as the company's new flagship HTC One handset. At least some of the new functions offered by the new UI will be making…
Nine more UK towns added to EE's 4G roll out: Watford, Barnsley and more
EE's 4G roll out across the UK continues at a pace, with the companies superfast mobile download speeds hitting nine more towns today. Barnsley, Chorley, Coventry, Newport, Preston, Rotherham, Telford, Walsall, and Watford are all now 4G-enabled, bringing the total…
MWC 2013: LG wireless charging pad is the size of a mug coaster
Is it a dinky vinyl record? It is a black mug coaster? No! It's LG' new WCP-300 wireless charging pad, said to be the smallest in the world. Revealed at MWC 2013, the charging pad measures just 6.9cm in diameter…
MWC 2013: ZTE Open smartphone to be world's first Firefox OS phone
The ZTE Open has been revealed as the first smartphone running the forthcoming Firefox OS from Mozilla to be made commercially available. Aimed at the lower-end of the smartphone market, the device will run the promising new operating system on…
MWC 2013: ZTE Grand Memo is 5.7-inches of Android smartphone
First Asus and the 7-inch Fonepad, and now ZTE with the 5.7-inch ZTE Grand Memo. It's almost as if mobile manufacturers are compensating for something with these oversized handsets, amirite? Taking on the Galaxy Note II in terms of size,…
MWC 2013: Asus Fonepad is 'a phone that's also a tablet'
Blurring the lines between tablet and smartphone even further is the Asus Fonepad, described at MWC 2013 as "a phone that's also a tablet" by makers Asus. And though it makes calls, at 7-inches we're cautious to even use the…
MWC 2013: Asus Padfone Infinity goes beyond standard smartphone specs with tablet dock
Following on from the confirmation of UK launch details for the Asus Padfone 2, Asus have revealed a new premium Padfone Infinity model at MWC 2013. A seriously well-spec'd device, it's comprised again of a smartphone and docking station that…