Tag: smart phones
Huawei sells its youth brand Honor
Chinese company Huawei has decided to sell its youth-oriented brand Honor. In a statement, it explained that the consumer business has been under tremendous pressure 'due to persistent unavailability of technical elements needed for its mobile phone business'. Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd has therefore decided to sell all of its Honor business assets…
Is unlimited data on certain apps a game changer? uSwitch reckons not, especially for older users
Are new services like Voxi which promise unlimited data on certain apps the way forward? Only one in five (19%) mobile users would switch to a contract with unlimited data usage on certain apps, according to research from price comparison and switching service uSwitch.com It found that mobile customers are far more…
Vodafone announces WiFi calling for places without a phone signal
Unable to get a signal to make a call? Then Vodafone promises a solution called WiFi Calling. Whether you’re stuck in the basement, in a home with thick walls or on the London Underground, WiFi Calling means you can talk on the phone even if there is no mobile signal. Unlike some Internet-based voice services you also…
Pre-order Sony Experia Z5 and Z5 Compact from Carphone Warehouse. Prices start £449 SIM free
The Sony Xperia™ Z5 and Sony Xperia™ Z5 Compact are now available to pre-order at Carphone Warehouse. The retailer is offering a white exclusive on both handsets with the Z5 compact also exclusively available in coral for two weeks at launch. Prices for the Xperia™ Z5 start from £40 per month with a £29.99 upfront…
Two in five of us walk around with broken smartphones
Must admit wherever I go I see people trying to look at information on their smartphone which is covered in cracks. And I wonder how can they do that without getting it fixed (having said that there's a growing crack in my car windscreen that I haven't had fixed yet so maybe I shouldn't throw…
ALCATEL ONETOUCH launches entry level PIXI 3 (3.5) in the UK
ALCATEL ONETOUCH has announced the UK release of the smallest smartphone in the third generation of its PIXI family, the PIXI 3 (3.5). Aimed at the first time smartphone user, the PIXI 3 (3.5) features a 3.5inch display, runs on the Android Kitkat operating system and features a 2 megapixel camera. It is pre-loaded with…
LG G4 available to preorder at Mobiles.co.uk – LG announce two new models, G4c and G4 Stylus
The LG G4 is now available to preorder at Mobiles.co.uk from £32.50 per month. The online phone retailer can also confirm that the black leather back edition will be exclusive to the Dixons Carphone Group, which Mobiles.co.uk is part of. Meanwhile LG has also announced two new models. The G4 packs features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808 64-bit…