Category: Mobile phones
The HTC One M9+ has been officially announced – but will it come to the UK?
As expected the HTC One M9+ has been officially revealed in China. No, you're not going mad. The HTC One M9 literally launched here last week, yet HTC has already released another model in China - sporting a slightly larger screen at 5.5" and retaining the M8's dual camera, which was missing from the standard…
WATCH: LG G4 “official teaser”
Hey nobody likes mysteries anyway. Which is why LG has presumably gone ahead and titled this video its "LG G4 teaser" - no messing about with euphemisms here. The video, which was posted yesterday, doesn't tell us too much though - other than it looks as though the camera will have an F1.8 lens. The…
Vodafone switches all monthly bundles to 4G
Vodafone has today announced that all of its pay monthly handset bundles now include 4G and "generous data allowances". Here's how Vodafone's press release describes the update: "Prices for our 24 month bundles start from £17 a month for our Standard Bundle and £26 a month for our Red and Red Value Bundles. As part…
EE launches wifi calling to let you call and text when there’s no signal
EE has earned itself another UK mobile industry first this morning as it has become the first network to launch support for calls over wifi. What this means is that with supported handsets - at the moment only the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and Microsoft Lumia 640 - even if you have no phone signal,…
EE offers a clever solution to terrible smartphone batteries with its “EE Power” scheme
Everyone knows that modern smartphones have terrible batteries - but what to do about it? Many of us have taken to carrying around an extra battery that can be plugged in via USB for some juice on the go, but what if that runs out too? As it turns out, EE might have your back.…
Meet the HTC One M8s – a cheaper version of last year’s flagship phone
Don't worry, your eyes aren't deceiving you. The image above is definitely of a new phone - it just looks pretty much the same as every other HTC. The confusingly named HTC One M8S takes last year's HTC One M8 and changes around some of the insides - and puts it at what we expect…
Samsung dishing out free S6 handsets to dedicated fans in South Korea
As part of a special promotion, Samsung will apparently be giving its most loyal fans a free Galaxy S6, if they're able to show up with all of the previous phones. According to Chosun, customers will need present SK Telecom with everything from the original Samsung Galaxy S to last year's S5. That's 13 phones…
When does “Unlimited” not mean “Unlimited”? Virgin Media given a slap by regulators
Whoops! It seems that if you advertise "unlimited" mobile broadband, you probably shouldn't reduce users' download speeds when they hit a pre-defined limit - at least according to the Advertising Standards Authority. As spotted by ISP Review, the advertising regulator has given Virgin Media a good telling off for throttling download speeds to just 0.38Mbps…
Is this the iPhone 6C? A smaller version of the iPhone 6
There have been persistent rumours that Apple is working on a smaller version of the iPhone 6. Perhaps something the same size as the iPhone 5/5S - and this could be our first glimpse. The IB Times reports images from "Future Supplier" (whoever that is) which purported show the case of what it dubs the…
The HTC One M9 is available in UK NOW – watch our video review
Today's the day! HTC's new flagship handset, the HTC One M9 is now officially available in Britain. Carphone Warehouse won the race to see who could press release it the fastest - announcing that the phone is available in its stores for £37.50/month when paying nothing upfront. Whilst similar (some would say too similar) to…
