Category: Mobile phones
“ALSO shot on iPhone 6” parody adverts appear in San Francisco
You must have seen the adverts by now. Apple's latest marketing stunt for the iPhone 6 is to put up billboard adverts and poster advertisements showing photos purported taken simply using the iPhone 6. Now, it seems some pranksters are helping make things a little bit more... realistic. According to The Bold Italic the people…
Is the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge set to be this year’s surprise mobile hit?
Might Samsung have a huge hit on its hands? There are already some very impressive reviews of the Galaxy S6 flooding in and now it appears the company had had a re-think about the Galaxy S6 Edge. What was once only going to be available in limited quantities now looks set to hit the mainstream…
Which country has the cheapest mobile data?
Which country has the cheapest data? It turns out if you want to get your 4G fix at the lowest possible price, it might be a good idea to go to India or Vietnam, at least according to The Economist. It seems that the reason for such low prices in India at least is because…
WATCH: Pranksters pretending to work at the Apple Store
What happens when some pranksters went to the Apple Store wearing blue t-shirts like the employees? They recommended Microsoft's products, of course. Check out the above video from NelkFilms to see what happened next.
Twitter complicit in portrait video crimes as it launches “Periscope” live streaming app
Over the last few weeks, an app called Meerkat has been the hot new trend on Twitter. What it does is stream live video from your phone - and is fully integrated with Twitter so you can see who is watching, and receive alerts as soon as anyone you follow begins streaming. It has grown…
O2 customers to get access to some Channel 4 shows 48 hours before anyone else
O2 has today announced that it has thrown a tonne of cash at Channel 4 in exchange for the right to piss off anyone on other networks. The new "brand partnership" will see O2 Priority customers get the ability to watch a number of new Channel 4 shows before they're shown on the telly or…
Hate calling customer service? Soon you’ll be able to do it over Facebook Messenger
It was a big night for Facebook last night as over at its "F8" developers conference Mark Zuckerberg announced some big additions to Facebook Messenger. The big new addition is that businesses will be able to use the app to talk directly to customers - perhaps (hopefully) replacing the need for hours wasted on hold,…
HTC One M9+ Announcement set for 8th April
The rumours suggesting HTC isn't done with the HTC One M9 have been seemingly confirmed today as an invitation has gone out to journalists in Beijing for an event the company is holding on April 8th. According to Android Central, the "More than One" event will be showing off what we expect to be called…
BT Mobile launches offering discounts for BT Broadband customers
BT has finally launched its long-awaited re-entry into the mobile market - 15 years after selling off O2. Today the company has announced its tariffs, and it could be good news for BT Broadband customers. If you switch to the new network on a one year contract, you can apparently get 500mb of 4G data,…
How safe is my Android phone from hackers? Answer: not very says report
Worrying news as it has emerged that there's a hole in some Android phones that could enable hackers and the like to execute malicious code. The potential exploit was discovered by Palo Alto Networks, which does enterprise security for big businesses. Apparently the way it works is that it exploits a flaw in Android’s “PackageInstaller”…
