Category: Mobile phones
Smartphone ‘kill switch’ has cut thefts
The introduction of 'kill switches' to iPhone and Android handsets has dramatically cut the number of smartphone thefts, new figures have shown. The Guardian reports that since the introduction of the ability to remotely kill your phone using Find My iPhone and Android's Device Manager smartphone thefts have dropped by an astonishing 50% in London…
Prynt will turn your phone into a polaroid camera
Miss the old days of the Polaroid camera? Then a new phone accessory on Kickstarter will let you recreate the magic of seeing your pictures printed as soon as you've taken them. Prynt is a bulky cradle for your phone - and it contains an embedded printer. All you need to do is supply the…
LG reveals its own VR headset
Not wanting to be left out, LG has announced its own virtual reality headset, called "VR for G3", which will be offered free to buyers of its G3 phone. TechSpot reports that the company has been working with Google and as far as we can tell, the new headset is essentially a more durable, plastic…
iOS9 set to be boring but important
Apple's next major operating system could be focused on stability and performance, rather than exciting new features, according to reports. 9to5Mac, which is usually reliable, claims that the plan for iOS9 - which we can expect to be announced in the summer - will be more around improving your phone's performance, rather than launching any…
How to get a One Plus One phone without an invite
The OnePlus One is one of the most sought after smartphones out there. Packing power comparable to top of the range handsets, the phone is usually sold for much cheaper - for example, the 16GB model retails at just £229. However, there's one problem: Getting hold of one. Until now OnePlus has used a maddening…
WATCH: *ANOTHER* unbearable HTC music video
What is going on at HTC? Just days after this awful rap video emerged HTC has come up with another musical howler. Watch the video above to see HTC's executives in the "HTC Super Band" perform HTC's official corporate song "We Are One". Apparently it was shot at the company's Chinese New Year celebrations. It's…
Is BT buying EE for £12.5bn good or bad for consumers?
What's the news? BT is getting back into mobile. Years ago BT sold off its BT Cellnet mobile arm to Spanish firm Telefonica, which rebranded it as O2... but BT has confirmed that it is buying EE for £12.5bn. Of course, big money deals with big companies take a long time, so don't expect to…
Windows 10 for Phones preview coming this month?
It looks like early adopters could be playing with Windows 10 for Phones as early as this month - as Microsoft has been hinting at a preview release. The news comes via IB Times, which reports this rumour on the basis of Microsoft denying a more specific rumour, suggesting the preview would land today. In…
WATCH: Awful HTC rap video (!)
If you're going to sell out, at least do it in style - that appears to be the message from PM Dawn's Doc G, who has taken the corporate cash to shill for HTC, in a cringeworthy rap video. "Hold the Crown" features lyrics about the HTC One M8's power saving mode - and how…
iPin will turn your phone into a laser pointer
Ever wanted to use your phone to control a Powerpoint presentation? Or how about as a laser pointer to wind up your cat? Then you might need the iPin. Its a super tiny device, plugging into the headphone socket on iPhone - and will then beam a laser when you press a button in the…
