Category: Mobile phones
Samsung Galaxy S6: Release date and specs
Samsung is currently busy at work on the Galaxy S6 - its new flagship phone following the S5. But when will you be able to get it, and what will it be like? Read on to find out. Release Date Unfortunately, at the time of writing, we don't know exactly - Samsung hasn't even officially…
New app will track how much of your life you’re wasting on your phone
Do you ever worry that you're spending too much time on Facebook? Hey, I ASKED YOU SOMETHING! You'd have heard me if you were paying attention. I said, do you ever worry that you're spending too much time on Facebook? How many social occasions have you missed because your nose was in your phone? How…
Vodafone takes a trip down memory lane with 1984G street
It's been just over 30 years since the first mobile phone call was made from a handset the size of a brick and an accompanying charging unit weighing as much as a small child (January 1st, 1985 to be precise). And to celebrate Vodafone has decided to take us back to the past to a…
Apple patents an iPhone thumbstick
Could the iPhone 6S or iPhone 7 be built for gaming? That isn't such an insane possibility if Apple's latest patent is anything to go by. Patently Apple has unearthed a patent for a replacement to the iPhone's home button, which will pop out of the frame if the phone when pressed in - creating…
Is this confirmation that the Samsung Galaxy S6 will have a QuadHD screen?
New evidence suggests that Samsung's next flagship handset will come complete with a QuadHD - or 2K - screen. This is a Note 4, not a Galaxy S6. This would mean the screen runs at 1440x2560 resolution - which is the step between 1080p HD and 4K (which is 4x1080p). Not…
The Digest: Console sales rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Console sales up dramatically in 2014 as Xbox One finishes strongly | Engadget "Console fanboys, get ready to gloat - or mope. Actually, (nearly) everybody can be cheered by the latest data from NPD, which showed console sales up a cool 20 percent from last year to to over $5 billion. Leading the…
Nexus 9 available from O2 today
O2 has announced that Google's newest tablet, the Nexus 9, is available in its stores from today. The Nexus 9 sports an 8.9" screen, and perhaps most attractively runs a completely clean version of Android as Google envisages it - with no bloatware added by the manufacturers. O2 says that the tablet is available on…
Why would Samsung want to buy Blackberry for $7.5bn?
There's a rumour doing the rounds today about how Samsung has apparently approached Blackberry about buying the firm for around $7.5bn. Since the rumour emerged, and the Blackberry stock price shot up, Blackberry has since denied that talks have taken place. Though that said - it does raise what would certainly be an interesting development…
Why Samsung should just give up on Tizen
Yesterday there were reports that Samsung has finally released a phone running its non-Android "Tizen" operating system. The Z1 has gone on sale in India six months after it was indefinitely delayed. The reason the operating system exists is essentially to satisfy some executive egos. Samsung, unlike Google and Apple, doesn't control the platform which…
Check out TextBlade – a tiny physical keyboard for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Want a bluetooth keyboard for your phone but don't want to carry around anything too bulky? Then TextBlade might be the perfect solution. BGR got the scoop, showing the keyboard that is made up of only 8 separate keys - but still manages to offer a full size keyboard by using multitouch. Cleverly, it all…
