Category: Mobile phones
Xiaomi Mi Note is a high spec phablet for just £244
Remember Xiaomi? Despite not being hugely well known in Britain and the west, the company is one of the largest phone manufacturers in the world. The Chinese firm has today announced a new high-end up for - and appears to be gunning directly for the iPhone 6 Plus. The Mi Note sports a full 1080p…
Android Lollipop FINALLY arrives on the Galaxy S5 in the UK
Today is a big day for UK Galaxy S5 owners - it appears that you'll finally be able to upgrade to Android Lollipop. The news comes via SamMobile, which reports that Samsung has finally started rolling out the update for UK S5s. Interestingly, the firmware being pushed out is the 5.0 release - codename "LRX21T"…
Vodafone boss: Slow and steady wins the race
Vodafone CEO Jeroen Hoencamp has given an exclusive interview to... umm, the official Vodafone blog, and has defended the network's slower 4G speeds. As Trusted Reviews notes, unlike EE, Vodafone has not built the fastest possible network, or extended as quickly as it possibly can. The reason, argues Hoencamp is that it is not about…
PICTURES: Hong Kong customs finds man with 94 iPhones strapped to his body
It's like he's more phone than man. Hong Kong's customers officers found the chap above, trying to smuggle *NINETY FOUR* iPhones on his person. I bet he wasn't pleased when Apple announced the iPhone 6 Plus. The story comes from Sina News, and according to the ropey Google translation, which you can see below -…
Samsung officially announces Galaxy A7 phablet
Better late than never! We were expecting it at CES last week, but Samsung waited until last night to officially announce the Galaxy A7 on its blog. The A7 is a 5.5" phablet in the mould of the smaller A3 and A5 - the "A" line being Samsung's attempt at creating attractive metal-coated handsets, with…
Blackberry Classic comes to Carphone Warehouse from today
Carphone Warehouse has announced that from today it is selling the Blackberry's big comeback phone. The Blackberry Classic is an attempt by the beleaguered Canadian company to follow in the footsteps of Michael Keaton, and revive its career after being mostly thought of as a relic of years gone by. Whilst it features modern conveniences…
Kodak’s first smartphone fails to excite
Over at CES ailing photography brand Kodak has announced its first foray into the smartphone world. You would be forgiven for thinking that Kodak, given its heritage, might make something of the camera functionality. Could it put a new twist on what we've seen before? When rivals Polaroid came out with its own phone a…
Less than 0.1% of Android devices are running Lollipop
It has been a number of months since the official release of Google's latest iteration of the Android operating system, yet still only 0.1% of phones have been upgraded. The numbers come via Business Insider, which notes that the astonishingly low take up is partially down to the lack of carrier and handset support so…
HTC adds live YouTube streaming to Re camera
Remember HTC's periscope-like "RE" camera? The company has announced an update to the app which supports it, enabling live streaming from the camera straight to YouTube. It sounds rather clever. The idea is that you setup GoPro-alike camera, then connect to it via bluetooth on your phone - then the app will broadcast the pictures…
Sony Xperia Z4 rumoured to be coming in both Normal HD & Quad HD
Is Sony planning two different versions of the Xperia Z4? According to GSM Arena, is that the company is planning to make two different devices with two different screens. One will have a "QuadHD" display running at 2560x1440 - four times 720p, in other words - and will be launched in American markets. The other…
