Category: Mobile phones
Offline maps app Maps.me goes free!
A brilliant offline alternative to Google Maps has just gone free on both iPhone and Android - we totally recommend you download maps.me now! The app's Russian parent company, mail.ru has today announced that Maps.me Pro has gone entirely free on both major mobile platforms - which is great news for anyone looking for an…
Amazon CEO admits the Fire Phone is a failure
Jeff Bezos has finally read aloud the writing on the wall: The Amazon Fire Phone has been a massive flop. Both critically and commercially, nobody seems to care about the phone, which has extra head-tracking cameras around the edge to slightly tilt the user interface depending on how you're looking at it. Still, as one…
EE rolls out “micro network” to connect rural communities to the phone network
EE has announced plans to connect up 1500 rural communities which have previously been in mobile phone dead zones - by using new smaller "meshed" antennas. The company has released a video showing the installation in the Cumbrian village of Sebergham - which should enable the town's 129 households to connect. The way it works…
Carphone Warehouse confirms Samsung Galaxy Note Edge hits on 12th December
Carphone Warehouse has confirmed that Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will be available in its stores from 12th December. The phone is unique in that it is the first to offer a curved screen - one side dips down, and is designed for displaying notifications, shortcuts to apps and other information It's available now for pre-order…
Apple is now the biggest company in human history
Yesterday, Apple's market cap - the number by which companies are valued - briefly passed over $700bn - and at $703bn was apparently the most valuable company in human history. According to The Channel, this means that it surpassed even the GDP of Switzerland - so not even all of the Toblerone in the world…
Is Sony planning to kill off its Xperia phones?
Intriguing corporate shuffling from Sony: there are suggestions that the company may stop making phones and concentrate on the PS4 instead. According to Reuters, Hiroki Totoki who is head of the mobile division said that "We're not aiming for size or market share but better profits" - in other words, the company can't afford to…
HTC Desire EYE hits Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse has announced that the HTC Desire Eye, a phone designed for selfies, is now available in its stores. The phone is unique in sporting 13 megapixel cameras on both the front and rear of the device - meaning that when you shoot selfies, they will be just as good as when you take…
40% of manufactured Galaxy S5 units are still unsold, apparently.
Ewan Spence over at Forbes has some astonishing numbers on his piece over there - apparently the Galaxy S5 has been bad news for Samsung - selling four million units less than the S4, with 40% of the devices produced sitting in a warehouse unsold. Whoops. The numbers aren't completely disastrous: The S5 has still…
The Digest: Russian webcam spies… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Russian webcam spy site 'may take time to shut down' | The Telegraph "A Russian website allowing voyeurs to watch people in their homes via their own webcams may take some time to shut down, the Information Commissioner has warned. Images of children's bedrooms and views into family living rooms and kitchens can…
Top 10 Gadget Christmas Gifts for Her
[nextpage title="Next"] As Christmas continues to hurtle toward us, it's time to think about what to buy for the lady in your life. Forget the old reliable standby of pyjamas or a handbag - what your wife/girlfriend/daughter/mother/sister/aunty/secret lover really wants (and needs) is the latest gadget to make her day-to-day life that little bit easier…
