Category: Mobile phones
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge is coming to the UK
Vodafone has confirmed that it is planning to bring Samsung's Galaxy Note Edge to the UK. The Edge is essentially a Galaxy Note 4 phablet, but with one side of the screen curved around... the idea is that the curved part of the screen can be used to display notifications and app shortcuts whilst you…
Vodafone planning to launch TV and home broadband services
Vodafone is planning to enter the TV and home broadband market next year, according to reports. The Telegraph says that the CEO Vittorio Colao has announced the plan - which is motivated by changes in the telecommunications industry. Essentially, the reason seems to be that everyone is expecting BT to enter the mobile phone market…
Blue HTC One M8 now available at Carphone Warehouse
If you've been holding off buying a HTC One M8 because you wanted one in blue, now is your chance. Carphone Warehouse has announced that the phone is now exclusively available in blue at its stores. You can read our review of the phone here.
Sainsbury’s launches in-store app payments
Supermarket Sainsbury's has updated its app, enabling shoppers to pay for stuff through the app - with no need to queue. It sounds pretty clever: Essentially you scan app of the products you pick up as you go around the store - putting what you want directly into your bag - and then using the…
Apple launches tool to fix the iMessage/SMS problem
If when upgrading your phone you switch from an iPhone to another manufacturer's device, then you might notice a problem: When your iPhone-owning mates try to message you, it sends not as an SMS but as an iMessage, meaning that it won't show up on your new phone. This caused some controversy a few months…
LG G3 first Android handset to get Lollipop
Some LG G3 owners are reporting that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update has arrived this morning - beating everyone else to it. According to Neowin the update is rolling out in Poland - which suggests that LG might be keen to check the stability of the update on the phone in a smaller market before…
Ofcom to sell more spectrum to make 4G faster… in 2016
If 4G still isn't fast enough for you then good news... if you wait a couple of years, things should get a bit better. According to PC Pro, telecoms regulator Ofcom will be auctioning off new spectrum in the 2.3ghz and 3.4ghz bands towards the end of next year or early 2016 - which the…
UK Nexus 6 price revealed
Google's forthcoming flagship smartphone, the Nexus 6, has appeared on the UK Google Play store. The 32GB version will apparently cost £499, and the 64GB version £549. The high price is perhaps unsurprising, given the new phone's massive 5.9" screen. Unfortunately we still don't have an exact release date - with both listed simply as…
The Digest: South Park skewers freemium games… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] South Park skewers 'freemium' games | Engadget "If your business model is conning kids into spending their parents' hard-earned app-store cash on in-app purchased 'rewards', it's fair to say you deserve to be ripped. South Park did the honors with its Freemium Isn't Free episode involving a Terrence and Philip-branded Candy Crush-style game…
The Digest: Twitter makes some tweaks… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Twitter takes another teeny tiny step toward becoming Facebook | Gizmodo "Twitter tweaked its website design today to move the status bar where you compose a tweet a couple short inches from the right-hand corner to the center of the page. And guess what, it looks just like Facebook now." [/nextpage] [nextpage title="Next"]…
