Category: Mobile phones
Alcatel unveils £200 3V smartphone with 18:9 display
Looking for an affordable Android smartphone with a very wide display? Alcatel has just announced the launch of its new 3V smartphone costing just £200. Key feature is an 18:9 screen aspect ratio which results in a display that is a little bit wider than a typical 16:9 screen. In fact all Alcatel devices launched in…
Honor launches flagship Honor 10 with onboard AI – of course
Today sees Chinese company Honor, a sub-brand of Huawei, launch the Honor 10, its flagship smartphone for 2018. On board is advanced AI 2.0 technology, applied chiefly to the smartphone’s dual camera. There's also a 3D glass back with a nano-scale optical coating composed of 15 layers of shimmering color. The Honor 10 is exclusive to the Three…
Vodafone tests new 5G spectrum across live network
Vodafone UK has completed the first test of new 5G spectrum across an existing live network between Manchester and the company’s headquarters in Newbury, Berkshire. It claims it's a major milestone in UK telecommunications, as it is the first time that the 3.4 Gigahertz (GHz) radio frequency allocated for 5G has been used in the…
Thorpe Park introduces ride that charges mobile phones with screams!
Thorpe Park's Scream-O-Meter. The Walking Dead: The Ride, will be the first ever rollercoaster that can charge mobile devices with screams and vibrations. Photo: David Parry/PA Wire Thorpe Park in Surrey has announced the UK’s first ever rollercoaster that charges mobile phones with screams from its passengers. Developed in conjunction with…
FOI request shows mobile phone drivers falls 39%, fines double to £1.2 million a year
A new Freedom of Information (FOI) Request has revealed that the number of drivers caught on their phone has plummeted by 39% and the cost of fines paid more than doubled to £1.2 million, exactly a year after tougher penalties were first introduced. The penalty for using a mobile phone behind the wheel doubled to £200 and six…
Virgin Mobile extends free social media access to Twitter
Virgin Mobile customers can now tweet, message and browse on Twitter data-free, without eating into their data allowance. This follows the mobile phone company offering data-free use of WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger as part of its 4G plans. The data-free use of Twitter applies to all features on the app, apart from live video content,…
Gorillaz mixed reality app, complete with ‘Humanz house party’
Glimpse inside the weird and wonderful universe of virtual band Gorillaz for the very first time with the release of what they are calling a mixed reality app. Designed to coincide with the release of their new album Humanz, the Gorillaz App will allow fans to immerse themselves in the world of Gorillaz and join…
Growth in device spending as consumers become ‘less price sensitive’, says Gartner
Users of PCs, ultramobiles and mobile phones are buying new devices at higher average selling prices (ASPs), resulting in growth in end-user spending in 2017. Gartner Inc. estimates that end-user spending will increase by 2 per cent in 2017, to nearly $600 billion in current US dollars. Spending on mobile phones will represent 67…
New security risks from apps with 3.8 mill cybercrimes reported in UK each year
Poor security awareness, coupled with an insatiable demand for mobile apps, are placing UK consumers’ identities and devices at risk. Those are the findings of a new nationwide survey into 'cybercrimes', commissioned by RiskIQ. The survey reveals that almost half (45 per cent) do not scrutinise the app’s details while 60 per cent never or…
Huawei announces high-end £550 camera phone, the P10, at Barcelona Metronom gallery
Last night at Barcelona's Metronom gallery Huawei unveiled its latest high-end smartphone, the P10. Billed as the smartphone of choice for digital photography, the P10 - like its predecessor, the P9 - boasts two rear cameras as well as a front facing camera, all with Leica optics. Whereas the P9 had two 12MP lenses, this…
