Category: Smartphones
1 in 10 Brits unable to pay monthly bills since pandemic
Millions of Brits are at risk of being unable to afford their monthly phone bills, as mid-contract price hikes stretch their struggling finances even further. A poll of 2,000 adults found almost one in 10 – around five million people - have been unable to pay essential bills since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.…
Doogee introduces rugged S86 handset for £225
DOOGEE has unveiled its latest affordable Android 10 S86 smartphone with rugged capabilities, a 16MP AI quad camera and 8500mAh battery, all for under £250. The dual-sim compatible S86 is waterproof, dustproof and drop-proof as well as having high-performance processors and long battery life, claims the manufacturer. It is is available in Flame Red, Fire…
Smartphones could help to prevent glaucoma blindness
Smartphones could be used to scan people’s eyes for early-warning signs of glaucoma – helping to prevent severe ocular diseases and blindness, a new study reveals. Some of the most common eye-related diseases are avoidable and display strong risk factors before onset, but it is much harder to pinpoint a group of people at risk…
UK 4G smartphone owners could be entitled to £480 million payout
Around 29 million Britons could be entitled to a payout after being overcharged for their smartphones, if a landmark claim by consumer watchdog Which? is successful. According to Which?, consumers could be owed a collective £482.5 million in damages from multi-billion-dollar tech giant Qualcomm. Which? believes Qualcomm has breached UK competition law by taking advantage…
Uswitch Awards – giffgaff voted network of the year
Smaller providers dominated the mobile phone categories of the 2021 Uswitch Awards, with giffgaff scooping Network of the Year, Asda Mobile taking the Best Network for Customer Service and Smarty lifting the Best Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) Network award. The awards, which recognise excellence in the mobile sector, were voted for by more than 17,000 consumers as…
Mobile video calling grows 50% in 12 months
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of mobile video calling users reached 1.8 billion globally in 2020; rising from 1.2 billion in 2019. This represents a growth of 50% over 12 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic fuelled the need for remote communication services. The study, Mobile Voice & Video Calling: Operator Strategies,…
The Best Phone Monitoring Software for Parents
Every parent wants the best for their children and no parent would want their child to get into any kind of mischief, especially in this modern age. Today, children have access to modern technology like never before in terms of smartphones and computers. Children also have access to the internet and this is where they…
Interview: Screen Time author Becca Caddy
How do you balance the need for staying in touch with preserving your mental health and enjoying your 'offline' life? Chris Price talks to Becca Caddy, the author of Screen Time and former editor of our sister site ShinyShiny.tv about some of the techniques you can use to achieve 'techquilibrium.' In the book you refer…
99% Australians have ‘nomophobia’ – mobile phone addiction
Over 99% of Australians suffer from mobile phone addiction and their inability to disconnect could be endangering their health, a study from Monash University shows. The Australia-first study, measuring nomophobia (no mobile phone phobia) and its consequences, shows 99.2 per cent of users have some fear of being without their phone. And for 13.2 per…
Smartphone use up 1 hour a day since lockdown
The average adult now spends an extra hour a day on their smartphone or tablet as they increasingly rely on tech and apps during lockdown. Research among 2,000 adults revealed they now typically spend three hours and 25 minutes using their phone or tablet daily, compared to two hours and 27 minutes pre-lockdown – a…
