Category: Smartphones
OnePlus unveils 5G-ready smartphone, but hikes prices
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has unveiled a 5G-ready smartphone among its trio of new devices. The OnePlus 7 Pro 5G has been specially designed to include the new antennae to ensure the phone can support the next-generation mobile network when it launches. The first 5G networks are expected to go live in the UK this…
Google announces mid-range Pixel 3a and 3a XL smartphones
Google has unveiled two new mid-range versions of its Pixel smartphones as the technology giant attempts to broaden its appeal. The company will sell the new Pixel 3a starting at £399 and the Pixel 3a XL for £469 – several hundred pounds cheaper than current generation flagship phones. The technology giant said it has used…
OPPO launches new Reno models with pop-up cameras. Including 5G model on EE
Unveiled to Tech Digest at an exclusive event in Zurich, Chinese manufacturer OPPO - the fifth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world - has launched its new Reno product range in Europe. Prices start from 499 Euros, up to 899 Euros for the 5G model. Boasting Pivot-Rising Camera design (see above pic and below YouTube…
New tech can track mobiles in prison to exact jail cell
Prisons are deploying new technology to pinpoint where inmates are using illegal mobile phones down to the exact jail cell. The Government revealed the specialist detection equipment has been introduced as part of efforts to clamp down on illicit handsets, which fuel violence and drug dealing behind bars. For security reasons, only basic details about…
1 in 3 Brits admit to snooping on partner’s devices, claims survey
More than a third of Britons have admitted to snooping on their partner’s devices and social media accounts to find out whether they are guilty of cheating, a study has revealed. Four in 10 people confessed to spying on their partner's phone at least once a week, while one in five men said they waited…
Review: Samsung Galaxy S10+ smartphone from £899
2019 is likely to be a watershed for smartphone makers, with foldable phones and 5G technology entering the market, offering the chance for firms to set new standards. For Samsung it is also likely to be a pivotal year as it must respond to the contrasting fortunes of its two biggest rivals – Huawei’s upward…
Smartphone sensor used to detect poisonous levels of arsenic in water
A sensor that connects to a smartphone could help prevent millions of people from drinking water contaminated by arsenic. Developed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh, the biosensor uses bacteria to detect unsafe arsenic levels in water. It uses visual cues to warn of the presence of high levels of the metal in water,…
Tel Aviv deploys ‘zombie lights’ on pavements for mobile-obsessed pedestrians
Special LED pavement lights have been installed at a busy crossing in Tel Aviv to alert distracted 'smartphone zombies' as to when they can walk and when they should stop. Tomer Dror, head of the traffic management division in the area, said the “zombie traffic lights” aim to minimise accidents between vehicles and inattentive pedestrians…
Facebook ‘under criminal investigation for data-sharing with big tech firms’
Facebook is under criminal investigation in the US over the alleged sharing of user data with some of the world’s biggest tech firms, a report has claimed. At least two manufacturers of smartphones and other devices have been asked to submit records to a grand jury in New York, although it is not clear when…
Scientists put smartphone in blender to analyse contents -as you do
Scientists have blended a mobile phone to dust to conduct a chemical analysis of what it contains. A team at the University of Plymouth carried out the research to show the quantities of rare or so-called ‘conflict’ elements in each phone and to encourage greater recycling rates. Every year, 1.4 billion mobile phones are produced…
