Category: Smartphones
Smartphone ECG device should be rolled out across NHS
A smartphone ECG device which can be used to detect serious heart conditions should be rolled out to A&E departments across the country, researchers say. The technology was found to be five times more effective at diagnosing heart rhythm problems in patients than standard tests, according to a study part-funded by the British Heart Foundation…
HONOR announces £139 8A smartphone with facial recognition
Huawei sub-brand HONOR has launched an affordable new Android smartphone, the HONOR 8A. Combining a 6.09-inch Dewdrop FullView screen with 87 per cent screen-to-body ratio, it also boasts facial recognition and FM radio as standard. The Dewdrop notch, nestled at the top of the screen, measures 3.2mm and houses the front camera, light sensor and…
NUU Mobile launches £99 A5L+ smartphone – complete with fingerprint scanner
NUU Mobile, a company offering affordable unlocked Dual SIM smartphones, has announced a new model. Running on Android Oreo (8.0), the A5L+ costs just £99.99 and features a fingerprint scanner. Billed as the most feature rich smartphone to be added to NUU Mobile’s affordable A series, the A5L has some impressive spec for the price point. This…
Huawei’s Honor confirms £499 price for ‘pin hole’ View20, announces new smart watches
Huawei sub-brand Honor has announced that its newest View20 smartphone with a so-called “hole-punch”, or pin hole, style display will be released to the UK from Wednesday. The Chinese manufacturer revealed details about the international launch of its View20 handset, one of the first to evolve from the Apple-famed notch trend set by the iPhone…
Is $299 DOOGEE S90 the world’s toughest and most rugged smart phone?
DOOGEE Hengtong Technology has announced the launch of the S90 which it claims is the first ever rugged modular smartphone that allows users to mix, match and swap parts by sliding them into place using the magnetic metal point design. The S90 will be available at a discounted rate of $299 (£234 approx.) for the phone…
Honor unveils high-end View 20 smartphone complete with 48MP rear camera
At a preview event in London's Soho Square today, Tech Digest took an exclusive glimpse at the latest high-end smartphone from Huawei sub-brand Honor. Dubbed the View 20 and due to be officially launched for European markets in Paris on January 22nd, it is expected to retail for well under £500 (the Chinese price starts…
OnePlus unveils £649 6T McLaren Edition phone with superfast charging
Smartphone maker OnePlus has unveiled a new superfast charging phone, built in collaboration with motor racing firm McLaren. The new OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition uses a new charging standard the phone maker calls Warp Charge 30, which it says can provide “a day’s worth” of battery power – around 50% charge – in 20 minutes.…
Recycling old phones ‘could help save endangered gorillas’, report claims
Recycling old smartphones stashed around the house could help towards saving endangered gorillas, scientists have claimed. Mining of special metals such as gold and coltan for use in handsets has long blighted gorilla habitats in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, jeopardising the future of the species. It is thought that around 400 million people…
Church offers live voting smartphone app to encourage interaction
A ‘word cloud’ displays things the congregation at Aylsham Parish Church in Norfolk is praying for (Mentimeter/PA) A church is trialling the use of a live voting smartphone app during sermons to help engage its congregation and encourage greater participation. Worshippers at Aylsham Parish Church in Norfolk are asked to…
BlackBerry £399 KEY2 LE now available to pre-order
Looking for a business smartphone with a good old fashioned QWERTY keyboard? TCL Communication has announced that you can now pre-order its vibrant BlackBerry KEY2 LE. This new addition to the BlackBerry KEY series smartphone lineup includes minimised screen bezels while bringing subtle new design refinements that make it slimmer and lighter, claims TCL communication. The…
