Category: Smartphones
HTC hope to revive fortunes with Blockchain smartphone, Exodus
HTC has unveiled its flagship blockchain-focused smartphone, the Exodus 1, as the manufacturer looks to shift its strategy to focus on new technology. The Exodus 1 has been rolled out initially for an early access period, currently only available to users who pay in cryptocurrency – either Bitcoin or Ethereum. The Taiwanese firm said it…
Honor launches new 8X budget smartphone for £229, announces Band 4 fitness tracker
Huawei sub-brand Honor has launched the latest and most powerful addition to the X-series line-up – the Honor 8X . It's also announced a new fitness tracker, the Honor Band 4 . Set to retail for the competitive price point of £229.99, the Honor 8X features a 6.5-inch Notch FullView Display with a 91% screen-to-body-ratio and chip-on-film…
Sony Experia XZ3 now available in Forest Green from Carphone Warehouse
Carphone Warehouse is exclusively stocking the new Sony Xperia XZ3 in Forest Green. The XZ3 is also available in Black and Bordeaux Red. Features include an OLED Xperia display, front facing stereo speakers and S‐Force Front Surround. The new Xperia XZ3 also boasts Sony’s sound enhancing Hi-Res Audio and LDAC technologies. New features include a 6.0” 18:9…
To Upgrade your iPhone or Not to? iPhone X vs iPhone XS Max, iPhone XS
Only last year Apple launched its pioneering iPhone X device that emerged as the highest-selling smartphone during the first three months of the year 2018. Apple's most-expensive iPhone (until recently) also got the title for being the most profitable smartphone in the world. The iPhone X garnered 35% of the total smartphone industry profit, meaning…
Vodafone’s VOXI partners with PayPal to offer interest free deals on smartphones
Vodafone's youth brand VOXI has announced a collaboration with PayPal that it reckons will give customers a more flexible and affordable way to purchase a smartphone with no upfront cost and 0% interest using PayPal Credit. Offering monthly instalments over 30 months for its range of smartphones via PayPal Credit, VOXI customers will have full control over…
Rival mobile phone company Huawei tries to spoil Apple’s big day with ‘Apple free juice bar’
Today (September 21st, 2018) marks the launch of Apple's new XS and XS Max iPhones (as if you didn't know). And of course there was the usual hurrah that greets these events with Apple fan boys and fan girls queuing up outside Apple's flagship London Store in Regent's Street this morning to get their mitts…
Should I buy a new iPhone tomorrow? 5 reasons why you should and 5 why you shouldn’t!
Chris Price gives five reasons why you should and five reasons why you shouldn't buy one of the new iPhones as soon as they hit the shops.... Tomorrow (21st September 2018) sees the official launch of three new iPhone models: the XS (confusingly pronounced 10S rather than 'excess'), its bigger brother, the XS Max, and…
Online sales via mobile devices slow as smartphone growth falters
Online retail sales increase of 12.8% year-on-year (YoY) in August Month-on-Month (MoM) decrease of 1.7% from July, notably lower than last year’s drop of 4.8% M-retail growth (mobile retail) was at an all-time low of just 10% YoY Online only retailers outperformed multichannel retailers (14.0% vs. 10.8% YoY) Overall market conversion rate is 4.7%, compared…
BT announces pricing for iPhone XS and XS Max. They’re not cheap!
The iPhone XS in gold - it looks lovely doesn't it, but it certainly doesn't come cheap with prices from £57 a month. BT has announced its pricing for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, but you better get saving! Price plans start from £57 a month but you could…
Vodfaone announces Gigafest Broadband pricing, rolls out in Milton Keynes
Famous for its concrete cows (above), Milton Keynes will be the first place to get Vodafone's Gigafast Broadband Vodafone Gigafast Broadband, with download and upload speeds 20 times and 150 times faster respectively than the average fixed broadband connection in the UK, is available to pre-order from Friday, 14 September 2018…
