Category: Smartphones
The Digest: Government crackdown on ‘notspots’… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Government crackdown on mobile 'notspots' | BBC News "The government plans to oblige mobile operators to improve their coverage, possibly by sharing rivals' networks. Partial 'notspots', where there is coverage from some but not all of the mobile networks, affected a fifth of the UK, leaving people unable to make calls or send…
The Digest: Russia wants to ban Apple CEO Tim Cook… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Russian politician says Apple CEO Tim Cook should be 'banned' from country after coming out as gay | The Independent "Hours after Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly addressed his sexuality for the first time, a St Petersburg politician has called for him to be banned from Russia. Anti-LGBT campaigner Vitaly Milonov, a member…
BlackBerry Passport asks: is it hip to be square?
BlackBerry, as a company, has been in trouble for some time - but it clearly hopes that its new phone, the Passport, can turn its fortunes around. According to recent sales figures, only one in 100 smartphone owners in the US uses a BlackBerry, and the company itself admits that its older handsets are outselling…
Half of the world will be online by 2017
Our connected world is becoming ever more connected, according to the latest State of Broadband report. The report's 2014 edition estimates that more than half of the global population will have internet access within three years' time. The report also says that mobile broadband via smartphones and tablets is now the fastest growing technology in…
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 available to pre-order today
While all the hype is around the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus going on sale, Samsung has announced that the Galaxy Note 4 will also be available to pre-order from Samsung Experience Stores across the country today, including the Samsung Store at Westfield Stratford City. This will be followed by other selected online and high street…
Carphone Warehouse takes pre-orders for Sony Experia Z3
It isn't all about the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus you know! There are other smartphones out there that are being eagerly anticipated including the new Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact devices. Now available to pre-order from Carphone Warehouse, the mobile retailer will be stocking the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact handset exclusively in green (see…
Contactless payments arrive on London Underground
There is nothing more frustrating than being in a hurry to catch your train on the London Underground only to find you have no money left on your Oyster card, so you have to go and join the massive queue at the ticket machine. Well, from today, that will no longer be a problem. Transport…
iPhone is the most-stolen handset in Britain
As the Apple fans gear up for the excitement of the launch of the new iPhone, we get the news that their beloved handset is the most-stolen mobile phone in the UK. And statistics published by the Home Office show that the previous four models of the device are the most likely to be targeted…
Panasonic’s new Toughpad tablets will let you tweet whatever the circumstances
Panasonic is known for its range of Toughpad enterprise tablets, and now it adds two new 5-inch handheld devices to the lineup. Careful, there's a bowl of ice beneath the device... The two new Toughpads are the Android-based F-X1 and the FZ-E1, which runs embedded Windows Phone 8.1. The Toughpads are…
Are mobile payments coming to the iPhone 6?
It appears that a virtual wallet is most likely going to be one of the biggest features of the new iPhone 6. According to the website Re/Code: "Apple has reached an agreement with American Express to work together on its new iPhone payments system." Re/Code says the new payments system is expected to let iPhone 6…
