Category: Smartphones
Mobile shipments to grow by less than 3% in 2022
Global mobile phone shipments are set to grow by a mere 2.9% in 2022, according to technology analyst firm CCS Insight. Its latest mobile phone market forecast indicates a total of 1.64 billion mobile phones will ship during the year. Smartphones are expected to reach 1.39 billion units in 2022, achieving year-on-year growth of 4.2%.…
12 ways to save money on your mobile and broadband
As the impact of the cost of living crisis hits home for millions of people, we team up with Which? to share tips to help you save hundreds of pounds on your broadband and mobile bills... Broadband and mobile customers across the country are paying more than they need to for their connections - but…
Vivo launches its first foldable smartphone, the vivo X Fold
Vivo has launched its first foldable smartphone, the vivo X Fold - initially just for the Chinese market. In addition to the X Fold, the X Note and the first vivo tablet, the vivo Pad have also been introduced. Vivo claims it has integrated an aerospace-grade folding wing hinge into its foldable phone which contains…
Is the Motorola Aura the best looking phone of all time?
This Motorola Aura R1 Diamond Edition with 18k Gold Body is currently on eBay for over £4000 A new study from Mozillion reveals which phone models from the last 40 years offer the best looks, using eye-tracking software to rank which devices catch the eye the most, and hold our gaze for the…
Vodafone and Imperial College extend DreamLab app to tackle climate change
Vodafone Foundation and Imperial College London are extending their partnership to model the impact of climate change on cyclones and extreme weather using the DreamLab mobile phone app which already helps scientists with COVID-19 and cancer research. Building on their existing relationship, DreamLab will help researchers at Imperial College London to build the world’s largest…
Motorola launches new budget moto g22 smartphone
Motorola has unveiled the latest addition to the moto g family, the moto g22. Equipped with a 50MP quad-camera system, a fluid 6.5" 90 Hz Max Vision display and a long-lasting 5,000 mAh battery, it will be available from mid-March for £139. Motorola claims that with the new moto g22 users can experience sharper, more…
Nearly half of all Brits rely on smartphone to make payments, claims report
Mobile reseller Buymobiles conducted a nationwide survey on the UK’s payment method habits. Findings showed an overwhelming 70% of participants preferred using cashless payment methods over actual cash. 63% of participants also think that using cashless payments is more helpful when it comes to keeping track of spending. Nearly half of respondents would leave their…
6 in 10 adults couldn’t cope longer than a day without their phone
Nokia phones appear in battery emergency SOS Boxes to showcase the 3-day battery life of the Nokia G11 and Nokia G21 Six in 10 adults ‘couldn’t cope’ longer than a day without their mobile phone, a new study has found. A survey of 2,000 smartphone users found three in 10 never…
Cheese and onion crisps top snack for streaming content
In what seems like perhaps the weirdest - and most pointless - survey in a long time, EE has revealed which snacks we like to eat while watching a TV show or film on our smartphones. No surprise that crisps come out top (41%), though - perhaps more surprisingly - Cheese and Onion are the…
Virgin Media O2 customers will not face EU roaming charges
Virgin Media O2 has announced that its phone users will not face roaming charges in Europe this year after other networks announced there would be an extra fee. From January EE and Vodafone will charge its customers for data roaming, and Three will reintroduce the charges in May. However, customers with Virgin Media and O2 contracts will be able…
