Tag: mobile phone
Nokia C2 dual SIM mobile phone revealed
Nokia have today unveiled the C2 budget mobile phone. In a first for the Finnish phone manufacturers, it also has the ability to run two SIM cards simultaneously. While the previously announced C1 handset can also house two SIM cards,…
Nokia C1 mobile has a whopping 6 week battery!
What can you get for £25 these days? Well quite a lot if we're talking ultra-cheap budget mobile phones from Nokia. The Nokia C1 is there latest handset to be released, and it has some features that'd turn the heads…
Acer Liquid E smartphone gets Ferrari makeover
Acer are to launch a special edition of their Liquid E handset, fully branded by super-car manufacturers Ferrari. Coming in the iconic red finish that Ferarris are known for, the phone has chrome edging, the Ferrari insignia on the back…
British scientist becomes first human to become infected with a computer virus
Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics scientist at the University of Reading, has become the world's first human to become infected with a computer virus. Gasson has an RFID (radio-frequency identification) chip implanted into his wrist, and deliberately infected it with…
Review: RealPlayer SP
Name: RealPlayer SP Type: Media managing/ web video downloading and converting software Price: £24.99 (Free version also available) Once a leading light in media managing solutions, Real Networks began to build a bad reputation for themselves by bloating their…
Samsung C3300K Champ budget phone revealed
Samsung are being pretty generous with their budget handset offerings of late. First their was the Android Galaxy 5, and now this, the Samsung Champ. While it doesn't feature Google's nifty OS, it does offer a decent touchscreen on the…
Google to enter cloud music-streaming battle
Google in partnership with streaming pros Simplify Media, are to reveal their own take on music and cloud-based streaming, according to a briefing at the I/O conference in San Francisco. Having recently purchased Simplify Media, Google will use the streaming…
BBC Radio live streaming hits nearly every smartphone, except the iPhone
The BBC have revamped their policies on live radio streaming to smartphones, making it far easier for users to access the BBC's many stations from their mobiles. Though it may come as a surprise to hear (thanks to the many…
Brits vote iPhone one of the 10 best inventions of all time
A new survey of 4,000 Brits has revealed that the iPhone is now considered one of the best inventions of all time. Rushing into the 8th spot of 100, it sits just ahead of the flushing toilet and the combustion…
Google to launch online "Editions" e-book store this summer
Google are set to launch their own e-book store this year called "Editions". Due in June or early July, will rival Apple's iBookstore and Amazon's Kindle by offering around half a million titles not restricted to any one device. "It…