Tag: mobile phone
Budget-friendly LG Optimus 2 announced
Shopping for Android on a budget? Then LG's latest low-priced smartphone, the newly-revealed LG Optimus 2, may fit the bill following post-Christmas bank balance blues. Pretty stripped back in terms of specs, it's packing a 3.2 inch, 480×320 capacitive touchscreen,…
Half of all water damaged phones dropped in the toilet
Water damage on a phone is a very common problem, where a small amount of moisture will enter the phone, usually through the charging port and causes issues. Alternatively water damaged can be caused by dropping it in the…
Touch screens that work through gloves: welcome to the world
We've been waiting for you! Or more precisely, we have been freezing our hands off in the winter trying to tap out text messages on dainty touch screens, gloves tucked in our pockets. Although it looks like we have…
Who cares about the telly? It's all about the internet now
It's official: internet access and mobile phones are more important to young Britons than television. This is the conclusion from new research from Ofcom, the communications regulator, but at a closer look it's not such a straight shot as…
Samsung Nexus Prime gets fondled, specs revealed
Samsung's Nexus Prime handset has been caught in the wild and put in a compromsing position by a blogger over at TheDroidGuy, who have spilt the beans on all it's deepest, darkest specsheet secrets. Claiming to have nabbed a…
VIDEO PREVIEW: BlackBerry Curve 9360 hands-on
We get hands-on with the super-slim BlackBerry Curve 9630 at today's exclusive London launch event. Can this QWERTY-packing, BlackBerry OS 7 touting handset bring RIM back from the brink? For more info on the BlackBerry Curve 9360, and a…
HANDS-ON PREVIEW: BlackBerry Curve 9360
It's been a long time coming, but in the wake of leaks aplenty RIM have finally revealed the lastest BlackBerry Curve handsets. Available in three flavours (depending on international territories), you're looking at the BlackBerry Curve 9360, 9350 and 9370….
Vodafone 555 offers QWERTY phone smarts on a tight budget
While the HTC Cha Cha and HTC Salsa handsets may be the smartphones of choice when it comes to Facebook-focussed QWERTY action, those on a tighter budget should take a look at the Vodafone 555. Onsale from Vodafone today…
Orange reveal cheaper data roaming plans for holidaymakers
Orange have re-jigged their data roaming costs, making it a little bit more affordable for holidaymakers to surf the web abroad over the summer. Paying in advance, and only coughing up the cash if they actually end up finding the…
Guardian newspaper Kindle edition launched
In a fortnight that has seen the UK press take quite a hammering, what with the justified hysteria surrounding the recent phone hacking scandals, it's great to hear some good news come out of Fleet Street this morning for once….
