Tag: mobile phone
Sony reveal new Mix Walkman "karaoke phone"
It's not often we get to categorise a handset as a "karaoke phone", but that's just what we're going to do this morning with Sony Ericsson's novel new Mix Walkmen phone. That's because among its music-orientated features are a karaoke…
Budget Motorola WILDER phone give you change back from £50
Motorola have just revealed their a brand new budget-friendly handset, the Motorola WILDER. While its spec sheet will hardly blow you away, there's no denying its price isn't attractive, at just £49.95. Seemingly running a proprietary OS as the…
Mobile future: Forget the handset, just use your palm
It's the ultimate touchscreen – instead of tapping at your handset, you tap straight onto the palm of your hand. At least this is the future in the eyes of researchers at the Hasso Plattner Institute at Potsdam University…
Motorola GLEAM budget clamshell hits Carphone Warehouse
After many a scuffed mobile screen and unintentionally dialled numbers, I've got a bit of a softspot for clamshell handsets. So I've got to agree with Motorola's tagline for their new flip phone, the Motorola GLEAM, when they say that…
We use our phones everywhere now, even in the loo, study show
At home we usually have access to a proper computer, and you'd think that would be better for browsing, right? Not anymore. According to a study conducted by Ipsos OTX for Google, 93% of us use our smartphones to…
Wrong mobile phone contracts mean we waste £5 billion a year
We waste an average of £195 each every year because we are on contracts that allow for more phone usage than we need, according to a report. 76% of us pay too much because we don't need all our…
The next battlefield for mobiles is high-definition audio, says DTS
Imagine this: you are watching a film on your mobile phone, and as the plane flies overhead on the screen, it sounds like it flies over your head. It sounds amazing, doesn't it. We're used to this sort of…
Drunk-driving apps face crackdown
Apps that helps drunk drivers avoid police checkpoints face an outright ban after US lawmakers have turned their attentions to the issue. The fact that drunkdriving is illegal is one thing, but these apps have the potential to be…
Hello future: Next generation 4G mobile network auctions kick off in UK
Exciting times are ahead: 4G is coming. We don't know what it means exactly, but we understand it's going to be mobile broadband on steroids and we wantsss it preciousssss. While the specifics of 4G, or LTE (long-term evolution),…
Apple removes anti-gay app following protests … but what took it so long?
The controversial app designed to 'help' gays become straight has been removed from the Apple App Store. This follows a petition organised by Change.org, which secured 146,000 signatures in support of the removal of the app from religious group…
