Tag: phones
White BlackBerry Q10 hits Carphone Warehouse, Selfridges stores
Following the early sales success of the BlackBerry Q10 as a Selfridges exclusive at the end of last month, a new white variant will hit UK stores Carphone Warehouse and Selfridges. Previously only available in black, the phone features a…
Amazon planning 3D Kindle smartphone?
Despite no official confirmation being given, it's pretty much a given that Amazon would be planning to put out a smartphone carrying the Kindle branding, given the success of their Android-based Kindle Fire tablet line. But this latest rumour has…
1stFone mobile phone aimed at four year olds sparks controversy
A new mobile phone aimed specifically at children four years old and up has launched, sparking controversy among childcare experts. Called the 1stFone, it's been developed by OwnFone and only allows children the ability to call a preset series of…
Budget iPhone rumours ignited by news that Pegatron factory anticipating hiring spree
Rumours of a budget iPhone launching this year from Apple have been given a significant boost today, with Apple's manufacturing partner Pegatron announcing that it will increase its number of workers by 40% in the second half of the year….
Sharp AQUOS 206SH has 5-inch 1080p screen, two day battery life
A large, high resolution screen on a smartphone is usually enough to set alarm bells ringing when it comes to battery life, but Sharp believe they've cracked it with their new AQUOS 206SH smartphone. Packing in a 5-inch 1080p display,…
BlackBerry Q10 will sell "tens of millions" says CEO Thorsten Heins
BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins is being bullishly confident with his predictions for sales of the QWERTY keyboard-packing BlackBerry Q10 smartphone, telling Bloomberg he believes the new phone will sell "tens of millions" of units. "This is going into the installed…
BlackBerry Q10 sells like hot cakes at Selfridges, breaks store records
UK retailer Selfridges has announced that the newly-released BlackBerry Q10 handset has broken the company's technology sales record during its opening weekend at retail. The QWERTY keyboard phone is the second in BlackBerry's new line of BB10 smartphones and was…
Smartphones are now outselling cheap feature phones for the first time ever
Fancy pants smartphones are now outselling cheaper feature phones for the first time in history, according to new findings from research firm IDC. Tracking shipments over the first three months of 2013, 51.6% of the 418.6 million mobile phones shipped…
Mobile phone theft crimes on the rise in England, while all other crime falls
Mobile phone theft is the only rising crime in England and Wales, with virtually every other form of crime dropping since 2011. "Theft from the person" (the police's fancy new way of saying muggings), under which header many mobile phone…
Samsung Galaxy S4 best contract deals compared: O2, Three, Orange, Vodafone, EE, T-Mobile, Tesco
The Samsung Galaxy S4, the long-awaited smartphone successor to the company's world-beating Galaxy S3, finally goes on sale this weekend. The flagship handset looks set to go up against the impressive HTC One handset, with the Galaxy S4 packing in…
