Tag: smartphones
OnePlus announces premium flagship device, the £469 OnePlus 6
In a glitzy affair at London's Copperbox Arena - best known as a venue for the 2012 Olympics - Chinese firm OnePlus announced a new flagship handset as well as a pair of wireless earphones. Pitched to OnePlus' loyal audience of young millennial 'superfans' as well as European journalists, including Tech Digest, the event saw the…
Review: FLIR One Pro thermal imaging camera £399
Name: FLIR One Pro Type: Thermal Imaging Camera Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £399.99 Oregon-based manufacturer Flir Systems has been producing a wide range of professional testing products for different markets including maritime, surveillance and defence industries for the last 40 years. It also offers a range of thermal imaging cameras for both…
MWC 2018: Alcatel announces complete 18:9 range of smartphones
TCL Communication, the company behind the Blackberry and Alcatel brands, has announced what it claims is the world's first 18:9 shaped Smartphone portfolio. Alcatel will be the world’s first brand to deliver the immersive 18:9 display experience across each of its series (pictured above), made possible by using custom-built displays leveraging parent company TCL’s award-winning…
Virgin Mobile launches ‘Truly Unlimited’ mobile phone plan for £25 a month
Virgin Mobile has today launched what it claims is the UK’s most generous big data deal, with no caps, throttling or hidden catches. Truly Unlimited is a mobile plan created exclusively for Virgin Media’s TV, broadband and landline customers. Unlike most other ‘unlimited’ offerings, Virgin Mobile’s new plan is - it claims - truly unlimited,…
Brits spend 120 hours a year on smartphones during work time
Further proof about how smartphones are taking over every aspect of our lives, as if it were needed. According to a new survey, the average British worker spends as many as 120 hours per year using their smartphones in the workplace. Research of 2,012 UK adults carried out by gadgets and technology etailer, LaptopsDirect.co.uk, has revealed more than…
More than 6.5 million people in UK never carry any gadgets with them
More than 6.5 million Brits do not carry any gadgets with them whatsoever - 1 in 5 would welcome manufacturers introducing gadget usage limits on devices More than 1 in 10 would be happy to have designated tech-free time allocations day to day While a huge proportion of the nation has become extremely reliant on…
Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact now available from Carphone Warehouse for £30 per month
The new Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is now available at Carphone Warehouse, both in-store and online. Customers can get their hands on the device for £30 per month and £29.99 up-front on Vodafone. The all-new Sony handset, available in Horizon Blue exclusively at Carphone Warehouse, features a 4.6inch 720p touchscreen display. It also boasts a…
Vodafone launches VOXI for Under 25s – complete with free social media SIM
In an attempt to make its mobile phone offering a bit cooler, Vodafone has announced a new sub-brand called VOXI. Billed as the 'UK's first dedicated youth mobile offering', VOXI is aimed at the Under 25 'Young Creatives' market who probably wouldn't even give Vodafone a second glance. Available from September 8th, the VOXI SIM lets…
#IFA17: ARCHOS unveils Access, Core and Sense budget smartphones from just £49.99
Remember when even a basic smartphone would set you back a few hundred pounds? Not any more. French electronics brand ARCHOS has unveiled its range of Access, Core and Sense budget smartphones with prices starting from just £49.99. The ARCHOS Access and Core models will be available from September 2017 with prices between £49.99 to…
Worldwide IT spending increases, claims Gartner, as we buy more smartphones
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.4 per cent increase from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. This growth rate is up from the previous quarter's forecast of 1.4 per cent, partly due to the US dollar decline against many foreign currencies (see below.) Worldwide spending on devices (PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and…
