Tag: smartphones
Digital news catches up to print
Newspapers are not dead yet, but they're still edging towards the grave in the UK. New Ofcom research has found that accessing news on the web and mobile apps is now as popular as reading a newspaper. Ofcom found that…
Nokia's new charger is pants … literally
You never have to worry about your phone's battery going flat again, as long as have your pants on. Now you can wear a pair of trousers that comes equipped with a wireless phone charger, taking wearable technology to a…
India opens tech addiction clinic
Addiction – be it to alcohol, cigarettes, gambling, drugs or even sex – can be a serious problem. Now authorities in India consider addiction to technology among teenagers to be such a problem that a "technology de-addiction" centre has been…
Apple, Google smartphone patent row settled
After years of legal arguments over IP, tech giants Apple and Google have agreed to drop all current patent disputes between them. The BBC reports that in a joint statement, the companies said they would work together in "some areas…
Flat phone battery stresses 9 out of 10 Brits
It would seem that the best advice that you can give to the average British smartphone owner is: "Keep calm and carry a charger." A new survey reveals that almost all phone owners would feel stressed out – and a…
Not just flexible screens – 5 mobile phone tech innovations we should see in 2014
One of the big trends in mobile technology in 2014 looks set to be flexible screens – with LG apparently launching their first flexible phone by the end of this year. Surely this won't be the only innovation we can…
Is it hip to be square? LG bank on it with the LG Vu 3 4:3 smartphone
Square, 4:3 smartphones, rather than widescreen phones, are a bad idea right? Sure, it's a nice try by LG to try to stand out from the crowd with the 4:3 dimensions of the LG Vu 3, but when the majority…
Apple sold a record-breaking nine million iPhone 5S and 5C models over the weekend
Proving that Apple malaise hasn't fully kicked in yet, the Cupertino tech giants have just announced that a record-breaking nine million of the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C handsets were sold over their launch weekend. That's a substantially larger…
Three's Samsung Galaxy Note 3 pricing starts at £30
Three have just revealed their Samsung Galaxy Note 3 pricing info and, with the phone starting at just £30 on some contracts, it's at first glance a very reasonable deal. Of course, to get the handset that inexpensively, you're going…
Introducing the Tesco Hudl tablet, £119, aisle 5 just past the fruit and veg
Next time you're topping up your Clubcard points at Tesco, keep an eye out for the company's freshly revealed own-branded tablet, the Tesco Hudl. A 7-inch Android slate, it's priced at £119, putting it in direct competition with the Google…
