Tag: smartphones
iPhone 5S UK launch tainted by stock shortages
This morning's launch of Apple's latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S, has been marred by stock shortages, with both Apple's own retail stores and those of the UK networks struggling to meet demand. iPhone hunters took to Twitter to state…
A 5-inch quad-core smartphone for under £150? That'll be the Kogan Agora 5
Name three things the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Sony Xperia Z1 have in common. Both have sizable 5-inch displays, for starters, both use quad-core processors (the S4's rare octo-variant notwithstanding) and both will cost you a fair bit more…
Cardiff, Edinburgh and Hull are UK mobile phone theft hotspots, claims gadget insurer
Reading this post in Cardiff, Edinburgh or Hull? Then keep your smartphone closely guarded – they're the UK cities you're most likely to have your mobile phone stolen. That's according to gadget insurer Protect Your Bubble and, being based solely…
Jimmy Kimmel prank pitches iPad mini as iPhone 5S, fools many
Talk-show prankster Jimmy Kimmel is at it again. This time he's taken his crew to Hollywood Boulevard, where he's pulling the wool over the eyes of shoppers, leading them to believe that last year's iPad Mini is in fact the…
Three's free 4G hits London, Birmingham, Manchester and Reading in December
Three have today shed light on a few more details of the UK network's 4G rollout, revealing the first four cities set to get the superfast data speeds come its launch in December. London, Birmingham, Manchester and Reading will be…
Would you buy this modular, LEGO-like smartphone?
Check your cupboards and drawers – as a loyal Tech Digest reader we're guessing you'll uncover at least one or two unloved gadgets or phones. Perhaps the device in question was relegated to the cupboard because of a fault, or…
iPhone 5S camera sample shots show off just how good it is
"It's much more efficient to teach iPhone to take great photos than it is to teach millions of people to be expert photographers," reads the Apple iPhone 5S press blurb, conjuring an image of a terrifying future in which a…
21 iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C cases and covers
You've just shelled out a couple of hundred quid on an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C pre-order and the thought of your shiny new smartphone slipping through your buttery fingers sends a chill through your heart. But not to worry!…
iPhone 5 discontinued as iPhone 5S launches: 8GB iPhone 4S now free option
Say goodbye to the iPhone 5, with last year's flagship smartphone from Apple set to be discontinued in the wake of the newly-unveiled iPhone 5S. To my memory, that's the shortest shelf-life of any iPhone to date. But it's hardly…
iPhone 5S officially launched: Specs, Touch ID fingerprint scanner and more revealed
Apple have lifted the covers off the iPhone 5S, the successor to the iPhone 5 and the premium option over the newly-revealed cheaper iPhone 5C. The headlining feature is the smartphone's new (and long-rumoured) fingerprint scanner, which Apple calls Touch…
