Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Frankenstein phone is £300
Mobile PhonesWhat do you get if you sew together the sheer size of the Galaxy S4, the chassis of the S3, the innards of the S2 and two SIM-card slots? The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos, a Frankenstein phone on sale now in the UK for just over £300.
Samsung loves to mix and match specs and sizes, creating a panoply of phones to cater for every thinkable niche and need. The Grand Duos is the dual-SIM version of the Galaxy Grand, itself a mad mashup for people who want a huge screen on a budget. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Young is a 3.3-inch Jelly Bean, in UK now
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy Young, a 3.3-inch budget blower, is the latest guilelessly named addition to Samsung's sprawling Galaxy range and it's out in the UK this weekend.
It's a significant step up from last year's Galaxy Y, which also stood for Young -- maybe Samsung felt that was too subtle for Britain's youth and has been forced to spell it out like an exasperated schoolmaster. Continue reading...
Huawei Ascend P6 set to be world's thinnest phone in June
Mobile PhonesThin is in: the rumoured Huawei Ascend P6 is about to be the thinnest smart phone in the whole wide world. Now we're not ones to promote negative body image, so let's see what else is going on with this skinny Android smart phone.
The Ascend P6 is reported to run Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean software -- but interestingly, in leaked photos from EVleaks it appears to be missing the usual Android home buttons, typically found beneath the screen. Continue reading...
HTC One Google edition with stock Android due 'in two weeks'
Mobile PhonesA new version of the HTC One with stock Android rather than HTC's Sense software will be announced in the next two weeks and available in the summer, according to "multiple sources" quoted by Geek's Russell Holly, who correctly predicted the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google edition.
That tallies with reports earlier this week that influential HTC developer LlabTooFeR had the inside track on a Google edition of the metallic mobile coming soon. Continue reading...
HTC First UK launch axed after Facebook Home 'feedback'
Mobile PhonesHTC has cancelled the launch of the Facebook Home-touting HTC First in the UK, network EE has confirmed.
The First, which was to be the first mobile to arrive running Facebook's social-centric 'Home' interface, won't be arriving on our shores after all, as Zuckerberg's social network has chosen to take its new interface back to the drawing board. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S4 coming in blue, red, purple and brown
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S4 is getting a splash of colour at last. Samsung is brightening things up with new blue, red, purple and brown versions of the Android smart phone powerhouse.
The new colours are Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, to be followed later by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn. Who wants a brown phone? Each to their own: if you want an autumn-coloured phone then I'll leaf that up to you. Continue reading...
HTC One reportedly sells 5 million, half as many as Galaxy S4
Mobile PhonesHTC has flogged a very healthy 5 million HTC Ones, according to an unnamed exec quoted in the Wall Street Journal (paywall link) -- half as many as the Samsung Galaxy S4.
"Orders are pretty good so far and are still more than what we can supply," the nameless bigwig boasts. "This is partly due to the shortage of components. When the issue is resolved next month, we will have a better idea if it's doing really well or not." Continue reading...
Nokia EOS tipped for 41-megapixel PureView sensor on 9 July
Mobile PhonesThe hotly tipped Nokia EOS could take us to the next generation of camera phone as soon as 9 July, if a rumoured release date is to be believed -- and it's set to boast a giant 41-megapixel sensor too.
Inspired by the 41-megapixel Nokia 808 PureView, the EOS is rumoured to arrive in the second week of July, with 9 July the likely date according to Mobile Geeks. Continue reading...
New Samsung Galaxy S4 music video ad targets creeps
Mobile PhonesAre you a lovesick student who likes 'ROCK AND ROLL' and pizza? Do you follow girls around and take their photo without their permission? You'll love the Galaxy S4, Samsung implies in this slightly alarming new ad.
The video, which is described on YouTube as "Hi Hey Hello, a musical short film", is a weird mashup of feature demo and music video for alt hip-hop duo The Chicharones. Presumably it had to be nearly 5 minutes long because the S4 has more features than RKO. Continue reading...
Huawei Ascend Mate 6.1-inch Android brute hits UK for £335
Mobile PhonesIt might be the kind of mate who crushes your grip in his iron handshake and calls you a girl if you can't drink 10 pints of Carling, but the mammoth Huawei Ascend Mate is coming to the UK soon, so you'd better grin and bear it.
The 6.1-inch Android behemoth has pitched up for pre-order on phone retailer Expansys for £335 -- something of a bargain if a gigantic screen is what you're looking for in a phone. It's certainly much cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, or even its cut-price cousin the Galaxy Mega, which is out in July for £460. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition explained in video 
Google took us all by surprise when it boasted that it would shortly be selling a raw-Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. But what exactly is this new variant of the popular S4, and is it worth your time? Watch the video above to find out.
We're explaining how Google's version of the S4 is different from Samsung's standard offering, and pondering whether the changes make this new version of the S4 a better, or worse, mobile. Continue reading...
iOS 7 to have Flickr and Vimeo built-in, report says
SoftwareThe next version of iOS will get a few extra social networks built-in, if fresh reports are to be believed.
Photo and video sharing services Flickr and Vimeo will be baked into iOS 7, 9to5Mac reports, citing "a person familiar with the software". Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S4 gets first wireless charging cover for £25
Mobile PhonesDelighted by your glorious new Galaxy S4, but disgusted by having to plug it into the mains to charge it? Plugophobes rejoice! There's a new back cover for your Samsung smart phone that lets you plop it onto a pad and -- bing bong -- it's slurping juice like a 4-year-old in a soft-play centre.
Phone flogger MobileFun is offering the wireless charging case for £25, with it going on sale in the next four to six weeks, the retailer tells me. It comes in black or white and you can register your interest here. Continue reading...
iPhone 5S delay pushes back Vodafone's 4G launch
Mobile PhonesVodafone is holding back its 4G service until the next iPhone comes along. The network has delayed its planned launch, reportedly in part to coincide with the arrival of the 5S -- and has apparently confirmed that 4G will cost extra.
Vodafone says 4G “demands a premium", suggesting you'll most likely need a different -- and presumably more expensive -- contract to enjoy 4G. That's the same tactic employed by EE, the UK's first 4G mobile network. Continue reading...
Sony Xperia Z is a free mobile when you buy a new Bravia TV
Mobile PhonesFree stuff is the best stuff. I know it; you know it; and Sony knows it -- which is why Sony is throwing in a free Sony Xperia Z smart phone when you buy a new Bravia HDTV.
The free mobile phone comes with the 55-inch or 46-inch Bravia W9, starting from around £1,800. Or you can opt for the cheaper Bravia W8, which comes with a mid-range Xperia L gratis. Continue reading...
HTC staff urged to 'just quit' by former bigwig
Mobile PhonesIf you work at HTC, "just quit." That's the advice given to HTC staff by a former bigwig, as the troubled company sees more senior figures staff jump ship in the wake of disappointing sales for the flagship HTC One.
As the performance of the One sees HTC haemorrhage profit, chief product officer Kouji Kodera is the latest grand muckamuck to head for the hills. He follows three marketing bigwigs out of the door, as well as product strategy manager Eric Lin, who issued the stark warning to his former colleagues. Continue reading...
Porsche Design P'9981 Gold is an out of date gold BlackBerry
Mobile PhonesOh thank heavens this embargo is up! Now it's gone 11am Central European Time, I can finally share with you some incredibly exciting news. The Porsche Design P'9981 -- a luxury phone you'll fondly remember coming out in 2011 -- is now available in a "strictly limited" gold edition!
The P'9981 Gold is a Porsche-designed BlackBerry, but it eschews such modern affectations as up-to-date BlackBerry 10 software or a vulgar touchscreen, knowing its target market has servants assistants to handle their social media accounts and appointments.
Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6-inch phone on sale in July for £460
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy Mega is going to be mega in July, according to one online shop -- and the giant-sized 6.3-inch Android device will cost £460.
That's the price for the 16GB model to be sold by online retailer Clove. We originally heard the Mega was coming this month, but with no official word from Samsung, Clove's proposed date is all we have to go on. Continue reading...
Watson supercomputer answers your stupid questions via app
SoftwareIBM's genius supercomputer Watson has humiliatingly been forced to answer your pathetic meatbag questions as an app-based customer service helpdesk, Forbes reports.
The well-publicised artificial intelligence, most famous for destroying weakling human opposition on US quiz show Jeopardy, has been roped into more quotidian money-making ventures by its incautious creator. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active leak-proof S4 now leaked on video
Mobile PhonesIf yesterday's pictures of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active have whet your appetite, then eyes down for the first leaked video of the waterproof Samsung Galaxy S4. Whet! Get it? Cos it's waterproof! Oh, never mind.
The toughened version of the S4 hasn't been officially unveiled yet, but MobileTechReview has got hold of one for this short glimpse. Read on to see the latest leak of the phone that doesn't have to worry about leaks. Continue reading...
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