Bemilo phone network lets you read your kids' texts
Mobile PhonesIt's 10am -- do you know where your children are? Bemilo is a new phone network designed to keep your children safe when they use their phone.
An astonishing 25 per cent of children have been affected by abuse on their mobile phone. Bemilo sets out to combat bullying and inappropriate behaviour targeting kids by giving parents more control over their littl'uns' phones. Continue reading...
Nokia Lumia 900 is tough as nails - literally
Mobile PhonesThe new Nokia Lumia 900 is hard as nails -- literally. The screen can not only survive having nails hammered into it, it can even be used in lieu of a hammer when there's some nailing needs doing.
Nokia set out to prove the toughness of the Lumia 900's screen by heading down to the hardware validation lab with a hammer, a two-by-four and some nails. The phone emerged unscathed from being nailed, thanks to its toughened screen. Continue reading...
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Apple and Samsung kick off settlement talks
Mobile PhonesApple and Samsung have kicked off settlement talks that could see the two companies ending the bitter patent war that's raged for the last year, the BBC reports.
A US judge has ordered the two firms to play nicely and try to make friends, following months of legal action that's seen Apple and Samsung aggressively suing each other. Apple accuses the Korean company of "slavishly" copying its gadgets, and in some cases has had Samsung kit banned from sale. Continue reading...
Ice Cream Sandwich makes some phones worse, Motorola warns
Mobile PhonesMotorola has laid its cards on the table over Ice Cream Sandwich, admitting that some of its phones actually get worse if updated. And if yours is one of the phones Motorola judges not to be improved by the update -- no Ice Cream Sandwich for you.
"We work very closely with Google and cell phone carriers for every software update," Motorola says. "And obviously we want the new release to improve our devices. If we determine that can't be done -- well then, we're not able to upgrade that particular device." Continue reading...
Sony Xperia U out tomorrow in the UK on Three
Mobile PhonesThe Sony Xperia U is out in the UK this week, with British network Three shouting that the dual-core smart phone is available to buy online now, and can be found in all high street mobile shops as of tomorrow.
Three's offering the 3.5-inch Xperia U for £180 on pay as you go, if a contract is more to your liking, check out the numerical network's range of Xperia U plans here. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy Note from O2 could win you Olympics tickets
Mobile PhonesOn your marks, get set... Note! An Olympic version of the Samsung Galaxy Note has jumped the gun ahead of this summer's London 2012 Olympic Games.
The special edition Galaxy Note tablet and Galaxy Y smart phone are offered by O2. They come with a Union Jack design on the back cover, and a chance to win a trip to the Team GB and an Olympic event. Continue reading...
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Samsung Galaxy S3 has DC-HSPA for faster 3G
Mobile PhonesThe new Samsung Galaxy S3 will boast some of the fastest Internet speeds in the UK, Samsung has confirmed. The hotly anticipated Android powerhouse will connect to the Web via DC-HSPA, the next step up from current 3G speeds.
The S3 will let you surf the Net and stream music and video while you're out and about at up to 42Mbps, the speediest type of dual-channel HSPA currently available here in the UK. We learnt last week that O2 is the first network to make this fastest flavour of 3G available, with prospective S3 owners in major cities set to benefit. Continue reading...
Google acquiring Motorola next week, Android staying free
Mobile PhonesChinese regulators have given Google the green light to take over Motorola, The Wall Street Journal reports. Along with the antitrust regulators in America and Europe giving the rubber stamp a few months ago, Google is all set to swallow up the US mobile company.
The $12.5bn (£7.9bn) deal is expected to go through early next week. One rather big caveat was attached -- that Google keeps Android completely free to use for the next five years, so expect no let up in the number of Android devices. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 ROM leaks, S-Voice et al up for download
Mobile PhonesThe Samsung Galaxy S3 doesn't go on sale until 30 May -- or 29 May if you head down to the Samsung store in London's Westfield shopping centre in Stratford -- but here's how to get a taste of it right now.
The full ROM has leaked over at Android Police, so if you have a rooted Android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich, you can download the S3's version of Touchwiz. That'll bring all the extras like S-Voice (Samsung's Siri-style voice-activated personal assistant), Pop-up Play, and Smart Stay to your handset. Handy if you want a taste of what to expect before you buy. Continue reading...
Sony Tablet P scoffing Ice Cream Sandwich on 24 May
LaptopsIf you bought the Sony Tablet P, you may have been left wondering if its odd shape would hamper any upgrade to Android Ice Cream Sandwich. (As if anyone needed another hurdle.) And when its bigger brother, the Tablet S, got the upgrade almost a month ago, you could be forgiven for feeling left out in the cold.
Worry no more -- the Tablet P will be served a healthy dollop of Ice Cream Sandwich on Thursday 24 May. Just five days to go. Continue reading...
Amazon prepping 10.1-inch Kindle Fire for this summer?
LaptopsWe're still awaiting the Kindle Fire on these shores, but already comes word that Amazon is preparing a much bigger version to launch this summer. DigiTimes reports the book pusher is working on a 10.1-inch version of the Android tablet, to take on the iPad.
This bigger Fire -- the hardback to the existing model's paperback -- is expected to launch between July and September, according to the rumour. Amazon was said to be preparing an 8.9-inch version, but that's apparently on hold for now. Continue reading...
Apple tries to ban Galaxy Tab in US days before peace talks
LaptopsSo hang on. Just two days before Apple and Samsung are due to sit down and start settlement talks over their ridiculous patent wars, Apple has tried to ban the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the US. Poor form.
The Californian company filed for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung device, Foss patents reports. Continue reading...
iPhone 5 hint as Apple secures iPhone5.com
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Apple has secured iPhone5.com, perhaps hinting at the name for the next iPhone. Is Apple jealously guarding the sanctity of the iPhone name, or will the iPhone 5 finally follow the iPhone 4S?
Apple has tied up the web address for the iPhone 5, wresting it from cybersquatters sitting on the domain name. The question is whether it's pre-empting an announcement of 'iPhone 5' as a moniker for the next phone from Apple, or this is just a precautionary measure to protect the iPhone brand. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 shipping 9 million phones ahead of launch
Mobile PhonesWith still more than a week to go before its official release, over 9 million orders for Samsung Galaxy S3 phones have been made by retailers around the globe.
The Korea Economic Daily reports that those 9 million early-bird orders have piled in from 290 phone networks and retailers in 145 different countries, including all the major networks here in the UK. Phones destined for people all around the world who have already parted with their cash -- or at least promised to -- by pre-ordering the feverishly-anticipated 4.8-inch sequel to the Galaxy S2. Continue reading...
Apple defends 'deceptive' Siri in lawsuit
Mobile PhonesApple's fighting back against claims that its Siri voice-controlled assistant isn't all it's cracked up to be, saying legal complaints filed in March against the snarky robot butler are too vague to be taken seriously.
Legal action taken in March by a New York man called Frank M Fazio moaned that Siri wasn't performing with the same finesse as in the TV ads, which show Siri doing things like making appointments or looking up guitar chords. Continue reading...
HTC Desire C tested with first benchmarks
Mobile PhonesMore details have emerged on the HTC Desire C, the forthcoming budget Ice Cream Sandwich phone. It's been tested and benchmarked to see if a low-specced affordable phone can cope with the demands of up-to-date Android.
Inside the Desire C is a 600MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and Adreno 200 graphics chip. It's possibly the lowest-specced phone to run Ice Cream Sandwich, even leading us to wonder whether it could properly handle ICS at all. Continue reading...
Pink Samsung Galaxy Note at Carphone Warehouse in June
Mobile PhonesJubilee season is set to get a shade rosier -- a pink version of the Samsung Galaxy Note should be on sale in the UK in June, available to buy from Carphone Warehouse.
The Inquirer spotted the phone flogger's 'coming soon' page, which pips the pink Note as coming out next month. I can't be sure how long that page has been lurking there, so I've contacted Carphone Warehouse for more information and I'll let you know if I hear anything. For now, you can use the listing page to register for updates. Continue reading...
HTC Ville C leaked specs reveal cheaper One S with Sense 4.5
Mobile PhonesHTC is going to town on Android as more details emerge of the HTC Ville, now known as the Ville C. Specs of the rumoured Android phone appear to have been leaked, and it will also apparently sport a new version of Sense.
Brief Mobile is showing off a spec sheet for the Ville C, which reveals the phone to be very similar to the HTC One S. We previously got a look at the HTC Ville in a video leaking the phone's skinny looks, and these specs confirm the 4.3-inch AMOLED screen, 1GB of RAM and 8-megapixel camera. Continue reading...
iPhone 5 tipped to have at least 4-inch screen
Mobile PhonesApple's next iPhone will sport a bigger screen than the iPhone 4S, reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest.
'People familiar with the matter' speaking to the Journal reckon that the Cupertino company has ordered a bunch of displays that measure at least four inches on the diagonal. Continue reading...
Google plans five Nexus phones and tablets for Jelly Bean
Mobile PhonesGoogle is planning not one but five Nexus phones and tablets, according to new reports. That's a whole line-up of sequels to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and the original Google Nexus One to show off the next generation of Android.
Previously Google has worked with one manufacturer at a time to build a Nexus phone for each new update to the Android operating system. But the next update, Jelly Bean, will appear on a range of five phones and tablets built as many as five partner manufacturers, to be released in the US by the end of November.
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