Sony Xperia S to get Ice Cream Sandwich late May, early June
Mobile PhonesThe Sony Xperia S should be in line to receive a mouthful of refreshing Ice Cream Sandwich in late May or early June, according to a post from Sony on its support forums, Pocketnow reports.
Writing in response to a previous poster, a member of Sony's support team wrote, "Xperia S is planned to get ICS somewhere around late May/early June." Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 on sale early in London
Mobile PhonesWant to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S3 early? Order your S3 from the Samsung shop in East London and you can get your hands on it a day before the rest.
The S3 hits shops on 30 May -- two weeks today, phone fans! But you can pick yours up on the evening of 29 May if you get your order in early to the Samsung store in the giant Westfield shopping centre in Stratford. Continue reading...
You might like these...
Samsung and HTC make up nearly 90 per cent of Android sales
Mobile PhonesNearly nine out of ten Android blowers sold in Britain are Samsung or HTC phones, according to the latest sales figures. Android accounts for half of smart phone sales, outpacing Apple -- while BlackBerry stubbornly refuses to go quietly.
Phones running Google's Android software still hold the number one position, with a 50.1 per cent share of the British smart phone market up from 44.6 per cent this time last year, new data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech shows. Of those Android phones, Samsung and HTC are the dominant force: between them, they account for 86 per cent of sales in the last three months. Continue reading...
Nokia 111 and 113 budget phones cost just £30
Mobile PhonesNokia has unveiled a brace of new super-cheap phones, the Nokia 111 and Nokia 113, able to browse the Web and boasting impressive battery life.
The two phones come with a small but colourful 1.8-inch display. The software is Nokia's venerable S40 software, which powers Nokia's cheaper phones. Continue reading...
Phone News: Data charges slashed, Galaxy S3 choice 
Willkommen, bienvenue, and 'ello. Welcome to this week's Phone News, fellow travellers -- which kicks off with some great news for tourists, international travellers and Eurotrippers. Click play above to find out more!
The EU has slashed the cost of using your phone abroad -- in Europe at least -- by imposing new limits on the cost of calls and data. Great -- let's all hop on a ferry and take our phones somewhere foreign.
Continue reading...
Android 5.0 Jelly Bean news: Release date, features and more
Mobile PhonesToday, it's a very rare Android owner graced with the latest version of the OS: Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Most mobile Droids are still chowing down on the Gingerbread flavour of Google's mobile software.
Earlier this year it emerged that a fractional 1.6 per cent of Android hardware is packing ICS -- which is a whole lot of Droid heads who can't use Face Unlock, enjoy full device encryption and download Google's Chrome for Android browser. Boo! Continue reading...
You might like these...
HTC Desire C confirmed, budget Beats and Ice Cream Sandwich
Mobile PhonesRemember the HTC Desire C leaked yesterday? It's just been made official, and it'll put Ice Cream Sandwich in your pocket for £170.
The 3.5-inch Desire C runs the latest Android 4.0 software, known as Ice Cream Sandwich -- which is kind of a big deal, especially at this price. Continue reading...
LG Optimus 4X HD coming to the UK soon
Mobile PhonesThe LG Optimus 4X HD will soon be arriving in UK stores, bringing with it a 4.7-inch screen, quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a bunch of software extras.
We first saw the 4X back in February for Barcelona's Mobile World Congress but since then it seems to have disappeared off the radar. It's reared its face again today though as LG has confirmed that it will be hitting our shelves very soon. It's going to be launching "in Western Europe" in June although exactly when it's going to be in good old Blighty hasn't been confirmed yet. Continue reading...
O2 UK rolling out fastest current flavour of 3G
Mobile PhonesMobile network O2 UK has started rolling out the current fastest variant of 3G. Don't get too excited yet: this isn't the 4G speed hike we've all been waiting for -- it's an incremental improvement while operators jockey for position ahead of the 4G spectrum auctions.
DC-HSPA, which stands for dual-cell high speed packet access, could see typical mobile data download speeds doubling. The variant of DC-HSPA O2 is rolling out has a theoretical maximum of 42Mbps. That's double the topline speed currently supported by the more widespread HSPA+ flavour of 3G, albeit real world speeds are likely to be far more modest than that. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 battery performs well in early tests
Mobile PhonesAn early release of the Samsung Galaxy S3 has had its battery put to the test and the results aren't at all bad, putting to bed our fears about the power-sapping quad-core chip. For now, at least.
The folks over at GSM Arena have got their hands on the new superphone and have given its battery the once-over. It managed to give over 10 hours of talk-time which easily beats the 8.5 hours achieved by its predecessor the Galaxy S2 and is streaks ahead of the 7 hours 40 minutes the iPhone 4S managed. Continue reading...
O2 Travel £2 data deal in time for new Euro roaming rules
Mobile PhonesJust days after the EU passed new rules limiting the cost of data roaming, the first price cuts have touched down. O2 Travel is a new tariff for holidaymakers and travellers costing just £2 per day.
O2 Travel is a bolt-on, O2's name for an extra allowance that you buy on top of your existing contract. When you jet off on your holibobs, you can get 25MB of data for £2 a day. Continue reading...
BlackBerry 10: Gestures, smart keyboard, photo time-shifting 
Mobile PhonesNo, this is not a jailbroken iPhone -- you're actually looking at the future of the BlackBerry. RIM has been giving a sneak peek at some of the flagship features in the next generation of its OS, BlackBerry 10 (BB10), at a media briefing in London today.
The hardware shown above is a developer-only handset, so all eyes on the software its running, which is a pre-release version of BB10 that will be powering a new wave of touchscreen-centric BlackBerrys, due later this year. Click through the photos in the gallery to see the highlights. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 best prices compared
Mobile PhonesSamsung's latest super-phone is finally with us, packing an enormous 4.8-inch screen and quad-core processor. But where can you buy it the cheapest and what minutes, texts and data can you get with it?
SIM-free Galaxy S3 deal: £740 for 24 months, £680 for 18 months
Buying the phone outright for £500 might seem extravagant, but it can be cheaper in the long-run and allows you to sell your handset -- unlocked -- to upgrade to a new one at any point. The 16GB S3 costs £500. Add a £10-per-month rolling SIM card from GiffGaff -- which includes 250 minutes, unlimited texts and unlimited data -- and you'll pay £740 over 24 months.
Continue reading...
Android on 600 phones and tablets in less than four years
Mobile PhonesThere have been more than 600 Android phones and tablets -- that's according to Hong Kong developer Animoca, which has highlighted the vast range of Android phones and tablets with a photo of its many, many test devices.
While you probably don't need to own every Android device to build an app, it does prove that Android phones come in all shapes and sizes. That's a lot of phones -- and all in less than four years. Continue reading...
Talk to the hand with a phone in a 3D-printed glove
Mobile PhonesMobile phones: they're pretty handy, right? But holding one does mean your hand is tied up -- unless you don Glove One, a glove with a phone in it. Best of all, you can make it yourself.
Glove One is an art project by Milwaukee-based designer Bryan Cera. The numbers are on the fingers, so you dial and chat away by holding up thumb and little finger in the universal symbol for "call me". Continue reading...
Samsung is destroying evidence in patent trials, Apple claims
Mobile PhonesThe patent battle between Apple and Samsung is getting even more heated as Apple claims that Samsung has been intentionally destroying evidence that could be important to the trial.
The motion, unearthed by Network World, was filed by Apple earlier this month and states that Samsung's actions count as "spoilation of evidence" in the ongoing trial to determine whether Samsung has copied Apple's products. As a result, Apple wants the judge to instruct the jury that, "Samsung had a duty to preserve relevant evidence, failed to do so, and acted in bad faith in failing to meet its legal duty." Continue reading...
Jamie Oliver launches Samsung Hope Relay charity giving app
Mobile PhonesInternational chef-bot Jamie Oliver and British Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton teamed up with Samsung this morning to launch an app that will see the tech giant donating £1 to charity for every mile you run.
Called 'Samsung Hope Relay', the app seemed pretty nifty in the short time I had with it. Once you've downloaded it, you take a picture of your face and move it around so it fits into a circle on the screen, type in your name and email address and it will create an animated character with your face on it. Continue reading...
HTC Desire C hints at cheap Ice Cream Sandwich this month
Mobile PhonesIce Cream Sandwich on the cheap could be just around the corner with the HTC Desire C. Leaked photos reveal the budget phone, previously known as the HTC Golf, packs the latest version of Android and could arrive in Europe this month.
The Desire C poked its head above the parapet in Portugal, when Vodafone accidentally included it in the online listings for May -- then speedily whipped it away before anyone noticed. That was the plan, anyway -- as it turns out, GSM Arena was just too quick off the mark with the screengrab button. Continue reading...
Samsung Galaxy S3 C-Pen and other accessories now on sale
Mobile PhonesWe're just a couple of weeks away from the day the Samsung Galaxy S3 arrives, but you can get start getting ready for that day as the S3's accessories go on sale in the UK. S3 extras including the C-Pen stylus and Flip Cover are available to order now, although the actual date they'll land in your hands hasn't been confirmed.
Samsung revealed a wide selection of accessories for the S3 alongside the new Android phone -- check out our photos of the docks, cases and even a blood pressure monitor. Online retailer Mobile Fun is selling the S3's bits and bobs, including the stylus, assorted covers, a battery charger and Wi-Fi Streaming dongle. Continue reading...
Apple pulls 4G claims for new iPad following complaints
Mobile PhonesApple has dropped all mentions of 4G from its new iPad. Previously billed as 'Wi-Fi + 4G', the new iPad is now described as 'Wi-Fi + Cellular'. Head over to the Apple site and you can see for yourself.
This follows a barrage of complaints about how the tablet is described. While technically capable of connecting to LTE bands, it only uses the ones in the US and Canada, not in Europe. That didn't stop Apple from marketing the device as '4G' over here and in the States. Until now. Continue reading...
Android App 
RSS Feeds 
iPhone App 
Newsletters 
