Author: Leigh Geary
Connectivity out here in Barcelona is always part of our planning when we do these trips. A local SIM came to our rescue this time, but there’s also the option of unlimited roaming data packages from the odd UK network provider. What has surprised me, as someone who …
The Android OS is represented this year by just a few guys in Android outfits. They’re running around and generally hugging random strangers. I always find that a little weird, because without the suits you’d be batting them away with a spade. The OS itself is, of course, …
Before I start, if you’re interested in this phone, watch our HTC One preview from earlier in the week. Every little bit of the phone was tested out and demonstrated here in Barcelona. Now the HTC One has popped up on the Vodafone site although, if you want …
Now, bear with me here. I’m not getting any money from Sony for saying this, but the Xperia Z and Xperia Tablet Z are uttely gorgeous. The Tablet Z especially is a thing of wonder. So, I’m not all too surprised that the Sony Mobile store has just …
Over the next few weeks we’re running another massive competition to celebrate our 10 years only. In addition to the rather excellent RHA headphones competition (which ends tomorrow by the way) we’re now giving away three HTC One V handsets. The HTC One V has a 3.7″ screen, …
Big shiny yellow diggers. Trucks. Excavators. Say the name “Cat” or “Caterpillar” and you instantly think of their large machinery, but you may also think of their boots, shirts and now – phones. The new Cat B15 smartphone is here at Mobile World Congress and we were lucky …
Doro, like Fujitsu and their Stylistic S01, are pushing phones to elderly / senior customers. Is there room for two competing companies in this sector? Well yes, and it’s only going to get bigger. Doro tell me that some 80% of people aged over 65 now have access …
The Microsoft stand this year took a very different appearance. It’s relatively small and carpeted, but has no logos, staff or products on display. The same can be said for the Android / Google stand, which is similarly sparse with a distinct lack of free drinks and snacks …
Last year we chatted with Fujitsu and they showed us some of their waterproof tablets and Andrdoid phones. This year, it’s a slightly different approach for Europe. They’ve launched the Stylistic S01 with Orange. It’s a phone aimed at the “more mature” end of the market and it’s …
We knew about the Huawei Ascend W1, and this morning we found out that O2 are picking it up. You can get one of these Windows Phone 8 devices for £120 from next month on Pay and Go or just £13.50 per month on contracts. Inside there’s a …
The Orange Lumo (above), Nivo and San Remo are coming to “select markets” in the first half of this year. The Lumo is a 4G phone, although it’s not clear whether this or any of these phones will be heading to the UK. All of these new handsets …
OK I buckled. Yesterday we had a very informative and direct demo of the Huawei Ascend P2, but today I went back to get another one. Don’t ask me why. It’s got a long-life 2420mAh battery, quad-core 1.5GHz CPU, 16 GB storage and a 4.7″ screen. Here a …
Remember last year? Remember NEC at Mobile World Congress 2012 ? They were showing off some rather swish handsets, but unfortunately they were all firmly behind glass and sadly not fully functional. The NEC Medias W really interested me however I couldn’t see a great deal of it …
Last week we were in London for the launch of this, the HTC One. The launch event was pretty crowded and, although we got a video demo and some pictures, I asked the guys at the HTC stand to give us a full run-through of every new feature …
So, remember the Huawei Ascend W1? Of course you do. We already knew that it was set to arrive on O2 soon, but we didn’t know exactly when until just now. O2 UK have bagged the exclusive on this cheap Windows Phone 8 handset and we gave it …
Following the press launch we’ve now got full details of the ZTE Grand Memo. It’s got a monster 5.7″ screen and runs the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU (quad-core Krait 1.5GHz) CPU that has only just recently been launched. That display is a 720×1280 pixel resolution and there’s …
Following our earlier story we now have more details and (of course) up-close hands-on shots of the Firefox-powered ZTE Open. It’s to be launched across Spain, Venezuela and Colombia in “mid-2013″ and, although the specs aren’t something you’d perhaps get excited about it’s intentionally aimed at those switching …
The press sit on the floor whilst rigid ZTE bosses sit behind a giant desk. It’s a ZTE press conference, no mistaking that. Either side of the stage, models in short white dresses stand looking a little confused. The top brass announce to us through interpreters that “we …
You know what it’s like. You walk into an electrical store and you want to get some speakers to work with your new Samsung Galaxy SIII or Galaxy Note. But when you look around the store all you can find are iPhone docks, speaker docks and random Bluetooth …
The Huawei P2 was launched just yesterday and we’ve already got plenty of snaps at the event but, if you’re after a little more, I popped down to their stand this morning. Huawei are really pushing at the moment and their motto is to “Make it possible”. There’s …
The Samsung stand this year is huge. I really mean it. HUGE. I’m sure it almost has it’s own postcode and takes up around a quarter of one of the halls. The picture above doesn’t really do it justice – I couldn’t fit it in the shot if …
Kunimasa Suzuki, President and CEO of Mobile Communications took to the stage early this morning on the first anniversary of Sony Mobile. There weren’t any great surprises today – the Xperia Z and the Xperia Z Tablet were shown off, but there was a glimpse of the new …
Ouch. Body shot. Boom. The Federal Trade Commission have slapped HTC for the security issues on many Android handsets made by the company. The FTC complaint states that… HTC (..) customized its Android-based mobile devices by adding and/or modifying various pre-installed applications and components in order to differentiate …
Well we all knew this was coming didn’t we. Here are the first comparison shots of the HTC One camera with it’s Ultrapixel technology and the iPhone 5. From the samples (and with the caveat that the HTC One may not be final hardware / software) is looks as …
Ahead of our RyanAir flight, I am packing my very small and lightweight bag ready for Mobile World Congress. This year, if I’m honest, we’ve seen more and more companies launching their phones outside of the event. This gives us chance to cover even more gadgets and companies …
The HTC One press launch wasn’t the only place for people to see and feel the HTC One handset. The Phones 4u store in Oxford Street is letting people have a play with this hot new Android handset and they’ve sent us some advertising bits which I won’t …
Just yesterday I reviewed the Netatmo Urban Weather station. It’ll monitor your indoor and outdoor world and inform you when there’s something to be aware of – frost, rain, even CO2 levels in your home. All of this is easy to setup and comes through an app on …
The weather. It’s always a major topic of conversation here in the UK. You can stop anyone in the street here and probably spend a good half hour talking about the rain or how cold it is. If you’re into your weather, and you’re into your tech, check …
Bagh! No way man. We’re not going to fall for this blatant advertsing campaign. If Qualcomm are looking for a free plug for their Facebook page and their Mobile World Congress activity then they can look elsewhere. They decided to demonstrate how mobility is in their Qualcomm DNA …
OK, we’re confused. Sure, it’s bad enough trying to pronounce the company (is it He-oo-wii or Ho-wah-way or He-oo-way or somewhere in between?) Now.. now we have this.. errr.. picture. The jury is out on what exactly it is. Perhaps an egg gently nestling between two firm, round.. …
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Here it is then, the HTC One. This huge event at the German Gymnasium in London wasn’t just a phone launch or the confirmation that the leaked M7 was indeed the HTC One. This was showing what mobile companies must do now, because all phones are getting similar …
So, here we are. This is a huge launch for HTC and this is an incredibly busy event with media from all over the world. A countdown timer has been running on the HTC website for some time now, and we’re just seconds away from the HTC One. …
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OK, I’ll stick this right out there. I’ve met Bill Gates *. You may remember the guy, he used to be the CEO of Microsoft and is now Chairman. Nowadays Steve Ballmer is generally the guy you see bouncing around on stage, but Bill Gates is still held …
Last year we went to see James Maynard, Fujitsu’s new product marketing Director. At Mobile World Congress last year they showed off some of their new kit to us as they prepared to push into Europe. They were the “new” boys on the block in the way – …
The huge HTC event kicks off tomorrow and, as usual, we’ll be on site with the latest shots and video from the event. To bring you up to speed, we’re all kinda expecting the HTC M7 to become the HTC One, and there’s heavy rumours of an audio …
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The boys at EE are keen to get you in board. Currently Kevin Bacon is offering out a vagazzle to anyone who’s interested and, meanwhile, EE are pushing their “Swap to EE” offer to those currently on Orange and T-Mobile. You’ll have to be using an iPhone 4S, …
So…. What are we looking at here? HTC are showing pictures of lenses on their Twitter feed. Next to the shot is the date of their big launch – 19.2.13 Responses to the tweet have questioned whether this will mean and ultrapixel lens. This is something that has …
