Orange announce two new own branded smartphones

Orange have today announced two new own branded handsets for the European market. The Orange Yumo and the Orange Hiro are being launched ” in response to customer demand for sophisticated smartphones at a more accessible price” although there are no plans to launch them here in the UK. …

Who needs a bullet-proof vest? Try a HTC instead

If you’re walking around the US and don’t want to get shot, try sticking your phone in your chest pocket. A member of staff in a petrol station has got his HTC handset to thank for being alive after getting shot in an attempted robbery. A man entered …

Opinion: Why is free not really free?

There have been many words spoken and written regarding the apparent lack of care taken by Apple, Microsoft and Google to protect our oh so innocent children from the perils of in app purchases and warning parents to beware of said children spending thousands of their hard earned …

Help For Heroes: Hero Bears

The word hero is bandied around to cover anything from a footballer scoring a last minute goal to someone that helps an old lady to cross the street.  Whilst some may view these people as heroes, the reality is that heroes are few and far between in today’s …

Google+: Auto Awesome movies & SMS Hangouts

In an event held today by Google in San Francisco several enhancements have been announced to Google+. First off the block was the Hangouts app.  The most requested feature enhancement for Hangouts has been the inclusion of SMS into the hangouts app. This has now been confirmed as …

Nokia Camera app updated

Nokia launched a new camera app for their Lumia devices recently combining both Pro Cam and Smart Cam into a single application for super fast access and ease of use. However there have been a few bugs with this launch, the biggest being the fact when you try …

Motorola looks to be developing a Phonebloks-style phone

Recently you may have seen the Phonebloks idea, which basically involved a lego-style phone that you connected together and replaced depending on what you wanted or what had broken. Repairing phones, even though they cost as much as your TV, usually means a direct swap of your handset …

Play Store updated, Google+ improvements on the way

Today the team responsible for Google+ are preparing to announce their big update. Vic Gundotra, Senior VP of Social Business for Google, has been keeping us updated on preparations and there’s a Twitter hashtag of #momentsthatmatter. Not only that, but it looks like the Play Store itself is …

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 – Review

Let’s face it, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the new flagship for Samsung. No longer does the Galaxy S range sit at the top of the pile. With the original Note it was very similar to the S2, with only the screen size and the design being …

I love Gold – Pimp your HTC One mini

Yeah, your gas and electric bill is more than the gross domestic product of St Kitts, but you don’t care. You’re rich. You’ve got money to burn. You want to get yourself a 24 CT Gold HTC One mini. Sure, it’s £1497, but for yourself or as a …

EE adds 14 more towns to 4G

EE have just announced another 14 towns to their 4G coverage, plus they’ve reconfirmed that new price plans including PAYG 4G will be launching tomorrow. Towns just added to the list are… Benfleet Caerphilly Caldicot Canvey Island Carlisle Chepstow Cwmbran Grays Harlow Hatfield Kenilworth Rayleigh Southport Worksop This …

Keep us with your RSS feed using Flyne for Android

Since Google killed off their own RSS service third party apps and services for keeping up on your RSS feeds have been regularly cropping up. The latest being Flyne, it’s by the developer who made the hugely popular Falcon Pro Twitter app. Flyne acts as an aggregator for …

Less than £180 for the Nexus 7

So, you don’t want to go for an ultra-cheap-bargain-basement tablet but, at the same time, you don’t want to get utterly fleeced buying a top-end tablet. What about the Google Nexus 7 we reviewed? Fancy that? How about bagging one for less than £180? How’s that sound to …

Nexus 5 goes on sale

The Nexus 5 could almost be compared to the Loch Ness Monster.  Several people claim to have seen it, there are pictures and video but it has never been officially confirmed that it exists. That however hasn’t stopped a Dutch site (Belsimpel) from putting it on sale for …

LG G2 vs Note 3 – camera comparison

Phablets, or just ‘big phones’ if you prefer, aren’t normally associated with great cameras, but the flagship models from both Samsung and LG both have fairly capably 13mp shooters. Therefore, it would be fairly rude not to compare them. Some stand out specifications are as follows Note3 13mp …

Official Samsung S View cover for Galaxy S4 mini – review

I was never a stickler for official cases. I never understood why I would pay over the odds for something I could buy somewhere else that would probably be just as good and a lot cheaper. When I got the chance to try out the official S4 mini …

A smartwatch that looks a little less geeky

The Martian Watch is a very nice looking smartwatch. It’ll connect to your phone via Bluetooth and lets you send voice commands. An app on iOS or Android will let you get full control of your phone and let you configure it too. The watches are, I must …

ThL W8s – Review

This is a review of the ThL W8S.  You can read my initial impressions post here. I purchased the phone from Pandawill, a China based exporter and it cost $295 (which converted to £185.67 on the day). It is now listed at $279 with only one battery and …

Huawei Ascend P2 Camera technology

During our Ascend P2 review I wanted to show off the stabilization technology that is build into the camera. It’s a feature that may be build into your phone but I wanted to show just how much it helps to smooth your footage. So, I had a think …