Apple To Offer Trade In Against The Shiny New iPhone (in the US)

If you are waiting for the rumored September launch of the next iPhone and you’ve got an iPhone 3G or newer, Apple wants to buy your old phone back. The iPhone Reuse and Recycle programme will begin on 30 August at select US Apple Stores but will roll-out …

We’re jamming, I hope you like jamming too

The internet can be a scary place at times. So scary, in fact, that we could do with some hastily cobbled together requirement for random cookie warnings on every site and a ham-fisted ISP-level website blocking system. Nah, that’d never work. When all else fails, we can at …

Sony Honami Images Leaked

Sony’s latest flaship device is nearing launch and now more images have begun to surface thanks to the TENAA – China’s equivalent of the FCC. The image shows a nice sleekly designed handset but reveals very little else. In essence we know very little including specs of the …

Wikipad set for 27th September UK launch

Android has improved vastly in a number of areas in recent times.  One of those areas of improvement is gaming with releases such as Asphalt 8 going some way to showing the capabilities of the latest incantations and the devices that they run on. Well, after the less …

Well Hello Kitty!!

Sit back, close your eyes and let your mind wonder.  Wonder into the far reaches of your mind and think about your dream phone. Feeling totally relaxed?  Good because HTC are about to announce the handset of your dreams, fantasies and wishes all rolled into one. Bring on …

The Acer Liquid S1 oversized phone is now available in the UK

Oversized phones are becoming quite popular, with most manufacturers offering one, the latest being Acer and the 5.7″ Liquid S1. You can get the Liquid S1 for £299.99 from Expansys ·         System: Android 4.2 Jelly Bean ·         Processor: 1.5 GHz / Quad Core / Media Tek MTK 6589 …

LG G2 turns into a floater

Well, it’s definitely one way to show off a phone. The new G2 from LG has been sent right up to the edge of space with the aid of a weather balloon and a GPS unit. During the journey the phone captured some lovely imagery on the 13 …

High speed photography with the HTC One

Some photographers are gifted special people, given the most basic of equipment and they can achieve impressive results. Give one such guy a HTC One and just look at what can be done. The photographer Alexandru Ivan said the following about his work. I made these photos with …

The new Nexus 7 is now available on the UK Play Store

  The new Nexus 7 is ready for you to buy, you may have heard about it, if not check out my initial impressions. You can buy either the 16GB model for £199 here or the 32GB model for £239 here. The spec of the new Nexus 7 …

LG confirm new 8.3″ tablet

LG are clearly a company on the up. Following their selection as Google’s partner for the well received Nexus 4, the company have announced and released some remarkable devices. The latest to add to the production line is the companies first foray into the tablet world, the brand …

Samsung unveil Galaxy Tab for Kids

Keeping the kids quiet with a smartphone or a tablet is becoming a growing trend.  One problem with doing this however is handing over a device that can cost over £500 to a child is simply asking for trouble.  Fragility of screens, dirty hands and experimentation are not …

“Feel at Home” roaming now official with Three [updated]

A few days ago we brought you the news that a new roaming service from Three was about to be launched. Today we can confirm this is happening. The Three site has now been updated with a link to this new service which is based on their old …

Another cheap Windows Phone #2 – Samsung Ativ S

Another deal for you Windows Phone bargain hunters. Expansys have also cut the price of the Samsung Ativ S to £199.99 here. It is a decent device, Dual Core, 8MP camera with flash, Micro SD slot, Removable battery, AMOLED 720p screen and some other features I forget. I …

And so it begins.. Vodafone throttling 3G customers

It’s safe to say that 4G hasn’t exactly set the world alight here in the UK. Although there’s obvious benefits, the lack of coverage, relatively low data limits and pricing has meant that most have chosen to stay on 3G. Why? Well, 3G is cheaper, and most people …

Another cheap Windows Phone – HTC 8X tumbles in price

This weekend I’ve seen a number of cheap Windows Phone devices. The Lumia 520 can be picked up on a Pay As You Go upgrade with Carphone Warehouse for just £59.95, meanwhile the HTC 8X has had a further price drop to £189.99 SIM Free (inc delivery). The …

The Bluebo Beast – A Galaxy Note by any other name

Selling for around £137.34 from places like Ali Express, this is the Bluebo Beast B6000 MTK6589T. Yes, it does look a lot like a Samsung Galaxy Note. In fact, in the hands-on I was quite surprised at the build quality and speed of the device. It’s slightly thicker …

The best of Sony is about to get even better

Sony are soon to announce the often leaked Honami or Z1 or i1. In a bit of a tease Sony have posted the following video onto their YouTube channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alVwMu5fvns From this We can gather that the next flagship will have a very familiar design and once again …