Nokia Lumia 610, budget Windows Phone incoming.

The folks at Techradar have reported today that Nokia is due to launch another Lumia handset, the 610. This handset is to be a budget phone, possibly ‘pay as you go’ only. The forthcoming Windows Update ‘Tango’ is alleged to be responsible for making this happen, dropping the RAM …

Sony Xperia S in shops on March 5th?

We’ve had a nudge from Best Mobile Contracts with news of the upcoming Xperia S. Now if I didn’t know better I’d say that they’re after free advertising, and for some reason they don’t want to send us free beer, but it all sounds pretty plausible so here …

From iOS5 to Ice Cream Sandwich (Part 1): Overview / Intro

I’ve always liked the philosophy of Android (open source, free, etc), but never felt it was quite ready for me. It had a somewhat jerky interface (fixable or not, hard to say), felt slightly less intuitive than iOS, and had a need for additional customisation that the iPhone …

Motorola DEFY MINI announced

A new, smaller DEFY handset has just joined the Motorola portfolio. It’ll be launched at big event here I the UK hosted by Radio 1 DJ Mista Jam. It’s durable, water-resistant and has a Gorilla Glass scratch-proof screen. Specs include a 3.2″ screen, 3 megapixel camera at the …

Samsung Galaxy S2 Mugen Extended battery review

First of all thanks to the guys from Mugen for sending us this battery to review. It came all the way from Hong Kong I was amazed. My experience of spare batteries for phones has basically been buying a replacement when the original started to misbehave. Within a few …

Face Unlock… a gimmick or actually usable?

For me, one of the stand out features that Google presented to the world when they announced the Google Galaxy Nexus, was Face Unlock. My thoughts ran wild with ideas about how this technology could be useful… at least for me. Shortly after their announcement, various people demonstrated that …

Review – LeapPad Explorer

So, we’ve got a tablet here that you’ll probably not see on any other tech website. It’s the LeapPad! This doesn’t run Android or any other OS we’d normally cover here but, back in July 2011 the LeapPad started something new. Does your child play with your smartphone …

LG CX2 Rendered, ready for MWC

Back in September last year the first mention of a new LG Optimus 3D 2 appeared. The original 3D was / is a little bloated, and now this render of the Optimus 3D 2, aka the LG CX2, shows a much slimmer design. There’s gossip of the name …

LG Optimus Vu snapped

Mobile World Congress = Leaks. The LG Optimus Vu, a handset with a 5″ screen, has now been pictured here next to the Samsung Galaxy Note. Oh, and if you want to get a rough idea on how large it is, have a look at our Galaxy Note …

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Unveiled

Well, this has caught us a bit off-balance. Samsung appear to have just announced the Galaxy Tab 2 via their Facebook page. This new version of the 7″ model includes a 1GHz dual-core CPU, 3G and WiFi connectivity and runs Android 4.0 (ICS). It’s a little strange to …

Review – Asus Transformer Prime

I have had the Asus Transformer Prime for a few weeks now. I’ve bought some accessories for it, I’ve plugged in my xbox controller to it, I’ve downloaded a load of tablet specific apps and I think now is an ideal time to review the thing. The Prime …

Review – Viewsonic Viewpad 10e

Last week we had the initial impressions post about the Viewpad 10e, I was quite impressed with Viewpad it surprised me with what I could do with a device that didn’t have Google apps. The Viewpad is a budget tablet at £200 and is available from places like …

Taking on the iPhone 4S battery issues

My saga of trying to extend the battery life of the iPhone 4S to a usable point continues. I called Apple Support, who confirmed that the iOS 5.0.1 release didn’t have any impact on a proportion of users iPhones, and that Apple continues to work on the issue …

Review – Aporto Speakers from OTONE Audio

A few weeks ago we received these rather lovely speakers from OTONE. They’re “modular” speakers and actually disconnect from the main unit. Using retractable cabling, you can position the speakers some distance apart for the full stereo effect. It’s simple and easy to get going. The speakers sit …

Build your own iPhone or Android app in minutes, for free

Want to try your hand at build an iPhone or Android app? Sure, you can start learnng code, but let’s admit it, that’s a little time consuming and sometimes difficult. There’s a few sites out there which will let you create an app online – Andromo and Pocket-Portal.com …

ZTE Tania – price drop, now just £199!

Clove report the ZTE Tania has dropped in price, from £249 to just £199. After our recent hands on we came away reasonably impressed, save for the 4gb of onboard memory.  There really isn’t another sim free Tango handset around in this price bracket, although the Nokia 710 has …

My friend fastboot!

Uh? What’s fastboot? Well this has gotten me out of trouble on a few occasions now and I just wanted to share it’s awesomeness with you This mustn’t be confused with the HTC fastboot which as the name implies lets the phone boot faster I’m talking about fastboot that has …

Galaxy Mini 2 set to arrive at Mobile World Congress?

This, according to the leaked image obtained by GSM Arena , is the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2. The device, which will also be known as the S6500, looks set to be a mid-to-low end device with a launch at Mobile World Congress. Specs, as you can see, include …

Carbon Twitter client released for Windows Phone

One of the most eagerly anticipated apps of recent times has been Carbon for Windows Phone 7. It is a Twitter client that has been floating around for a few months now in beta form. The developers also submitted the app to the Windows Phone Marketplace a few …

Turning it up to 11..

Last year, during Mobile World Congress, we had some pretty big spikes in traffic. One rather large splurge of traffic knocked the main server clean over. So we’ve been doing some twiddling. We’ve spent the last two days adding some optimization, increasing network capacity and moving stuff around …