Asus PadFone Mini puts 7in tablet and 4.3in phone hand in hand
Getting in ahead of the CES 2014 chaos, Asus has launched its 7-inch PadFone Mini in Taiwan.The two-in-one device – both phone and tablet – is a cheaper option to the PadFone Infinity and comes running...
View ArticleSamsung set to bring KitKat joy to Ace 3, S4 mini and more
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy Ace 3 may be getting a new year treat with news that their handsets could be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat in 2014.A leaked internal document passed to...
View ArticleUpdated: MWC 2014: what to expect
Think the world can't possibly accommodate any more smartphones? You think wrong. Despite the fact that our planet currently contains more unique designs of mobile phone than there are visually...
View ArticleNokia readying a smaller Lumia 1520 to crush the Galaxy S4 mini
Nokia looks like it wants to cash in on the launch of the powerful Lumia 1520, with a mystery device codenamed RM-964 being spotted on an site monitoring Indian imports.Nokia Power User spotted the...
View ArticleHuawei Ascend P7 to be the take the ultimate selfie phone?
News that Huawei is producing the Ascend P7 should be no surprise, with a leaked document showing the successor to the P6 will have a market-leading selling point.Alongside a a raft of budget devices...
View ArticleInterview: Three bets big: 4G coverage will outdo O2 and Vodafone
Questions have been raised over Three's 4G roll out, as being the UK's smallest of the big four networks people wonder if it'll be able to cope with the superfast service, with unlimited data tariffs...
View ArticleInterview: Voice calls are a bigger 4G headache than data
4G is here, bringing superfast data to the palm of our hands, but while we consume more content on our handsets it appears a rather important part of what constitutes a mobile phone has been left...
View ArticleEU warns Nokia not to become 'Patent Troll'
In a wide-ranging speech in Paris on Monday, the vice president of the European Commission, JoaquÃn Almunia, reserved a strong warning for Nokia.Following the agreement to the $7.2 billion (£4.38...
View ArticleStep aside iBeacon, Qualcomm has low-cost Gimbal Proximity Beacons
The iBeacon, Apple's tool for tracking users in stores to personalise their shopping experience, is no longer the only such solution on the market.Semiconductor giant Qualcomm has released a new rival...
View ArticleSmarty Ring brings smartphone control to your ring finger
Even though smartwatches like the Samsung Galaxy Gear and Pebble are just starting to get into the market it looks like they'll soon be overshadowed by smart rings. Although consumers won't quite be...
View ArticleAndroid Device Manager app finally found in Google Play Store
Careless Android device owners will take heart in knowing Google has their back this holiday season and through the foreseeable future thanks to its new Find My iPhone-style app.An official "Android...
View ArticleO2 moves some customers to 4G for free
4G is still finding its feet in the UK, but now that all four networks have their superfast services up and running there's hot competition for customers and O2 is the latest network to rework its...
View ArticleSpotify's pricing scorched by music streaming startup
Spotify spent a bit of time yesterday raving about how it's leading the way on piracy by offering a "great service".But over in London at a debate on the future of music streaming, attended by Google,...
View ArticleSony: 'Android 4.3 update is around the corner'
Owners of Sony smartphones are waiting with baited breath for an upgrade to the latest version of Jelly Bean, with reports suggesting the update for the Xperia Z1 has been certified.According to Xperia...
View ArticleUpdated: iOS 8: 10 things we want to see
When Apple unveiled iOS 7, CEO Tim Cook called it the "biggest change since the iPhone". The OS received a major visual and interaction overhaul, along with a slew of new features.The OS should arrive...
View ArticleFacebook pulls an Instagram with auto-playing videos on iOS
Facebook has pushed out a new update for its iOS app, adding a feature that sees videos automatically play as you scroll past them.Like it or loathe it, the version 6.8 update introduces the mandatory...
View ArticleUpdated: 90 best free Android games 2013
Best free Android games 1 - 20As Android phones and tablets have increased in popularity, the number of apps available for the platform has rocketed.And that means more free Android games. There's a...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy Note 3 Lite to still sport supersized screen?
Talk surrounding a more affordable version of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is refusing to go away, and now some specs for the Note 3 Lite have appeared online.The details cropped up on Korean site ETNews,...
View ArticleVideo: Here's what the HTC One 2 should look like
With the HTC One currently parading around as the number one smartphone in the world, you can bet we're on tenterhooks waiting for its successor.The HTC One 2 (aka the HTC M8) is currently being...
View Article0800 numbers to be free to call from mobiles
0800, 0808 and 116 numbers will be free to call from mobile phones, the independent regulator for UK communications industries, Ofcom, announced today.Previously 0800, 0808 and 116 numbers were only...
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