Interview: Why Microsoft believes latest-gen Windows Phones are 'killer...
For the last year, Nokia has been the poster child for Windows Phone but recently HTC and Samsung have seemed more in favour. Samsung announced their Windows Phone 8 handsets first and the HTC 8x was...
View ArticleGoogle steals Christmas, leaves December out of Android 4.2 OS app
There's probably quite a few Android users who wouldn't mind skipping December completely. It's cold, it's expensive and requires folks to deal with less desirable elements of their families.Perhaps...
View ArticleEarly Windows Phone 8 adopters reporting 'random reboot' issues
The Windows Phone 8 operating system is causing new handsets to randomly reboot, according to reports from early adopters.Users of the brand new HTC 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920 handset have taken to the...
View ArticleSamsung tops phone sales in third quarter
According to technology research firm Gartner, Samsung outsold Apple and Nokia to claim the highest mobile phone sales numbers for the third quarter of 2012.The report says that in addition to selling...
View ArticleThe People's Operator launches: make calls, give to charity
Got a problem with tax-evading networks? A new UK network promises to change the point of our phones.The People's Operator is a new mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that launches today, with its...
View ArticleIn Depth: 12 Android battery life tips and tricks
Battery life is one of the biggest issues in the Android world today. Take your SIM card out, turn off Wi-Fi and never touch it and it'll sit there happily, lasting for a whole week on one charge. But...
View ArticleZTE Grand X Pro appears but offers little
It looks like Chinese manufacturer ZTE is prepping a new flagship handset in the form of the Grand X Pro, if a leaked photo is to be believed.The original ZTE Grand X crept onto the mobile scene...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7.8 could hit devices in a matter of days
Nokia has let slip that Windows Phone 7.8 could be landing on users' handsets in just weeks, if not days, as the updated software has now been released to manufacturers. The news comes from a developer...
View ArticleAsus Padfone 2 may arrive sooner than expected
The Asus Padfone 2 may arrive in stores sooner than expected after reports suggest the smartphone-tablet hybrid will go on sale in Germany on December 1.According to German site Inside-Handy, it has...
View ArticleSurprise Samsung Ativ S release date revealed
The Samsung Ativ S and Samsung Ativ Tab could both be in stock before the month is out, according to one online retailer.First to touch down in the UK will apparently be the Ativ S smartphone, with...
View ArticleGoogle Nexus 4 is 4G after all... kind of
It turns out that the Google Nexus 4 does have 4G capabilities after all, as an LTE chip is discovered during a handset teardown.The chaps over at iFixIt uncovered that the Nexus 4 sports a Qualcomm...
View ArticleUpdated: Best headphones for phones: 25 pairs tested
Best headphones for phones - what you need to knowIt's a minefield out there - what are you supposed to do when you pull your new phone out of the box and realise the headphones included just aren't up...
View ArticleFirefox update brings browser to nearly 250 million more Android phones
Starting Monday, the Firefox browser will be compatible with quite a few more Android smartphones.With this most recent update, Mozilla has included support for ARMv6 processors, which the developer...
View ArticleOne million apps approved by Apple, according to data firm
Apple has reached a mega milestone, according to app discoverability firm Appsfire.Appsfire co-counder Ouriel Ohayon told The Next Web that by his company's numbers, Apple has reached the 1 million app...
View ArticleApple teases international Black Friday sale, free shipping for US
Apple is getting into the holiday spirit, which for the company means hinting at a big sale for this Black Friday.Visiting the Apple online store in Australia and the U.K. opens a teaser page promoting...
View ArticleHTC: Apple settlement estimates 'very, very wrong'
HTC's CEO got upset at media reports that it was being forced to pay Apple top dollar in a settlement.Peter Chou (the man who regularly hangs out with the likes of Dr Dre) was speaking at a Japanese...
View ArticleUK's first 4G SIM-only plans finally appear
EE, the UK's first network to offer 4G has finally launched its SIM-only tariffs, almost a month after the superfast network strode onto the scene in Britain.Plans start at £21 per month on a 12-month...
View ArticleNokia Here maps app hits iOS
Nokia hopes to beat Apple at its own shaky mapping game with the Nokia Here maps app hitting iOS today. You'll be able to get the free Here app on iPhones, iPads and iPod touches running iOS 4.3 and...
View ArticleAndroid 5.0 benchmark suggests Sony Nexus handset exists
Android 5.0 has popped up on a benchmarking website, apparently running on a Sony-made smartphone.Dubbed Key Lime Pie, the next iteration of Android is expected to be a big one, taking a significant...
View ArticleUpdated: Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie release date, news and rumours
Android Key Lime Pie newsGoogle's showing no signs of slowing its pace of Android development, with Android 4.0 appearing on the Galaxy Nexus late in 2011, followed in July of 2012 by the Android 4.1...
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