Mobile

While we still have no official word from Google itself on the Nexus 5, we've seen plenty of leaks and this one came directly from the Google Play Store. The Nexus 5 appeared there with a price tag of $349. Unfortunately clicking  on the listing didn't lead to another web …

Our smartphone screens seem to be getting bigger every year, from the 4″ Iphone to the nearly 6″ HTC One Max. A bigger screen calls for a higher resolution and most smartphones have started adopting 1080p; now though Vivo wants to push 1440p onto smartphone screens starting with its Vivo …

Today we are going to take a look at one of the most powerful gaming notebooks to ever hit the market, the Alienware 18.  This fits in right at the top of Alienware's range and is one of the most expensive gaming notebooks that is currently available on the market. …

Earlier this month the supermarket Tesco jumped into the tablet arena with it's budget Android device. At the time I was hopeful that this wouldn't become a trend between UK shops but it seems that Argos is continuing the trend with it's own £99 Android touchscreen device. As far as …

One of the biggest drawbacks with touch screen input technology, is the fact that you have to look at it to figure out what you're pressing and for the very sensitive ones, it's hard to tell if you've touched something you didn't want to until it's too late. Disney of …

We usually know everything about a phone before it's announced or released these days so this news isn't all that ‘new' but today the HTC One Max became official. There were various leaks leading up to this, from the chassis and screen to all of the internals, but at least …

We all know about the Ouya, the first miniature Android console hoping to take on the living room dominance of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, and we know all about the wide array of Android tablets that are taking over the PC purchasing space. Well now the Unu Media Station is …

If you thought 4G data prices were bad now, wait until you hear this: Ofcom, the UK communications regulator wants to quadruple the price of licensing 4G signal bands for networks. If the network is going to be paying 4 times more, it'd be safe to assume customers would also …

Acer have announced the release of their third generation Chromebook featuring Haswell. The new C720 will be quicker than the older model and will have longer battery life due to improvements with the Haswell architecture. The C720 ships with an anti glare screen which should popular for those people who …

While PC gaming might be going through somewhat of a renaissance at the moment, with Valve gunning hard to create a more contemporary interpretation of it and developers creating some brilliant titles exclusive to the platform, the average PC gamer is doing pretty good. However, it seems everyone that isn't …

In recent weeks we've seen a lot of Google Nexus 5 rumours circulating and a bunch of supposed leaks, from the manual coming out to the phone itself being shown off in a bar. We have rough ideas on what it'll look like, the specs we'll be getting and the …

The Nexus series of smartphones and tablets has been prone to leaks prior to its official release and this time is no exception, as we have full details of the Google Phone days before its launch. A service manual for the Nexus 5 has leaked online and reveals most of the …

MediaTek is having a dream run these days, from virtually being an unknown company at the beginning of 2010, it has risen to fame, courtesy of its dual core and quad-core budget System on Chip's (S0C): the  MT6577 and MT6589. The company has already released a detailed roadmap for its …

If you're in the market for an over the top luxury phone, then we've got you covered. British phone maker Vertu have just released its new ‘Constellation' Android phone with a price tag of £4,090. For such a high price you'd expect high end specs and features, maybe even some you …

Last week, Tesco, decided to go ahead and further saturate the budget Android tablet market by introducing its new device ‘Hudl'. Against all odds, it seems to be selling well too, with “The Hudl” shifting 35,000 units in just two days. Comparing this to Ipad sales makes it seem minuscule …

Are you sick of running out of power on the move? Then the Mipwr Dynamo team may have just the answer. It is an iPhone case with a hidden lever that can be pressed down repeatedly to charge the battery, but remains thin enough to fit in a pocket. The …

We posted about the Hudl last week but now it is available both online and in store across the United Kingdom. The new 7 inch tablet is Tesco's own brand competitor to battle the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google's Nexus 7. The Hudl only costs £119 with 119 Tesco …

Microsoft Windows Phone platform has reached a 9.2 percent share in the smartphone operating system market in Europe. Much of the success is due to Nokia's low and mid range models according to Market Research firm Kantar. In the three months running up to August the Windows Phone platform reached …

ChatOn, the IM service provided on Samsung phones, has managed to double its user base in the last four months, hitting the 100 million user milestone. The cross platform messaging service is available on: IOS, Android, Blackberry and Samsung's own mobile OS ‘Bada'. Samsung pre-installs this app on its android …

Today we look at one of the thinnest gaming laptops available on the market. The MSI GS70 Stealth is an aluminum design only 2.2cm thick and weighing less than 2.6kg. Inside is an Intel Core i7 4700HQ, 16GB of DDR3 memory, two 128GB Solid State Drives in RAID and a …

Many of us use GPS on our phones, however as we know it isn't very accurate and won't reliably work indoors. Apple are trying to improve on this by introducing the new iBeacon system, which ships with last week's iOS7 software update for their mobile devices. Apple haven't focused on …

EE, The company that scored itself a major head start in the 4G race, is expanding it's coverage to 12 smaller towns – but it isn't the only one. O2 and Vodafone are also bumping up their network coverage to five more cities starting today. The latest towns added to …

Amazon have updated their 7 inch Fire HD Tablet and have added two new Fire HDX models. The latest Fire HD is lighter than the previous model and has a new processor and operating system. The two HDX models have Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processors and can be bought with up …

Samsung are planning to release a smartphone in October which features ‘curved glass'. The company announced this in a media event in Seoul last night. D.J. Lee, Samsung's mobile business head of strategic marketing said “We plan to introduce a smartphone with a curved display in South Korea in October.” …

Have you recently switched over from IOS and found yourself lost without IMessenger? Well there is an app now in the Google Play store that can emulate the experience and connect to your Apple ID. However, there is a compromise: your security and privacy. This app has been a bit …

The bad news continues to roll in for BlackBerry as the troubled smartphone designer has begun the process of becoming a private company, following its sale of $4.7 billion to Fairfax Financial Holdings. BlackBerry put itself up for sale last month following drops in both revenue and share values, with …

The good news just doesn't seem to end for Apple, as the gadget designer has grabbed another title to add to the list: its taken home the Coolest Company in Britain award from Coolbrands for the second year running. Not only that, but it beat off competition from such brands …

Tesco have unveiled their super cheap 7 inch tablet, which will retail in the UK for only £119. Tesco said it would only cost £60 if bought via the supermarkets loyalty points scheme. The Hudl has a quad core processor, 16gb of built in storage and a 2MP front and …

Over the last few days we've seen the launch of the new iPhone 5S and 5C smartphones, as well as the iOS 7 software for Apple devices. With that, there has been a rush of sales for the new products and of upgrades for devices already owned. Ultimately, this led …

Leaked images show Google opting for a ‘flat' design for its stock apps in the next iteration of Android. This new design choice has shown up soon after the launch of IOS 7, which has drawn praise for its brand new look. While the leaked images are a bit blurry, …