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Kodak brings back fond memories of my early days in photography, but like a lot of other people, I probably contributed to its demise by moving into a world of digital imaging. The company may have since gone the same way as other well-known brands, including Polaroid, another company similarly affected by the… [Click for more]
Huawei has today (or last night, Chinese time) announced its latest HiSilicon Kirin 960 processor, expected to debut in a new device next month and likely many more devices in 2017. I’ve written a lot about Huawei devices, and no Kirin-powered phone, or tablet, I’ve used has ever been what you could… [Click for more]
READ MORE Kirin 960: Huawei’s new chipset accelerates GPU and LTE performance
Phones without expandable storage can be a pain, but at least Android users have the ability to choose whether to buy a phone with a memory card slot or not. When it comes to iOS users, the only choice is to buy the right capacity model from the outset. But there… [Click for more]
READ MORE Boost your iDevice storage with a curvaceous iBridge 3 Mobile Memory stick
Recently, O2 made the OnePlus 3 available to all. Today, it is offering wannabe hackers a chance to win the phone. There’s no time to waste as O2 is giving people just four days (that’s until the 21st October) to win, so I’ll keep things short and sweet. A formula will be displayed… [Click for more]
READ MORE Crack the code, win a OnePlus 3. But don’t hang about!
In addition to launching new SIM-only plans next month, EE is also revising its mobile broadband 4G plans from 1st November 2016. This applies to Wi-Fi plans (plans sold with or without a dongle or portable hotspot), tablet plans, and EE’s home broadband plans that come with a 4G router… [Click for more]
READ MORE EE updates Wi-Fi, tablet and home broadband 4G plans
I thoroughly recommend the great looking, high performing Honor 8, and now you can bag one for less by trading in an old phone, thanks to a promotion running from today until November 4th 2016. In addition, Honor is also offering a year of comprehensive phone insurance (excluding water damage) for… [Click for more]
It’s a good day for consumers, who will soon be able to buy the OnePlus 3 on the high-street. A phone that many people have probably never even heard of. Plenty of bloggers and the tech press have raved about OnePlus since the company launched with the iconic OnePlus One… [Click for more]
READ MORE Well done OnePlus: Today you became a proper phone company!
Vodafone has done something great, and most of its customers will never know. That is until they wonder why they’re getting fewer junk calls than before. Thanks to new technology switched on at network level, the days of receiving nuisance calls could be over. Think calls about PPI, false ‘marketing… [Click for more]
Last night, one day ahead of Apple’s big iPhone 7 unveil, LG took the covers off the new V20 handset. Like the G5 and earlier releases, LG drip-fed the world with teases ahead of its launch so it was only really a case of filling in some blanks for this latest… [Click for more]
READ MORE The new LG V20 ticks all the boxes, except the one that shows a UK release
Sony today signalled a return of the Z branding for Xperia, sort of, following the launch of the new Xperia XZ, plus a compact version of the Xperia X. Each camera comes with the very latest camera technology, with a range of autofocus options and motion tracking to hopefully get… [Click for more]
READ MORE IFA 2016: Sony launches two new Xperia smartphones as competition hots up
At the Velodrom in Berlin, during IFA, Huawei unveiled an all-new range of phones, called Nova, plus a new high-performance tablet. The Nova and Nova Plus (5.2 and 5.5-inch screens respectively) are pitched as handsets aimed at females, with a great deal of emphasis on the selfie-mode with various beauty functions. But… [Click for more]
READ MORE IFA 2016: Huawei launches new Nova smartphones and MediaPad M3 tablet
I have to say it was a bit odd to return to the same venue this year for the latest smartwatch from Samsung. The seventh if you count its very first prototype from 1999. The same venue, same stage in the circular auditorium, same presenter and most of the same… [Click for more]
READ MORE IFA 2016: Samsung Gear S3 wants to be seen as a normal watch – with benefits
Acer kicked off IFA with an event packed full of product announcements, including two new phones, a phablet, VR headset, insane gaming laptops and a monitor with integrated eye-tracking. Of course my main interest is the phone side of things, but I couldn’t resist checking out the other new products… [Click for more]
READ MORE IFA 2016: Acer kicks off the show with a series of star performers
It’s that time of year again, and as ever, I’m off to Berlin to see the latest in mobile technology at IFA, one of the biggest consumer electronics shows outside of Las Vegas. In addition, I’ll be checking out new TVs, car tech, VR, IoT, and also be on the hunt for… [Click for more]
READ MORE IFA 2016: I’m on my way to the event, so keep a look out for regular coverage
I wanted to use a headline proclaiming the new Honor 8 as a budget version of the Huawei P9. However, to do so without explaining properly would be doing the Honor 8 a massive disservice. The Honor 8 may be a repackaged Huawei P9, with a glass back replacing metal, a slightly slower CPU, plus the Leica… [Click for more]
READ MORE Hands-on with the Honor 8, coming to UK on Three and SIM-free
I’ve certainly been rather outspoken about the limitations of Three’s Feel at Home scheme for the last year or so, but there is some good news. Next month sees the addition of 24 new destinations where you can enjoy calls, texts and data at no extra cost. These new destinations are: Belgium… [Click for more]
Having now obtained the prices for the new EE plans launching next week, it’s now possible to look and see whether you should sign up now, or wait. Previously I reported that EE was changing the game with three new tiers, offering up to 40GB [EDIT: It’s actually restricted to 15GB]… [Click for more]
READ MORE Revealed: The new EE plan prices. Should you wait or sign up quick? (Updated 14 Oct 2016)
Whether we’re leaving the EU one day or not, it isn’t slowing the industry from stepping up the competition when it comes to European roaming. This time, it’s the turn of EE to shake things up – big time. Three kicked things off with its 3G-only, heavily throttled, Feel at Home service (or… [Click for more]
