Just last month we told you about the 800MHz testing that was underway across the Black Country. Those tests, which involved masts being erected to pump out 4G at 800MHz, were designed to see if this lower frequency would interfere with DVB digital transmissions. So far, things are …

The Nokia Lumia 520 was only announced at MWC last month, and yet it’s already on sale at Carphone Warehouse – they’ve knocked the price of the bargain Windows Phone 8 handset down to £99.95 plus £10 top-up on O2. Phones purchased from Carphone Warehouse normally come SIM …

We’ve seen the HTC First, an Android-powered device which will be available exclusively on Orange in France and EE here in the UK from the Summer. In the USA it’ll be available from April 12th and across the rest of the world soon after. But hey you lovely, …

This week on the podcast we talk about the Facebook Phone, the next Nexus 7, the rumoured Nokia Catwalk, Mark and his Nokia 808, Fonblets and the new Twitter app for Android Your options to listen to the podcast your options are almost endless. Subscribe to the RSS …

HTC and Facebook have today announced a joint device called the HTC First and is all based around the best Facebook experience with high quality HTC hardware we have come to expect. The HTC FIrst offers Android JellyBean 4.1, a dual-core processor, 1GB RAM, 4.2 inch 720p screen, 5 megapixel camera and …

A mere 18 months after the release of ICS, Twitter have updated their official app with the main addition being a new Holo themed UI. As well as being much prettier, you can now horizontally swipe between the various tabs. The app also features auto-completion of @usernames and #tags, …

Got £200? Good stuff, because you can always donate to keep us on the air 🙂 If you don’t fancy dishing out money to a worthy cause you can perhaps have a look at the Acer Cloud Mobile for £199.99. It’s got rave reviews and has a gorgeous …

Google’s flagship handset, the Nexus 4 has had some more accessories listed on the Google Play store. Anyone that has purchased the latest Nexus phone will know that the box simply contains the handset and a charger, with no earphones or fancy schmaltz. Well, now available on the …

If sticking your tablet or smartphone into your car isn’t enough, how about slotting this into your dash? The Parrot Asteroid Smart is more than just a sat nav in your dash, heck this is a music centre, phone, App Store and a whole lot more. Inside there’s …

We should have the official details on this phone direct from HTC very shortly but, in the meantime, there’s more leaked photos to enjoy. This time a custom “Facebook Home” system is on show and gives us a glimpse of what to expect when the press event starts …

Sound Search? At first I wondered what on earth it was, upon reading the Play Store description I realised it was a music identification widget that would link to music on the Play Store. So you can be listening to music on the radio, identify the track you …

Amazing Alex is Rovio’s lesser known game, it’s a physics kind of thing. You place items around the room to get balls to drop into the correct location. Sound simple yet it is quite addictive. It marks another big name app becoming available on the platform. A bit …

The latest Operating system figures for the US have been released by Kantar. Unlike the Android figures posted earlier today there are some real surprises for the latest quarter. Operating System 3 months to Feb 12 3 months to Feb 13 Change +/-  iOS  47%  43.5%  -3.5%  Android …

A while back I set about doing something a bit rash, I decided I was going to use exclusively Windows Phone and Windows RT in my day to day life. The plan was to ditch Android for a while and really get a feel for Windows Phone and …

Meet Rob. He has had an idea. Headphones, or “earbuds” as he likes to call them, have a little issue – the cables that come off them. They’re usually long and get snagged somewhere on your clothing despite those clips that come with the headphones. Here the Bluetooth …

You may remember that we recently had a competition to win one of three HTC One V handsets. I have to admit, we were swamped with entries. We’ve had to delay the announcement of the winners because, as the competition hit the likes of HotUKDeals, we had a …

Thinking of getting the Google Nexus 7? Well I’ve got one and I’d say go get one, for the price the specs and performance are second to none. I say get one but I also say wait till July if rumours from Reuters are to be believed, Google’s …

There have been rumours of a Facebook Phone doing the rounds for a while now.   The device would be a follow up to the ill fated HTC Chacha and looks likely to once again be manufactured by HTC. The new device is alleged to be a mid range …

Mention “VoIP” and “cheap calling” to people and Skype is usually the download of choice. You might not have heard it, but Viber is another option and is doing rather well. It’s available for pretty much any platform you care to shake a stick at and offers free …

Let’s see if this can be summed up in a few short words shall we? What we have here is a Bluetooth receiver that’ll pump out an audio output to your existing stereo equipment. Yep, that seems to describe it quite nicely. It hit me this weekend. My …