Windows Phone Game Review – Spider

Spider Solitaire has always been one of those games that have eluded me. Over the years I have tried and tried to get my head round it. Then a few days ago Spider was released for Windows Phone. I’ve come across Blugri the games developer before and I …

MWC – Hands on with the Lumia 720

Nokia just announced two new Lumia smartphones in the 720 and 520 which are mid range affordable phones but packing a punch with some great features including wireless charging on the 720 with a separate shell and an F1.9 lens to a new suite of maps under the …

MWC – Live from the Nokia event

We are here at the Nokia event at Mobile World Congress where things have ‘officially’ begun today, although there were events and announcements as early as Saturday. Nokia have just announced their latest Lumia smartphone range in the Lumia 520 and 720, and here is a bit more …

MWC – LG clarify each of the four Optimus ranges

LG seem to have a lot to tell the world about recently. For some the barrage of model numbers and range names may be a little confusing. Leading up to the unveiling of their new devices LG have published details of what each range is about. The four …

Samsung to announce Galaxy SIV on 14th March

We already knew that we would not see the Samsung Galaxy SIV at MWC this year, but we do now know that it will be announced on the 14th March thanks to the mobile division JK Shin. Interesting to note that this is a day before the UK …

MWC – Huawei announce the P2

We are at the Huawei event here in Barcelona and the company has just announced some new devices to us. WiFi being really poor in the event we are only able to bring some information now so check back for lots of images shortly. Huawei have also explained …

Google to enter the music streaming arena?

A captive audience of 73% of the entire worlds smartphone market can lead to some interesting propositions. Of course, the company is Google and their seemingly unassailable position in the smartphone market which gives them a captive audience. According to the Financial Times, Google are about to exploit that captive …

MWC – Samsung announce Galaxy Note 8.0

Mobile World Congress 2013 is only hours away from kicking off and today we have the first device announcement from Samsung. Following hot on the heels of the highly acclaimed Galaxy Note II Samsung have today announced the Galaxy Note 8.0, a mid sized tablet that will “offer …

Falcon Pro hits Twitter auth token limit, high piracy rate

If you use Twitter on Android, chances are that you’ve heard of Falcon Widget and the sister app, Falcon Pro. Falcon Pro was one of our Highly Recommended applications in the Coolsmartphone 2012 Awards and with good reason – it boasts a wide variety of features and an …

Is Android Disappearing? – Editorial

We are living in a smartphone world of mobile fun and wherever you look the worlds of mobile and traditional computing are converging – from the technology itself to the sites that cover it.  Facebook and Twitter are appearing across all platforms from the new Playstation 4 to …

HTC USA KO’d by FTC

Ouch. Body shot. Boom. The Federal Trade Commission have slapped HTC for the security issues on many Android handsets made by the company. The FTC complaint states that… HTC (..) customized its Android-based mobile devices by adding and/or modifying various pre-installed applications and components in order to differentiate …

Adventures of a BlackBerry virgin – the foreplay

The Android lover’s eyes widened with expectation; what had once appeared to be a repulsive idea now seemed intriguing, daring, exciting even. Be gentle with me Mr. BlackBerry, it’s my first time. BlackBerrys have never appealed to me. Even in their heyday, when every third person was tapping …

Rhinoshield – the future of screen protection?

I’d be very surprised if you were reading this and you don’t own a smartphone. I’d be even more surprised if you said that you hadn’t dropped your smartphone at some point in time. Then I’d be even even more surprised if you said that you hadn’t heaved …

HTC One vs the iPhone 5 – Camera samples

Well we all knew this was coming didn’t we. Here are the first comparison shots of the HTC One camera with it’s Ultrapixel technology and the iPhone 5. From the samples (and with the caveat that the HTC One may not be final hardware / software) is looks as …

Nokia to launch cheaper handsets at MWC

Nokia still derive a large part of their sales from entry level phones; primarily in emerging economies such as China and India. In recent years this market has been under renewed threat, with the Lumia range aimed at a higher price bracket, and increased competition from the likes …

LG to show their Tablet – Notebook hybrid at MWC

Ahead of our RyanAir flight, I am packing my very small and lightweight bag ready for Mobile World Congress. This year, if I’m honest, we’ve seen more and more companies launching their phones outside of the event. This gives us chance to cover even more gadgets and companies …

HTC One – Up close

The HTC One press launch wasn’t the only place for people to see and feel the HTC One handset. The Phones 4u store in Oxford Street is letting people have a play with this hot new Android handset and they’ve sent us some advertising bits which I won’t …

Win a Netatmo Urban Weather station

Just yesterday I reviewed the Netatmo Urban Weather station. It’ll monitor your indoor and outdoor world and inform you when there’s something to be aware of – frost, rain, even CO2 levels in your home. All of this is easy to setup and comes through an app on …

Pre-order HTC One on Three today

Three have opened up pre-orders of the recently announced HTC One device on both PAYG and Pay Monthly and is also available in both the Black and White models.  Both offer 32GB of storage built in. The HTC One is the new flagship phone from the company and …

Return Of The IR Blaster ?

Not so many years ago most phones/PDA’s came fitted with a IR (infrared) emitter, but this has slowly died a death and the technology was left behind. Bluetooth became the new way to transfer data. I remember lining up two devices to”beam” over simple text files or ring …