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HSPA+ 42 Comes To Three

Three have posted on their blog this morning that “4G” is coming to the UK on their network (Three have now reworded this to state that this is HSPA+42 and NOT LTE to clear up any confusion). At home I get speeds of around 10Mbps off-peak times using …

MWC – ZTE Ascend D1 vs Samsung Galaxy SII

So, we’ve noticed a bit of a similarity between the two handsets here at Mobile World Congress. We’ve also noticed something else – namely what happens if you say “D quad” quickly enough….. Anyways, unfortunately there wasn’t time for a direct speed or usage comparison, but we did …

HTC – One Series – Picture special

I’ve been privileged to get some more time with HTC today. During my chat with Jeff Gordon, Global Online Communications Manager, we chatted in detail about what 2012 has in store. Although the One Series are the core part of HTC’s push, we can probably expect more to …

Vodafone & Visa To Offer NFC

Vodafone and Visa have announced a deal to bring NFC to the masses this year using your smartphone.  Orange have been actively promoting NFC since joining Everything Everywhere group especially and now Vodafone are getting in on the game Full (and long) press release below…. Near Field Communication, or NFC …

MWC – Duracell Powermat in action

Wireless charging ? We had to give this a try. The Duracell Powermat promises just that. In reality you need a special case to get it to “talk” the Powermat, but for those having that already this shouldn’t be a problem. In the demo we were shown an …

MWC – LG Optimus 3D Max – Up close

We thought initially that Android 4.0 would be arriving as part of an update, but LG have this running Ice Cream Sandwich on the stand and they tell me it’ll hit the shops with ICS too. The Max features a 1.2GHz CPU with “tri-dual technology” (dual core, channel …

MWC – Asus PadFone

Asus yesterday announced the PadFone. Which is the tablet with a phone inside it. We have previously seen various demos at CES a few months ago. Well now it turns out that it works with the keyboard dock as seen on the Transformer range. This really could be …

MWC – Huawei announce the MediaPad 10 FHD

A new tablet was announced by Huawei today. This 10″ beast has got a quad-core 1.5Ghz processor and runs Android 4.0. We’ll have a run down there in a second and get some pictures of it for you. The CPU is, according to Huawei, the smallest quad-core unit …

MWC – Nokia PureView 808 Hands On

Just out of a meeting with Nokia and one of the best optics team in the mobile industry, We also managed to get some hands on time with the new Nokia PureView 808 and it’s amazing 41 megapixel camera. From initial impressions as a Nokia fan I am …

MWC – ZTE Era announced

We’ve just come out of a rather crowded ZTE Press Room where they’ve announced several new devices. Just yesterday we saw yesterday how HTC have switched gear – focusing more on quality products rather than trying to hit every segment in the market. ZTE are doing the polar …

MWC – SPB TV Showcases The Three Screens TV Solution

SPB have been making software for a good few years now and the SPB TV software has been around for most of them. Well now at MWC it looks like they are going to be showcasing a new slant on the SPB TV software. It looks like they …

MWC – ViewSonic announce their next Generation range of 7” and 10” ViewPads

ViewSonic have also announced their new range of tablets at MWC. Here are some details about their new tablets. Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, 26th February 2012 – ViewSonic, a global provider of computing, consumer electronics and communications solutions, today announced the launch of its next generation 7” and 10” …

MWC – HTC One V Up close

Last but not least, we have the HTC One V. It’s the re-birth of the HTC Legend and there’s a noticeable “chin” on the device. This one has the slowest CPU out the the HTC One Series – a 1GHz single-core and that’s a smaller 3.7″ screen at …

MWC – HTC One S Up close

The HTC One S has a slightly smaller screen that the One X, measuring in at 4.3″ and has a lower resolution – 540×960. This is the “middle” handset out of the three. It’s “only” got a dual-core CPU too, but it’s still 1.5GHz. The other specs remain …

MWC – The HTC One Series

We’ll have a bucket-load of information for you shortly on all the goings-on last night here in Barcelona. The beer flowed, the chocolate-dipped strawberries were passed around and there were people dancing on a stage. In amongst it all HTC took the wraps off their new HTC One …

MWC – Galaxy Note 10.1 Now official

You get to see some pretty interesting sights on the streets of Barcelona after dark. Here’s another Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 poster, and this time it’s not hiding much either. The reason ? It’s now official. That 10.1 screen is of the WXGA (1280×800) PLS TFT variety and …

Three to also sell the HTC One X

Just on from the S and V posts, Three just confirmed they will also sell the new HTC One X here in the UK and have ANOTHER video! The full press release confirms that all three devices will be arriving on the network… If this email doesn’t display …

Three to sell the HTC One S & V

Three have just tweeted they are to stock the new HTC One S and One V devices on their UK network and in traditional THree style have posted a Sneak Peak video on their Blog and YouTube channel It might sound a bit odd, but I love manufacturer …

Sony announce Xperia P & U devices

Sony have announced the Xperia P & U devices in Barcelona…specifications of the Xperia P have not been said yet but for the full information on the U check out our earlier post from Three with their hands on video The Xperia P specs are: Aluminium Unibody 4 …

Three to sell the Xperia U

The Sony event just kicked off here in Barcelona and you can watch it live. Already Three have confirmed they are to sell the Xperia U which will be announced in seconds.. The lovely Sedge from Three has a hands on of a pre-release version below. Click on …

MWC – Huawei Announce Ascend D & XL

Huawei have today announced the Ascend D and the XL a day before MWC is about to kick off. This is touted as being the worlds fastest smartphone with some awesome specifications. Powered by Huawei’s K3V2 quad-core 1.2GHz/1.5GHz CPU there’s more than passing resemblance to the Samsung Galaxy …

MWC – Samsung announce the 10.1″ Galaxy Tab 2

So, hot on the heels of their new 7″ Galaxy Tab 2 comes this, the larger 10.1″ version. This has a 1280×800 pixel screen with “PLS technology” which basically makes the screen clearer and viewable from more angles. Running Android 4.0 (ICS), this will also have the TouchWiz …

MWC – HTC One X Full specs leaked

Well, we knew it was going to be good, but now the full specs seem to confirm that too. More pictures of the device are now available, plus we understand that new owners will get themselves 25 GB of Dropbox storage completely free for two years. FullGSM have …

White Motorola RAZR Arrives At Phones4U

Phones4U will shortly be selling the Motorola RAZR exclusively in white… and by shortly we mean just days away starting 1st March!. The RAZR was recently reviewed by myself and you can see this review here.  For more information check out the press release below. LONDON – Feb. 23, 2012 – More …

Everything Everywhere 4G Moving Closer

Everything Everywhere have today announced steps to bring quicker data speeds to the UK using HSPA+ and LTE technology. For anyone interested in how the network works or if you are like me, obsessed with data use and the quickest speeds possible then the press release below is …

8 ZTE Phones At Mobile World Congress

It looks like ZTE are upping their game with 8 new devices to be announced or shown off at this years Mobile World Congress. The event kicks off in just a few days time in Barcelona and we’ll be on site with the latest news. ZTE really are …

Optimus 4X HD Announced Before MWC

LG have announced the Optimus 4X HD handset just days before MWC is due to kick off and this is a quad core monster of a phone with specs to match. We will be at MWC bringing you coverage of this phone starting from next Monday 4.7 Inch …

LG Optimus 3D Max on the way to MWC too

LG have already told us about plenty of new devices this week. They’ll grace the LG stand in Barcelona while we run around the event shouting, “Phones! Phones! Phones!” The 3D Max, which we knew was on the way some time ago, is now confirmed to appear and …

Smartphone evolution

  Smartphones are pretty amazing. We can do a myriad of things with them from the obvious email and internet to something niche that somebody has written an app to do. The amount of technology crammed into these devices is staggering compared to where we were twenty years …

GPS Jammer usage revealed

Most of us are now comfortable with GPS being inside our phone and constantly enabled. It can guide you to your destination, track your excercise and tell you how fast you’re going. For some, though, GPS is a technology they’d rather not have. A study by Sentinel found …

Pure View gets a quick show ahead of MWC

Nokia are teasing us with their new camera technology here, and we fully expect to see more over the coming days. Smartphone cameras always been fairly “OK” until recently and out looks like Nokia are about to set the bar a little higher. The video includes lots of …

Android most used OS in UK

The Guardian have posted some great statistics on the number of OS installations across the UK which shows, perhaps unsurprisingly to a lot of us, that Android is now more widespread than iOS in the UK. Android now has a 36.9% share of the smartphones in the UK …

Panasonic Eluga coming to Europe in April

Panasonic have been saying they were planning on entering the phone market again. With Android handsets. Well know they have actually released a load of information and pictures about their upcoming device the Eluga. Strange name, but hey look at it and you soon forget the name. It …

LG L-Style handsets get announced

These.. err.. moody ladies are here to show off the new handsets from LG. They, like many others, appear to have decided that launching phones ahead of Mobile World Congress is the thing to do. The Optimus L3, Optimus L5 and Optimus L7 will all unsurprisingly have the …

Just what is Mobile World Congress?

I know, for the tech-hungry phone lovers out there this might seem like a weird question. In just a matter of days you WILL see an explosion of Twitter hash-tags (#mwc #mobileworldcongress) and more news items per hour than at any other time of year. Put simply, Mobile …

LG Optimus Vu Announced

LG have today announced their answer to the Galaxy Note and it is called the LG Optimus Vu which was leaked recently but has now been officially announced just a week before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where we will be in attendance to bring you some hands on impressions …

Acer Flagship Smartphone wins iF Product Design Award

It seems last week quite a few companies received iF awards for design. Even Acer won an award. For a product that doesn’t really exist yet. The Acer Cloudmobile won an award for “outstanding achievement in design”. So what is it you may ask, but all they really …

Sony Ericsson Xperia Smartphones Receive Four iF Design Awards

Yesterday Sony Ericsson announced that they had won four iF awards in the telecommunications category, these awards were for the design of the Xperia active, Xperia ray, Xperia mini pro and Mix Walkman. The Xperia active smartphone receives highest level gold award. The ceremony actually took place in Munich, …

From iOS5 to Ice Cream Sandwich (Part 1): Overview / Intro

I’ve always liked the philosophy of Android (open source, free, etc), but never felt it was quite ready for me. It had a somewhat jerky interface (fixable or not, hard to say), felt slightly less intuitive than iOS, and had a need for additional customisation that the iPhone …