Text messages encourage women to attend breast cancer screenings.

Text messages make women more likely to attend breast cancer screenings

Could texting become an integral part of healthcare in the future? Studies seem to be suggesting it should. First we found out that texting from medical staff could cut binge drinkers’ intake by up to 50%. Now new research has found that women who get text messages reminding them about an upcoming breast cancer screening…

O2 Recycle’s made a phone out of… grass

If you're looking for something a little different in your next phone handset, O2 Recycle has you covered. Their latest smartphone is made from freeze-dried Twickenham Stadium grass, and recycled bits of other phones. It's basically a Frankenphone, and we like it. Though possibly not as much as this lady: It's only a prototype at the…
EE is replacing Orange Wednesdays with Wuaki.tv streaming for £1.

Pah, EE is replacing Orange Wednesdays with a movie streaming discount

Deep down, I guess we all knew that Orange Wednesdays would one day come to an end. But the fact that Orange (later EE) customers could get two-for-one cinema tickets with a quick text was so fantastic and ran for so long (12 years!) that I guess we got complacent. Then, to the country’s collective…

We’re done, OnePlus One: why I’m ditching the phone I used to love

You might remember my recent review of the OnePlus One invite-only Android smartphone. I gave it 34/50, which is a decent score, and said it's a great phone for tinkerers and early adopters, though threatened by the LG G3's new lower price. I stand by all of that. But I'm still selling mine - and here's…

Samsung Galaxy S6 release & preorder dates – and how to get yours a day early

If you're excited for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, you're not alone. We've been champing at the bit to get our hands on these two beautiful pieces of hardware (and especially the edge, if we're honest) ever since we live-tweeted the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch event at Mobile World Congress. Samsung Galaxy S6 UK release…

Just how breakable is the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge screen? We asked Samsung

When we live-tweeted the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge last week at Mobile World Congress, the number one question we heard about that beautiful double-curved screen was, "But will it break?" Screen breaking hasn't been much of a problem in the last couple of generations of smartphones, thanks mostly to the advances in…

9 must-see videos from Mobile World Congress

You know all about the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the HTC One M9. But what did you miss from the mobile world's biggest annual gathering? Here are the 9 videos you need to see from MWC 2015. Hands on with Alcatel Idol 3 We try out the phone you can use any way up. Hands on…

Which phones accept the new SanDisk 200GB microSD card? We asked 7 brands

The whopping new SanDisk 200GB microSD card caused a bit of a stir at Mobile World Congress. When we wrote about it, lots of you asked us whether there are any phones on the market that will take the new card. We asked 7 smartphone brands (ASUS, HTC, Samsung, Sony, Huawei, LG and Microsoft) whether their…
Free ebooks are available to download on the Beijing subway.

Beijing commuters can now borrow free ebooks

Commuting can be a real snooze, especially when you’ve finished the book you’re reading and no one’s bringing their A-game on Instagram. But Chinese officials have found a great way to counteract the boredom (and bring a new meaning to the phrase ‘mobile library’) with their innovative idea to offer free ebooks for people travelling…
More Apple Watch details will be revealed later today.

Finally! We’ll get all the info on the Apple Watch this afternoon

Apple’s finally going to show off the Apple Watch at its Spring Forward event this afternoon. Obviously we got an initial look when it was announced last September, and have learned quite a bit about what it can do. We know it has fitness tracking functionality, lets you take phone calls if you have your…