Month: February 2015
Five things to look out for at #MWC15
It's the tail-end of February and that can mean only one thing. The whole of the mobile phone industry decamps to Barcelona to chew the fat and gawp at the new phones at Mobile World Congress, or MWC as most of the planet calls it. There’s already quite a buzz about this year's event, largely…
Could Huawei be tasked with making a new Nexus phone?
Google's Nexus range is generally considered to one of the highlights of the Android world, despite the fact that all the hardware comes from other phone makers. In the past we've had Nexus devices from Motorola, HTC, LG, Samsung, and Asus, but this year's model? That could be getting handed over to Huawei. According to a report on…
Vexbook instantly connects you with experts on almost every topic
The internet has been an invaluable tool for obtaining information, but there are times when you can't rely on a combination of Wikipedia, Yahoo Answers, and forum posts you found in a desperate Google search. But what about a service that lets you video call experts for a face-to-face consultation? That's what Vexbook is doing. Using…
As of next week, UK drivers can contest speeding tickets online
In another move to try and free up the time of police and prosecutors, the government has decided that drivers who have been convicted of a low-level traffic offence, like speeding, will be able to contest the offence online. According to the Ministry of Justice, this move is designed to "modernise the courts and other public services".…
HTC Desire Eye review – much more than just a ‘selfie phone’
With a front-facing camera as high-quality as its 13 megapixel main snapper, the HTC Desire Eye inevitably hit headlines in the tech world as ‘HTC’s selfie phone’. But as we go hands-on with the mid-range Android smartphone in our HTC Desire Eye review, we find it has a lot more to offer than just a…
Sony teases the Xperia Z4 tablet for MWC
After the leak from the other day, we all guessed that Sony has the Xperia Z4 tablet all lined up for MWC. Since the cat is already out of the bag, Sony has gone ahead and teased the device with a picture on its Google+ account. It's fairly obvious that the picture in question is showing…
Take a look at the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge in this leaked press shot
The latest batch of Samsung flagships aren't expected to be announced until Sunday's Galaxy Unpacked event, but thanks to someone jumping the gun at US network Sprint we seem to have an 'official' glimpse at the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge ahead of time. As expected, the image shows off two distinct Samsung phones and annoyingly it…
Is the dress black and blue or white and gold? Celebs have their say
[nextpage title="Next"] This is the dress that everyone has been arguing over since last night. A lot of people seem to think it's white and gold, when it's quite clearly black and blue, and some of our favourite celebrities have weighed in on the #WhiteAndGold or #BlackAndBlue debate. This dress may break up marriages... What color…
Apple has an Apple Watch event set for 9th March
We've heard quite a lot about the Apple Watch, including a tentative release period, but no exact details regarding pricing and the release date. That's about to change, because yesterday Apple sent out invites to a 'Spring Forward' event on 9th of March. What exactly is going to be on show at the event is…
Kazam mobile phone ad is banned for sexism
A young woman wanders around in her underwear, fondling her cleavage and thigh, biting her lip. What is this, some sub-‘50 Shades’ soft p0rn? Oh no, look, she’s doing her ironing, must be a gender-normative ad for some boring household product. Ahhh, no, I see what it is now: an ad for Kazam’s Tornado 348…
