Why Facebook should make it easier for you to break up

You know what it is like. You change your status from in a relationship to 'it's complicated' but deep down you know it is all over. But there on your page is all the evidence of the three years you spent together before things went awry. Well even academics think that social networking sites should…

The five key ways Samsung, Sony and others are taking on the Apple iPhone

At some point in late summer Apple will take the wraps off its Apple iPhone 5. The new phone is expected to keep the body and styling of the iPhone 5 but boast some new innovative features. At the moment the speculation is that it will have some software innovations and a much enhanced camera.…

Sony's Xperia ZU – more details on this white hot big screen mobile

There's more evidence of the huge potential of Sony's new flagship Phablet style phone the Xperia AUtoday. A leak on the XDA-Developers forum has yielded a photo and confirmation of some of the key things we already suspected about the handset - which incidentally is set to debut on July 4th. The leak confirms a…

What's coming next from LG? Optimus G2? New launch date unveiled

It seems that international media events in New York are the big story at the moment in the mobile world. And here is another one. LG has announced that it will be holding a shindig on August 7th in that US city. But what will it launch? The clever money is on the latest of…

Instagram Vs Vine – there's only one winner

In case you haven't heard the news Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, has launched a video recording app that is set to take on the Twitter owned Vine. Yes Vine remember that? The six second video app? In case you've forgotten here is a classic Vine to jog your memory. However it looks like…

Has Nokia just confirmed the EOS PureView 41mp cameraphone?

One of the most exciting phones of 2013 looks set to be Nokia's 41 mega pixel cameraphone the EOS PureView. Except that the handset hasn't yet been confirmed by the company. Or has it? Nokia posted the above image on its blog today "41 Million Reasons" in na bid to encourage punters to tune into…

How LG and Apple might finally make voice control really useful

Interesting stuff coming out of the Gotta Be Mobile blog which claims that in 2014 LG will release a smartphone that is always listening out for voice commands. At the moment if you use Siri, the iPhone voice assistant, you need to hold down the home button to launch it. The key issue here is…

HTC makes the Butterfly S phone official – but no UK launch…

It has been the subject of a series of leaks over the last few months but HTC has confirmed that HTC Butterfly S is a real phone and that it will launch very soon. Alas though probably not in the UK. HTC has been very wary of releasing Butterfly branded phones in the UK as…

Retro futurist Mutewatch is back in three new colours

I must admit to being rather taken by the very retro, but in a futurist kind of way if that's possible, Mutewatch when it debuted a couple of years back. This was very stylish minimalist watch that boasts a hidden touch screen and a silent vibrating alarm. You basically had to touch the screen and…

Pure drops the Evoke D2 mini digital radio

Another week, another Pure Digital radio, this time the company has unveiled the £84.99 Pure Evoke D2, a digital radio, which judging by the pic is largely aimed at those who want a tranny for their kitchen. To that ends it is finished in a solid wooden housing and comes in a Walnut veneer finish.…