Author: Tom Pritchard
Three is apparently getting ready to bid £9 billion on O2
Before Christmas a story broke that BT wanted to up its game in the mobile world, and was having to choose between buying O2 or EE. Another smaller rumours popped up claiming that the people who own Three were considering buying the network that BT didn't want. Now that BT has formally declared that it…
Ofcom’s planning for 5G to be available by 2020
4G is readily available and affordable these days, so don't you think it's time we started thinking about the next generation of mobile internet? Ofcom certainly thinks so. Today Ofcom announced that it was beginning consultation with key members of the mobile industry with the goal of preparing the UK for arrival of 5G services…
Onda claims to have built a tablet running Android and Windows side-by-side
There are countless Chinese companies out there building smartphones and tablets, but not many of them actually get much recognition here in the UK. Chinese company Onda claims that it has developed a device none of us can actually ignore: a tablet supposedly running Windows 8.1 and Android KitKat side-by-side. The V919 3G air, as…
The Google Maps app just got a bunch of new features
Google Maps is the go-to app for an awful lot of people, and thankfully Google's latest update is going to make users' mobile mapping experience ever so slightly more convenient. The update, which went live on Wednesday, includes five key features that users should definitely be checking out. The first is the option to filter…
Your guide to Xiaomi – the world’s most valuable startup
Xiaomi (pronounced a bit like 'show me', but 'show' is as in 'shower') is a Beijing-based electronics company that is currently the world's 3rd largest smartphone distributor. As of the end of 2014, it's also the world's most valuable start-up, valued at over $43 billion. Xiaomi was founded in June 2010, and by August it…
The SONICable promises to charge your phone faster than ever before
We all love our phones, and while we do everything within our power to make sure they don't die on us we still have to face the inevitable recharging sessions. But what if you could recharge your phone a lot more quickly? That's the idea behind SONICable, and its designers promise that it will be…
Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme
In a few days time, Google Glass will no longer be available in its current form. That's because Google is ending the Google Glass Explorer Programme to "focus on what's coming next". The announcement came yesterday in a Google+ post from the Glass team, and it means that Google will no longer be producing the…
Ryanair is testing a system that streams video directly to passengers’ devices
When you're on a long haul flight you kind of expect there to be some sort of in-flight entertainment, even if it's just a projector and a set of headphones. Sadly when you fly budget those luxuries are usually scrapped to keep the costs down. That could soon be at an end. Ryanair has announced…
Xiaomi has announced the Mi Note, a phablet meant to take on the iPhone 6 Plus
When it comes to the world of smartphones and tablets, Apple is the top dog that all the others strive to beat. Chinese firm Xiaomi is no different, and its Mi Note phablet is definitely a device designed to knock the iPhone 6 Plus down a peg or two. That's not just an implication either,…
This is our best look at Project Ara, Google’s modular smartphone
Yesterday Google held its second annual Project Ara press conference and revealed the third iteration of its modular phone prototype, the Spiral 2. While it did come with the news that we won't be owning one of these devices for ourselves anytime soon, Google did reveal some very nice images of the device for us…
