Category: Smartphones
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…
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…
The HTC Hima Ace Plus is rumoured to be a flagship iPhone 6 Plus rival
We've heard bits and pieces about the HTC Hima, rumoured to be the next HTC flagship, and now has popped up claiming that HTC will be releasing a larger version of the phone to rival the iPhone 6 Plus. According to 4GNews it's called the Hima Ace Plus, and it'll be coming with a 5.5-inch…
The Galaxy J1 appears to be a budget handset from Samsung
Budget phones are all the rage these days, with the likes of the Moto G, EE Kestrel, and every recent Lumia phone hitting the market for less than £200. Now Samsung appears to be trying its hand at that portion of the market with the Galaxy J1. A bunch of images have been published by…
Windows Phone 10 might be unveiled on 21st January
We've head quite a bit about Windows 10, much of it from Microsoft itself, but we haven't heard all that much about Windows Phone 10. That might be about to change, because word is that Microsoft is going to show off Windows Phone 10 at its Windows 10 event on 21st January. That's according to…
Is this how much the LG G Flex 2 costs?
LG's G Flex 2 curved smartphone was announced at CES last week, and a lot of people have been getting fairly excited about it. Now you have another reason to be excited, because the price has been revealed and it's less than you might think. A listing on the German Amazon website (now taken down)…
LG could have a phone with a ‘dual edge’ screen on the way
Despite the fact that Samsung only ever referred to it as a limited edition concept, the Galaxy Note Edge has gone down remarkably well with the masses. So it's no surprise that other companies have taken notice, and LG is apparently going to be releasing a similar phone of its own. According to this leaked…
