Self powering smartphones inbound
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: January 20, 2012Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Short battery life can often be a bug bear of many smartphone owners since it seems processors get more powerful all the time. We recently told you of Samsung’s plans to provide handsets with an all day battery life. Now…
Samsung smartphone sales soar as HTC’s hit slump
By: Chris Maugham | Posted: January 7, 2012Filed under: Cell Phones
Christmas seems to have affected various manufacturers differently this time around with some benefitting from it and some actually losing profit due to the beneficiaries gaining upper-hand. A prime example of this is the record sales that Samsung experienced as…
Cyber criminals after your smartphone
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: November 8, 2011Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
We reported recently how the ownership of smartphones was rising rapidly in recent times, but this brings with it opportunities for the criminal part of society. Most of us will have some sort of security for our home PC but…
Will future smartphones kill the need for PS4 and Xbox 720?
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: August 15, 2011Filed under: Gaming
There has been a lot of speculation that Sony and Microsoft would soon be revealing the next generation of home consoles, with a release in a year or two. Now though with the development of mobile technology with more powerful…
Suddenly smartphones top sales statistics in 2011, not unexpected
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: July 1, 2011Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Since Apple first brought out the iPhone we have seen an explosion of new smartphones being released, with many different manufactures getting in on the act. Now today we have news that suddenly smartphones top sales statistics in 2011 and…
UK smartphone owners opt for Android instead of iPhone
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: April 4, 2011Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
The Apple iPhone still remains highly desirable for many consumers looking for a smartphone. But a recent survey in the UK has shown that more smartphone owners opt for Android instead of the iPhone. Some of this trend is down…
Smartphone Enters Inflation Basket
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: March 15, 2011Filed under: Alternative News
When the Office for National Statistics studies the UK’s economy they use a number of products and services to calculate inflation, we are now hearing that smartphones and apps have been added to the “basket of goods”. Smartphones are not…
Smartphone sales rocket as Android widens gap over Apple
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: February 8, 2011Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
The smartphone market is growing at a really fast rate with many different devices now available. This was arguably all started when Apple first gave us the iPhone in 2007. Samsung and HTC have joined the smartphone market, and saw…
CES 2011: Toyota Unveils Entune Multimedia System
By: Tina Chubb | Posted: January 5, 2011Filed under: Apps, Autos
We’ve already brought you details on a few new products that are currently on show at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2011) in Las Vegas, including an Android-based tablet PC from Vizio and a brand new range of Finepix…
Google Doodles: To become available for smartphones
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: December 2, 2010Filed under: Cell Phones, Phone Software
We have seen quite a few Google Doodles recently, ranging from the recent St Andrew’s Day Doodle, to the playable Pac-Man Doodle back in may. Now it has been announced that smartphone owners will soon be seeing the same Google…
Windows 7 Phone OS: Choosing a mobile gets complicated
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: October 11, 2010Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
Today has seen the official launch of Windows Phone 7, and ten new handsets have also been announced. This is Microsoft’s attempt to do battle with offerings from Android, RIM, and Apple as the smartphone war heats up. Now with…
16.41 & 8.13 Megapixel Cameras Coming to Smartphones in 2011
By: Jamie Pert | Posted: October 7, 2010Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
If you were blown away by the Nokia N8‘s 12 megapixel camera you may be astonished to hear that 16.4 megapixel sensors could be coming to smartphones in 2011 thanks to Sony’s hard work. Sony has recently unveiled two new…
BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010: Live blog
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: September 27, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
Today is the start of the BlackBerry Developer Conference 2010 and runs from September 27th to the 30th. The keynote will begin at 1PM PDT, and there is speculation that the rumored BlackPad will make an appearance, although Alan Ng…
Nokia: Could run Windows Phone 7 on smartphones
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: September 24, 2010Filed under: Cell Phones, Handsets
After the recent news that Nokia were delaying shipments of its new handset the N8, they are now rumored to be thinking about running Windows phone 7 on future smartphone devices.
Hold Your iPhone: New Smartphone Stand
By: Gary Johnson | Posted: September 16, 2010Filed under: Cell Phone Accessories, Cell Phones
A new Smartphone stand that can hold most popular smart phones including the iPhone has just been released. The Smartphone Stand is a stylish and practical product.
