We’ve seen Blu phones before in the States, with the cheap but not-that-cheerful Blu R1 HD. But with the launch of the new Vivo 6, the company is taking its first steps into the UK. The 5.5-inch Android phone has a full HD resolution, an octa-core processor, 4GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel camera. Couple …

Samsung has published an open letter of apology to its customers following numerous reports of its Galaxy Note 7 handsets overheating catching fire that led to the handset’s recall. “We recognize that we have not lived up to your expectations, or our own high standards. For this we are truly sorry,” YH Eom, president and CEO of Samsung Europe, said …

Better late than never, Virgin Media has launched 4G mobile phone tariffs, just four years after 4G came to the UK. They start at just £6 per month, which nets you 300 minutes and unlimited texts, but only 300MB of data. That’s not a huge amount, but Virgin’s plans don’t include WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger data in your allowance. That …

If you’re buying a fancy new 4K TV in time for Christmas then you’ll also need some 4K content to play on it. Thankfully then, LG has teamed up with Sky, bundling the Sky Q service with new LG 4K TVs sold between now and the end of March. Sky Q is Sky’s latest media offering, which, along with letting …

LG has released its financial figures for Q3 2016 and things don’t look too rosy. The electronics giant has reported a $381 million loss in its mobile business, due to “weak sales of G5”. LG’s shipped a total of 13.5 million smartphones in the quarter, which is down 9% from the same quarter of last year. It’s not all bad …

Apple’s store page has been taken offline in anticipation of the arrival of a new fleet of MacBooks, due to be unveiled later today. “We’ve got something special in store for you, and we can’t wait for you to see it,” the store’s holding page reads. The Cupertino giant is holding an event today — 10 a.m. in San Francisco, …

Struggling to save up for that new iPhone? Amazon might have the answer for you with the UK rollout of its Certified Refurbished service. The service, which is already available in the US and Germany, sees tech partners like Apple, Dell, Samsung and Microsoft refurbish pre-owned products to an ‘as new’ state, which will then be sold at a lower …

Friday nights just got more simple thanks to Pizza Hut’s tattoo that lets you order pizza to your door by tapping your phone against your new arm ink. Okay, so it’s not a real tattoo — it’s more of a sticker, just like the old “lick-and-stick” temporary tattoos of your youth. It arrives pre-programmed with your pizza of choice. Touch …

Several owners of the now-recalled Galaxy Note 7 are accusing Samsung of ignoring their demands that the company pay for property damage caused when their handsets exploded and started fires, according to the UK-based Guardian. One customer, John Barwick of Illinois, said that fire damage in his bedroom totals over $9,000, but that Samsung repeatedly failed to return his calls, …

This is part of our Road Trip 2016 summer series “Life, Disrupted,” about how technology is helping with the global refugee crisis — if at all. In August, I spent three weeks traveling through Germany and Hungary with CNET reporters Shara Tibken, Joan Solsman and Katie Collins to find out how technology is being used by refugees and migrants trying …