Following a tariff overhaul by T-Mobile last month, O2 is the latest network to revamp its monthly contracts. The original home of the iPhone is launching a new SIM-only tariff and updating its contracts for phones and mobile broadband dongles. If you’ve already got the phone you want, SIM-only deals tempt you with cheap rates …
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After spending a week at Mobile World Congress, roaming like the escaped feline monstrosities that stalk the green fields of Britain, we’ve incurred data charges that could bankrupt Greece. But, as of 1 March, we’re all going to get a little extra help to avoid the shock that rocks our tiny minds when the bill comes in. The European Commission …
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It’s February and I’ve spent all my Christmas money on gadgets, pints and carpet-flavoured crisps, so I’m happy to see the networks are locking horns with uber-cheap deals, sparking a new low — the £10 tariff. You’re not going to get the sexiest new smart phone for free on this tariff, but there are some good budget phones available at …
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There’s no doubt that the iPhone lit a match that sparked a smart phone revolution, and even Microsoft admits that it’s fallen behind with Windows Mobile. But now that Windows Phone 7 Series has dropped, how is Microsoft going to try to unseat the current king of phones? Drop the suits Microsoft sent the businesspeeps packing with Windows Phone 7 …
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Symbian, the operating system made famous by Nokia, and also featuring on Sony Ericsson and Samsung phones, is getting a much-needed facelift with the announcement of Symbian 3. Symbian has fallen behind other smart-phone operating systems like Android, especially on touchscreen phones — its origins as a non-touchscreen OS make it rather clunky. Phones such as the Nokia N97 were hugely disappointing, …
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We’ve just gotten our first glimpse of the Toshiba K01, a Qwerty slider phone with a massive 4.1-inch screen. The phone is still under glass at Mobile World Congress, but Toshiba is tempting us with a 1GHz processor and HSPA connectivity. The K01 runs Windows Mobile 6.5, which felt rather dated even before Monday’s launch of Windows Phone 7 Series. …
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Toshiba TG02 CNET UK We have to give props to Toshiba for being first on the fast-phone dancefloor with the Snapdragon-powered Toshiba TG01, but its resistive touchscreen and clumsy user interface left it to boogie alone. The Toshiba TG02 definitely improves on its older sibling, but with Windows Phone 7 Series stealing the limelight and the HTC HD2 always on …
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A British company that specialises in mobile messaging has launched a pair of phones in a bid to help people in the developing world keep in touch. Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway software comes with the phones, and offers push email and Microsoft Exchange support, as well as the ability to send text messages to an email address and vice versa. The …
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The Google Nexus One had to paddle all the way from America, but now it’s here, it’s gone native. The Nexus One sports the first sighting of a UK version of the Amazon MP3 store for Android, which offers tunes for download direct to your phone at prices in Her Majesty’s Imperial pounds sterling. We haven’t seen the app in …
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The Motorola Devour is chomping its way into the USA, offering the brain of the Motorola Dext packed into a body like the Motorola Milestone. The Devour has Motoblur, the user interface and online backup tools that we saw on the Dext, with home-screen widgets that automatically update with Facebook statuses and tweets. It also offers a universal inbox that …
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