Now Samsung has lifted the lid on the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smart watches, one UK operator is slashing the price of the original Galaxy Gear. From 4 March, you’ll be able to pick up the Android-running time teller for just £149 from Three — that’s half the original £300 price tag. It’s …

KitKat is here for the HTC One! If you own HTC’s flagship, go to Settings > About > Software Updates > Check now, and you should be able to bring the chocolatey delights of KitKat to your blower. HTC confirmed the news in a tweet. I’ve asked whether the One’s little brother, the HTC One Mini, will also get the …

Sony has announced a range of new devices at Mobile World Congress. Chief among them is the Xperia Z2, which is the follow-up to the flagship Xperia Z1. And now we know which UK networks it’ll be available on. Vodafone, EE, Three, and O2 have all confirmed they’ll stock the Xperia Z2. That’s all of the major networks, so it’ll …

Facebook only took over WhatsApp a few days ago, and already it’s having to apologise for its mistakes. The free messaging service went down last night, and now new owner Facebook has said sorry. Last night at 8:16pm UK time, the WhatsApp Status Twitter account tweeted that it was “currently experiencing server issues”. About two and a half hours later …

We’ve only just heard about Samsung’s two new smart watches, and now come some fresh rumours concerning Google’s forthcoming techy timepiece. According to notorious leakster @evleaks, Google has partnered with LG to make its smart watch. Google enlisted LG to make its Nexus 5 and Nexus 4 smart phones, so a partnership could well be on the cards. The tipster …

I know wearable tech is big business at the moment, but this is a little out of left field. It’s called the Alcatel Onetouch Pop Fit, and it’s a smart phone you can wear. Though sadly you strap it onto your arm rather than pull it on like a cardigan. Like a lot of wearable devices, it’s aimed squarely at …

Here’s a bargain for you — the Google Nexus 5 has dropped to just £240 SIM free at Carphone Warehouse. That’s £60 cheaper than at Google Play, and matches the phenomenal low launch price of the Nexus 5’s predecessor, the Nexus 4. That’s a great price for a very good handset. You can choose from the black, white, or red …

Keen not to be left behind in the digital assistant stakes, Microsoft has its own robot butler up its sleeve. It’s called Cortana, and it’ll replace Bing as the default search option on Windows Phone 8 devices, sources have told The Verge. Cortana is named after an AI character in the Halo series of games. It’s said to have a …

If you’re chomping at the bit to see what Samsung has in store for its Galaxy S5 smart phone in a couple of weeks… maybe stop reading now. That’s because Samsung has a much more low key event planned, with fewer extra features and gimmicks than the S4, according to one tipster. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 at New York’s prestigious …

You wait ages for a leaked benchmark of a Samsung Galaxy S5, and then two come along at once. That’s right, Samsung could have not one but two Galaxy S5s up its sleeve, if these leaks are correct. The two have quite different specs, the only similarities being both handsets run Android KitKat, and both have 16-megapixel cameras. The leaks …