Now playing: Watch this: Nokia nostalgia, OnePlus One and Star Wars VII in CNET… 36:53 The Nokia name appears to be leaving the world of smartphones for good, as Stephen Elop says the famous brand will soon be ditched, at least in reference to smartphones. Moved almost to salty tears by the news, the scurvy …

Martin Good/Shutterstock Vodafone is expanding its 4G roaming offering, and will now let you access speedier data when travelling to one of four European countries. Spain, Italy, Portugal and Greece are covered, the red-hued operator says, and UK visitors who take their mobiles to these locales will find their phones able to latch onto Vodafone’s own 4G network in those …

Aloysius Low/CNET The much-anticipated OnePlus One smartphone will reach general availability in June, the makers of the phone have said, in a post that outlines the company’s manufacturing plans. The phone, which runs a nearly-raw version of Android, and is currently only being offered to those who have an invite, is built by Chinese company OnePlus — in partnership with …

CNET Nokia’s phone sales figures have dropped 30 percent since last year — a dip that the company blames on ‘intense competition’. The ailing Nokia, which has just seen its phone-making business purchased by Microsoft, overall saw a net loss of €239 million in the January-to-March period, compared with €272 million in the same stretch of time in 2013. Nokia’s …

The glorious Nokia 3210. Wikipedia/Shutterstock The Nokia 3210 is my favourite phone of all time. It was also my first phone, and the device that inspired a lifelong passion for tech. That’s because since the 3210 went away, I’ve been pacing the metaphorical widow’s walk, gazing out over the (still metaphorical) ocean of technology, waiting for the ship that will …

Sky Sky is said to be plotting a major revamp to its broadcast service, that could see Ultra HD set-top boxes landing in UK living rooms within the next few years. The possible addition of 4K technology is just one aspect of a planned overhaul to Sky’s service, “The Sunday Telegraph reports“, citing unnamed sources. Sky is also said to …

Josh Miller/CNET The Galaxy S5 is on sale today across the globe, giving phone fans the chance to exchange their cash for Samsung’s fifth flagship. More Galaxy S5 Galaxy S5: Everything you need to know Galaxy S5: CNET’s definitive review Samsung Galaxy S5 camera shootout versus HTC One M8, iPhone 5S Galaxy S5: Where to buy April 11 (that’s today, …

The power-saving mode shuts down non-essential features Screenshot Sprint customers who’ve picked up HTC’s swanky new One M8 will soon be enjoying a new feature, as a fresh update brings the flagship’s ‘extreme power saving mode’ to bear. The update is number 1.54.651.8, and adds the missing mode, which conserves CPU usage, cranks down the screen brightness, turns off vibration, …

Samsung’s existing Gear gadgets require a Bluetooth connection to a phone to make calls. Andrew Hoyle/CNET Samsung’s rumoured standalone smartwatch — that would make calls without needing to be synced to a smartphone — could be called the ‘Gear Solo’, according to a fresh report concerning the South Korean tech giant’s wearable tech plans. The ‘Gear Solo’ moniker is likely …

CNET UK operator EE is raising its prices by 2.7 percent, as of the end of next month. Orange and T-Mobile, which are part of the EE group, are also affected. Those who joined an EE network after 23 January aren’t affected, but those on a 12-, 18- or 24-month pay-monthly or small-business contract will see their costs rise from …