Luke Westaway

Vodafone Sure Signal booster handles eight calls, costs £100

How’s the signal round your end? Vodafone has crafted a new version of its Sure Signal 3G booster, granting its customers who live in mobile black spots the chance to natter away on the phone or download the odd app without dodgy signal spoiling their fun. As you can see in the snap above, the …

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EE 4G coming to 17 new towns by March, is yours on the list?

Open wide Britain — like a cat that requires medicine, EE has wrapped you in a tea towel and is pushing 4G services down your throat. 17 new towns will be enjoying access to the speedy new network by March 2013 EE says, including Coventry, Leicester, Luton and Wolverhampton. The full list of new towns is below — have a …

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LG: Nexus 4 supplies beset by ‘huge demand’

Now playing: Watch this: Unboxing Google’s Nexus 4 smartphone 3:47 Struggling to get your hands on the elusive Nexus 4 smartphone? LG says that’s because it’s so popular, citing “huge demand” when CNET UK asked about the phone’s gloomy supply situation. The LG-built Nexus 4 went on sale in mid-November, but sold out in half an hour. It was briefly …

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Nexus 4 stock shortage down to ‘huge demand’, LG explains

Struggling to get your hands on the elusive Nexus 4 smart phone? LG says that’s because it’s so popular, citing “huge demand” when CNET UK asked about the phone’s gloomy supply situation. The LG-built Nexus 4 went on sale in mid-November, but sold out in half an hour. It was briefly back in stock on Tuesday, but by Wednesday morning …

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iPhone 5S leaked pictures hint at identically shaped sequel

As the Earth turns slowly on its axis, and with the inevitability of a sun’s collapse, rumours are beginning to swirl regarding Apple’s follow-up to the iPhone 5. Now the Internet has offered up a glimpse of what Apple’s next mobile could look like. And wouldn’t you know it? It looks pretty much the same as the current iPhone. The snap …

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iPad mini 4G out now on pricey EE contracts, 3G available too

EE, the UK’s first 4G network, has started flogging the iPad mini with a speedy LTE connection. But you may need to put several major organs on eBay to afford it. The cheapest way to get the iPad mini from EE on a contract deal is to pay £149.99 for the tablet itself, then £25.99 per month for 24 months on …

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Jelly Bean update hits Brits

Samsung’s larger Galaxy Tab 2 tablet appears to be getting its gob stuffed with Jelly Beans, as reports suggest the long-awaited update is arriving on UK devices. The Android 4.1.1 update is arriving on the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, SamMobile reports, though it seems only the Wi-Fi model is being upgraded for now. One eager tweeter also got in touch …

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Nexus 4 8GB sold out again, wait time rises for 16GB model

The Nexus 4 is sold out again, less than 24 hours after Google managed to find more stock for its much-anticipated smart phone. If you didn’t manage to snap up the £239 bargain blower last night, then unfortunately you’re out of luck again. At the time of writing you can still throw down cash for the 16GB model, but the …

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Sony Xperia E is a cheap Jelly Bean phone, out early 2013

Sony’s gathering twigs and bits of fluff for its nest — it’s about to lay a smart phone-shaped egg, due to hatch into a cheap Android phone just in time for spring. The Xperia E is a relatively basic smart phone, sporting a 3.5-inch display with a 320×480-pixel resolution, plus a 3.2-megapixel camera around the back, while a 1GHz processor …

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LG 84

LG’s 84-inch Ultra-high definition TV is out in the UK at last, although to buy it you’ll need pockets so deep that James Cameron wants to mount an expedition to find the bottom. The monstrous gogglebox (official name 84LM960V) has a whopping 3,840×2,160 pixel resolution, which means it packs four times as many pixels as a 1080p screen. Those pixels are …

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