BT Wi-fi is the new name for, er, BT’s Wi-Fi, as the telecom giant rebrands its BT Fon and BT OpenZone offerings, going with a lowercase ‘f’ in ‘Wi-fi’, just to keep us guessing. The renaming exercise is likely to be an effort to make people more aware of the company’s multitude of hotspots. By …
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A snap of the Google Nexus 7 tablet has surfaced, just ahead of the device’s expected debut this evening. Android Police spotted the picture, which shows a small tablet device bearing a simple grey casing, as well as an Asus logo on the back. The Google own-brand gadget is likely to be revealed in mere hours, when Google kicks off …
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Apple’s new Podcast app lets you explore and download podcasts, breaking the medium free from the music app, which didn’t let you subscribe to new ‘casts on your mobile. Available now and free to download, the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch app organises your subscribed podcasts into lists, and displays popular podcasts in a coverflow-inspired grid, making it easier to …
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Samsung has admitted it was caught off-guard by the popularity of the Samsung Galaxy S3, with shipping delays potentially proving costly for the Korean tech giant. Samsung faced production issues with its newest quad-core toy, though says component shortages have been sorted out, and the company is now gunning at full-whack in an effort to meet demand for the 4.8-inch …
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Microsoft has shot down rumours that it’s going to make its own mobile, saying it’s perfectly happy with its current partners thank you very much. When asked in an interview with Information Week whether the software giant had plans to create a Windows Phone device bearing its own logo, Greg Sullivan, the senior marketing manager for Windows Phone responded, “No, …
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A latecomer to the quad-core battle, the unfortunately named Huawei Ascend D Quad (don’t say it too fast) looks to have been delayed by manufacturing issues, the Verge reports. The news comes via comments from Huawei chief Yu Chengdong, posting on Chinese microblogging site Weibo. Peering through the fog of Google Translate, it looks like “technical problems” have held back …
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Nokia’s 41-megapixel 808 PureView is up for pre-order now, but will cost you half a grand to acquire. The Finnish company has confirmed that its snap-happy Symbian phone will be released at the end of June, and can be pre-ordered right now on Amazon for the eye-watering price of £500. So what exactly does your monkey buy you? You’ll primarily …
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Now playing: Watch this: Phone News: iPhone 5 to have NFC? 3:24 Not content with offering you robot companionship through Siri, the iPhone of the future could also offer to buy your sandwiches. Using NFC tech that is, and also using your money. That’s just one of the dog-and-bone-related news stories covered in this week’s Phone News roundup, in which …
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BlackBerry-maker RIM could be about to make the radical move of selling its handset business, a report in the Sunday Times suggests (paywall link). The ailing company is reportedly considering splitting itself into two companies, with one division handling handsets and the other taking charge of the company’s popular messaging network. RIM could then flog the device-devising department to another corporation. …
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Nokia has defended its existing Lumia phones, following news that the recent mobiles won’t be updated to Windows Phone 8. Speaking to the Verge, Nokia’s Kevin Shields (the guy you may remember for making everyone jump during the Lumia 800’s unveiling) said the Finnish company was doing “more than enough” for current owners, who will be left out in the …
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