America is the land of the free — if you’re on Three. The numerical network has expanded its brilliant Feel At Home scheme to the US, letting subscribers use their minutes, texts and data as if they were back in Blighty, for no charge whatsoever. The scheme has also added Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the …

If you want a Samsung Galaxy phone on a contract, Carphone has some zinging deals on until Tuesday night, including a Galaxy S4 for free on a two-year £25 per month contract, and a Note 3 for £33 per month — with a Galaxy Tab 3 thrown in. The Galaxy S4 is only available on Vodafone, and you’ll need to …

Samsung is set to launch the follow-up to the Galaxy S4 in just a few months’ time, according to a report out of Korea, after the flagship phone has failed to top its spectacularly popular predecessors. The Galaxy S5 will launch in February, Korean site ET News reports, quoting an unnamed Samsung official, alongside a refreshed Galaxy Gear 2 smart …

Phones 4U is getting into the festive spirit with some cracking deals on reasonably priced mobiles, with the hotter-than-a-microwaved-mince-pie Moto G the pick of the bunch. The ‘Black Friday’ deals aren’t yet live, and run from 29 November until 2 December. Motorola’s sensational new blower is £140 for the larger 16GB version in the deal, a saving of some £20 …

CyanogenMod’s first baby step to mainstream acceptability has faltered, with the customisable Android software booted from the Play Store by Google. The team behind Cyanogen recently published an app to make installing the software much easier, but they were contacted by Google yesterday to inform them they were in violation of the Play Store’s terms of service. “They advised us …

Nokia’s given its cheapest, best value Lumia phone a new look and a smidge more power. The Lumia 525 is a gussied-up version of the best-selling Lumia 520, adding new colours to its range of swappable covers — just like classic Nokias — and 1GB of RAM. That doubles the 520’s rather meagre 512MB and should help it cope with …

Samsung’s wee Galaxy S4 Mini has three spectacular new colours — eye-scalding orange, supernova-hot pink and ecclesiastical purple. The vibrant new S4 Mini is available to buy now at Carphone Warehouse, from free on a £21 per month contract. If you want it in orange, you’ll be waiting a week or so, as it’s due on 9 December, but Carphone …

KitKat continues its quest for global domination this week, with Android 4.4 rolling out to the Google Play editions of the hugely popular Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, Google has revealed on its Android Google+ page. The Google Play editions are exactly the same desirable hardware as Samsung and HTC’s flagship mobiles, but run plain Android, with none of …

Nokia’s colossal new Windows Phablet, the 6-inch monster that is the Lumia 1520, hits the UK next week for £550 SIM-free. That’s the price quoted by online retailer Unlocked-Mobiles.com, which is the first in the UK with an unlocked deal on the massive new blower. Other retailers are likely to start stocking the 1520 in the next week, and may …

Samsung’s latest addition to its ever-growing brood is the new Galaxy Grand 2 — a big-screened blower aimed at travellers on a budget. With a 5.25-inch HD screen and mid-range specs, it’s a follow-up to last year’s Grand Duos, which hit UK phone shops with a £300 price tag. I’d expect the Grand 2 to be similarly priced, but Samsung …