4G’s beginning to look like decent value, as competition hots up with the arrival of challengers to EE’s stranglehold on superfast data. Vodafone has just announced it’s extending its 4G bonus deal into the New Year, with customers who sign up for a 4G contract before the end of January receiving unlimited data for three …

The colossus is unleashed! HTC’s maximised, maxi-sized Android super-blower, the One Max, is galumphing across the UK, free from the network cage. Which is one way of saying you can buy the enormous thing SIM-free online for a smidge under £600. Unlocked Mobiles has the cheapest price for the 5.9-inch HTC One Max I’ve seen, at £585, but it does …

LG is flexing its innovation muscles with the new LG G Flex, with the Korean company apparently confirming rumours of a bendy new blower. The G Flex boasts a 6-inch 720p curved screen to fit snugly round your phizzog — but British bonces should expect to remain sadly uncuddled. The G Flex was named by industry sources talking to my …

Microsoft is set to smash another nail in the already well-sealed coffin of Windows RT by allowing Windows Phone to support screens up to 10 inches across. The change is said to be part of the upcoming Windows Phone 8.1 update, the reliable Supersite for Windows reports. Windows tablets running on mobile chips (as opposed to laptop chips) currently run …

Samsung’s on a roll. The newest addition to its sprawling family of Galaxy phones is the Galaxy Round, a curvy version of the Galaxy Note 3 that you can roll towards you. Unlike LG’s take on the curvaceous concept, the LG G Flex (aka LG Z), which bends from top to bottom, Samsung’s bendy blower curves from left to right. …

Archos’ new Platinum range are three skinny white quad-core Android tablets on a budget. There’s the cheapo 8-inch 80b Platinum, the low-res 10.1-inch 101 Platinum and the deluxe 9.7-inch 97b Platinum. The 80b is £170, the 101 £200 and the 97b is £230, Archos has announced. All three silver-backed slates will be available to buy later this month direct from …

This time next week, HTC’s going supersize. The Taiwanese phone maker has sent out invites for a bunch of events around the world next week, with the main one in China on Tuesday 15 October — and it’s dropping heavy hints that it’ll be the well-rumoured HTC One Max on show. The oft-quoted “people familiar with the matter” told the Wall …

The iPhone 5S is the latest camera phone to attract plaudits from serious professional photographers. Jim Richardson, who’s contributed to National Geographic for nearly 30 years, was tasked with taking great shots with Apple’s latest mobile and sharing them on Instagram. Richardson is documenting a trip across Scotland for Proof, NatGeo‘s online photography site, and found using a phone rather …

Blinkin’ cheek. A feature that has been available on O2 for free on iPhones since the thing launched six years ago has recently been turned on by Orange — and it’s charging for it. Visual voicemail, which Steve Jobs proudly showed off as he announced Apple’s first ever mobile, is now available on the fruit-flavoured network, but it’s only free …

Google’s new flagship blower is surely mere days from launch, as the eagerly awaited mobile’s full service manual has appeared online. Leaked by an anonymous source to Android Police, which later took it down at the request of manufacturer LG, it apparently confirms many of the phone’s expected specs. Much like LG’s powerhouse G2, the Nexus 5 is driven by …