Kazam! Just like magic, a new smart phone maker has appeared. Kazam is a UK-based brand of blower founded by former HTC execs — and is absolutely not to be confused with Kazaam, the mid-90s Shaquille O’Neal vehicle in which the gigantic basketballer plays a hip-hop loving genie. So don’t confuse them. Forget I made …

Winter is coming — to your smart TV. The spectacular third season of Game of Thrones will be available in gleaming HD on Blinkbox from 15 July, the streaming service has announced. That’s a whole month to go to avoid spoilers if you don’t have a Sky subscription, or aren’t a ransacking pirate from the Iron Islands. Blinkbox doesn’t currently …

Ooh la la! What ees zees, my leetle chickens? Could it be une grande phablette? This cheeky little invite has been sent to French Android blog FrAndroid, and it looks very much like a gigantic Sony Xperia Z. Bonnet de douche! “Sony Mobile has a big surprise for you,” the invite winks saucily, “Don’t forget to mark your calendars!” The …

I expected the Samsung Galaxy S4 to be as delicate as a fresh-baked pastry — it’s really thin, it has a huge screen and hundreds of pounds worth of high-tech components. Surely you’d have to take care of it like a new-born puppy, swaddling it in a case and never letting it out of your sight? Apparently not, according to …

Vodafone’s new budget own-brand blower is a cheery little Android-powered fellow who’ll only set you back £50 on pay as you go. On sale later today from Vodafone’s website, the Smart Mini is a super-basic mobile that could make a good late-night backup. It’ll certainly fit in your pocket at 115 by 62mm, although it’s thicker than many high-end phones …

A pic purporting to be of the Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 has popped up online, and it looks very similar to last year’s smash-hit budget blower. The Ace 3 is expected to make its debut in 10 days’ time at Samsung’s Galaxy & Ativ event here in London, alongside a raft of new phones and tablets, such as the Tab …

Wow, that was quick! I’ve literally only just published a story about the Galaxy Ace 3 being leaked and Samsung has made it official. The leak was pretty well spot-on, with a genuine pic and correctly predicting the Ace 3’s 4-inch 800×480-pixel screen. If anything the leak underplayed the Ace 3’s specs a touch, with its 8GB of expandable internal …

A new update for the Galaxy S4 that reportedly begins rolling out today will let users install apps to their microSD card. Samsung was heavily criticised when it quickly emerged you couldn’t do that on its latest superphone, and left users with only 8.5GB of usuable space. The update is beginning to be rolled out today in Germany, according to …

Desperate to get your metal-loving mitts on Nokia’s new aluminium Windows Phone? Smashing news, my anodising-addled amigo! The Lumia 925 is now up for pre-order with Vodafone and can be yours for the not inconsiderable sum of £34 per month. That bags a free phone on the Vodafone Red L deal, which includes unlimited minutes, unlimited texts and a generous …

The rough, tough, physically fit Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is set to make its debut here in the UK as soon as next month, according to reports. The waterproof smart phone will go on sale on 1 July, according to anonymous sources speaking to the reliable Samsung gossip blog SamMobile. It’s certain to be among the phones on show at …