It’s hard to type fast and not make any spellibg msitakes, but scientists reckon they’ve solved that with a new keyboard for Android tablets. Kalq is a keyboard calculated to have you typing 34 per cent faster. Developed by keyboard heroes at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics, the University of Montana and the University …

Move over Facebook Home: Nokia has unveiled the Nokia Asha 210, a new phone with a Qwerty keyboard — and the world’s first WhatsApp button. Nokia says the 210 is “the most social Asha yet,” and the new entry to Nokia’s low-cost Asha feature phone range borrows various Web-connected social features from its smart phone older brothers and sisters. Like …

Talking to your phone when you’re driving is as dangerous as texting, according to new research. Voice-to-text features like Apple’s Siri and other apps may feel safer when you’re behind the wheel, but can double your reaction time and lead to crashes. The research from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University suggests that using technology which converts your …

Don’t expect any new Apple products any time soon: despite rumours, the iPad and iPhone company says there’ll be no new kit before this autumn or even next year — but we can expect “a lot more surprises”. With the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S4 — out this week — putting pressure on the iPhone, rumours began to circulate …

YouView is adding new features and ironing out a range of problems. The new software update begins today and improves search and simplifies the guide. What are the new features? Souped-up search, for a start, making it easier to search programmes that are on now or starting soon, while search suggestions will return results matching the exact search term used. …

The first Firefox OS phones went sale today, before selling out nearly immediately causing the site to crash. App developers hoping to learn about the Android-rivalling software made by Mozilla by using the Geeksphone Keon and Peak are unfortunately out of luck for now. Browser-builder Mozilla, Spanish phone-fabricator Geeksphone and European network Telefonica have teamed up to create the two …

If you’re holding off buying a new phone until the the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini comes along you could be in for a long wait: rumours say the expected cut-down version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 has been pushed back two months. SamMobile reports that the S4 Mini will surface in the week of 15 July, later than the 20 …

Time to put the ‘key’ in ‘Nokia’. The Finnish company has revealed a glimpse of a new phone with a Qwerty keyboard, but it’s unlikely to be a Lumia smart phone. In a mysterious teaser image, Nokia shows what appears to be a phone with bright Lumia-style colours but Asha-style keys. The teaser reveals rounded corners for the prospective device, …

Do you want the good news or the BadNews? Malware dubbed BadNews has been discovered in Android app market Google Play, downloaded millions of times and potentially sending your phone number to wrong’uns. The malware is buried in at least 32 Android apps from four different developers, including games, dictionaries, and wallpapers in English and Russian. The tainted apps have …

LG has plans for a new flagship Android phone, the LG Optimus G2. LG’s new flagship Android phone arrives in autumn, but it’s still shrouded in mystery. Talking to TrustedReviews, the head of LG’s European operation confirmed a G2 device is coming in the third quarter of 2013. But LG remains cagey about the exact details of the device, saying …