Fancy saving the planet while enjoying apps, games and web surfing wherever you are? Then say hello to the ADzero, a new British Android phone made from bamboo. The ADzero is the creation of 23-year-old design student Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, who designed the phone while completing his studies at Middlesex University. After posting his design online, …

A new service puts the brakes on texting while driving. DriveSafe automatically replies to incoming texts messages saying not now — we’re driving. The text reads, “I’m driving at the moment. I’ll read your text as soon as it is safe to do so.” Texting while driving increases the chances of a crash even more than driving under the influence …

8 could be Microsoft’s lucky number. The first look at Windows Phone 8 has emerged, revealing close ties with the warmly anticipated Windows 8 desktop software — including more on how apps will work on both your phone and your computer. Windows Phone 8 is detailed in an internal video seen by Pocketnow, in which a Microsoft boss explains the …

The Sony Xperia S is still on schedule. Sony has scotched rumours that the hotly tipped Android phone had been delayed. Online retailer Play.com originally slated the Xperia S for release today. It’s now pushed the date back to 6 March — but Sony contacted us to confirm that the phone was always planned for March. Other shops and phone …

It seems like not a day goes by without something going wrong with the latest kit. Everything’s in beta nowadays, whether it’s the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nokia Lumia 800 or the Apple iPhone. And it’s all Apple’s fault. And Android’s. And ours. And yours. Products that somehow didn’t work used to be embarrassing anomalies that led to mass recalls. But …

Sky is ditching the dish. For the first time, you’ll be able to get full Sky packages without a bowl on the side of your house with a new online service launching in the next six months. Up until now, Sky’s online services, such as Sky Go, have acted as catch-up or on-demand add-ons for customers who already have a …

Last week saw us locked in the eye of the iPhone 4 storm. Many’s the time we’ve had to remind ourselves — and been reminded by sneering cynics — that it’s just a phone. Except it isn’t. The iPhone is ‘just a phone’ in the same way that the Mini Cooper is ‘just a car’, the Doc Marten 1460 is …

I can barely remember a time before smart phones. How did I know where I was supposed to be — and when? How did I tweet? When the iPhone 3G came along, with its elegant software and giant screen and the Internet in it, it was like going from black and white to colour, like when Dorothy crashlands in Oz. …

Nokia says it’s solved the Nokia Lumia 800‘s battery woes. The latest software update is claimed to get your battery back up to speed — but your camera will have to wait. Some Lumia 800s suffered from a battery bug that saw it run out of juice all too soon. Nokia reckons this update will take care of the issue, …

iPlayer is coming to Sky for the first time. To make sure everyone can catch up on BBC shows such as Doctor Who and Sherlock, Sky is opening up Sky Anytime+ — its on-demand service you watch via your Sky box — to any Sky viewer, not just those on its broadband package. ITV Player also arrives on Anytime+ this …