The HTC One is finally getting a microSD memory card slot — and a second SIM card to boot. HTC today announced a dual-aim version of its excellent flagship Android smart phone, addressing the question of memory that was one of the only things we didn’t like about the One. Even if you’re not bothered …

The step-by-step installer for one of the most popular Android custom ROMs has been removed from the Google Play store after concerns that it encouraged voiding devices’ warranties. (Credit: CyanogenMod) After only a fortnight on the Play store, the installer app for CyanogenMod (CM) has been pulled from public view. The app was removed by the CyanogenMod team but only …

Geeksphone, the first Firefox OS phone maker, announced on Wednesday a new high-end smartphone called the Revolution. The Spanish company didn’t disclose details such as price, features, ship date, and appearance. But judging by the wording on the Geeksphone Revolution Web page, “a creation with a powerful heart,” we can expect a faster processor than what’s in the company’s first …

Want more telly than Freeview can offer but not ready to stump up for Sky or Virgin? VuTV fills the gap with a bunch of extra channels — including MTV, Comedy Central, CNN and Nickelodeon — all packed into your Freeview box. For £6.99 each month VuTV offers 13 extra channels without needing a Sky dish or Virgin Media cable, …

Very small # customers saw slower data recently and only when downloading very large files. Minor software issue; Fix going in place today — John Legere (@JohnLegere) November 26, 2013 T-Mobile customers in the US were affected by a “minor software issue” that caused slow network speeds, the company’s CEO confirmed. T-Mobile CEO John Legere posted to his Twitter account …

Nokia’s 1080p 6-inch Lumia 1520 is coming to Australia with the launch date and outright pricing now confirmed. The Lumia 1520 hits Australia 11 December. (Credit: Nokia) Nokia has confirmed its first big-screen device, the Lumia 1520, will be hitting Australia 11 December. The Lumia 1520 was announced at a lavish launch event in Abu Dhabi back in late October. …

There are lots of magic tricks you can perform with your smartphone, usually using some combination of real-world objects (like, say, cards) and an app. For example, with Card2Phone, physical items like coins and cards seem to disappear into an iPhone, then reappear again in the real world. But with iBalance, the phone itself becomes the illusion. This new trick, …

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 …

The Xperia Z1 is arguably Sony’s most accomplished smart phone to date, offering incredible power, a pin-sharp HD screen, amazing photographic prowess and an iconic design — all wrapped up in a case which is both water and dust resistant. If you’re one of the many lucky individuals who have picked up this flagship Android phone then you’ll want some …

It’s Nokia’s turn to fire a potshot at Apple and the iPad. In a Web video ad (which is admittedly pretty cheesy with the British narrator), Nokia whimsically attacks Apple’s hit tablet by going after the lack of keyboard and weak battery life, and touts its own Lumia 2520 as the “right tablet.” Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. …

Shipping on the Kickstarter-funded, magnet-barrelled Polar Pen has been delayed by Health Canada, which has classified the pen as a “dangerous magnet set”. (Credit: Andrew Gardner) The Polar Pen — a pen-stylus hybrid housed in a barrel of tubular neodymium magnets — blasted past its CA$14,000 Kickstarter funding goal last month, bringing in a whopping CA$817,164. It was due to …

Nokia is boosting its bet on the budget side of the smartphone business. The smartphone maker quietly released the details of the Lumia 525, an upgraded version of its original low-end Lumia 520, which debuted in February during Mobile World Congress. Related stories Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Nokia’s Newest Phone Is …

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 …

When I first set eyes on the Koss KTX Pro 1 headphones I wasn’t expecting much. The silver plastic on-ear has an all-too-generic look, but as soon as I started listening the sound had my full attention; they were very decent! Most cheap on-ears sound claustrophobic and pinched, but the KTX Pro 1’s sound was big and spacious. The 60-ohm …

Now TV, Sky’s £10 set-top box that streams TV to your telly, has added 4oD to its roster of apps. Channel 4’s TV service follows iPlayer and Demand 5 onto the tiny box, as well as live and on-demand telly from Sky channels like Sky Atlantic and Comedy Central. Sky bundles its own selection of shows and channels onto Now …