Crikey, as if choosing a phone contract wasn’t complicated enough, EE has split its 4G offering into two distinct sets of contracts, one of which gets you much faster data speeds — for a price. There’s 4G, and then there’s 4G Dubbed ‘4GEE Extra’, the new contracts get you theoretical maximum speeds of 150Mbps, though …
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Amazon is primed to release as many as three smart phones, with some help from HTC. But before they’re ready for prime time, reports suggest you’ll only be able to buy them if you’re a member of Amazon Prime. Bloomberg reports the HTC-built, Amazon-branded phones will be exclusively available to those who pay for Amazon Prime, which gets you perks …
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Amazon’s latest Kindle Fire tablets have landed in the UK, just in time to stuff into your pals’ Christmas stockings. The angular new Kindle Fire HDX comes in both 7-inch and 8.9-inch sizes. The smaller option has a 1,920×1,200-pixel display, a quad-core processor and costs £199. You can pre-order today for a 13 November delivery. The 8.9-inch model meanwhile has an …
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PC-maker Lenovo has joined the growing list of companies rumoured to be considering buying out beleaguered phone-maker BlackBerry. (Credit: Josh Miller/CNET) The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Lenovo has signed a non-disclosure agreement to look at BlackBerry’s financials. BlackBerry has been quite open about wanting a buyer, and back in March, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing said that the company …
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Another day, another turn of the BlackBerry rumor mill. The latest comes from The Wall Street Journal, which flashed a news alert that Chinese PC maker Lenovo is considering the acquisition of embattled smartphone maker BlackBerry. Related stories Best Password Manager to Use for 2022 Your Phone Screen Is Gross. Here’s How to Clean It Without Causing Damage Spending All …
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Apple and Samsung aren’t the only major companies getting into the smartwatch business, a new patent applications hints. The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Thursday published a patent application for a “multi-segment wearable accessory” filed in August 2012. The application covers a smartwatch that can be modified by the user to include different functions. In order to achieve …
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Is your Galaxy S4 losing charge like a decelerating rhino? Fear not, smart phone fans, as Samsung has offered to swap your dodgy battery for a shiny new one. The scheme comes following a report from German site MobiFlip, which claims that the S4 is stricken with faulty, swollen batteries. Samsung has responded, saying that the issue is ‘limited’, and …
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Sky has announced its latest results, emphasising that there’s more to Sky than a dish — but highlighting the growth of online services like Sky Go suggests Sky is rattled by rivals like the fast-growing YouView. Sky hit a quarterly operating profit of £285m this summer, during which time 50,000 customers a week were unlocking On Demand services. The total …
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Google-owned Motorola Mobility is trying to lure iPhone users over to the Moto X. A new tool on Motorola’s Moto Maker site, the Web store for customizing and purchasing Moto X phones, lets users migrate contact and calendar information from an Apple iCloud account to a Google account. The steps appear pretty straightforward, according to a help page on the …
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Isis, the carrier joint venture pushing mobile payments out in the market, said Wednesday that it will give away 1 million smoothies through a partnership with Jamba Juice. Jamba Juice will give away the smoothies to customers who pay with their smartphones using their Isis mobile wallet. The promotion is part of a campaign to jump-start interest in mobile payments …
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The new version of Kindle’s back-lit Paperwhite e-reader is available locally from Big W and Dick Smith. (Credit: Amazon) Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite will be available in the coming weeks in local brick-and-mortar stores Big W and Dick Smith, the companies announced today. The first e-reader to carry E Ink’s new Carta display, the 2013 Paperwhite boasts a 25 per …
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Everybody dance now! The Google Nexus 5 and Android KitKat could hit the dancefloor on Friday, according to a house music hint. As spotted by Android Community, the above image was posted on the official Google+ page for the chocolatey variety of KitKat with the tagline “Everybody Dance Now”. It’s a blatant clue, innit? Because house chart-topper ‘Gonna Make You …
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Motorola Photon Q Screenshot by CNET Scratch Wireless, a company that has partnered with Sprint to piggyback on its network, aims at making mobile communication a little cheaper. The company launched on Wednesday with $5 million in funding and a “Wi-Fi First” offering. When Scratch customers connect to Wi-Fi from their Android handsets, they’ll be able to make calls, send …
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EE is adding pay as you go to its roster of 4G services, with new plans that see you paying for calls, texts and data separately, and a selection of budget 4G phones. The new deals, which launch on 30 October and sit alongside the operator’s pay monthly and SIM-only contracts, let you top up on calls, minutes and data …
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If you want a Samsung Galaxy Round, the first curved phone, then turn round: it’s only a prototype and won’t be around for long. The Round is now on sale in Samsung’s home country of South Korea, but according to SamMobile it will only be produced in limited numbers. It’s a proof-of-concept of the curved screen, which will presumably find …
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