Now playing: Watch this: Orange Lumo, San Remo and Nivo offer 4G, Jelly Bean in… 1:33 Orange has announced three new affordable Android phones for Europe. The carrier offers a choice of wallet-friendly 4G with the Orange Lumo, cheap and cheerful smart phone smarts with the Orange Nivo, and a big screen without the big …
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In case you don’t know, HTC really wants you to buy its new HTC One. So much so that the company is willing to pay you at least $100 for your old handset should you opt for its flagship device. Related stories HTC’s ‘One’ phone to rule them all: Meet its latest flagship HTC One review The HTC One takes …
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Hoping to carve out a new type of personal computing, Google has shown off how to use its computerised eyewear to search, navigate, chat and take photos. (Credit: Google) “OK Glass.” Those are the two words that Google showed overnight will initiate a variety of commands for its Glass computerised eyewear. In the Google Glass “How it Feels” video embedded …
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You’re wasting your money paying for telly — because the best shows are free. That’s according to Freeview, the free TV service, which I caught up with to talk about YouView, 4G breaking your telly, and why you’re paying £200 a year too much for Sky and Virgin Media. As technology fans, we’re usually concerned with the early adopters, the …
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Samsung’s got a new TV service that aims to make smart TV viewing a tad easier, letting you search multiple apps for the single programme you’re trying to watch. Dubbed ‘Samsung TV Discovery’ (bold — I like it), the service will search through services like Netflix, Lovefilm, YouTube, as well as live TV listings. Samsung’s wizard wheeze is that you’ll …
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The Samsung Galaxy Camera essentially pairs one of Samsung’s regular compact digital snappers with one of its Android phones, making features like in-camera photo editing and instant social sharing available over 3G. At nearly £400 though, it’s not cheap — especially as it doesn’t also function as a phone — so let’s take a look at how it stacks up …
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The Chinese phone manufacturer, ZTE, has teamed up with Nvidia to launch a line of quad-core smartphones slated for midyear or earlier. These handsets will feature the Tegra 4 chipset, which was unveiled last month during CES 2013. Based on ARM Cortex-A15 architecture, Tegra 4 is expected to be much faster and more powerful than its predecessor, which was based …
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“OK Glass.” Those are the two words that Google showed today will initiate a variety of commands for its Glass computerized eyewear. In the Google Glass “How it Feels” video, people speak the words “OK Glass” and then pick from a list of featured voice commands to send a message, record a video, take a photo, launch a video-chat hangout, …
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The words “deal” and “Apple product” rarely appear in the same sentence, which is why I continue to be fan of buying refurbished Apple gear whenever possible. While some refurbs prove to be junk, Apple gives you like-new hardware — complete with a same-as-new warranty. It’s the only way to go. But how do you know when a particular product …
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O2, Vodafone and Three have all won slices of 4G spectrum, meaning networks other than EE can begin rolling out speedy data services this year. This morning Ofcom confirmed that after more than 50 rounds of bidding, every major UK network has walked away from the now-concluded 4G auction with barrelfuls of bandwidth, including spectrum that was freed up in …
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Asus has teased its biggest new gadget in a cryptic Cloverfield-esque trailer that promises “Miracle Metal”, and possibly a hostile takeover of the Catholic Church. The clip itself, embedded below, gives little away, but shows a large metal object flying over Barcelona in Spain, before plonking itself down in the middle of a large church. Some fervent investigation (I Googled …
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Sprint Nextel is shopping for more wireless spectrum, Bloomberg reported, as the nation’s third-largest carrier tries to catch up with bigger rivals Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Related stories: Sprint savior? Japan’s Softbank could bring badly needed boost Sprint inks $480 million deal for U.S. Cellular customers, spectrum Sprint to buy out Clearwire: Why it matters (FAQ) Sprint CEO Dan Hesse …
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The BBC Sport app has kicked off on Android. You can get your sporting fix on the go on your Samsung Galaxy S3, Google Nexus 4 or an Android tablet up measuring up to the 7-inch size of the Google Nexus 7. The app pipes the latest sporting news and videos into any Android device up to 7 inches, including …
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Asus has launched a new video teasing its plans for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. The company’s video, called “Ultimate Craftsmanship. Today.” shows a UFO soaring over Barcelona and landing on a church as spectators watch in amazement. The video ends with the invite to “join Asus to embrace the metallic miracle” on February 25 at …
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The Google Nexus 4 and Galaxy Nexus are the only only phones powered by the new Ubuntu smart phone OS for a whole year, as we won’t see official Ubuntu phones until 2014. Smart phones powered by Ubuntu software were set to launch in October this year, but have now been put back until the first quarter of 2014. That’s a …
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