Blackphone hands-on: high-end cost for NSA-era privacy
If you’re looking for mid-tier scrimping while you’re also in the market for total and complete privacy in all things you do online, you might want to look somewhere else. … Continue reading
View ArticleSamsung Kidrobot artist team appears at MWC 2014: Tilt, The London Police
Just as it was at CES 2014, so too did Samsung team up with Kidrobot to deliver artistic expression to the masses with artists Tilt and The London Police. The … Continue reading
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S5: All you need to know
As hotly-anticipated smartphones go, the Samsung Galaxy S5 ranked up there alongside the new iPhone, with all eyes on the dominant force in Android handsets at Mobile World Congress this … Continue...
View ArticleNokia X Android phone: Windows Phone bait for all (developers too)
This week we’ve had a chat with Nokia’s Amit Patel, VP of Developer Relations to gain as accurate a perspective of both Nokia and Microsoft’s aim with the Nokia X … Continue reading
View ArticleNokia X: potential for “hundreds of millions of users over time” says Dev VP
This week a little more than 24 hours after Nokia X was revealed at MWC 2014, we had a chat with Nokia VP of Developer Relations Amit Patel about what … Continue reading
View ArticlePanasonic Toughpad 5 hands-on: no smartphone more rugged
Whilst checking out the slimmest and sleekest smartphones in the world this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, Panasonic dropped a beast on us. The Panasonic Toughpad 5 is a … Continue reading
View ArticleHere’s Sony’s Xperia 2014 in smartphones and tablets
There’s a set of three devices that’ve been revealed over the past week by Sony int he Xperia line of smartphones and tablets for Sony. That is the Sony Xperia … Continue reading
View ArticleZTE Grand Memo II LTE hands-on at MWC 2014
ZTE promised and has delivered and now we're getting a quick look at the Grand Memo II LTE. But with a larger than normal phablet size and mid-range hardware specs, … Continue reading
View ArticleMWC 2014 wrap-up: Phones, Wearables and More
This year for Mobile World Congress was a rebirth of sorts, owing largely to the restructuring of Samsung’s release schedule, Sony’s continued success with their Z series, Nokia’s push of … Continue...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S5 software UI hands-on: get flat
This week the Samsung Galaxy S5 was introduced to the world at Mobile World Congress 2014. There we were allowed to get up close and personal with the machine at … Continue reading
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Lenovo A7000 hands-on: bringing Dolby ATMOS to mobile
Lenovo has introduced one of its new smartphones, the A7000. It joins the maker’s other wares being shown off at Mobile World Congress, and we recently went hands-on with the device, getting all the...
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Lenovo Vibe Shot hands-on: a unique camera/phone
This week the folks at Lenovo have revealed the Lenovo VIBE Shot, a device that they suggest delivers “the best of both in one device.” The best of both of what, you might ask? Why, the best of...
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Qualcomm’s fingerprint tech turns touchscreens Touch ID
Unlocking a phone with a fingertip on your phone’s home button is certainly convenient, but Qualcomm‘s latest biometric sensor see your fingerprint through your display. The company has announced...
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 teased with Kryo cores
The first phones running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810, like the HTC One M9 announced yesterday, may only just be arriving, but the chip firm couldn’t help but tease its next-gen silicon. The Snapdragon...
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“Thinking” phones & cars promised by Qualcomm Zeroth
Our mobile gadgets may be fast, but that doesn’t mean they’re necessarily smart, something Qualcomm is aiming to change with its Zeroth contextual platform. Aiming to bring skills like visual...
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I jabbed my finger at Qualcomm’s ultrasonic biometrics
I honestly didn’t expect to come to Mobile World Congress and have the moistness of my fingers judged, but it turns out I’m surprisingly dry. Qualcomm brought its new Snapdragon Sense ID 3D Fingerprint...
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Acer Liquid M220 hands-on: a late Windows Phone club member
When you speak of Windows Phone phones, one mostly thinks of Microsoft‘s, formerly Nokia‘s, Lumia line, except for one or two exceptions. Although Microsoft hasn’t been very clear about its plans for...
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Google floating web plans buoyant says Sundar Pichai
Google’s Project Loon, bringing internet connectivity to out of the reach areas using balloons, sounded ridiculous at first. Turns out, according to Google Senior Vice President Sundar Pichai, that...
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Sundar Pichai: Google has carrier plans, but think Nexus-scale
Google will indeed light up its own MVNO network in the coming months, SVP Sundar Pichai has confirmed, but it’s more like the Nexus of wireless than a strike at AT&T and Verizon. Rumors of...
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Android Pay mobile payments framework gets offical
First Apple Pay, then Samsung Pay, and now Android Pay. Google’s Sundar Pichai has confirmed a new mobile payments system is in the pipeline, not just an app like Google Wallet, but a full service on...
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