ITProPortal had been exclusively informed by Three Mobile phone network that they will be carrying out an upgrade to their present 21Mbps HSPA+ network this current year and it is said that their mobile broadband speeds would be enhanced to 42Mbps. ITTP have just been briefed about the new home broadband product launched by Three called the WebCube. The information about the network was given by a representative of the 3G mobile phone network who has been well established. The upgrade that is to be carried out for the Three network will be a double carrier provision and will help to expand...

On account of the heavy sale of ‘iPhone 4S’ smartphones, Apple dethroned LG to become the third highest mobile phone manufacturer in the world for the final quarter of the year 2011. As per the research firm IDC, Apple’s sale of hands sets amounted to a whopping 37 millions, while LG could sell only 17.7 million handsets. Nokia retained the first place with a sale of 113.5 million phones during the same period though its sale was lesser by 8.2% compared to the sale in the forth quarter of the previous year. Obviously, Samsung took the second place, selling 97.6 million handsets, amounting...

To the utter disappointment of many onlookers, Samsung has announced that its ‘Galaxy S3’ smartphone will not make it to the ‘Mobile World Congress’ of the month. However, for the benefit of the curious fans, desirous of having a glimpse of the phone, successor to ‘Galaxy S2’, one of the most popular phones of all time, the phone will be shown during the first half of the year 2012 at a separate event to be hosted by Samsung. The South Korean company informed that it would have been pleased to exhibit its new products at the MWC, but those wanting to see...

Marko Ahtisaari, Nokia’s design in charge, informed that the company has plans for its Windows Phone handset with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to connect with external accessories. He also wants to introduce smartphones with the facility of wireless charging. It is a clear indication that with the help of NFC technology, the future phones will be connector free devices. Wireless charging for mobile phone is not something new. It was there for ‘Palm Pre’ smartphone unveiled in June 2009. Somehow, it did not pick up. Ahtisaari is not in favour of any connectors for the phone. NFC will do well to eliminate...

Sony has announced the release of its latest Smartphone, the Xperia S shortly. During the CES, the company noted that the smart phone will get ready for sale in March. However, the exact date for the launch is not yet confirmed. It was rumoured that the handset will be available for purchase by end of January. Sony Xperia S was planned for March release, Sony claims. The confusion regarding the release date has left many online retailers in dismay. Some retailers who have confirmed a January dates now revise the dates. Every one is talking about the release date of Sony...

One of the topics that are not discussed much in the mobile phone industry in the UK is that the HTC Corporation has provided an unforgettable product by creating their Desire series. Not just its name, but even its magic seems to be permeating to all the different smartphone devices that has the name ‘Desire’ linked with it and no holds barred. HTC’s Desire S Contract has far more than just the brand names that make people make a beeline for it. In addition there is also the “S” mark that makes it all the more desirable. The HTC Corporation had...

Samsung may not have decided about the date of selling its ‘Galaxy S3’. However it is getting ready to go ahead with ‘Galaxy S Advance GT-i9070’. The Android phone will be on show at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. This is as per a report by Hardwarezone. Galaxy S Advance seems to have the features of its predecessors like ‘Galaxy S’, ‘Galaxy S2’ and ‘Galaxy Nexus’. It is of 4 inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display with a resolution of 800x480 mega pixel. The dual core processor is of 1 GHz and the battery is of 1,500mAh. Its 5 MP camera...

For those people who have been faithful Vodafone customer who have been waiting patiently for the release of the Blackberry 9790, the long wait has ended. The Blackberry 9790 can be availed of through the network. Called the little sibling of the Blackberry Bold 9900, the smaller Blackberry Bold9790 boasts of a 1 GHz processor with a 2.45 inch touch screen display. It can be had for free, ranging from thirty pounds per month for a two year agreement. This package offers the user 600 minutes, unrestricted texts and 500MB of data. It can also be had for lower rates...

‘Everything Everywhere’ has decided to reduce the cost of calls on its T-Mobile network. This is going to create a price war in the telecom market. As per the company’s ‘The Full Monty’ plan of February 1, its UK customers can avail two year unlimited data and calls by paying GBP 41 per month. If the customers pay GBP 36 per month they will be able to have unlimited data and 2000 minutes of calls. This scheme of Everything Everywhere will not be taken in good stride by other providers. One example is ‘Three’, which has increased its business by taking advantage...

While the sales of the smartphones with the Symbian operating system seemed to drop, resulting in enhanced losses in the fourth quarter for Nokia, the sale of the Windows Phones began well. What everyone expected in the report was regarding the sales of the windows Phones, however Nokia did not disclose much , stating only that they had sold over a million Lumia mobile phones as of then. As per the reports by Finnish company, their sales touched 10 billion Euro which was lower by 21% when compared to the sales of the previous year, resulting in a net loss of 1.07...

The new Samsung Galaxy S2 is not anything that people need to take lightly. Packed with a slim chassis, a 1,2 GHz processor, quick responses and extraordinarily clear screen, people who own one are not yet ready to get rid of the phone. However the all new Galaxy S 3 seems a pretty thrilling prospect, particularly as there are anticipations that it would do better than its earlier model regarding certain significant specifications. To start with it seems rather sure that the S3 will be powered by not only a dual-core processor, but rather a super fast 1.5GHz or 1.6GHz quad...

The Carphone Warehouse has notified that ‘Nokia Lumia 900’ smartphone will kick off in the UK in the summer. Original announcement was that the phone would be launched exclusively in the USA and on AT&T network. It was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) a few days back. The 4.3 inch AMOLED ClearBlack display phone runs on ‘Windows Phone 7.5’ operating system. It is the first LTE handset from Nokia, utilizing the 4 G technology to get faster speeds for next generation requirements. 4G services are expected to be available in the UK by the end of the year. Long Term Evolution (LTE) smartphones...

The fact that Google permits people to experiment with their new concepts is one of the most enjoyable features of utilizing Google products. In spite of the fact the Google Labs page which is the core of this venture, has been terminated, separate aspects still keep going. For example, though the Google Maps will not allow you to calculate distances automatically, it rather easy when it is activated through the Google Labs feature. One of the newest launches from Google is the Gmail application known as Ice Cream Sandwich which permits one to view the addition of some of the...

As per the information furnished by ‘iGR research’, Samsung tops the list among the most preferred phone with Android operating system. As per their finding, 47% of the users in the USA do have Android device, out of which 47% are for the Samsung phones. Samsung is closely followed by Motorola, HTC and LG, in that order. Huawei is at the bottom of the list. The study also revealed that about 50% of the Android owners made a study about other operating systems including iOS before settling for Android. 30% of the Android owners bought it merely because of their faith in...

UK telecom operator ‘Everything Everywhere’ is desirous of selling off a portion of its 1800 MHz spectrum. It wants to do it before the 4G spectrum auction by Ofcom, scheduled at the end of the year. It may be recalled that ‘Everything Everywhere UK’ had taken over the reputed telecom companies T-Mobile and Orange. In 2010, the European Commission (EC) had wanted the company to dispose off almost a quarter of the 1800 MHz held by T-Mobile and Orange. Currently, Everything Everywhere is utilizing the 1800 MHz for its 2G services. The company is in discussion with various technical and commercial advisers...

The Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, the Nokia Lumia 710 will be launched in the UK through one of the top mobile carriers, Three. The smartphone that is to be launched soon would be fitted with social networking features that can straight away filter updates and messages into the People Hub. The great things is that consumers would be in a position to view and tweak email attachments through Office 365 even when they are traveling. The smartphone would be powered by a 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor and a 3.7 inch anti-glare display screen. The processor that is extremely powered would make sure...

It was rather astonishing to note that as per the newest reports from Buzzcity, of the quarter concerning the mobile advertising business, ad consciousness is still being controlled by BlackBerry in the UK with a percentage of 68%. The firm does agree that this factor is waning as more people are beginning to show their interest in the devices created by Apple. One of the major derivations of the report was that m-commerce would be taken over by women and older users. Regarding the types of business deals that the users were dabbling in, it was found that lifestyle and...

Christmas shopping in 2011 by the UK customers was quite different from what it used to be in the earlier years. This is the finding of the International Consumer Research Specialist ‘Intersperience’. The subjects seem to have realized the economic uncertainties prevailing and its repercussions. The customers made enough bargains. They utilized the discount coupons to the maximum extend. They took time to go ‘online’ to compare the prices to arrive at the cheapest deal. According to Paul Hudson of Intersperience the people are cautious about the economic situation. They want to save as much as possible buying the products at...

Three, one of the leading mobile phone operators in the UK have announced that Sony Xperia S, the device introduced by the company during the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, will be on its network soon. The Sony Xperia S has a 4.3 inch HD display. The device is powered by the Mobile Bravia engine. With the 12 MP rear camera featured in the device, HD video recording is possible. Since the Exmore R image sensor technology is involved, even in poor light, clear pictures could be taken with the 12 MP camera. Even though the camera in the...

Can anyone believe that one can avail of a Honeycomb tablet fitted with dual-core and powered by a 1.2 GHz processor for just sixty nine pounds? In fact the Tahiti tablet created by Orange would only cost sixty nine pounds, the only snag being that consumers would have to necessarily sign a two year agreement for s monthly subscription of twenty five pounds. On the other hand the Android would quite definitely lure orange users with its beautiful silver and black finish, 1.2 GHZ Qualcomm 8260 dual-core processor, 5MP camera with light sensors, gravity sensor and an eCompass, as well as well...

In spite of the fact that everyone is content with whatever they are doing there is in them an urge to do something else too. This is applicable to companies too. No matter how good or successful they are they always try to ape their rival. This is what is happening with Blackberry. Blackberry created top class phones for their founders and kept including features as their founders required them. The United State beat them at their own game and was successful in getting secure system into some of the big companies. This was what Nokia had failed to achieve. Security...

ITProPortal.Com comes with its predictions for 2012 about mobile phones and related devices. This week they will publish the arrival of new mobile phones and related mobile devices which are expected to capture the market and going to be the talk of the town during 2012. Earlier, they have predicted the future of NFC and how it is going to become more prevalent in phones in 2012.The BlackBerry platform, two Windows phone 7 variations and the new version of the Android OS are all on their list. The year 2011 witnessed the upgrading of mobile broadband by mobile phone networks in order...

Cambridge Communication Systems has managed to raise an amount of 1.3 million pounds that is planned to be invested in the primary phase of deploying their small-cell microwave backhauling system to overcome the problems of overloading that the mobile phone providers are faced with. The funding campaign was set off by the founder of Cambridge Angels, Mr. Robert Sansom, who would soon be the Chairman of the company. The campaign was also supported by David Cleevely, the Chairman of Cambridge Wireless and also by Cambridge angels, Cambridge Capital Group and Imperial Innovations. An inexpensive, high performance solution is being created by CSS,...

After many months of a variety of issues and off-the record support, Samsung’s Epic 4G Android phones have eventually got CyanogenMod 7 released. This significant landmark came in just as everyone was busy trying to say good-bye to the year 2011. This was simply great information for those people who owned the QWERTY slide out mobile phone, however there still remained many issues with the build which included a rather big one for many consumers. This happens to be the poor support of WiMAX. In spite of everything there seemed to some progress and everyone was thrilled to note that...

AsusTek Computer incorporated, the multinational computer technology and consumer electronics product manufacturer, announced that on 12th January it is going to roll out the Android Ice Cream Sandwich for its Transformer Prime Tablet. The tablet will have all extra features of a boost in Operating System. As per the original schedule and as per the predictions of some manufacturers, Prime Transformer was to make its appearance in 2011 but due to delay in the updates to ICS, the launch is postponed to 12th January. There is no doubt that when the tablet comes to the market with all its updates, it will...

As per Flurry, the App research firm, more than 81 million apps were downloaded by the UK consumers, during the week following Christmas, which is 60% more than that in the week before the 25th of December. As a result of that the global app downloads crossed the one billion mark for the first time. On an average, about 750 million apps were downloaded per week during the two weeks starting from 4th December. The rough break-up of the downloads between 25th and 31st December is as follows: The United States of America - 509 million, China - 99 million, the United Kingdom...

It has been heard that Apple is planning to put up a big and significant sometime this month. It does not look as if it would be a hardware release in any way, so it there does not seems that there is any chance of the proclamation that the iPad 3 would be launched earlier that anticipated, or even the launch of the greatly talked of Apple TV or in fact even the launch of the new iPhone. As usual DigiTimes have passed on this information, with the programme obviously taking place in New York and not on the Western...

There are advantages and disadvantages with online shopping. The advantages are more. How tedious is it to go to the market and search for an item. It is time consuming and struggling at the crowded shops. On the other hand how easy is it to get all particulars of a product with a click of the mouse. But one has to be careful. He has to avoid unscrupulous sites. Online purchases with smartphones have created history. With the help of the latest technology, the purchasers could make up the decision to settle for the cheapest after comparing the prices and scanning through...

Apple’s ‘iPhone 4S’, released in October 2011, after much fanfare is running into trouble. The customers with high expectation about the phone are disappointed after spending substantial amount for it. Unfortunately the manufacturer is showing a deaf ear to the problem. The fault is with the audio system of the phone. It has been noticed that certain outgoing calls are without audio. The receiver can hear the voice of the caller but not vice versa. Even the sound of ring is not heard. The issue seems to be because of Apple’s hands-free set up. Till now there are 108 pages of complaints from...

People are still awaiting more news of the initial retail appearance of the Motorola Droid 4, and there is still an aftermath of shock due to the hold-up in the plans of its launch. And one of the latest of these is that the Droid 4 trimmings seemed to have been found with their retail associates, Verizon. Even earlier there had been much news about the mobile phone in the Verizon internal let outs, and there have also been pictures of the phone that were made with a view for marketing, however it never happened. A week ago, the Motorola Droid...

Apple had formally come out with the fact that iPhone 4S was being launched and also mentioned some of its major features known as Siri, there have emerged plenty of voice-enabled personal assistant software in the Android Market. In fact the developer Official App had announced that Siri for Android has been put on the official list of applications in the Market, however Google seemed to have taken it off the Market pretty fast. It was not just Siri for Android, but many other applications from the same developer, Official App that have been taken off the market by Mountain View....

The battle for the supremacy in smartphones is on the card, with the release of iPhone5 and other major Android devices, which can be called ‘superphones.’ A superphone is the one with a high definition screen, a multi-core processor based on Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)’s A15 architecture and facility for super fast connectivity with next generation mobile broadband. Microsoft informed that its ‘superphone’ will emerge at the end of 2012. The hardware will incorporate a new version of its mobile operating system ‘Apollo’. ‘Mango’, the latest version of Windows Mobile, released in the month of October was very popular among the users. It...

It is being rumored that ‘Samsung Galaxy S III’ is likely to emerge very shortly. An image recently taken with its main camera was in the news. That is not going to put an end to the rumors. There is no doubt that Samsung has no other option but to incorporate a 3D screen for the phone. It is doubtful whether Samsung will adapt the auto-stereoscopic 3D displays, just as HTC and LG have done. Though the technology has been around for sometime, only this year it was widely made available. However the display was not as impressive and exciting as...

Those doing businesses in the UK are gearing up more energetically to customizing their websites so that they can be viewed better on iPhones. This seems to be happening more in the UK than in either Germany or France. As per reports from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, since the past three months that ended November 27th, Apple seems to have gathered 31% of the UK’s share of smartphone market, which is a great increase from a fifth that they had around the same time a year ago. Android phones seemed to rule the market in Germany taking with it over 60 percent...

Microsoft has attained a landmark of 50,000 applications now available for download on the marketplace. As far as Microsoft is concerned it is really a remarkable achievement to have 50,000 apps ready for download on Windows Phone marketplace in 14 months. It is admitted that Windows Phone 7 is far behind Apple and Android’s stores, Apple having 500,000 and Android having 400,000 apps. At the same time to reach the mile stone of 50,000 apps, Google’s OS took 18 months whereas Microsoft achieved the target in just 14 months. For Apple it took only one year to meet the 50K target. Amidst...

As many as 6.8 million Google and Apple smartphones were activated on the Christmas Day of the year. This is 353% more than the daily average of around 1.5 million units. Apple’s ‘iPhone 4S’ had a significant sale despite being costlier than the Android handsets of Samsung and HTC. Mobile data firm, ‘Flurry’ expects not less than one billion apps to be downloaded globally during the holiday period. Andy Rubin of Google stated that about 3.7 million devices with Android operating system were commissioned on Christmas Eve and on Christmas Day. In fact, every day 700,000 new Android users are emerging everyday. Mobile...

Will the next Nokia Lumia be launched in the beginning of the coming month? There seemed to be a bout of news in Nokia of late and the most interesting was the prospective forthcoming release of their new flagship mobile phone specially made for the windows Phone 7. As per a report published, there was an image of the Nokia Lumia 900 on the My Nokia Blog site. This image revealed that the Lumia 900 would resemble the Lumia 800, though it would sport a bigger 4.3inch Clearblack, AMOLED screen with 4G LTE support and a camera that would face the front of...

Samsung is known for its mysterious codes when giving names to its new mobile phones. And Does anyone know what the Y represents? Well, it’s yoof, innit, or better still ‘Young” as the marketing team at Sammy would opt to call it. Subsequent to the release of the ‘Young’ duo, which were the smartphones powered by Android 2.3, at the Berlin IFA trade show, there was the Samsung Galaxy Y and the Galaxy Y Pro, now enters the new duo in the Y series; the Samsung Galaxy Y Duos and the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro Duos. As people would rightly guess...

(RIM) intends to introduce parental control in their BlackBerry mobile phones. This will enable the parents to have some control over their children watching the internet applications. The feature will be incorporated in the next version of ‘BlackBerry 7 OS’. The parents will then have control over settings on the phone, the browser, text messaging, social networking site access etc. ‘BlackBerry App World 3.1’ enables parents to place a rating filter in ‘BlackBerry App World’. This will prevent the purchase or display of contents of specified rating as per the CTIA Wireless Association’s “Guidelines for App Content Classification and Ratings”. The basic...

Orange reported that as per its survey, 83% of the small-to-medium size enterprises (SMEs) expect the next year to be as prosperous as the current year if not better. Last year 76% had the same opinion. 79% of the SMEs believe that their business had improved during the current year. But the shadow of recession and fear of business turmoil cannot be ruled out. Some of the businesses do anticipate bad times. 70% of the establishments are cautious and do not want to increase their staff strength and the overheads. The establishments intend to invest their profit straight away into the business. 89% want...

According to comparison website ‘Broadband Genie’, Samsung has overtaken Apple as the most superior and popular smartphone manufacturer in the UK. As per the latest figures, 33% of the smartphones sold were of Samsung make. Apple could take only the third place with a sale of 9%. HTC came second with 32%. Surprisingly Apple’s ‘iPhone 3GS’ continues to be the leader among the smartphones though released 30 months ago. Stiff competition is going on among the smartphones, as never before, for sales. LG. Sony Ericsson and Blackberry are doing good business, apart from Nokia’s Windows Phone. In fact there has never...

Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich update for Samsung’s Galaxy S II will be launched in the first quarter of the coming year and it will be accompanied with an update for the galaxy Note too. The news coming directly from the company throws all other rumours from Twitter’s Italian and UK Samsung representatives to the wind. This was posted in their official blog by the Korean company itself. Other than the Galaxy S II and the Note, other galaxy gadgets will go in for upgrades a little after the Galaxy S II LTE has been released. The devices due for upgrades are the...

Of late a lot of Verizon related news have been seen, the latest being the Motorola Droid 4 story. It is expected that later this month Motorola’s Droid 4 with hardware QWERTY option to Verizon 4 G Long Term Evolution is scheduled to release. According to some sources December 22 is the date of launching of the phone. When it comes to Verizon, the chances of postponement of the date of release of the phone can also be expected. Hence the question whether Droid 4 is ready to be launched this week goes unanswered. According to the latest rumour the date...

As said by an analyst, NFC is fortunate enough to have a ‘breakthrough’ year as the 35 million NFC-enabled phones which they dispatched in 2011 started hitting the market. The number of NFC-enabled handsets shipped is expected to go up to 80 millions by Dec 2012 is the prediction of IMS Research. The research says that the growth of NFC-enabled handsets is the result of Quick Tap Contactless payment Scheme introduced by Orange and Barclayscards, in the UK in May 2011. Customers were able to use their phone for contactless payment in Pret A Manager, Boots and Mcdonalds. The Government-funded scheme in...

Nokia has declared that its Lumia 710 will be introduced to the US for just GBP 32.25 on T-Mobile on 11th January the coming year. This new mobile phone run on the Windows Phone 7 platform was initially announced at Nokia World in the UK in October and guarantees that it would bring the Windows Phone 7 to the people at competitive rates especially as Microsoft and Nokia are planning to compete with a wide range of Android smartphones and iPhones from Apple. Nokia anticipates that this new Lumia 710 will be appreciated by the 150 million people in the US who...

While Google has been trying to do away with about a dozen applications that seem to be hiking the bills of some of the best SMS numbers, weekend news reported that there a novel malware has struck the Android. It is Microsoft’s turn to take advantage of the not so good PR to attempt winning a lot of anxious users to their side by luring them with a contest on Twitter. The new malware is called RuFraud, which pretends to be free games, wallpapers, and various other smaller applications that can be used to view one’s horoscope. In spite...

A fortnight back Apple launched the iOS 5.1 Beta version 1 to developers. During that time people were rather taken aback as it was believed that Apple had stated that whatever releases it made would be numbered 5.0.x before it was numbered 5.1. Well, it does not seem to be so and it looks like Apple seemed to be going ahead with its work on the 5.1 with the Beta 2 being released that day. Probably the top feature that will be most accepted would be the operating system’s capability to take away single pictures from the user. Regarding the photo stream,...

HP is making available its operating system ‘webOS’ for the open source community. The company will actively develop the OS and support it. The development power of the open source community in combination with the innovative webOS platform will considerably enhance web services and applications for the next generation of devices. This was informed by the company sources to the press. HP will also soon contribute the ENYO application framework for the operating system. The availability of webOS is expected to enhance the development of the software which will be provided through an open source license. The standard web technologies will be used by...

‘Samsung Mobile’ intends to start new distribution deals and dealer partnerships. That means it wants to ensure good marketing of its Android smartphones and tablets in the ‘business to business’ (b2b) environment in the coming year. Simon Stanford of Samsung Mobile stated that there is great opportunity to proceed successfully in the b2b space and the proper means and methods are being determined to achieve good results. There is the need to strengthen the ties with dealers and distributors. Their needs must be looked into. Their involvement must be increased. They must be given the necessary support. Their suggestions must be considered....

There are some plans for Motorola to adopt Google’s latest mobile operating system. Like everyone else, Motorola is excited to see the source code for Android Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS). Motorola is wondering when the ICS will be ready. ICS has many steps and processes suited to the carrier and the customers. The source code does not automatically update to user’s device. Motorola initially dealt with the lengthy process of getting the ICS and the earlier operating systems, and then informed how the smartphone would get the update. Motorola wants to upgrade as many phones as possible. Upgrade is based on many factors,...

It is really great to hear that the baby of the windows phone brigade, Nokia Lumia 710, the colourful handset will make its appearance in the UK on the 6th of January 2012. Nokia Lumia 710 the budget-friendly handset has impressed all those who have seen it, though the set is at present not available in the UK market. The Digital-phone.co.uk says that a UK phone retailer has on its website posted Nokia Lumia 710 as “coming soon” and also there is a red notice stating that the firm will be stocking the handset during the first week of January. Once...

According to the security specialist ‘SeccurEnvoy’, the number of handsets will exceed the world population in due course. At present the world population is 7 billion and the there are around 5 billion mobile phones in operation. One billion of these phones were bought during the last one year. At this rate mobile will overtake humans in the next two years. SecurEnvoy believes that more and more people will be working from home due to the lack of space for office. This is also because the cost of office space is mounting. The state of the country’s economy is such that the...

The communications provider, Orange has decided to increase monthly bills to the tune of 4.3% from early next year. Against the company’s decision to hike the price, Ofcom is getting hundreds of complaints from the customers and the regulator may launch an investigation into the matter. A spokeswoman of Ofcom said that the regulator is monitoring the nature of complaints it is getting and it is not the amount of complaints that would trigger an investigation, but the nature of complaints. She added that the complaints are still pouring in. The spokeswoman added that the regulator was monitoring the complaints of Orange’s...

‘BlackBerry 10’ is the next generation mobile platform of ‘Research In Motion’ (RIM). This is because of the trademark dispute of its BBX brand in the US market. RIM had announced at DevCon Asia conference in Singapore that the new platform will provide the best of BlackBerry QNX platforms to the partners and users alike. The BlackBerry 10 will signify the importance of the new platform and exhibit the enormous potential of the item. It will also align properly with the device branding of RIM. ‘Basis International’, a software company from New Mexico, objected to the name ‘BBX’ and succeeded in obtaining a court...

Peter Vesterbacka the owner of Rovio, the creators of one of the best and extremely popular games called Angry Birds stated that console games are slowly being phased out while games on smartphones and tablet PCs are also being facing trouble in China from pirates. As per the most recent figures from IIMEDIA Marketing consultant Group, China had a home mobile Internet market that amounted to about 10.8 billion Yuan in the Q3 of 2012 and that the mobile games provided to 10.3% of that amount. However, it also pointed out that of this 10.3% only 1.4 % of the games...

‘Amazon Kindle Fire’ tablet was released in the United States in November and became popular immediately. It is likely to have good sales in the following months. The forecast is that it will have almost 50% of the market share in the next year. The forecast was made by ‘Robert Cihr’, analyst at ‘Evercore Partners’. If at all it happens to be true, it is something great for Amazon. The tablet is complete with 1 GHz TI OMAP dual core processor and 8 GB storage. It has a 7 inch IPS Gorilla Glass display and 1024 x 600 resolution. It runs on...

In the Q3 of 2011, Samsung has wrested from their competitor Apple the name for being the leading smartphone manufacturer. Thus, if the South Korean manufacturer is to carry on the same impetus, it is imperative that they overcome the injunction on the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy smartphone and tablets set forth by Apple in the US court. Judge Lucy Koh of California stated that it was not lucid whether an injunction on the said Samsung devices would avert any damage to Apple. Though this is not a permanent judgment, and there are chances that eventually Apple could win the case,...

Vodafone is to provide 3G to at least 12 communities of ‘not spots’ within the UK. Shetlands could be one of them. The interested communities should contact Vodafone thorough their local representative. Femtocell is just like a mini network around a transmitter in the community which will be in link with Vodafone through Broadband connection. Marvin smith of Shetland Islands council has been contacting the Vodafone authorities for the last one year for open femto amenities in his community. Vodafone is doing a trial in West Berkshire. There will be 12 more trials before the spring. The trials will be in places of ‘not spots’...

After a successful trial, ‘Sky Broadband’ has incorporated the UK’s first 100 GB technology in its network. The installation between London and Birmingham will enable reliable, consistent and fast internet service. Not less than 7,000 kilometres of fiber optic cable was installed in existing tunnels by Sky Broadband to facilitate the provision. Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solution processes numbering five are planned for 2012. 100 GB DWDM will ensure data transfer at the rate of 7 Tb per second, which is faster than the current network speed by 10 times. This will enable 4.6 million UK broadband subscribers to view a streamed HD...

‘Research In Motion’ has introduced a mobile device management system which will help firms to manage devices operating on Apple’s iOS operating system, Google’s Android operating system as well as its own BlackBerry operating system. Mobile device management for tablets and smartphones running on iOS and Android and BlackBerry Enterprise Server (version 5.0.3) new management techniques for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet are combined in BlackBerry Mobile Fusion. Alan Panezic, the vice president of ‘RIM enterprise management’ remarked that BlackBerry Enterprise Server technology for BlackBerry devices is brought together with mobile device management potential for iOS and Android devices by Blackberry Mobile Fusion...

HTC is having a bad time. Its business is not all that good. Its share market value has come down by 7%. Its products cannot match that of the leaders in the field. On the whole its future is not bright. HTC was reputed for innovative approach. The products used to have enviable designs. But things have changed. Due to the dull business of the previous year it was forced to settle for a reduced target during the current year. However HTC wants to fight it out. It does not like to accept defeat. There are plans to release new phones of...

The people in the UK will not have to carry their purse while going to the market for purchase of goods from the year 2016. According to PayPal, the world wide payments innovator, instead of cash, cheque card etc, the people will be using the digital money with the help of the mobile phone. PayPal’s opinion is based on a survey done on a sizable number of business magnates of the UK, whose combined turn over for the year 2010 was above GBP 85 Billion. Currently more than 45 million people of the UK use the hand set. Almost 50% of the mobile...

Much was expected of the ‘Nokia Lumia 800’ smartphone with the Mango operating system, which was on sale from last week But both Microsoft and Nokia are disheartened as the sale did not pick up. According to James Faucette of ‘Pacific Crest’, the sales target for the quarter was two million ‘Windows 7 Nokia phones’. But it so happened that even 50% of the target could not be met In comparison, the users bought 4 million ‘iPhone 4 S’ within a week. Samsung’s Galaxy SII had a sale of 2 million every month during the year. Assuming that the figures of the analyst are...

‘Bit9’ has reported that the manufacturers of ‘Dirty Dozen’ smart phone do not release the security updates for operating system of the phone. This will be a problem for the users. On account of the malware threat to the Android operating system, the phones with that operating system are considered to be the 12 susceptible devices. This means that security and privacy are at risk. In terms of personal and corporate security, iPhone stands ahead of others. Every smartphone user knows that, safety is a must especially while online The ‘Samsung Galaxy mini’ is the safest, followed by ‘HTC Desire’ and ‘Sony Ericsson Xperia...

Mobile phone operators have been asked to provide clearer limits on their internet service by Lewis Shand Smith, the chief ombudsman. With this new announcement, the most controversial marketing word ‘unlimited’ could once again become a topic for debate. Committee of Advertising Practice has permitted phone companies to use the word unlimited provided the customers are made conscious about the restrictions. The committee said that the restrictions should not affect the typical user. According to Lewis Shand Smith the typical mobile internet user is changing due to the increased adoption of smart phones. By next year, majority of the UK population...

Doro has entered into a partnership with O2 to sell ‘PhoneEasy 610’ handsets in the provider’s UK stores and online from the beginning of next month The phone will be of high gloss black. The cost is GBP 79.99 on pay-as-you-go basis and free on contract. It has high-contrast separated keys. The concave design allows comfortable dialing. The finish is low reflective. Gripping the phone is easy. On account of the Bluetooth connectivity, it can be connected to a wireless earpiece. Ben Bevins, in charge of UK operations, of O2 remarked that the company is proud to offer best phones of wide ranges....

There was simply mad rush in stores during the week-end for purchasing the eagerly awaited smartphone from Apple namely ‘iPhone 4S’. But after the initial craze it is learnt that about 20 % of the subscribers were a bit disappointed. The truth is that the competitors of Apple have succeeded in unveiling phones of bigger screen and faster processors to compete with iPhone 4S. Their effort has not gone waste. 43% of the subscribers believe that they were disappointed because the rivals have brought out even better phone. 25% of the subscribers were not pleased with the low battery life of the phone. For 8%...

The market is already flooded cheap Android phones. Yet, there is another phone, set to emerge in the near future for the benefit of prudent consumers. It has been reliably learnt that ‘T-Mobile’ is going to introduce ‘Vivacity’, which will also be affordable to the common man. Though ‘ZTE’ seems to be manufacturer, as usual with ZTE, the brand is given some other name, say that of the operator. The design is somewhat like ‘iPhone 4’. It does have a touchscreen of 3.5 inch and flat sides with curves in the corners as in the case of the Apple phone. But it...

Hackers have always been targeting the Google owned platform Android and now the number of attacks on the Android devices are growing significantly. The latest findings by Juniper Networks researchers suggest the increased rise of Android malware. Since July 2011, the attacks have surged to 472%. Criminals, who target the Android devices, hide viruses in the applications, tactfully. People who download the applications get affected. Malicious codes are being targeted at Android gadgets. Among the revealed malicious applications half of them are designed to access messages, personal information, location and identity from the devices. Other type of virus is aimed at...

A mobile with the longest GPS tracking time has been introduced by Sonim Technologies. Better known as ‘XP 3340 Sentinel’, the phone will suit the security guards, traffic wardens, facility managing staffs etc. The purpose of the phone is to ensure the safety of the remote workers in dangerous or unavoidable circumstances. The phones will be sold by Trackphone, SitexOrbis, Peoplesafe etc in the UK. Globally it will be available through providers of lone worker solutions and monitoring services. The battery lasts for a 16 hour shift even when GPS tracking is done every two minutes, with Bluetooth on and with five hours...

Microsoft does not want enforce privacy on apps running on Windows Phones. The regulators are trying to determine what is in store to ensure that mobile apps do not interfere in the privacy of the users. Mary Newcomer Williams, the Microsoft attorney stated that the regulators have asked Microsoft about their role in scrutinizing the privacy policies of Windows Phone apps. Regulators seem to be concerned all of a sudden about privacy. But they are ignorant about what is to be done. They are putting the ball in providers’ court. That is because there are so many applications that it is impossible...

Onavo is an application known for keeping track of data usage. Certain new features have been added to its Android offering which will enable easy reduction of mobile costs. With the help of the data based on ‘crowd’, the Onavo personnel, working on Android app are trying to bring useful and easy to understand information to users. The app shows the following: 1. The data usage in comparison with others in the Android platform. 2. The number of users who limited the app to Wi-Fi only. 3. The number of users who uninstalled the app. 4. Onavo meter, which indicates as...

However good a device may be, once it loses its battery power it is useless at least temporarily. The same thing applies to the handset as well. Rarely does a phone hold its full charge throughout the day, irrespective of the reputation of the manufacturer. There have been efforts to design the phone with lower power components, which will enhance battery life. But that is yet to succeed. One example of this is the reduced power ‘companion core’ of Tegra 3. Yet another solution is by increasing the battery capacity. A modern lithium-ion rechargeable battery has been introduced by a group of engineers....

Although, the face recognition feature of Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' operating system seems very appealing, it faces some major hitches. The innovative facial recognition feature from Google cannot really differentiate between a person and a photo of the person. The front-facing camera of the Smartphone is used for recognition. Unlike the type PIN or password locking methods, the face recognition is simple and easy. The main problem is that once the device registers your face, it can be opened using a photo of the owner. It may sound bit strange, but it is very true. Here, the issue is with...

The direct and retail businesses of ‘Phones 4u’ are being restructured for good. As per the re-organization, Andy Leadbetter, who is in charge of ecommerce and telesales will have to report to Scott Hooton, the director for commerce and trade. This is considered to be a good move as ecommerce and retail will be at the forefront of the business. The restructuring is with a view to have better cooperation between both divisions on product releases. The spokeswoman claimed that direct business has achieved significant growth especially in the current year. This is as a result of better cooperation between the direct and retail...

Nokia, maker of the user friendly phone of yester years, of various price ranges, the phone of the past, is trying to force a comeback. It is going to launch its ‘Lumina 800’ on the coming Wednesday. The company will be able to determine the customers’ interest in the company. Compared to the past, Nokia has an advantage at present as it is tied up with Microsoft. Stephen Elop, who was with Microsoft but joined Nokia recently, wanted the company to incorporate Windows Operating system with immediate effect, replacing Symbian. But things are not that easy for Nokia, with the leaders in...

Mr. Nick Hedderman, head of consumer marketing for Windows Phone at Microsoft UK, told Mobile that the prices of devices will change in due course though in the beginning devices are a bit expensive. Analysts in the communications market say that the entry of Microsoft in the smartphone market with its Windows phone operating system is hindered by the high cost of Windows handsets. When compared to Android devices the cost of Windows handsets are high. Mr. Gartner, a research analyst says that the share of Windows Phone 7 in the global smartphone market during Q2 2011 is only 1.6...

Company Blackberry has decided to choose a new strategy when making next-generation BBX smartphones. BBX range combining the brilliance of BlackBerry OS and QNX will be introduced next year. BBX range will also offer full touch screen interface, than a half display and half QWERTY keyboard. As for now RIM has just a touch screen model as they were focusing on QWERTY keyboard smart phones. Now, the company hopes to launch more touch screen models in the coming year. The very first BBX handset will boast a touchscreen only form factor. Blackberry lovers can expect more touch screen models. The resolution and...

‘Research In Motion’ is at the bottom of a list of the greenest electronic firms of the world. The ‘BlackBerry maker’ has found a place for the first time in the ‘Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics’, which is being published every three months. RIM has been blamed for not resorting to energy efficiency standards. Its products are considered to be energy inefficient. It has not made any effort to make use of renewable energy. On the whole it lacks a clean electricity plan. The guide helps in comparing reputed companies dealing in mobile phones, PCs, TVs etc. HP tops the list as it...

O2, the mobile service provider committed to offering value-added packages and better services to the users have announced its plans to reduce the internal call charges. With this move the firm hopes to offer cost-effective international calling solutions to its customers. Under this initiation, the call costs to international mobile phones and landline will be reduces to 1p per minute. Not only does O2 offer reduction in call rates but also it cuts down messaging costs. The new offer allows customers to send texts at 10p. The new call rates will be applicable from 22 November onwards to existing Pay &...

In a recent announcement, Huawei has revealed its plans to become the top three Smart phone maker within five years. The Ambitious plans were announced by the chief marketing officer for Huawei Devices, Victor Xu during the launch event of their Vision smartphone and MediaPad tablet in London. The businesses and sales have grown significantly over the past few years. The demand for smart phones in the UK is significantly higher, said the company. It will make UK as the pilot country and will expand the brand outside China. If a company is able to withstand the tough competition in the...

As per reliable reports, Apple is making arrangements to test ‘Siri’, the ‘personal assistant application’ introduced along with ‘iPhone 4S’, in older devices also. The company intends to upgrade the smartphone on account of the application. However in all probabilities, the feature may become compatible backwards. This information has been through a blog which said that the employees were given the handsets by the company to test the application secretly. The application at present runs only on iPhone 4S, but with the help of a software, Siri’s features can be incorporated in older devices as well. The developers as well as hackers are interested...

The new ‘capped tariff’ by ‘Tesco Mobile’ will help the parents to cap the monthly expenses on mobile contract with the choice of topping up if at all necessary. The facility will be available on all Tesco Mobile phones and tariffs inclusive of ‘iPhone 4S’. The price plan was introduced after the realization that about 33% of the youth believe that their monthly phone bill will not go beyond GBP 10. But 40% of the parents said that they are paying not less than GBP 60 every month for the telephone bill of the child. The capped tariff will teach the children...

The third quarter of 2011 was the second lowest quarter in growth rate for mobile phone sale during the last two years. The main reason is attributed to the long waiting by the public for the release of ‘iPhone 4S’ and ‘BlackBerry 7 series’ phones. The United States and Western Europe which are economically sound suffered maximum due to low sale during the last couple of years. Nokia could sell 106.6 million units in the quarter which is about 27.1% of the total, which is less than that in the third quarter of the previous year, but more than that in the...

If you are a mobile user of the UK here is something which is of interest to you, which you probably did not know. The Metropolitan Police Force has secret inspection techniques for closely watching mobile phones and shut down the handsets while intercepting transmissions and collect information from a large number of users in particular area. The MPF bought the technology from Datong PLC, which supplied the technology to MOD, the United States Secret Service and some Middle East regimes. The surveillance system is listed as ‘X’ under the government protocol. It can compel A large number of mobile phones to part...

RIM (Research In Motion) had announced the launch of BBM 6 (BlackBerry Messenger 6) in last July. The first major update (v6.0.1) is also just launched. During last March, RIM introduced BBM trend through BlackBerry Messenger Social Platform, which resulted in the launch of BBM 6. This enabled Java developers the chance to embed the communication platform into their apps. The messaging platform was given access by BBM6 even without leaving the app. As an example, during a game app, the user is allowed to chat, which will make the game a more homely and social experience. The update introduces the...

HTC claimed that it had sold 13.2 million handsets during the last three months, which is a 100 % increase in its sales during the same period in the previous year. In fact, the company has been achieving profits for the seventh successive quarters. However Samsung’s sale in the same period was 27.8 handsets, outclassing Apple which sold 17.1 million phones. HTC, the fifth largest phone makers in the world recorded a net income which is 70% more than that in the third quarter of the previous year. It is also 7% more than the profit of the last quarter. Ass the profit...

Customers who seek to buy white smart phone shouldn’t miss out the opportunity to grab a white BlackBerry Bold 9900 phone. Available for pre-orders, in the UK this white smart phone is sure to appeal the style conscious buyers. White is not only stylish but it tends to reduce the display of finger print marks on the surface. Apart from BlackBerry bold 9900, BlackBerry Curve 9360s and white Torch 9810 are also available in white shades. These models from BlackBerry can be pre-ordered. Pre-order your Bold 9900 and show off the new look. Pre-order the model now and get it by...

Recently some software updates were unveiled for HTC smartphones. One of them was pertaining to fixing of a security error. By the time the users started installing the update, there emerged some flaws in the security, this time, in WiMAX 4 G radios. The root of the issue is that in HTC WiMAX phones a couple of ports are kept open for WiMAX diagnostics. As there is no authentication on these, any app that is granted permission through internet will be connected to these ports. These apps modify WiMAX settings. In short, the radio will be made useless. HTC has been informed about...

Motorola sold 100,000 XOOM tablets in the last quarter. It is below its target. In other words it is unable to compete with iPad of Apple. It sold 11.6 million mobile devices of which 4.8 million smartphones. Last year during the same period, that is the third quarter of 2010, the sale of mobile devices was to the tune of 9.1 million mobile devices of which 3.8 million are smartphones. Apple managed to sell 122,000 iPads and about 17 million iPhones in the third quarter of the current year. Motorola is planning to make XOOM 2 tablets expecting to get much patronage...

‘Star’ has unveiled a modern security service to prove to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) that ‘cloud’ is safe for their businesses. ‘ActiveEdge Authentication’ of cloud ensures added security for the establishments for contacting hosted services by providing pass codes to the usual combination of username and password. Phil Harber of Star remarked that the new provision was based on the requests by the customers who wanted to be ‘secure’ in the ‘cloud’. Of late security has been often violated. This service limits the responsibility of the user. The user may be using the same password for different accounts. That is indeed a...

Nokia’s product announcement of ‘Lumia 710’ amd ‘Lumia 800’ has created much noise. Understandably, as Nokia is eager to make its advertisement campaign a grand success as it is its first WP7 phone. The UK smartphone users feel that there are too many Lumina 800 advertisements. During some commercial breaks, two separate advertisements emerge for the 800 phone. Apart from that the advertisements are squeezed at pauses between messages. On the whole it looks as if Nokia wants to make a big show in all respects. As per the advertisements, the launch for both the phones is November 16th. It confirms the...

There was a rumour last month that HTC’s Radar will be known as Radar 4G. Another rumour was that T-Mobile will start the sale of the handset from the month of November. Now, T-Mobile has officially announced that Radar 4G will be launched on November 2. The phone running on ‘Mango’ is complete with a single core 1 GHz Snapdragon, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB flash and 3.8 inch WVGA (Wide Video Graphics Array) display. The front facing camera is easily distinguishable. The cost was said to be $200 originally. But T-Mobile has clarified that it is just around $100...

‘Phones 4u’ will be the sole retail partner of the white ‘BlackBerry Bold 9900’ with Vodafone from November. The deal which it signed with ‘Research in Motion’ will be almost in the same way as it did to stock ‘BlackBerry Curve 9360’ and ‘BlackBerry Torch 9810’. The move is to make ‘Phones 4u’ the sole ‘home of the white BlackBerry’. However Curve 9360 is available in ‘Everything Everywhere’ network only. Phone4u will also stock BlackBerry Curve 9300 in pink colour from November. The retailer is interested in an integrated multi-channel product launch with the intention of targeting the youth aged between 16 and 24....

Nokia N8, considered to be the most supreme among camera phones for quite sometime is now complete with the ‘Symbian^ Anna’ update. With many minor updates for the phone likely to follow in due course, the users can expect more features and advancement to the phone. If the recent reports can be believed, the updates pertaining to service have been brought out for the Nokia 8 phone. If the phone does not contain the service pack update, it is better to verify with Nokia suite companion of the computer. As the update is expected to ensure enhanced performance and uses, the...

Ice Cream Sandwich users will find the capability of the OS to remove the icons of built-in apps from the home screen or the app list. Icons displayed on the Windows Phone 7 app screen or iOS 5 are prominent and there is no way to get rid of them. ICS, Android 4.0 OS solves this issue by disabling the apps. This way you can remove the unused app from the home screen. However, the apps are just hidden and not removed completely. The best part of this new feature is that the user can re-enable the app anytime. The disabled...

Google’s move to open the movie section of the Android market comes as good news to all movie buffs in the UK. Film rental service that provides thousands of film titles is now live for Android users. This will enable the customers in the UK to rent from thousands of movies over a 3G or WiFi connection. Films to rent starts at £2.49 and includes recent titles too. To benefit from the renting service, Android users will have to download the free Videos app available in the Android market. The film rented for online viewing is downloaded in your device. When you...

By utilizing the revolutionary ARM processor chip, the new inexpensive mobile phones from LG Electronics and Samsung will be able to provide the user with better performance and longer life for their batteries. ARM a company based in the UK have put forward their Cortex A-7 processor that they claim will offer a better performance on the mobile phones in the low-cost entry level smartphones category thereby assisting more people get connected. The company assures that the Cortex A-7 will ensure that the cheaper model smartphones have more or less the same level of performance of the more expensive 315 pounds high...

It was recently made known to the users that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus Phone will Include a sensor – a barometer. The sensor is rather new in the case of Android smartphones, though earlier a Motorola Xoom tablet had it. Dan Morgill of Android has written about the barometer in his Google+ page. He said that the purpose of the barometer sensor is to accelerate the GPS (Global Positioning System) acquisition. The sensor can be used for many purposes, but at least in the case of the smartphones, the fundamental motive behind the inclusion of the sensor is for enabling faster GPS...

As per the news of last week, Google was not interested in ‘Google Music’ remaining simply as a storage for MP3. Instead, Google wanted to set up its own MP3 store. Andy Rubin confirmed it this week. He did not go into detail, but said that it will not be just another ‘iTunes’. A news has just spread that Google will allow users to share bought out tracks with their friends. Yet another rumour is that the users can send a copy of the track they bought for their friends. Those users can have access to the songs for a short while. The recording...

Microsoft which is behind Apple and Google in smartphone market has decided to introduce Mango handsets of Nokia, Samsung etc during the following weeks. Andrew Lees of Microsoft remarked that as prices come down, more and more people buy the phones. That enhances the sale not only in the emerging markets but also in the existing markets. As per a study, more than 50% of the users posses Apple phones or Android phones. Microsoft devices are not yet popular among them. But there is scope for Microsoft to enter into the competition. This is certainly a fact especially as Google is planning to...

Vodafone plans to gradually stop its Vodafone 360 synchronization and cloud backup service in the next couple of months. This implies that users cannot avail of the facilities offered by Vodafone 360 from the end of December of this year, and they are cautioned to save their contact names and phone numbers someplace else. Nevertheless users can still recover their contents after the deadline date. The Cloud 360 was a facility that was started in 2009 September on a trial basis using which they were trying to get control of personal details like what Google and Apple have been doing. This...

The ‘Nokia 800 Windows Phone’ will be mostly of the same design as that of ‘boutique’ N9 of Nokia. The 3.7 inch phone, codenamed as Searay, will be in black or blue or pink colour. It will be shown at the Nokia World Conference in London next week, along with possibly two other devices. The probable date release is November 15th. Unfortunately, the time of launch is when Android powered Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid RAZR are becoming extremely popular with the users. The Nexus especially will give Microsoft and Nokia owners sleepless...

Intune, a cloud based management tool, released seven months back, which allows administrators to install and update software over the cloud to the units staying anywhere, is now getting an update. With the Microsoft update the administrators can take care of ‘malware scanning’ and arrange shutdown remotely. The user interface includes drag and drop support, alerts with colour codes, and also the ability to differentiate the machines which need immediate attention. There is the facility to customize alerts, which enable identification of probable issues, determine the importance of the issue and provide solution before the performance and the productivity get disturbed. Eric Main...

Next year onwards, BlackBerry mobile phones will run on latest BBX operating system. The new operating system was unveiled at Blackberry applications developers conference at San Francisco by Mike Lazaridis, company’s Co-CEO. According to the reports, the new operating system from RIM will feature finest features of QNX and the most excellent features available in the existing BlackBerry operating system. Currently, the company’s Playbook tablet uses QNX. BlackBerry users will be offered with better user experience with the new OS. Beta version of RIM’s PlayBook OS 2.0 will be released by the firm. It will feature developer support for creating applications that...

In an attempt to give a fresh and stylish look, the Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS gets a new font known as Roboto. Addition of the new font will create a magazine-style look to the OS that was announced on Wednesday in Hong Kong. The interesting part of this font is that it has a dual nature. The forms are mostly geometric and it owns a mechanical skeleton. To give a pleasant demeanor the font adopts a semi-circular curves. Unlike the fonts used in Gingerbread and Honeycomb, the new operating system will own an individual font type. The new mobile...

Motorola, the US based mobile phone maker has created a niche in the Smart phone sector. By introducing the ultra thing Smart phone, the Droid Razr it has further strengthened its position as an innovative phone maker. The sleek and ultra thin, Droid Razr smartphone was unveiled at a press conference in the US. The model, also named as Spyder is just 7.1mm in thickness and boasts a 4.3” Super AMOLED qHD display. Despite, the slim form factor the Smart phone is very powerful. It features a dual-core processor running at a speed of 1.2GHz and 1GB RAM. It has received...

‘iOS 5’, released last week has become so popular that it is installed in more than 30% of the eligible devices. This does not nclude the iPhone 4 S. This is the information furnished by Localytics, an analytic firm. iPad2 and iPhone 4 are considered to be the most popular of all Apple products. iPad has the largest rate of installation of the OS as per Localytics. It confirms the fact that how important is the up-gradation of the OS would be and the realization of it by the users. Apple has made this information known to the public. However, most of...

The users are eagerly awaiting the first ‘Windows Phone 7’ of Nokia, expected to surface before the end of the year. In the meantime, it is heard that the ‘Nokia World’ will be launched before the month end. If that is true, by then everything about Nokia’s Windows Phone 7 will be known. . Another news, which has nothing to do with ‘Nokia Sea Ray’ and ‘Nokia Sabre’ is that the Italian carrier TIM has revealed that in November a new Nokia phone incorporating Mango will emerge. The complete specification is not yet known. The expected cost is also not let out....

Few more days and the much-awaited, Nexus Prime smartphone will be announced. Google and Samsung have decided to make the big announcement in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The previous announcement date was delayed due to death of Steve Jobs. The announcement will be made at the Convention & Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong, 19 October at 10am. No details regarding the design and size of the Smart phone is out, except for it is curvy and thin. It is speculated that the device features a 4.65” touch screen with HD 720p resolution and is powered with 1.5GHz dual-core processor. As for...

Immediately after the launch of the ‘iPhone 4S’ last week as many as 4 million Apple iPhone were sold in quick time. It was not unexpected. However it seems that the stocks are running short. The carriers in the US are making big efforts to get new stocks. The customers’ option to buy online from the local Apple Store is no more possible as Apple has clarified that it has updated the purchasing procedures through website and that in-stores purchase can be through reservation only. After 9-00 p.m. a reservation for the 4S can be done for the following day morning at...

Steven Troughton-Smith, developer has effectively moved the voice-recognition system, Siri onto the iPhone 4. iPhone 4S Siri was performing well in iPhone 4, as the predecessor offered the required support. To port Siri, developer was working with 9to5Mac. Both vocal and typed commands can be carried out by the iPhone 4 version of Siri. The voice recognition system can talk back to users as well. A unique GPU driver is required for iPhone 4 however it is not integrated in iPhone 4S binary cache where Siri files are available. iPhone 4 version of Siri does not face any major hitches and works...

Targeting families and kids, Best Buy stores in the US and Motorola have announced a special edition, the Motorla Xoom. This launch will surely excite kids and elders alike. Motorola Xoom Family Edition is packed with features to offer hours of unparalleled entertainment. Android 3.1-run, Motorola Xoom boasts a 10.1” screen that allows parents and kids to enjoy action together. Complete with applications worth $40, this product becomes value-added product. Another interesting feature supported in Motorla Xoom is the Kid Mode by Zoodles that allows the kids to access only suitable contents such as educational games and movies. The design of the...

Since some time now Dell’s Venue pro is being hit from all sides with complaints and it does not look as if these are going to get over soon either. People who have bought the Dell venue pro have been complaining that the mobile phone’s digital compass drive file is not working right. This was reported by an update from Mango as per their analysis of the device’s system logs. The issues cropped up during an XDA-Discussions meet the previous week in which people using the device coerced Zune to revise their DVPs to Mango. It was during this updating that...

Bold 9790 and Curve 9380 are the upcoming BlackBerry handsets that are yet to be announced by RIM officially. The major features of these models are already out. RIM has unveiled some more specs about the models through Inside BlackBerry Developer's Blog. Though, the models are not available in the market yet, company has unveiled the necessary features about the duo. New specs posted by the company include the screen size and pixel density of the models. It also updates the simulation tools to support Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. Both these models feature a display supporting 360 x 480 resolutions,...

Latest researches carried out by group of scientists suggest that mobile phones are sources for bacteria like E.coli and MRSA. Among the researched mobile phones, 92% were infected by bugs and some had 1,000 kinds of microbe. The bacteria E.coli was present in one in six phones and it was connected with several cases of food poisoning including a death in Europe. Most of the bacteria present in the handsets were proven harmless. For the research, samples from mobile phone and hands of 390 people residing in 12 cities were taken. Experts from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine conducted...

Samsung Electronics is ready to launch a new smartphone incorporating the latest Android operating system on 19th October at Hong Kong. The launch of the smartphone with ‘Ice cream Sandwich’ was originally scheduled for the previous week but was postponed as a mark of respect to Steve Jobs, the Apple co-founder who passed away recently. Samsung disclosed that the new handset, whose name is not yet revealed, will be launched in concurrence with Google. Apple and Google are fighting out in the court 20 cases in 10 countries. Interestingly Apple is the biggest customer of the Korean company for chips and displays. A judge in...

Early this year Google released an update ‘Google Translate app for Android’ incorporating the invaluable ‘conversion mode’ facility. The feature enables the two individuals to converse, while the app, with the help of ‘speech to text’ and ‘text to speech’ algorithms enables co-ordination between the two. In other words, the app is not intended to do mere translation. For further improvement, a new version of the app with added language support has been launched today. Apart from English and Spanish, the new version of the app supports conversion mode between speakers of various European, American and Asian languages. Google Translate has...

Foursquare 4.0 version has been unveiled by Foursquare of its iPhone app live. The latest iOS 5 function known as Foursquare Radar is included in this app. Users can utilize the region monitoring feature of iOS 5 with this new app. It gives the user notifications of locations that are kept in the lists. It acts somewhat as reminders. Foursquare Radar sends notification to your iPhone, if more than three friends check in at some place. To benefit from this interesting feature, you should choose Radar. Currently, it is not available on any other platforms, but it is getting developed for...

Motorola had informed way back in May that it had plans for arranging Gingerbread updates for its Droid phones including Droid Pro. Within a week news spread that the Up-date is already made available for the Droid Pro handset users. But there was no truth in the news. However, now it is evident that at last Motorola and Verizon are on the verge of providing the update. The support documents of the Droid Pro phone has been updated by Verizon in view of the new release. The system software of the phone is 4.6.8.XT610. Lots of system tweaks and fixes have...

At the beginning of the month when Apple made the announcement of ‘iPhone 4S’, there was also mention of a couple of new apps, ‘Find My Friends’, and ‘Cards’, which have been made available for the iPhone users from to-day. There is no doubt that e-mail is the easiest, fastest and best means of communication. But at times it may be necessary to use the traditional method of communication through letters. It necessitates the purchase of the physical card and stamps, writing the matter and the address and then posting at the relevant point. But the Cards app, which is free,...

In the month of September Microsoft had informed that the existing ‘WP7 phone’ will have internet sharing facility of ‘Mango’, subject to the availability of fresh drivers which enable the operating system to make ample use of the Wi-Fi hardware of the phone. It was also hoped that all WP7 handsets will have the same features. But the users at the XDA-Developers Forum informed that it may not happen. Broadcom’s 4329 chip is used in the window phones which can create hotspots. The chip is so popular that it is used even in the models that do not have the drivers. Luckily...

The ‘LG Doubleplay’ smartphone with a new colored keyboard and branded nameplate at the back is likely to be released on T-Mobile. The phone with a codename of Flip II and model number C729 does have a distinctive secondary display in addition to the main 320x480 Half-size Video Graphics Array (HVGA) screen and a split keyboard as in Nokia E 70. The operating system is Android Gingerbread, The camera is of 5MP. More than four months back the phone was shown at an industrial exhibition in the UK capital. The Doubleplay is expected to surface on November 2nd along with a few other...

Motorola is determined to launch Droid RAZR in association with Verizon in New York today. The phone will have Verizon badging. Droid RAZR, originally called Droid HD, has the same external look. There are some minor changes in the Android buttons of the phone. As per the earlier pictures, the speed is supposed to be 1.5 GHz, but in actual it may not go beyond 1.2 GHz. It is not known whether it is due to difference in the hardware used or due to restriction of the clock speed. Nothing is known about the chipset. The phone may include a 4.3 inch...

iPhone has been updated with new facebook version 4.0. With this new updates, facebook lovers can make use of various applications and features from their iPhone. The company was launching an iPad app and a fresh design for mobile webpage of facebook. In the past, the Version 4.0 was coded as Project Spartan. When you start to use the facebook applications after the update, you might encounter certain problems. In that case, it is advisable to reinstall the new version after, uninstalling the existing facebook. iPhone customers will find the new application very interesting and useful. Besides, it appears really great. The...

AT&T mobile phone line-up receives five new Android Smartphones. Samsung Captivate Glide, Samsung DoubleTime, Motorola ATRIX 2, Pantech Pocket and the AT&T Avail are the new additions. Samsung Captivate Glide engineered with 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 AP20H dual-core processor supports 1GB RAM and 1GB ROM. This Android Smartphone boasts a 4” WVGA Super AMOLED screen and slider QWERTY keyboard. It is equipped with 8MP Autofocus camera with LED flash as well as front facing 1.3MP camera. It operates on 4G HSPA+ 21 Mbps and runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Samsung DoubleTime is another valuable addition in this device featuring dual touch screens...

Last month there was a preview of Samsung’s Galaxy that very much resembled the iPod touch. This Galaxy S Wi-Fi 3.6 model with the Android operating system did not have a cellular radio and was utilizing just Wi-Fi connectivity to access the Internet. Samsung is now planning to launch the mobile phone with a bigger five inch edition. This new model will be called the Galaxy Wi-Fi 3.6 without the “S” and the pair will now be called the Galaxy Wi-Fi 3.6 and the Galaxy Wi-Fi 5.0. It is very clear that like the iPod touch the Samsung pair will be...

Most of the BlackBerry customers across Europe, Africa and the Middle East had experienced some jinx in their services yesterday. However, the company has restored their services and customers started enjoying BlackBerry services. A break down at Slough’s Rim data centre has resulted in the service outage. This disrupted services like web browsing and messenger. Normally, BlackBerry users don’t experience such problems and this situation is very rare for them. RIM said that the problem is rectified now and things are running smoothly. Some of the services were restored late night itself. Few BlackBerry customers were frustrated and complained about this...

While the customers are awaiting the launch of ‘Galaxy Prime’ incorporating ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’, Motorola, in association with Verizon, has something to inform the public on its scheduled meeting of 18th October. Motorola will expect the visitors to keep an eye on its prestigious innovation. It may be a product launch. It may be that of Droid 4; but it is too early for it to emerge. There is every chance that the Droid HD or Droid RAZR may surface. It is also said that both are more or less the same. The customers were made to believe that the two...

Ice cream sandwich is the new operating system for the future Android smartphones. It is supposed to include all the advancements in the earlier version, Android Honeycomb, apart from certain new features. Being the launch partner for Android tablets with Honeycomb operating system, Motorola was in a position to get the code before anyone else. Motorola had to remain true to the ‘core’ operating system. It was not expected to load its own launcher; neither was it supposed to add in any bloatware. It is not anything new. Google is doing the same with Motorola XOOM tablet as it has done with...

According to the ‘online’ retailer Clove, HTC ‘Sensation XL’ smartphone is to surface on 24th October in the UK. The cost is around GBP 486, which seems to be reasonable for the phone of excellent specifications in addition to a pair of Dr Dre headphones. The phone, an upgrade of the earlier ‘Sensation’ is complete with 1.5 GHz processor, ‘Android Gingerbread’ operating system, 16 GB storage, 4.7 inch WVGA scratch resistant display and twin camera of which the back camera is of 8 MP. Emphasis is on the music with Audio Technology of Beats. Listening to the music will be a great pleasure,...

After the success of ‘Nexus One’ and ‘Nexus S’, Google was planning to release ‘Nexus Prime’ on 11th October. But it is not likely to happen, mainly due to the demise of Steve Jobs. Samsung, the manufacturer of the phone, in a joint statement with Google, made it known to the public about the postponement. The fresh date and the venue will be known shortly. It is understandable that after being so close to Steve Jobs, it is unfair n their part to launch the product next week when the funeral of the ex-Apple chief is scheduled. Further, the press will be concentrating...

Pantech Vega LTE was expected to be something similar to Vega Racer. The anticipation was somewhat true with just few differences. Vega LTE boasts a 4.5” screen that is slightly larger than Racer’s 4.3” screen. Vega LTE provides excellent viewing options with its 1280x800 display supporting 720p. Like the Racer, Vega LTE comes with an impressive 8MP camera that offers excellent photography experience. This model from Pantech is sure to win admiration from Photography lovers. The model is powered with 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 1GB RAM. With robust engineering, the model offers exemplary performance. Hopefully, Vega LTE will provide support for...

Sony and Ericsson are in deep discussion about their 10 year old 50: 50 pact, which is to end shortly. Sony is thinking of taking over the entire stake of Ericsson in the mobile phone category which will enable them to compete with Apple Samsung etc. So far Sony has been dealing in Tablets, games devices and various consumer electronic items, while smartphones are handled by ‘Sony-Ericsson’. An analyst of JP Morgan, Tokyo expressed that the deal would be worthy of not less than $ 1.3 billion, based on the expected agreement between the two companies, regarding the use of Ericsson’s telecom patents....

Samsung’s latest smartphone ‘Galaxy Note’ is somewhat like a tablet. With a 5.3 inch display and 1200 x 800 pixel resolutions, the phone will surface in the UK stores on 17th November. The handset is likely to be available through major networks, the names of which will be known shortly. The cost is not yet revealed. The phone will include ‘Android 2.3 Gingerbread’ operating system, 1.5 GHz dual core processor, 8 MP camera etc. The recent releases like ‘HTC Titan’, ‘Samsung Galaxy S2’, ‘LG Optimus 3D’ etc have display of more than 4inches, giving an indication that larger display is the customers’ preference....

Apart from the iPhone, we relate Apple with iCloud, the new networked storage. Now Apple is on the verge of introducing ‘app rentals’, as disclosed in the recent iTunes update. ‘iTunes 10.5 beta 9’ is complete with many text strings related to app rental and processes by means of which expired apps are deleted from the iTunes library. That is a proof that such a feature is existing, but it may not be incorporated in the smartphones directly. However it may eventually be included in the iOS. The question is whether the app rental is necessary at all. Most of the apps...

There is dangerous practice with respect to complicated systems of computing hardware to be assigned single numbers for easy comparison. It was being done in the case of the number of bits on the bus, clock speed etc. There is every chance for that being implemented in core count as well. It is not a correct practice. The reason is that processing power is not directly proportional to the number of additional cores. For example, there may be 10 cores in a GPU but that does not mean that a computer can be manufactured with them. In spite of all...

It was shown earlier as to how “Apps” tab for restaurant accommodates ‘Windows Phone Application’ of ‘OpenTable’. It allowed the search of the name of the restaurant in the ‘OpenTable’ app. Now it is learnt that the restaurants within the OpenTable network has a “ Reserve a Table” button in their contact cards. Searching is made easier with the help of ‘Bing’, ‘Local Search’ ‘Bing Maps’ etc. The restaurant’s particulars in the ‘OpenTable’ app can be seen by clicking the ‘Reserve’ button. Then there is the access for the ‘select date, time and party size’ button. This wide opportunity to combine business...

CNN reports that Nokia has decided to make payment or give incentives to Windows Phone application developers with a view to have good collection of applications during launch, whenever it takes place. The developers are assured that their applications will be pre-installed in the new phones. Nokia is also ready to finance for software development, apart from application promotion. The developers are provided attractive compensation, assistance and marketing facilities in concurrence with Microsoft, which has neither accepted nor refuted the news. In fact, it can be recollected that Microsoft had made such payments...

The HTC Hub for ‘Windows Phone 7’ with ‘Windows Phone 7.5 Mango upgrade’ has been updated, with the introduction of a number of fresh features. The new version consists of an updated tile of two columns and has a User Interface, which is quicker and cleaner. The long animated transitions are no more there. Attractive weather animations have been included in the weather displays. The start screen can be accommodated with the names of the cities, whose weather has to be monitored, by simply tapping and holding them. The start screen can also be pinned in the same way with the names...

AT&T ‘Samsung Galaxy SII’ phone does have a lock screen bypass, making use of which the unauthorized persons have the chance to access the phone, and all the data stored therein. ‘Boy Genius Report’ came across it while checking the phone. It considers it to be a serious flaw on the part of the company. Switch on the phone, pay no attention to the lock screen and allow the display to disappear, restart again. It can be then seen that any pattern based locks screen is no more there. It is not happening in any other model of Galaxy S II. ...

Mozilla seems to be having a very fast release schedule. For example, after the release of ‘Firefox 7.0’ barely three days ago, Mozilla has released the beta version of ‘Firefox 8.0 for Android’. There is not much difference between the two. However there are a few things worthy of mentioning. Twitter is accommodated among the default search engines. That will make it easier to be searched. There is provision to set a master password through which the other saved passwords for various sites can be accessed securely. Saving a bookmark to the Android home screen is made...

Apart from Dell’s ‘Streak Pro’ tablet, certain new Android models of high resolution cameras of Sharp and Panasonic are also on SoftBank, the Japanese carrier. The Panasonic product will comprise a ‘Lumix 101P’ camera with good, large lens and 13.2 MP image sensor. The Gingerbread operating system is actuated by 1 GHz dual core processor. The display is of 4 inches. The camera is considered to be waterproof. ‘Aquos 102SH’camera of Sharp is run by a 1GHz dual core TI chip. It is of 12 MP resolutions. The lens is inferior to that of Lumix. A 4.5 inch 720p display with ‘Auto-...

Samsung has introduced a powerful 64 GB embedded multimedia card NAND flash memory, a dual core application processor and the first LPDDR3 DRAM using the 30 nm process technology. The flash memory is capable of storing about 16,000 songs, with write speeds of 40 MB per second and read speed of 80 MB per second, both sequentially. This is three times faster than the fastest memory card available in the market. 20 nm technology is made use of in the card, which has a DDR 2.0 interface. It is 60% more superior to the 30 nm 32 GB card it released in...

Latest version of Xperia Arc, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S is now available on Vodafone networks. When compared to the earlier Arc Smartphone the new version has undergone some significant improvements. This new model boasts a powerful 1.4GHz processor that offers improved speed. With a 8.1MP camera and enhanced camera settings, it becomes a better alternative to the original Arc phone. It supports 3D panorama sweep mode. Like, previous Arc, the model owns a 4.2”, 854×480 display that is Bravia engine powered. Both the models run Android 2.3 OS. With Unlimited music and video tracks, customers can enjoy services from Sony...

Google can unlock the Android phone ‘Nexus Prime’ by facial recognition. The phone will incorporate Android 2.4.1 of codename ‘Ice cream Sandwich’. A list of Android application package, consisting both new and old applications has come out probably from the Nexus Prime phone. One of them is ‘FaceLock.apk’. From the name it can be inferred that it may pertain to face related authentication. The timing is certainly okay as the front facing cameras are the standard now. The only thing the Google needs is a suitable algorithm with false-negatives and false-positives, so as to secure the phone. The technology is already there...

HTC Explorer, the cheapest of all HTC phones, is of curved design and has ‘Sense User Interface’ on top of the operating system ‘Android 2.3’. It gives the users some sort of advanced smartphone experience. The specifications include a 600 MHz processor, 3.2 inch Half-size Video Graphics Array (HVGA) touchscreen and a 3 MP camera. Jason Mackenzie of HTC informed that the phone takes care of the needs of the users and can be easily handled by them. The presence of HVGA display enables the users to run most of the applications in the Android market even though the screen is small. A number...

To create a new mobile operating system, Intel and Samsung Electronics, teams up with two Linux software groups. Linux Foundation and LiMo Foundation said that the latest Tizen platform supports multiple gadgets like tablets, smart phones, smart TVs and in-vehicle 'infotainment' systems. This platform is open-source, standards-based software. First quarter of next year will see the initial launch of it. The first set of devices making use of Tizen will be introduced in the market during mid-2012. Tizen is designed to merge a number of marginalised Linux based platforms. The technical steering committee that develops Tizen will be led by Samsung. The...

The phone users were happy at the recent release of ‘Windows Phone 7.5’. But, suddenly, Microsoft has altered the specifications of the Windows Phone. According to the company, every Windows Phone must have 3 MP camera and 2 GB of internal storage. Surprisingly there is no mention about the CPU. Probably the manufacturer wants to use chips other than Qualcomm chips. ‘ZTE Tania’, released recently was noticed to have 4 GB storage. Probably that is so as a first step towards a low budget Windows Phone. Nokia and Microsoft are trying to reduce the cost of their phones so that it is affordable...

Skype which is already available on Android and iPhone will be on ‘Microsoft Mango’ as well for the first time. But Microsoft has not revealed the date of incorporation. It is also not known whether it will come as an app or in some other form. It is confirmed that the new ‘Chat’ feature will not be fed by Skype message as in Facebook. At present, ‘Windows Phone 7’users can respond to someone through text or instant message or Chat. Skype is certain to utilize the front facing camera in the Windows Phones 7 devices. Microsoft is waiting for the approval from the...

After learning that with the installation of Mango, wireless internet sharing will be available for Windows Phone handsets, HTC clarified how it can be made possible. But HTC was unable to prepare its updates with hotspot as Mango was added too late. But Microsoft said that the feature is there only for Windows Phones with radio which can broadcast a connection. If the existing phone is updated to Windows Phone 7.5, Internet Sharing will not be possible. It is indeed bad news that hardware is not compatible. But Joe Belfiore of HTC clarified that with the help of a wireless radio driver...

New photos of the HTC Vigor are out and it has hopefully cleared many doubts regarding the specifications of the model. The phone expected to run on the 1.5GHz dual-core processor could support gigabyte of RAM. The image has a Verizon symbol on it. The model features a 4.3” screen. Equipped with 8MP rear camera and 2MP front facing camera, this camera is sure to target the photography enthusiasts. The phone is expected to run on Android 2.3.4 with Sense 3.5. The speculations suggest that the company could opt for another Android build, hopefully Ice Cream Sandwich. Earlier study has revealed...

HTC is making efforts to release Thunderbolt Gingerbread in September itself. The much delayed release, will be announced before the end of September, had assured HTC earlier. However, there are still doubts regarding its release. Before October, HTC has to get its ready, release and get it to Verizon for distribution. The recent report and leak of Gingerbread ROM’s new version suggests that there have been some progress. Company has been seen responding to Thunderbolt owners on Twitter by assuring a quick release. Updates from HTC on Twitter said that the release is scheduled for later this month. End of September is...

With the launch of New look Windows Phone Marketplace from Microsoft, customers can purchase Windows Phone 7 app through the website. By using the Windows Live ID account details, users can but the apps and use the credit card for payment. Now buying Windows Phone 7 apps does not require a mobile phone. Previously Apple users couldn’t buy the apps as the PC required the installation of Zune software. Purchasing of the app was not possible via computer using Microsoft and software. With the Windows Phone Marketplace customers will not require installation of Zune software for downloading or purchasing apps from...

HTC Runnymede reaches the mobile phone markets as HTC Sensation XL, a name similar to the recently launched model, the HTC Sensation XE. This model was expected to reach the markets as HTC Bass. The phone running on Android platform is powered with 1.5GHz processor. It is integrated with Beats Audio and comes in two options, in-ear buds bundle and an over the ear bundle. The announcement of this model comes as good news to music lovers. This device supports 768MB of RAM and expects to be available in 16GB or 32GB storage capacities. Highlight of this mobile phone could be the...

The Motorola Xoom 2 tablet somewhat resembles Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition tablet. The 10.1 inch model is complete with 1.2 GHz dual core chip of TI OMAP 4 (Texas Instruments Open Multimedia Application Platform) or equivalent, 1 GB RAM, Android 3.2 and Flash 11. The 5 MP camera has 1080p video recording facility. The ‘Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition’, codenamed as Fleming has an HD IPS (High Definition In-Plane Switching) display of 8.9inch, made out of Gorilla glass and is splash proof. It is also running on Android 3.2. It works on LTE standard. A 5 MP front camera is also...

The official information regarding the specifications and release date of Huawei Honor smartphone is eagerly awaited. However it seems to be complete with Gingerbread operating system, a single core 1.4 GHz processor, a 4 inch Full Wide Video Graphics Array (FWVGA) capacitive screen of 854x480 pixels resolution and a radio suited for European and Asian communication standards. A rear camera of 8 MP and 2 MP front camera, 512 MB RAM and 1900 mAh battery may also be included. The thickness is about 10.9 mm. It is expected to be suitable for GSM 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access)/HSPA+ (High...

Google+ iPhone app has just received a new updates. Among the significant updates is the support for Hangouts that offers multi-user videoconferencing solutions to customers. This already popular service is now offered on iOS device. Google has announced the arrival of service few days later and today Google+ iPhone app gets the app. The update also features offers support for Huddle as the new Messenger. The messenger now allows photos to be sent. It provides better push notification settings, Improved +mention support and various bugs. With the new updates, new improvements and enhancements are brought out. Users can share post with individuals,...

In comparison to the Apple’s iPad 2, HTC JetStream is a less conspicuous. JetStream from HTC does not provide anything extraordinary to the customers. Both the products measures almost equally and performs with the same speed. Among the two models, JetStream is cheaper than the iPad 2. However, the HTC JetStream is one the costliest mobile phone among all the offerings of HTC. Apple has topped the sales chart by selling tens of millions of iPad tablets. It offers cheap component prices and better software than Google. Besides, it also offers iOS, a unified platform for all tablets, mobiles and other...

A recent research finds out that one third of kids under age 10 own a mobile phone in the UK. To be more precise, one among 3 kids aged less than 10 have a mobile phone. Though it comes as a shock to most of us, this statistics clearly depicts the influence of technology on people. The study conducted by Westcoastcloud, surveyed 2000 kids aged below 10 and their parents, regarding the mobile use. 3 in ten kids admitted use of mobile phones. What’s more alarming is that 1 aming10 parents didn’t mind their children using mobile phone. The study suggested how...

Just as Apple has iCloud and Microsoft has Skydrive, HTC has introduced Dropbox following its association with the well known cloud storage service. Those possessing the latest ‘HTC Android’ handsets, say ‘HTC Rhyme’ are eligible for extra 3 Gigabyte (GB) of storage apart from the free storage of 2GB which will be provided by Dropbox, when they connect with the new phone which will surface in October. The pact will be applicable for all Sense 3.5 devices in future. Then the users can save files and photos on the phones to be automatically synchronised with their PC or other devices at home...

AT&T seems to follow the footstep of Sprint in unveiling ‘Galaxy S II’, branded as ‘Epic 4 G Touch’ with a large display in the United States of America. It will be almost similar to the phone released last May in Europe. The cost is GBP 128.05 as on the first of October. It will consist of 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos dual core Central processing Unit (CPU), 1 Gigabyte (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM), 16 Gigabyte (GB) of Read Only Memory (ROM), 4.3 inch Wide Video Graphics Array (WVGA) Super Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) Plus screen. The...

Sony Ericsson is expected to release the latest ‘Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread’ updates for its Xperia phones from October this year. But the update seems to be on the way already. The initial plan was that update would start with ‘Xperia Neo’. But apart from Xperia Neo, ‘Xperia Play’ and ‘Xperia Arc’ are also getting the updates. Nothing is known in the case of ‘Xperia Pro’. The update has excellent features, like Swype or virtual keyboard, 3D Panorama software, using which 3D pictures can be taken with the existing 2D cameras etc. The screenshots can be easily taken. The inclusion of the user interface...

With the release of ‘ViewPad 4’and’V 350’ during the last winter, the customers got an opportunity to have a view of ‘ViewSonic Android’ smartphones. The manufacturer is now ready to launch new upgraded phones. But the changes do not seem to be good enough. The V430 phone consists of a single core 1 GHz Snapdragon with 512 MB RAM and 5 MP rear camera just like the ViewPad 4 phone. The only noticeable difference is that the display is of 4.3 inch but the Wide Video Graphics Array (WVGA) resolution is the same as that in ViewPad 4. Surprisingly the operating system...

Many would have purchased ‘iPhone 4’ during the year. As ‘iPhone5’ is expected now, it will mean disposing off the iPhone 4 for many customers, unless a backup is arranged, which by itself is a costly affair. Obviously iPhone 4 will head to ‘used gadget market’. It can be sold to a retailer dealing in ‘used hardware’. Alternately it can be put up for sale on websites like eBay or Craigslist. Whatever it may be, the longer you wait, the lesser you will get for the item. So the question is whether it is reasonable to sell it off now or...

The mobile phone market witnesses new mobile phone releases from various brand every now and then. Among the popular mobile phone companies is LG and the company is all set to introduce its Android phone in the market. This Android based phone packs exciting features to entice every buyer. The LU6200 phone from LG powered with 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor offers better speed and performance. Expected to feature HD 720p resolution display of 4.5” size, it provides easy viewing. This model hopes to deliver better battery life as it works on Advanced High Performance In-Plane Switching technology. The mobile phone supports...

In a recent statement, Microsoft disclosed how Windows 8 will operate at its Build conference keynote. When compared to Windows Phone 7, Windows 8 will support similar applications development technologies. Codenamed as Apollo, Windows 8 kernel is expected to offer support for Win32 and HTML5. Powered with ARM processor, it could offer an impressive 5 second boot up times, battery saving options as well as background updates of live tiles. It could boast fully touch-friendly interface. Some familiar Windows games are also supported in the new Windows Phone 8. Developing a Windows Phone version of a Windows 8 kernel will require...

The Sifteo Cubes are not exactly cubes. The depth is lesser than half the length. That means even by placing two Sifteo cubes one above the other cannot form an exact cube. All must be remembering the digital letter arranging game Scrabble Flash, which was extremely popular during last year. The cubes are slightly smaller than the game pieces of Scrabble Flash. The game pieces can be gripped, flipped, moved, rotated and rearranged between the fingers. The rear side has two contacts to facilitate charging. The colour screen of the cube is of 1.5 inch with resolution of 128 x 128, which...

The smartphone ‘BlackBerry Torch 9850’ has a strong presence on the CDMA networks of the USA. “But what about is presence on the GSM based carriers as’ Torch 9860’. AT&T had planned to have the phone as early as in first week of August, but things are quiet since then. However a recently leaked screenshot has prompted AT&T to take ‘Torch 9860’ into its hold. This information is based on a web form, which is made use of by T-Mobile for processing trade-ins. ‘Torch 9860’, is shown in a list of ‘possible Blackberry modals which a user may wish to upgrade to.’ But...

‘Xperia Arc S’ of Sony Ericsson was shown in IFA tradeshow at Berlin early this year. It does not seem to be much different from the earlier Arc model. The phone is likely to be on launch earlier than expected. It was presumed that it will surface in October. Sony Ericsson wants to release it even by the final week of September. Clove has shown the phones in two colours in their websites. More are likely to follow. The cost is around GBP 348 inclusive of taxes. It may work out to be cheaper in the USA. Interestingly it is cheaper than...

The smartphones with auto stereoscopic screen emerged for the first time in Japan last year. This year saw the release of two such phones in more advanced forms. The phones referred are ‘HTC EVO 3D’ and ‘LG Optimus 3D’. Dr. Henry Noh of LG says that it is difficult to make a comparison among the various types of smartphones. However 3D phones stand out from the rest. But that advantage cannot be translated into sales unless the cost of 3D phones is restricted. 12 mm is the standard thickness of smartphones at present. Slim phones of 6 mm will call the shot...

Apart from the handsets like Stratosphere, Enlighten, Vigor and Bliss etc, Verizon is set to unveil ‘Pantech Breakout LTE’ and ‘Samsung Illusion’ sometime this month. The Breakout is expected to be of 1 GHz single processor and to contain a 4 inch ‘Wide Video Graphics Array’ screen and 512 MB memory. A 5 MP camera and webcam are also likely to be included. Specific mention is necessary for its unique ability of performing as a hotspot for about ten mobile devices concurrently over LTE. Not much is known about the Illusion as well. It seems to be a Gem type phone of...

Apple had condemned Samsung for infringing the company’s design rights and had approached the German courts in August. The company, Apple had won the injunction and this has prevented Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 from appearing ay the IFA technology show, the Europe important gadget event. Besides, all the marketing strategies of the tablet are banned. This Android based model is banned in Germany and Australia. A temporary banning of the model in the EU region, excluding Netherlands was also passed by the Duesseldorf court. However, the court has exempted the ban in the country of its origin. Samsung has already taken the...

HTC had decided to have Gingerbread update for Droid Incredible. But somehow it did not materialize for various reasons. There were hurdles. But things seem to have been settled now and the upgrade is likely very soon. Gingerbread on Thunderbolt seems to be certain, in spite of its problems with updates, which did more harm than good. However it is reliably learnt that the phone will have the official OTA Gingerbread up gradation by October. The updates for both models will be available in this month according to HTC. But Verizon has not confirmed this. Any way things are going in the...

Samsung, the acclaimed mobile phone brand has announced the launch of plenty of new, useful Accessories for Galaxy S II. Galaxy S II owners can expand their use with these latest accessories. One of the most important accessories unveiled is the charging stand with spare battery for the Samsung Galaxy S II and it can be used to charge the spare mobile phone batteries of your Samsung Galaxy S II mobile phone. Next accessory is the HDTV Adapter, a must have accessory for most of the high-end mobile phones. Samsung Galaxy S II Car Dock is yet another valuable accessory introduced...

Android operating system is being subjected to ‘attack ‘by ‘malware’ of late. According to McAfee, during the last few months, Android ‘malware’ has grown by 76%. At least 40 damaging scripts have appeared. Some are genuine but others are troublesome. McAfee, the anti malware concern, could not find any threat to the iPhone because Apple has succeeded in controlling the emergence of malware, by adopting the ‘walled garden’ approach. Apart from the operating system iOS of Apple the other OS which is not subject to attack is ‘webOS’, probably because it is not in much...

In the recent announcements for iOS5, Twitter integration was highlighted, while Facebook was given little importance. All the four iPhone OS’s did not have third-party application and when Apple did add features, it has chosen Twitter over the most popular Facebook. It has been suggested that the failure of Apple-Facebook project, Ping could be reason for this. Besides, Facebook application comes with more applications which would Apple’s iOS ecosystem. Facebook app for iOS could easily sync friends to the contacts book and it offers notifications about new events and messages. On the other hand, the official Twitter app produces push...

The new OS update in BlackBerry playbook comes as great news to Blackberry mobile phone lovers. BlackBerry playbook is yet to be launched in the UK markets. BlackBerry Tablet OS v1.0.5, an improved version of existing operating system comes along with Facebook applications. With new update users will not have to search App world for Facebook, instead can access it directly. What’s more interesting is that the applications have undergone many improvements. Now users can shoot video and upload it quickly. Besides, it offers improved Facebook Search, quick access to Pages, improved news feed and message deletion. In-app payment support is available...

Huawei, a popular mobile phone manufacturer is all set to unveil its Android smartphone in the UK markets very soon. Named as Vision, this smart phone from Huawei is expected to reach the markets by the second half of this year. Running on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and powered with cloud based services and NFC (Near Field Communication) technology, this mobile phone is sure to create a distinction in the market. It boasts a 3.7inch capacitive touchscreen, along with 3D user interface. The company with provision of the mobile service providers is thriving in the mobile phone market. It has offered...

The company HTC has acknowledged that its mobile phones are running 10 minutes faster. Responding to this complaint the company said that the customers will get a quick rectification of time update. Company also conveyed its apologies for the inconvenience caused by the wrong timing. HTC phones on Android are running 10 minutes ahead over the last 24 hours and people all over the UK are experiencing the same problem. However, the problem appears only if users are operating network-based time in the settings. This same problem is happening in Spain too. Some customers said that when they switch to Wi-Fi network,...

It has been reported that Vodafone will be launching their new Facebook mobile phone for the budget conscious people. This will help people of the group to enjoy mobile social networking within their budget limits. This phone will look like HTC ChaCha with a QWERTY keyboard. This silver coloured phone has a dedicated Facebook key that makes interacting with the network easy. Another factor that may worry all is the fact that it does not run on Android OS or any other smart phone OS. Again, the cost of the phone is a factor that needs special consideration. Well, we’ll have...

HTC ChaCha has undergone a silent upgrade on the power of its processor. Made by a Taiwanese manufacturer, HTC has undergone a change in its processor. Its CPU has been upgraded from 600 MHz to 800 MHz. ChaCha is a Facebook oriented mobile phone, and this change has been made to attract the social network fans. Even though no other changes have been made, the upgrade on the processor speed is sure to be welcomed by all prospective users. ChaCha has the credit of being the first smart phone from HTC that has a portrait QWERTY keyboard. This...

The EWG or Environmental Working Group has made a lit of the most dangerous and the safest mobile phones in the market. The study was done based on the SAR emission values which points out the strength of radiations given out by the mobile phone. It has been found out recently that the phones with high SAR values can be carcinogenic. The highest SAR value permitted in US and Canada is 1.6W/kg while it is a bit higher in Europe- 2W/kg. The SAR value is measures in Watts (Watts of Radiations). As per the list made by EWG, Motorola produces mobiles with...

It has been reported that, BlackBerry Bold 9900, the latest model from RIM that was expected to hit the markets this summer, has been delayed. It is expected that this new ‘Bold’ series phone will come in September. However, all BlackBerry lovers will have to wait for updates from RIM to confirm the same. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900 looks similar to the earlier ‘Bold’ models. This sleek model will be thinner than the previous ‘Bolds’. It has a capacitive touch screen and operated on BlackBerry OS 7. The key features of the new Bold are NFC technology for mobile payments, 1.2GHz...

The communications watchdog Ofcom has cautioned all that the new 4G mobile phones will interrupt digital TV signals. It is expected that the new 4G phones will be in the markets by the year 2013. Ofcom has made it clear that it wanted to make sure that both the services function together and that the companies has to do something related to this so as to reduce the interference between digital TV and 4G mobiles. It also pointed out that, if no action is taken on this regard, that TV picture quality of the Freeview service could be affected in nearly...

One of the main mobile phone operators in Europe, Orange, has come up with a new scheme to recycle old mobile phones. To promote this new scheme, they conducted a study among the Brits based on the theory that every Brit had an old mobile phone. It was reported earlier that the mobile phone accounts in Britain are high when compared to the number of people. The study has revealed that almost all British homes have unused phones and the estimated cost of that possibly will be approximately 2.7 billion pounds. The research has also disclosed that nearly 32% of British...

Reports have confirmed that one of the popular European mobile phone makers, Alcatel will be releasing its new Android mobile phone- Alcatel OT-990 Android mobile phone in August through the network of O2. This phone is expected to be a cheap mobile phone. O2 UK, one of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom will be reportedly introducing the Alcatel O2 990 Android mobile phone on a pay as you go tariff of around GBP 100. A major difference between the popular models of the Spanish mobile phone maker is that the OT 990 phone...

A report published completed as part of a research recently over a thousand people living in the United Kingdom over the course of three years flashed light on the possibility that more that 50 per cent of the population of Briton would be by 2015 using their mobile phone to carry out some kind out transaction that involves money. Owing to the success in the trialing of the advanced NFC (Near Field Communication) technology people can simply tap on their mobile phone to make a payment, or manage their accounts. Just a couple of years back, the number of people benefiting from...

It has been reported that the mobile phones f Nokia have emerged at the top of the table of the most eco friendly (environment friendly) mobile handsets offered in the United Kingdom, compiled by O2. The eco rating scheme of O2 is part of its promotional programme, 'Thing Big Sustainability' that has been aimed at the education of customers on living sustainabily via the products of O2. O2 had developed the eco rating scheme by teaming up with Forum for the Future. As per the eco rating chart of O2 the C6-01 and the E7 mobile phones of Nokia are rated the...

A recently carried out study on the United Kingdom mobile phone customer satisfaction for the year 2011 showed that the mobile device customers in the country were more satisfied with the service cost, coverage quality and call quality than they were in 2010. The research was carried out by popular survey firm J.D. power and assocates. The research firm gauged the customer satisfaction with pay per month mobile price plan and pre-pay mobile plans of the major mobile networks of the United Kingdom, covering almost all aspects from coverage and call quality to customers service tariff prices and the mobile device itself. The...

The leading online search engine, Google has hopped into the band wagon of payment offering mobile phones, by offering the consumers the opportunity to leave their wallet at home and start using their mobile phones instead to make payments. Google unveiled on Thursday, its plans to turn the Android mobile handset of the company into Google wallet. Google had announced its plans at a press conference at the New York office of its where it was joined by MasterCard and Citibank. The new Android mobile phone of Google that can be converted into a wallet is complemented with an application that allows...

Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom has reportedly banned the broadband and mobile phone contracts in the United Kingdom that extend to 3 years or more. The newly set maximum length for a contract now is two years. If this is good news for someone it is absolutely the consumer, who otherwise may have been forced into signing up for a 36 month contract, alongside the promise of one of the top smartphones of the market with a less amount to be paid every month. However, in a fast moving market such as the one in the United Kingdom three...

One of the leading mobile phone manufacturers playing in the global arena has topped the smartphone sales charts of the United Kingdom has its freshly launched Galaxy SII smartphone has toppled the iPhone 4 mobile phone of Apple to emerge as the largest selling mobile phone of last month. It is also notable that top ten has been dominated by HTC and Android. Taking the number one slot in the UK charts from the leading mobile handset of last month, Samsung Galaxy S II combines a remarkable dual core 1.2 GHz processor with a super AMOLED 4.3 inch display screen for...

It has been reported that the Samsung's new smartphone Galaxy S2 is currently coming pre installed with the Gingerbread version operating system of Android. The new Gingerbread 2.3 boasts of new consumer friendly features. The new Android Gingerbred 2.3 version operating system is simple to use and functions at greater speeds even during carrying out multi-task operations. The new Android 2.3-fitted Galaxy S2 comes with a soft key board that enables the user to input or edit text anytime more conviently. The user can press the Galaxy S2 smartphone's soft keyboard with more accuracy even during performing high speed typing. A built...

A mobile phone consumer in the United Kingdom that amassed data roaming charges of hundreds of pounds has incidentally won a legal battle for getting back his money. Mobile phone consumer, Neil Winton was almost billed GBP 800 by one of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom, Vodafone in two months after his trip to the United States of America. The 66 year old Winton interestingly managed to get a refund after his threatnig the mobile phone carrier to take the issue to the small claims court. The mobile phone user in question said that...

According to the polling of national Omnibus for Asda the households of the United Kingdom are sitting on a virtual mountain of unused digital gadgets that are worth millions of pounds. According to the findings of the poll there could be around 35 million old mobile phones that are unused as well. More than a million homes in Britain own greater than five old unused mobile handsets rattling around in the drawers of the kichen. These mobile phones' trade-in value along is estimated by the research body to be GBP 700 million. Old mobile handsets are priced for their recycling and refurbishment value....

SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy), the energy retailer based in the United Kingdom and Ireland has reportedly contracted Telrock, the popular provider of mobile applications technology, to introduce to the market a mobile application that enables the customers of SSE to confirm the accuracy of their energy bill. The new mobile application being developed by Telrock will also help the customers of the energy retailer to pay their energy bills through their mobile phones. The smartphone and iPad customers of SSE will be able to download as well as register the application from the iTunes store. For making a payment customers just...

The new X1-01 mobile phone of Nokia comes in line of the global mobile phone giant's super economic mobile phone range and a version of the X1-00 series of Nokia. As a matter of fact, the new phone is a mouthy cousin of the Nokia X2. The notable difference between the two X1 varients is the dual sim capability of the new Nokia X1-01 mobile phone The dual sim capability of a mobile phone most benefits a customer that has ascertained that a particular network is ideal for international calling and another, better for texting. A customer can insert to this mobile phone...

It is understood that the elderly mobile phone consumers in the United Kingdom were to be the most to get the benefit of selling mobile handsets and investing in some of the latest technologies. The acting chairman of the Communications Consumer Panel, Bob Warner said that it was more crucial than ever to entice the elderly people in the United Kingdom to use the internet. Warner noted that the fresh research findings compiled by the research agency, Digital Unite on approximately 80 per cent of individuals belonging to the above 55 age group believed in getting access to the broadband has boosted...

The mobile phone market share of the mobile phone production giant Nokia has reportedly plummeted to 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2011. This refers to a drop from this time last year's 30.6 per cent, according to research firm Gartner. The reports said that the consumers who purchased 427.8 million mobile phones in total in the quarter one of 2011, which is clearly up by 19 per cent from the first quarter of 2010. Incidentally, 23.6 per cent of the overall sales world wide in that period was dominated by smartphones. This shows a rise of 85 per cent...

The world wide sales of mobile phones that had peaked at 428 million during the quarter two of 2011 and the uptake of smartphones are predicted to rise with the entry to the market being continued by mid-tier products. This information has been given by Gartner through fresh figures. The top selling mobile phone manufacturers' position has been maintained by Nokia by shipping world wide, 107 million units, despite the market share plummeting by 5.5 per cent. Rival mobile phone maker, Samsung claimed the second place by shipping 67.8 million units for its sturdiest ever quarter one. As a matter of fact,...

One of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom, Orange has reportedly teamed with South Korea based electronics firm Samsung and Barclaycard for launching a virtual wallet that turns a mobile phone to be used for making contactless payments. Quick Tap a system for contactless payments that can be used in Samsung Tocco mobile phones has been developed by Orange and Barclaycard. This (Near Field Communications) should be the first commercial payment system to be based on a mobile handset in the United Kingdom. A special pad linked to the retail outlets' cash registers has...

According to a survey that was carried out recently into the mobile finance market of the United Kingdom, one in ten consumers of the country used the mobile wallet technology for making payments for the commodities purchased and the service had, through their mobile phone. This means the use of mobile wallet technology by the mobile phone users in the United Kingdom has almost doubled up in the last twelve months. The research was conducted by a TSN research paper, Mobile Life, into the use of mobile phones in the United Kingdom. According to the research one out of every five consumers...

The popular mobile phone company of the world, HTC has reportedly launched its new HTC Sensation mobile phone in the mobile phone markets of the United Kingdom and France. The customers of the United Kingdom will get this handset on pre-order. A few days back, the popular French mobile phone carrier SFR announced that they would be availing the HTC Sensation from last day onwards. Perphaps it is a bit too early in the morning as SFR has not made it available untill now. However, this should happen soon. Meanwhile, one of the major mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating...

One of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom, Vodafone has reportedly claimed to have emerged as the strongest growing mobile operator in the country. However, its reported failures at the business in Ireland and Southern Europe has forced the company to fake an impairment cost of more than GBP 6 billion. Vodafone said alongside striking a 9.5 per cent surge in group pre tax profits to GBP 9.5 billion that the growth of its operations in the United Kingdom had leaped a head of competitor O2 in the first quarter of the year, for...

A lack of understanding coupled with security fears are understood to be preventive many mobile phone owners in the United Kingdom from using their mobile handsets as wireless mobile credit cards. This information has been given by a recently carried out survey. Almost 50 per cent of the people of the United Kingdom according to the survey reports, would like to use their smartphones and mobile handsets to pay for routine items, yet most of them tend to avoid using the new contact-free payment technologies due to a lack of understanding and security fears. The survey found that while 46 per cent...

It is no secret today that one of the worst headaches of the prison service in the United Kingdom are smuggled mobile handsets. Nonetheless a Nottingham jail may have come up with a viable solution. Posing a major challenge to the prison service of the United Kingdom, thousands of gadgets have been confiscated by the authority over the recent years, besides thousands being still used daily by the prisoners. According to the reports that have been published in tabloid newspapers mobile phones were been used by criminals with a view to carrying out their own businesses from inside. These reports ask for...

A recently carried out survey has suggested that the operators of Near Field Communication (NFC) were required to team up with grocery supermarkets such as Mark and Spencer, and Tesco, for having the best chance of enticing mobile phone consumers to test the new format. According to the online poll that was conducted by Acxiom, a multi-channel marketing company, out of 17,000 responses recieved by it only one in five consumers in the United Kingdom was prepared to use NFC through their mobile phone for making purchase and payments. The online survey also revealed five out of one UK mobile phone users...

When a good number of mobile phone customers (of various mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom) are currently finding it difficult to get a reasonable mobile signal reception, particularly in the rural and remote areas of the country it is no surprise that satellite phone service is sought by the affected lot. According to an expert that is investigating the viability of satellite phones in the tackling of problematic mobile signal reception incompetent signal appears to be a major issue that was affecting a good number of respondents. The analyst, Paul Ockenden said that if the people take into account,...

It has been the turn of the customers of a different network operating firm to face down time apart from Sony, the Japanese eletronics giant. It has been reported that mobile phone carrier and one of the leading mobile network operators in the United Kingdom O2 has come across outage in parts of the country. The Register's Bill Ray has reported that the mobile phone carrier has been suffering from service outage since tad past midnight last day. This outage had left the customers unable to make or recieve calls or use the datas services since the early hours of last...

Reports suggest that the South Korean mobile phone giant Samsung will be shipping an NFC (Near Field Communication) integrated version of its new Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone in the United Kingdom, inspite of the fact that the firm had said perviously such a development was unlikely. The story was broken out by one of the leading mobile phone websites, Mobnet, after hearing from a couple of customer support staff members of Samsung that confirmed, an NFC integrated Galaxy S2 would be out in the United Kingdom next month. Mobnet was reportedly told by one of them that they had recieved a...

Samsung one of the leading mobile phone makers that have carved out, a niche for itself in the world mobile market has reportedly spoken to technology website TechRadar to highlight the reasons for its switching the specifications of its Galaxy S2 mobile phone so close to its launch in the United Kingdom. The first major surprise has been enhancement brought about in the power of the processor - from a dual core 1GHz option to a dual core 1.2 GHz Exynos processor instead. Samsung's mobile division managing director for UK and Ireland, Simon Stanford said that it was all about displaying...

The telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom has issued a warning that the new Long Term Evolution mobile network (4G network) would have to be treated in a totally different way compared to the present 3G mobile network, by the mobile network operators of the country. The regulatory body had found after conducting a survey in the context that great numbers of British consumers were spending a lot more on their mobile phone bills than they had anticipated. While this has been turning out to be a standard practice presently for mobile phone cotracts to include unlimited mobile broadband usage that...

Presently a mobile phone has advanced quite a bit as the consumers of the day are able to do a lot more on the mobile handset than simply making and recieving calls and text messaging. The latest trend for over quite a few years has been mobile phones coming with numerous applications; particularly since the introduction of the first pple iPhone. Soon it was copied by almost all major mobile phone companies. The latest advancement in this segment (mobile phone applications) has been brough about the global mobile phopne giant Nokia. This application is all about the concept of a mobile...

Vodafone, one of the popular mobile phone carriers and mobile networks operating in the United Kingdom, has reportedly launched a fresh mobile phone online charity service dubbed Just Text Giving. For launching the new Just Text Giving mobile phone internet charity service, the mobile phone operator has joined hands with Just Giving, the popular online donation service. The fresh service has been designed to let the 50 million mobile phone owners of the United Kingdom donate to charity through text messaging. The service is expected to be free of costs and could change the way 184,000 charities of the United Kingdom collected...

One of the largest mobile phone carriers and mobile network providers operating in the United Kingdom, Vodafone looks set to announce pre tax profits of upto 60 per cent to GBP 13.7 billion on Tuesday. The mobile phone carrier will be unveiling the GBP 13.7 billion profit on a turn over of GBP 45 billion. Multiple billion pound stakes have been sold by Chief executive officer at Vodafone, Vittorio Calao in several subsidiaries over the one going year, besides is expected to say that their operations in Europe has been winning back market share. According to Calao, Vodafone's retreiving market share with its...

The net addition to the mobile network of one of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers in the United Kingdom, O2 in quarter one of this year has been reported to have taken a beating. This was revealed by the operator in its first quater's results. To be preciser, the net additions of mobile customers to the network of O2 has reportedly fallen from 254,000 in the fourth quarter last year to 75,000 in the first quarter this year. These figures reflect the lowest net additions of the mobile phone network, since the launch of the Apple iPhone smartphone...

The leading mobile phone carrier and mobile network operator of the United Kingdom T-Mobile has reportedly apologised to thousands of its customers for an error that left them charged for phone calls that were not made by them. It is believed that 4 per cent of the customers of T-Mobile have been affected by the issue. It is understood that the mobile phone carrier will be fully refunding those customers. Meanwhile, T-Mobile has blamed an error in their billing systems for triggerring off the issue. The problem was brought to light first by Bitter Wallet, a consumer website, according to the estimation of...

The two new mobile phone attractions of the popular mobile phone company, HTC, HTC ChaCha mobile phone and HTC Salsa mobile phone had been announced and subsequently reported by a number of media sources back in February 2011. Although it was notified that both HTC Salsa and ChaCha mobile phones were available for pre-order, unfortunately no details have been received yet on the price of these mobile phones. Meanwhile, one of the leading online stores, Amazon UK had been cited by an article published recently at the website Dial to Save UK as having unveiled a price for both the mobile phones...

The leading mobile phoe retailer of the United Kingdom, Carphone Warehouse's co-founder, Charles Dunstone has been declared by the rich list of the Sunday Times, to be a digital billionaire. Dunstone has secured the number one slot in the digital money-bags list with a staggering one billion fortune built from his internet service provision (TalkTalk) and mobile phone business empire. The digital tycoon that secured the second place in the Sunday Times rich list has been Admiral Group's Henry Engelhardt who incidently trailed quite some way with his GBP 648 million fortune. The third place in the rich list was claimed by another...

The leading Korean electronics gadget company, LG had reportedly announced its new Optimus black mobile phone back at the start of the year 2011. In February it was announced by T-Mobile that the Optimus black would be available in the market in March, although this was not to be. According to an announcement made by LG, the Optimus black mobile phone finally arrive at the high street stores of the United Kingdom by next week. However, it is not clear that, which were the other networks that would be carrying the phone than T-Mobile. There has been wide spread speculation that the...

Last day Sony Ericsson had confirmed delay for the launch of its new Xperia Neo mobile phone for the United Kingdom, as there is no shortage of demand for the other Xperia model the Arc. As per latest reports the Neo would be shipped in the United Kingdom by the third quarter. The chief officer for marketing at Sony Ericsson, Steve Walker told a website the delay has been due to the issues in Japan after the earthquake and the tsunami in March. This had let to a shortage of crucial components of the Neo mobile phone. This has been cited by...

The wholesale division of Deutsche Telekom and iPass the hotspot aggregator have partnered to offer the mobile operators, the ability to off load the data traffic of their customers onto Wi-Fi more conveniently. Wi-Fi Mobilise Services exchange unveiled on Monday will be using the open mobile platform of iPass for billing, reporting and authentication. This system will serve as a market place, where operators will be able to rake in money from the domestic Wi-Fi networks of their own, while also benefiting from the international hotspot network of iPass. While the network of iPass offers more than 518,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the...

The leading Chinese technology gadget manufacturer, Huawei technologies is close to hammering out an equipment deal with the prominent mobile network operator of the United Kingdom, Everything Everywhere, according to recent reports. Huawei technologies as per reports is said to win an order releated to wireless network from Everything Everywhere, the joint venture of France Telecom, parent firm of Orange, and Deutshe Telekom the parent company of T-Mobile, in the United Kingdom. The deal will be the first major wireless network contract win in the United Kingdom for the Chinese technology firm. Huawei previously has secured a part of a deal with...

It has been reported that the magazines and newspapers that have an application on the iPad and iPhone of Apple, would be soon able to report traffic figures alongwith website and print figures. The measuring of the activites of the smartphone applications was started by the Audit Bureau of Circulations that report the audience figures of the majority of the regional and national media of the United Kingdom on May 1. All of the major national newspapers of the United Kingdom have their applications on the Apple iPhone, with the majority also boasting of having a product for the Apple iPad. The Daily...

The much awaited Apple iPhone 4 smartphone is already a hot property at the stores across the United Kingdom, just days following its worldwide launch last Thursday. The high street mobile phone retailers of the United Kingdom have reported massive demand for the mobile phone that had gone on sale ten months after its black version, owing to manufacturing issues. Mobile Today was told by the retail staff that the White variant of the Apple iPhone has boosted the total iPhone sales even further with consumers craving and scrambling to get their hands on the mobile phone. It was also reported by a...

The chief executive officer at MVNO said that the networks of the United Kingdom were barring the choice of the consumers by rolling out locked mobile phones. The mobile consumers of the United Kingdom, according to Mike Fairman the chief executive officer at GiffGaff, were being held as hostages by the mobile network operators of the United Kingdom. This statement was made by the executive after it was revealed by a research carried out by YouGov that currently 25 million users had locked handsets. Fairman said that networks were also making a fortune of the consumers by charging upto GBP 17 for...

The maunfacturer of BlcakBerry mobile phones, Research In Motion (RIM) has reportedly unveiled their new BlackBerry Bold 9930 and 9900 smartphones. Both these mobile phones run on their new BlackBerry 7 operating system. The two mobile phones displayed on Tuesday are essentially the similar device with one difference. HSPA+ mobile broadband is supported by the 9900, while both HSPA+ global roaming and CDMA REVAEV-DO that is widely engaged in North America are supported by the 9930. The two mobile phones are the first in the line up of RIM to incorporate the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology into them. Mike Lazaridis, the chief...

The biggest chip developer of the world as regards to sales has on Wednesday announced a ground breaking 3D structure for its processors of the next generation kind. This according to the estimates of the US firm is potential of giving the company a lead by almost three years over the rivals. Meanwhile many see the revolutionary chip design unveiled by Intel as a bid placed to ward off a threat from the popular chip designer based in the United Kingdom, Arm Holdings that challenges the dominance of the former in microprocessors. Although, Intel enjoys the PC processor market's 80.8 per cent,...

One of the leading mobile network operators and mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom, Vodafone UK is reportedly introducing across London, a fleet of branded taxis for allowing the passengers to recharge their mobile handsets while in the car. Additionally, the customers of Vodafone will be allowed to pay for their trips through their mobile phone. Of a total of thousands of cabs branded Vodafone, the first batch will be on road on May 3. While the first of the Vodafone branded taxis hit the road in the first week of May the company has complimented them by launching in...

As the instances of mobile phone theft and personal information stealing from mobile phones are on the increase in the United Kingdom, people as well as the authorities have been calling for fresh and advanced mobile device based safety measures realised by technology. This is where a recent advancement in the mobile phone gadget security segment has impressed many a consumer with its almost foolproof stature. This is all about a technology advancement that would require the fingerprint of the owner of a mobile phone scanned before the phone would allow the person to access the internet, besides playing video games or...

Co Chief executive officer of Research In Motion Ltd Mike Lazaridis has offered the investors at the BlackBerry manufacturer's annual trade show that had taken place on Monday in Florida, a mea culpa. Lazaridis has reportedly said at the time of a question session on the opening day of Orlando BlackBerry World Conference that if they wanted an apology he would be giving them an apology. Lazaridis added that there perhaps were a few things that could have been done by them in a better way, although the fact has been that they were keeping their eyes on the goal. The Waterloo based...

O2, one of the leading mobile networks operating in the United Kingdom has reportedly reduced the price of the Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone to tad below GBP 400, which makes it not just cheaper than Apple iPhone 4 but also over GBP 100 cheaper than the SIM-free version of its at Expansys. The deal that is directly available from the prominent mobile phone carrier, although comes with a major chain attached that is the consumer not being able to unlock the device atleast for 90 days. Nevertheless, one can still use the mobile phone with the mobile network of O2, Giff...

After its nabbing the top accolade in the twenty best mobile phones on the planet list of TechRadar the flagship mobile phone of Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S2 has been widely deemed the ultimate handset of the day. Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone cuts a niche for itself above many of its rivals with a combination of dual core 1.2 GHz processors a stunning display and a RAM of 1GB. Moreover, the Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone stages a flowless combined working pattern of all these features and hence delivering a stunning package. Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone is the first handset since the...

The popular mobile phone manufacturer of the world, Nokia is reportedly cutting around seven hundred jobs as part of its plans to slashing down its global work-force within two years, by four thousand, as the South Wark site is facing shutdown. It has revealed by the group that it would be axing the jobs by the end of next year with its being set to reduce costs by GBP 886 million by that time. This equates to Euro one billion. Moreover, three thousand jobs will further be affected across the world by a move by the mobile phone giant to outsourcing its...

Wayne Rooney, the popular English and Manchester United footballer has said that police has showen him documents suggesting that his mobile phone might have been hacked by a newspaper. Rooney said in a message typed on Twitter by him that detectives of Scotland Yard had come to see him earlier and shown him certain documents that hinted at a newspaper having hacked into his mobile phone. Nevertheless, the celebrity footballer has not identified the newspaper in question. Meanwhile, it has been reported that dozens of possible victims of mobile phone hacking have been contacted by the London Police as part of a probe...

An explosion of smartphone sales across the world has reportedly the mobile phone market of the planet grow to 371.8 million units (by 19.8 per cent) in quarter one of 2011, compared to the same time, in the pervious year. This information has been given by the report from a research carried out by IDC, one of the popular research agencies operating globally. It has been given by the research report that the mobile phone carriers and manufacturers were increasingly making smartphones affordable for a vast range of people that has in its turn helped in driving the market to fresh heights...

The news anchor for CNN the United States broadcaster, Cat Deeley that covered the Royal Wedding for the channel believes that her mobile phone has been hacked. However, Deeley said that she would not be pursuing legal action inspite of her being convinced that her voice mails have been accessed. Deeley said that she thought probably at some point she had her mobile phone hacked, when asked if she suspected that her mobile phone was subject to hacking. Deeley added that she possessed no evidence for proving the doubt as right, and that the details allegedly hacked from her mobile phone was hardly...

A student of the Dundee University has reportedly developed a prototype application for mobile phone for making it convenient for both potential as well as existing blood donors to donate blood. An applied computing student of fourth year at Dundee University, James Mc Laren started pondering over how technology could be boost to encourage more people to donating blood. The so called My Blood moile phone application of his, strives to encourage raised levels of blood donations by keeping track of the time a consumer had given his blood last. The application also kept track of the count down to the target...

A significant shift is reportedly going on in the smartphone market of Korea as smartphones regardless of any make are currently available on all the major operators of mobile networks that exclusively hold rights for selling certain smartphones. The credit for kick starting this change goes to Apple as it untill the previous year has been supplying iPhones just to just a single operator in a country  in major markets. While AT and T is the sole retailer of Apple iPhones in the United States, the sole provider of the gadget in South Korea has been KT. These opertors of mobile network had...

Zynga one of the popular developers of social games has reportedly acquired Wonderland Software, the maker of mobile phone games based in the United Kingdom. Nevertheless, Zynga hardly deigned to reveal the financial details regarding the acquisition of the Wonderland Software. As a matter of fact, the company seems to be planning to engage the mobile phone gaming expertice of Wonderland with a view to offer an increased number of games on tablet computers and smartphones. Zynga that had made it big following the roll out of its games City Ville, Mafia Wars and Farm Ville had become an istant hit on...

The company formed by the merging of the UK operations of the  prominent mobile network operators T-Mobile and Orange has reported a sluggishness in the signing up of fresh customers to their contracts. Formed last year Everything Everywhere has reported a 160,000 contracts net addition in the 2011 quarter one. This figure shows a draw from the previous year's toll of 222,000 customers. It is further intriguing that the net addition of contracts in the quarter before had been 300,000. Raising the contract numbers has been a key target for the firm since they appeared more profitable, besides offering a more dependable income...

A statement has been posted by the technology gadget giant of the world, Apple on its website only after a week it was reported that the data of the users were collected and stored by the iPhone, has promised a fix for the tracking bug. Apple said that the iPhone was hardly logging the customers location, as it was rather maintaining a data base of mobile phone towers and Wi-Fi hotspots around the existing location of the customers, some of those may be over a hundred miles off from the device. According to the company such maintaining of Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile...

The much anticipated Apple iPhone 5 mobile phone may arrive at the market later than the probable time suggested previously owing to a delay in the production. This means that the smartphone would only launch in October or November this year. A Reuters report last week citing anonymous sources said that the next generation Apple iPhone would be shipping in September, although depending on the component providers. An Apple insider, Ming Chi Kuo claimed that a minor update would be made on the new Apple iPhone 5 smartphone featuring the busiest A5 dual core processor from Apple iPad. The new Apple iPhone 5...

It has been reported that the news site T-Mo News has outed an amusing hint regarding a potential launch date of the new advanced smartphone of HTC, the HTC Sensation, in the United Kingdom. According to the reports from T-Mo News, a few persons that were attempting a simple search at Google for the HTC Sensation mobile phone had hit upon a Google advertisement showing a launch date of June 8 for the phone, with a link leading to the phone's official website. However, both HTC and T-Mobile have maintained a tight lip on the actual release date of the HTC Sensation...

T-Mobile one of the leading mobile network operators of the United Kingdom and the Everything Everywhere partner of Orange has confirmed that it would be selling the Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone from the month of June this year. This move initiated by T-Mobile gives the rest of the mobile phone networks a head start of one month. These mobile phone carriers that lose the early bird advantage include Three Mobile. The Samsung Galaxy S2 mobile phone was orginally planned for going on sale in the United Kingdom in March 2011, although was subsequently pushed back to April and then to May. Many...

A research carried out recently by the University of Maryland revealed in their findings that growing dependence had by the younger generation on technology, besides how it has emerged central to their routine. The research found some as saying that they felt so bereft in the absence of their mobile phone (this could be a Blackberry or an iPhone) that it evoked feelings identical to the Phantom Limb syndrome that hits the amputees. While mobile phones were undoubtedly one of the most essential devices in the present times, other technology advances such as computers, television and MP3 players were also deemed essential...

One of the five mobile network operators of the United Kingdom, Three UK has reportedly topped the internet and phone complaints table compiled by the telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom. Three UK was cited by the regulator in its complaints table as the mobile service operator, which drew the maximum complaints from the consumers. Three UK topped the list with 0.15 complaint for every thousand customers during the period between 2010 October and 2011 February. On the other hand, the mobile network operator of the United Kingdom that emerged the happiest wit their customers, as regards to the complaints list...

A report published recently on the usage details of the mobile phone consumers in the United Kingdom has revealed that they were wasting a total of almost GBP 5 billion per year owing to their maintaining wrong contracts. According to the report this figure that is overspent equates to nearly half of their yearly spending on the mobile phone or GBP 195 in average compared to an annual average spend of GBP 439. Tad above 76 per cent (3 quarters) of people on monthly packages are found to be paying a bit heavly for having signed up to deals after estimating wrongly...

Customers that tend to use their mobile phone while travelling could be at high risk of fiding themselves billed for unanswered email and voice mail. The moment the mobile phone is switched on by a consumer abroad it gets registred to a local mobile network, which means the activites on the mobile phone will be charged overseas rates. It is worth mentioning here that the overseas rates for mobile phones are found to be considerably higher than the standard mobile phone charges in the United Kingdom. Although it is known to all the using a mobile phone to make a call when...

It has been claimed that a fresh breed of smartphones is set to change the way people thought of the devices, which millions of them carried everyday. It is intriguing that a smartphone that is being released in the world as the most powerful smartphone is even capable of powering its own laptop. This smartphone, Motorola Atrix mobile phone can be seen as just one attempt towards redefining the digital landscape. It was reported in the same week that The Collection has been unveiled by Microsoft. Microsoft in their own survey found that a new computer was being considered by the consumers...

As the unavailability of the Playstation Network continues on the internet, millions of internet gamers across the world are left unable to play their favourite games on the internet. It has been reported that the gamers that try to access the Playstation Network for playing their favourite games are being welcomed by error messages, which state that the network was under going maintenance or has been suspended for the time being. Sony, the maker of the Playstation Network has said in a blog post that it had turned the network off on Wednesday following the detection of an external intrusion. Sony added that...

A recently carried out research by the telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom has shown that people in the United Kingdom aged between 16 and 24 years would be missing their mobile handsets and the web more than television. The survey by the watchdog further showed that more than half of the children in the United Kingdom aged between 8 and 15 years that used the web were at present having a social networking profile. Nevertheless, the television still remains the media, which would be missed the most by the United Kingdom as a whole, inspite of its having dropped from...

From the time of the unveiling of the Facebook mobile phone from the HTC household, HTC ChaCha, hearsays were the only clues for guessing the release date of this handset in the United Kingdom. However, the technology gadget website, Pocket-Lint has sounded confrimation that this Facebook supporting mobile device with a bonus QWERTY keyboard would launch in the United Kingdom excatly in June 2011. One of the leading mobile network operators of the United Kingdom, T-Mobile has ostentatiously added to its website's coming soon page, the HTC ChaCha mobile phone, letting the interested people have an idea of the smartphone that boasts...

More than one out of four homes of the United States, or the other words only 26.6 per cent of homes in the country had a wireless phone(mobile phone) as of 2010 June. Still this was up from the 2007 tally of 13.6 per cent. Nevertheless, a recent survey has shown that the percentage of wireless-only households in the United States rised in every state, ranging from Arkansas' 35.2 per cent to Rhode Island's and New Jersey's 12.8 per cent. This means the conventional home telephone number is making way for mobile phone numbers as perviously done by the Rotary dial telephones,...

Near Field Communication technology or NFC has been for long pursued by a number of mobile phone makers with Nokia at the forefront. Nokia had, as a matter of fact, launched its 6131 with NFC technology on board. Nevertheless, things are expecting to take a major step ahead as it has been announced that NFC technology specialist Proxama will be teaming up with Nokia on developing Nokia smartphones with next generation NFC applications. Of the initial smartphones developed as part of the Nokia-Proxama partnership, will be the Nokia C7 smartphone. It may also be reasonable to say that the C7 could be...

The drivers that use their mobile handsets while motoring in Coventary could be targeted as the initial measure of a city wide campaign. This means that Coventary would be in the next few weeks roadside checks throughout the area. This follows a rise in the number of motorists located using their mobile phones while driving. The Road Safety Partnership would be leading the operation. The Partnership includes the members of the road safety team of the city counsil, the fire service and police of West Midlands. The chairman of the Partnership and spokesman for the fire service station of West Midlands, Kevin Rogers...

Information gained from Nokia, the popular mobile phone manufacturer based in Finland have hinted that only under one per cent of discarded mobile phones are recycled in China. This was reported by the Beijing Morning Post. Nokia China's environmental affairs senior manager, Chen Min said that the global results carried out by the mobile phone maker has revealed the discarded mobile phones containing harmful substances including nickel cobalt that gravely pollute both soil and water. The approximate 400 million discarded mobile phones world wide every year, boast a total gold content that is par 1.5 million gold rings, according to a Nokia...

It has been predicted by experts that one out of every five mobile phones would be, within three years, supporting the technology of contactless payment. It has been further forecast that within three years' time atleast one fifth of mobile handsets in the United Kingdom would be able to replace the debit card of a customer. At present there is hardly a mobile phone on sale in the United Kingdom that can be used to pay wirelessly for shopped goods such as train tickets and take away coffee. However, Juniper, the market analyst has predicted that anything in excess to 300 million smartphones...

One of the popular mobile phone carriers and mobile network operators of the United Kingdom, Orange UK has announced the launch date and price of Motorola Atrix smartphone in the United Kingdom. According to the mobile phone carrier, Motorola Atrix mobile phone will be released in the United Kingdom in early May. As one might anticipate, the price of Motorola Atrix mobile phone will be at the scale's higher end. The Atrix can be bought from the Orange network for GBP 35 per month, with data allowance of 750MB, unlimited WiFi and texts, and 600 minutes. When Motorola Atrix was announced it had...

One of the leading suppliers of budget communications services (voice) connecting people world wide via broadband devices, Vonage Holdings has launched a premium unlimited call plan. This new offering from Vonage tends to build on the value of its renowned world plan by increasing the number of countries to be served with unlimited calling, to 80 from the pervious 60. This includes unlimited mobile phone calls in 42 countries. People that make international calls to mobile phones are to a great extent annoyed by the massive premiums payed by them to their mobile phone service provider. Vonage's senior vice president for product management,...

This week some teachers in the United Kingdom demoaned the fact that their wards were more often than not, turning up with an electronic gadget, to the school simply for keeping the burden of writing at day. The NASUWT union teachers have revealed that the children of their school came in the classroom without penclis or pens, on a regular basis, still not failing to carry mobile devices such as mobile phones, handheld games consoles, iPods and even internet tablets to the class. Children are currently found to be saving money for the most advanced gadgets on a regular basis. According to...

Vodafone, one of the five prominent mobile network operators functioning in the United Kingdom is reportedly transfering jobs to Stoke-on-Trent following its plans of closing down of the contact centres of its. The leading mobile phone company that employs over nine hundred hands in the Potteries has been planning to shut down its base located in Wiltshire's Trowbridge, and shift two hundred jobs for staff that deal with its customers to the multi million pound Eturia Vodafone site. It has been announced by Vodafone that it would be locally recruiting for the posts as it was unlikely that all those affected by...

For many companies belonging to the finance industry of the United Kingdom, this year's November would see the starting of fresh compliance requirements. The new rules will cover businesses, including the managers of hedge funds, stock brokers, traders, dealers and a number of financial advisers. The fresh compliance requirements will see that for the first time recording of mobile phone conversations going mandatory. This change is attributed to a move by the financial regulator of the United Kingdom the FSA (Financial Services Authority) to tackle the menace of market abuse. Some companies have hoped that the implementation of simple prohibition of employees from...

The new smartphone from HTC, HTC Sensation mobile phone has been now launched officially in the United Kingdom at the launch event conducted by HTC. As of now, a couple of operators of 3G mobile network in the United Kingdom, mainly Vodafone and Three UK has announced their selling the new HTC Sensation on their network. Although, HTC has not yet released complete details of the HTC Sensation mobile phone, it could be arriving at the stores around the month of June. The HTC Sensation mobile phone holds the credit of being the first Android dual core smartphone of HTC. Besides this smartphone...

A third journalist has been reportedly arrested by the British police over the charge of hacking phone for a newspaper. The journalist according to the reports works for the News of the World tabloid. It was revealed by the Metropolitan Police that they had detained on Thursday a 55 year old man on suspicion of illegally intercepting voice mail messages in mobile phones. Subsequently he was questioned at a police station in London. The detained man alleged of phone hacking has been identified by the United Kingdom media as a senior reporter of the tabloid, James Weatherup. A few celebrities have sued the...

The popular music label HMV has emerged as the first company in the United Kingdom to introduce a mobile phone application that has been specifically designed for trading games. The Re/play application of HMV, which has been developed by the mobile commerce division of the MoBank Group, MoPowered, is available for all Android and iPhone platforms and is free. HMV Re/play mobile application allows the customers to compare the latest trade in value of their consoles and video games by either by using the integrated barcode, scanner or entering the title details or console type against the question. HMV Re/play mobile phone application...

Ofcom, the telecommunications watchdog of the United Kingdom has implemented fresh rules requiring the operators of mobile networks to issue PACs (Porting Authorisation Codes) to leaving customers within a maximum of a couple of hours. This will help the customers to subscribe to a fresh network the same day. It is understood that the regulator came to making this decision following their discovering that many network operators were using the postal service for issuing PACs, which could take many days to reach them. The fresh rules of Ofcom now state that network operators are required to issue PACs with immediate effect, over...

It has been rued that the restaurants and pubs in the United Kingdom were largely missing a trick by not benefiting from dedicated websites designed to properly function with mobile phones. This information was outed by a recently carried out research by Live bookings, a popular marketing and reservation company thriving online. The research revealed that just 2.6 per cent of restaurants and pubs operating in the United Kingdom engaged a website, which is optimised to properly function with mobile phones. Nevertheless, inspite of that it was also found out that 23 per cent of browsing on the internet was currently being done...

Many of the mobile phone admirers in the United Kingdom are reported to be anxiously waiting for the 3D mobile phone from the Korean phone maker, LG, LG Optimus 3D White mobile phone. There is good news for them that LG has announced May 2011 release for the 3D phone. LG Optimus 3D White mobile phone, incidentally was previously announced to be launched by the end of May 2011. The company however, is offering more choice to the buyers by presenting a white version of the popular gadget. Phones 4 U, one of the most popular mobile phone retailers of the United...

The popular mobile phone company based in Finland has unveiled the launch of its first updated Symbian software-run smartphone, which flaunts a faster browser fresh icons and enhancements. It was announced by the mobile phone giant that the two smartphone models that would be launched by it initially would come with better text input, refreshed OVi map application and a longer battery life. The OVi map applications that come with the new updated Symbian smartphones of Nokia will also present an enhanced search and fresh routes of public transport. The Nokia E6 smartphone that comes with a high resolution touchscreen and a standard...

The fanboys of the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone finally sees some light at the end of the tunnel as it has been announced that this much awaited smartphone will be launching on the 1st of May 2011. The people that had gathered around the websites and the high street outlets for knowing details on the arrival of Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone last week were disappointed by an announcement that the release date has been pushed back. As a matter of fact, the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone were to be in the stores by now, but was delayed by the...

It has been confirmed by Zomm, the popular gadget manufacturer that its wireless mobile phone multi purpose accessory dubbed the Wireless Leash will be available for the customers in the United Kingdom for GBP 69.95. The customers that worry of loosing their mobile phone or tending to misplace their phone can benefit from this new device from Zomm. The Wireless Leash of Zomm will be hitting the stores of the United Kingdom following its sales success in the mobile phone accessory market of the United States. The customer can tether the Wireless Leash, which is a device resembling the key ring, to...

The owner of the popular British newspaper, News of the World has reportedly extended an unreserved apology for hacking phones, besides saying that a compensation fund would be set up by it for serving the cause. To be preciser, the News International owned by British media tycoon, Rupert Murdoch said that it admitted to the liability in certain cases charged against the News of the World, the top selling newspaper of the United Kingdom. The renowned people that the News of the World is believed to be offering a settlement include actor Sienna Miller. The apology from the newspaper has come three days...

It has been reported that an extra measure of security can be counted on by the mobile phone owners in the United Kingdom, for there mobile devices has the British Police Officers have gained access to a fresh and enhanced way of tracking a stolen mobile phone. The new link that is understood to help the police to effectively track the stolen mobile phones is one between the National Mobile Phone Register and the Police National Computer. The newly established link will open access to the NMPR to the police officers via their mobile device, while they are out on official...

The auction of the latest mobile spectrum licences that has resulted from the switching of analogue television to digital television, is expected to boost the reception of mobile phone signals as well as the mobile broadband download speeds across the United Kingdom. The telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom that is launching there consulation on the auction of the 2.6 GHz and 800 MHz radio specturms in early 2012, said that the licensees purchasing the spectrum are required to agree on the extension of their coverage to 95 per cent of the British population. Meanwhile, the auction of the 4G mobile...

The people owning a HTC HD7 mobile phone will be fortunate enough to being able to use the 'cut and paste' option to their hearts content on their Windows Phone 7 mobile phone, if they are on the UK network of O2. To be more precise, the customers of O2 that owns a HTC HD 7 smartphone are the latest to have the controvesial update (NoDo update), which brings the functionality of cutting and pasting into their smartphone. O2, one of the five leading mobile network operators of the United Kingdom now becomes the latest provider to offer its customers the download...

The release date fixed for the LG Optimus 3D mobile phone in the United Kingdom is expected to fall somewhere in June, according to reports. A document highlighting the mobile phone to be launched over the network of Three Mobile in the United Kingdom, leaked recently has hinted June as the release date for LG Optimus 3D mobile phone. Incidentally, the leaked Three UK document was not the only source to list June as the expected launch date of the 3D mobile phone, as the popular mobile phone retailer of the United Kingdom, Carphone Warehouse has also hinted about the phone's release...

The mobile phone giant based in Finland, Nokia is reportedly making alterations at the top level, when it comes to the United Kingdom market. The Finnish mobile phone manufacturer has according to reports, appointed Conor Pierce as its fresh managing director for the United Kingdom operations. The existing managing director Sami Lehtinen will be replaced by Pierce. Lehtinen is expected to assume a yet to be disclosed senior role within Nokia's United Kingdom business. Interestingly, this has been the third instance, Nokia United Kingdom is changing the managing director in six months, since Mark Loughran had left the company inlast September to take...

The new much awaited mobile phone from the Sony Ericsson factory, Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo mobile phone is expected to arrive in the United Kingdom this month, fitted with a price tag. This Android smartphone, which is more camera-centric will hit the UK stores on April 19 with a GBP 360 price tag. This price refers to the unlocked SIM free mobile phone from Clove, the popular online retailer. This price is significant as it is considerably cheaper than the price of the same handset at Expansys, where the price is GBP 430. Customers can also get a Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo...

It has been reported that Virgin Media the popular telecommunications provider operating in the United Kingdom has emerged as the sixth carrier in the country to sell the new gaming mobile phone Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone. Virgin Media is understood to be offering Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone to their customers from a price as little as GBP 35.74 a month. Meanwhile, the customers that are not on the network of Virgin Media will have to pay a little over GBP 5 additionally. Virgin Media is offering the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone on a couple of term...

Following the path prodden by the popular mobile network operator of the United Kingdom, Three UK of offering an unlimited mobile data allowance another popular phone retailer of the country has also launched a similar deal. The answer to the Three UK unlimited mobile data deal from Carphone Warehouse is the cheapest in the United Kingdom with prices starting from just GBP 12 a month. A new deal from Carphone Warehouse, powered by the Talkmobile, the MVNO of the retailer optimally takes advantage of its partnership with the leading mobile network operator of the country, Vodafone to roll out a mobile coverage...

The chief reporter of The News of the World has been reported to be arrested on the charge of phone hacking last day as the probe undertaken by the Scotland Yard over the allegations of unlawful news gathering has been stepped up. Neville Thurlbeck 50 was apprehended following his voluntarily attending a police station in London for enquiring on allegations, which he was involved in the illegal interception of voicemail messages in mobile phones. Also arrested was a former assistant editor of the Sunday, Ian Edmondson 42, when he was attending a different police station in London. The arrested journalist duo has...

It has been widely alleged that atleast the money of a few people among the numerous lot that donated money to the charities through their mobile phone ended up appropriated by the mobile phone companies. This situtation has come to the fore after some charities having complained that they were at the risk of loosing around 20 per cent of a donation made through the text message. Meanwhile, it is worth noting that fees charged by the mobile operators have been waived for the Comic Relief of this year. Incidentally the Comic Relief of 2011 has gleaned GBP 7 million from SMS...

A survey carried out recently among 2,001 people in the United Kingdom revealed that 28 per cent of the respondents currently owned mobile phones functioning on the Android operating system. This makes Android the prominent operating system in the country even ahead of the iPhone of Apple. However it is noteworthy that Apple was not trailing far behind with 26 per cent of the respondents claiming to being owning its smartphones. The research also showed that the customers that used Blackberry stood at 14 per cent and that using the Symbian smartphones stood at 6 per cent. The ratio of the...

The President for America at Nintendo, the popular gaming device manufacturer of the world, has announced that the company was, as of now not planning to manufacture a mobile phone. According to rife speculations the popular gaming firm were to venture into the mobile phone market since some of its competitors including Sony and Microsoft having already said there foot on the mobile phone market. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's President for America has dispelled the news as just hear say, while categorically stating that they had no desires in getting into the telephony market. Fils-Aime added that they believed in earning their way into...

Vodafone the telecommunication giant and one of the leading mobile network operators of the country has  been focusing the important markets of Europe. Recently it has made a statement in this regard by selling off its share in a French mobile phone company for GBP 7 billion. 44 per cent share sale in SFR takes place as the firm based in the United Kingdom mulls reducingits assests in the markets where it hardly enjoyed dominance or in companies where it seldom hadthe controlling stake. The firm will return four billion of its share to its It is understood that the company would be...

Sony Ericsson has already introduced its Xperia Play PlayStation smartphone in the mobile markets across the world, which include Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Russia and Taiwan. About sixty hot games have been included by this gadget. According to Sony Ericsson, the games included are Assassins Creed Altair's Chronicles High Definition, N.O.V.A.2, Need for Speed and Splinter Cell of Tom Clancy. The Xperia Play brings together classic PlayStation titles, 3D efforts that enhance the graphical capabilities of PlayStation and popular casual games. All these games are downloadable through the Xperia Play Launcher app that can be activated by just sliding the gamepad....

The Motorola Milestone 2 with an enhanced QWERTY keypad is expected to hit the display shelves of the United Kingdom's SIM free phone retailers this week, with the majority of them listing the new Android 3.7 inch phone of Motorola as available either on Monday or Tuesday. However once again it appears that the expectations mobile phone of Motorola is not being stopped by the major networks in the United Kingdom. Prices of the Motorola Milestone 2 Android mobile phone without contracts will start at GBP 380. On the other hand another leading mobile phone retailer in the country, Expansys has been...

Plans for setting up, a mobile phone network across the London Tube in time for the 2012 Olympic games have been reportedly dropped. This development followed a meeting between the four mobile network operators of the United Kingdom that had concluded on Thursday that they proposal of building the network in time for the London Olympics beginning next July would hardly be possible. According to the people close to the plans they have not been abandoned because of any issue regarding the involvement of the popular ChineseTelecommunications equipment maker, Huawei Technologies that had proposed providing the mobile network with the necessary kit. The...

One of the leading mobile network operators competing in the United Kingdom, Orange UK has reportedly launched a new revolutionally mobile phone applications with the suport of Volunteering England that pledges to rake in more people than before for volunteering their expertise and time for helping others. Reports say that Orange UK has also unveiled a volunteer application DO Some Good, which is the first of its kinds in the United Kingdom, to encourage the people to spare five minutes of their time that suited their lifestyle to help with the likes of bullying prevention to converting derelict plots to community...

It has been perceived by an analyst firm that by the year 2015 the Windows Phone platform of Microsoft would be having the second largest chunk of the smartphone market ahead of the i OS platform of Apple. This prediction made by one of the leading analyst agency based in the United Kingdom, IDC that the mobile platform of Microsoft would only be second to the Android in the global market is based on an announcement from Nokia that it would be doing away with Symbian and embracing Windows Phone 7. The senior research analyst at the Mobile Devices Technology and Trends...

Funding for boosting the toursim industry in Nothern Ireland through mobile phones has been secured by a university of Ulster team in Coleraine. For effectively turning the mobile phones of the tourist's into the personal tour guide of their own, money from the Nothern Periphery Programme of the European Union will be used to engage mobile application technology to frame vivid visitor data for for tourist attractions. The news follows just weeks following the advice given to the entrepreneurs of Northern Ireland to refrain from sitting waiting for things to happen, for benefiting from the potentials of tourism. Research and consultancy company Fast...

After months or rather years of waiting, a mobile platform using, which the buyers or shoppers can purchase goods over the internet or from the catalogs brought to them by their mobile phones, has been announced by a consortium in the United Kingdom. While NFC or Near Field Communications was the most talked about thing in the just concluded World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, this recent announcement more points to the prosaic technology, which can be talked as same as a conventional SMS or an application of iPhone. Mobile Money Network's marketing director Nick White said that the idea behind the prosaic...

One of the prominent mobile network operators serving the United Kingdom, O2 is currently offering fresh tariffs to the consumers in the United Kingdom that include internet tethering for free. This reflects the factor the company is vividly changing the strategy of its based on the reality that 70 per cent of fresh customers are purchasing internet enabled smartphones. Of these customers, a considerable proportion are obviously going to be using their mobile phones to tether their internet tablet, netbook, laptop or smartphone to the internet using a free WiFi connection when they are away. This announcement was made by O2 on its...

According to a market study firm's report eleven million Britons accessed social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook on the go, using mobile devices. TNS Mobile Life 2011, the report of the market research body further revealed that 16 per cent of the mobile phone owners said that they accessed social networking sites everyday using their mobile phone. Besides, among every five mobile phone consumers two hardly accessed social networking websites using their mobile phone at present, although claimed that they were interested in the subject. TNS Technology's group director Stephen Yap said that mobile applications and content have never being more...

It has been reported that Jason Hawkes, the popular aerial photographer has explored the United Kingdom from the air, in a helicopter only armed with a Nokia N8 mobile phone. This too the photographer had done without the support of wrist strap. The project HD Horizons displays the power of the 12 megapixel integrated camera of Nokia N8 with panoramic capturing of assorted United Kingdom landmarks. Hawkes had taken his Nokia N8 mobile phone to the skies, above Cornwall for capturing the End of the land and the biodomes of the Eden project, and the needles in the vicinity of the Isle of...

It has been reported that Google, the online search giant has planned to joint hands with Citigroup and MasterCard to allow the owners of its Android smartphones pay for purchases via the NFC technology. The move points to suggestions made by Google at the time of the launch of the Nexus S NFC enabled mobile phone. It would also allow the search titan a response to the plans of Orange UK to use the technology of Barclay card for contactless mobile phone payment. It is also understood that Apple is considering engaging the NFC chips in the future iPhone models of its. It...

It is reported that the government of the United Kingdom could be planning on allowing teachers in England schools to not only search the students for mobile phones, but also to examining the content of the pupils' mobile phones. The content of the fresh Education Bill seem to have been designed to tackle internet bullying. However the prominent union for the teachers NASUWT has expressed its concern that it would spark a dispute between teachers and students and their parents. On the other hand it has been insisted by the government that the freshly proposed measures in the bill would stand to...

O2, one of the five prominent mobile networks operating in the United Kingdom and the chosen carrier for selling the latest sensation, Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone, has reportedly stalled the launch of the phone in the country. Originally Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone, which is a gamers mobile phone, was said to have a launch on Friday. Nevertheless the launch of this mobile phone in the markets of the United Kingdom seems to have stumbled on some blocks. According to the mobile phone carrier the reason for the set back has been a software problem at the Sony Ericsson...

HTC the popular smartphone manufacturer has evoked the curiosity of the smartphone buyers of the United Kingdom with its newly launched  handset HTC Desire HD2 mobile phone. Now they have come up with another news about the new device that would stand to satisfy the curiosity of these buyers. A few months back, HTC Desire HD2 was literally the talk of the UK market and the model has been given a grand launch in the market piggybacking on the hype. The previous attraction of HTC, the Desire HD being a hit in the market, people has also taken the new HD2...

About a half the total number of second-hand mobile handsets sold in the United Kingdom has been reported to be containing personal data as the consumers more often than not forget to erase them before selling. According to a survey conducted by CPP, the popular data protection firm, about 54 per cent of the second-hand handsets sold in the country's market contained sensitive data that belonged to the previous owners. CPP, which takes measures for protecting against fraud had purchased thirty five handsets and fifty SIM cards from eBay, the popular online auction site. The company claimed that it had found out 247...

It is understood that low market demand has driven the popular Chinese handset manufacturer, ZTE to ditch the Windows operating system of Microsoft for its products and switching on to the Google's Android. Wu Sa ZTE's UK director for mobile device operations claimed that they have been trying out tests with the Windows Phone 7 mobile phones. He said that they did not have any immediate plans to launch the product and for the time being would like to stick on to  Android. Sa however commented that the Microsoft is more likely to put efforts to respond better to the market requirements...

A few days before the official launch of Sony Ericsson Xperia Play in the United Kingdom, Orange has put together the Neo, Arc and the PSP phone on its Coming Soon page. Considering the fact that the models have been already there for almost a month now since it first showed up at the Mobile World Congress, one can expect their launch as one of the first lot in quarter two 2011. It is reported that both the Arc and the Play will be arriving on the networks of all the leading mobile phone operators. All the three mobile phones have Android...

It has been reported that the electronic stores of the United Kingdom are currently offering a unique commemorative mobile phone to celebrate the royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William. While many a couple of the United Kingdom hardly have the picture of each other in their mobile phones, the Alcatel mobile phone, which is relatively low priced has been officialy launched with a comes with a William and Kate screen shot. The letters C and W are also given on the back of the phone. With the royal wedding date being engraved on this mobile phone it is certain that...

The roadmap of the fourth coming mobile phones on to the United Kingdom mobile phone market, on the mobile phone network of Three UK has been reported as leaked to the public. The leaked mobile phone roadmap of the carrier is understood to have disclosed many yet to be announced mobile phones and release dates of a number of others. The major let-outs by the leak include details on the launch of Samsung Galaxy S II Mini smartphone and Nokia X7 mobile phone on the network of Three UK in the fourth coming months. It is also understood from the leaked mobile phone...

The first ever internet tablet of Blackberry, Blackberry Playbook is all set to launch in the United Kingdom on April 17th 2011. The Blackberry admirers will be taking this as a refreshing news. The leading provider of mobile phone cases and accessories operating in the United Kingdom, Mobile Den, has in the anticipation of the Blackberry Playbook strived to source a series of cases and accessories of the Playbook. This collection of Mobile Den includes cases manufactured by popular case makers such as Otterbox, InvisibleShield and Case Mate. The main features of the Blackberry Playbook internet tablet include an internal memory of 1GB...

Samsung, the leading technology firm and mobile handset manufacturer based in South Korea is all set to unveil the unannounced Samsung Galaxy SII Mini smartphone in the United Kingdom as early as next month. Recently the product roadmap of the popular mobile network operator, Three Mobile UK, had revealed that Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone will be available on their network in April 2011. The main features of the device had been revealed by the document. A 3.7 inch touchscreen is the most striking of the features offered by Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone while its predecessor the standard Galaxy S II...

One of the leading social networking websites operating in the world Facebook that boasts of 500 million members has been reported as seeking to tighten their grip over the 5 billion plus world mobile phone market with the taking over of Snaptu the mobile specialist. A service, which converts social networking websites such as Twitter, Linkedln and Facebook to be conveniently available on feature mobile phones. The feature phones refer to the mobile phones other than smartphones that account for over 80 per cent of phones sold across the world. According to the company operating with London as its base and offices...

A fresh blow is due to fall over the common people of the United Kingdom that are already struggling to cope with an increasing petrol price. The new blow looming over the country is a hike in the landline telephone call costs of BT. BT the leading landline telephone service provider and the telecommunications giant of the United Kingdom is understood to have decided to charge its 12 million customers by more than two times the value of inflation, for tackling the tuff competition meted out by mobile phones in the country. The standard monthly line rental cost of BT is also...

The broadband mobile subscription numbers will, according to expectations cross the one billion mark globally, this year. It is also estimated that such subscriptions will, by 2016 will surpass 3.76 billion consumers. This equates to 40 per cent of the total global mobile consumer base. With a growth in broadband subscriptions, the smartphones such as Apple iPhone and the Android based devices tend to follow suit, with video accounting for 35 to 45 per cent of the data consumption generated by such platforms. The fact that mobile based advertisements already account for $2 billion out of the total spending of $55 billion...

ZTE one of the prominent mobile phone manufactures based in China, has decided to launch its new Skate smarthphone in Britain in 2011 quarter 2, although initially it was pledged for May. No details have been outed by ZTE on the retail price of the ZTE Skate or on, which mobile network it would be launched, yet. Wu Sa, ZTE's mobile device director said at a briefing in London this morning that the new mobile phone will be launched in the United Kingdom in the running year's later half. This, compared to an orginal announcment made by the company at Barcelona's mobile...

The prominant smartphone maker of the world HTC is on a high these days after its launching the HTC Incredible S smartphone shrouded by a galaxy of advanced features. This mobile phone is currently available in a matte Black version that too exclusively at Carphone Warehouse in the Inited Kingdom. However those who are fancying the phone in a different shade, it appears they are in luck. A mobile phone gadget website has reportedly spotted a retailer based in Denmark having an Incredible S Red smartphone on its website. It is also a series and bright red colour, obviously offering a different...

The leading mobile network operator of the United Kingdom T-mobile UK has announced a package for carrying the Motorola Atrix mobile phone in the United Kingdom. A page has been posted by the company that lets the consumers to sign up to the package and get futher information regarding availablility and pre-ordering. The release dates as well as tje prices of the mobile phone have not been given. The deal is expected to help T-mobile emerge as the second mobile phone carrier to unveil a package with Motorola for offering the Atrix in the United Kingdom. In January 2011 Orange had announced that...

The Government of the United Kingdom has reportedly introduced certain technologies standards as part of a plan to tackle the mobile phone use in the premises of prisons in the country. However this has not been proven as a dependable, simple, cheap or quick technology. The public service website had reported in December that more or less eight thousand unauthorised SIM cards and mobile phones had been found in the jails in the last twelve months. Crispin Blunt, the minister for home office for the United Kingdom said in the Commons that for tackling the issue a strategy has been implemented by...

The popular smartphone maker HTC is yet again flying high over the smartphone market of the United Kingdom, this time after successfully launching the new HTC Incredible S smartphone. This new advanced smartphone is on the same level as the Desire HD mobile phone of HTC, with additional benefits in the form of an extended battery life. This smartphone has also impressed many customers with its extra large display that makes protection a vital issue. This means selecting the ideal cases and accessories for the HTC Incredible S smartphone. The operating system on which the HTC Incredible S operates is the Android Froyo...

The popular mobile phone manufacturer based in Hong Kong, Alcatel One Touch has announced its launching five more Android mobile phones in the United Kingdom this year. Besides the popular Asian mobile phone maker has also predicted that its sales in the United Kingdom will carry on to soar during this year, after doubling its mobile phone shipments in 2010 to 1.6 million. Alcatel's director for UK and Ireland, William Paterson said while speaking to Mobile that they definitely envysaged a robust growth in the ongoing year. He added that they have widened their channel distributiuon, which would help them drive further...

The people in the United Kingdom are increasingly using their smartphones to do the shopping. This has been discovered by a research. According to the research carried out by ResearchNow, which polled 2000 consumers in the United Kingdom more than one out of ten Britons used their smartphones to purchase things such as music and books, while another 10 per cent used their smartphone to compare the rife prices while at a store. It was also revealed by the research that the people who compared prices this way surged considerably among the consumer group that earned more than 70,000 an year. Londers...

It is obvious that the efforts of the campaigners foreconomy in mobile rates in the United Kingdom are turning to be fruitfull as the mobile phone rates in the country are on the verge of a considerable drop, which would be taking place very shortly. To be preciser, the mobile rates in the United Kingdom, as per reports are about to dip by 80 per cent. Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom has reportedly asked the four prominent mobile network operators to reduce the prices they charged their customers for making a call to a mobile phone from a landline...

It has been reported that NFC better known widely as Near Field Technology, which helps the customers to make payments directly using the mobile phone, would be an absentee in the upcoming Apple iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 coming without any NFC technology atleast at the time of its launch is reportedly due to the lack of a particular standard for NFC across the mobile phone industry. There is rumours rife that the NFC technology implementation with mobile phones would be stalled for the time being, which means that the iPhone 5 would also be featuring this technology for now. It is also...

It seems Sony Ericsson, one of the leading mobile device manufacturers of the world has finally decided to end the long wait of the mobile phone gamers of the United Kingdom by deciding a launch date for their gaming mobile phone Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. According to reports riffed in the mobile phone market of the United Kingdom, the Sony Ericsson Play Satation mobile phone will be open for purchase for the ardent mobile gamers of the country by March end. the Sony Ericsson Play that was displayed at the Barcelona mobile world congress of 2011, boasts of a display of 4...

It has reported from West Earlham that families residing close to the Fiveaways pub are being pressed to provide their views on plans for installing a mobile mast outside their locality, barely one week after a similar scheme was fought off in the bicinity. The leading mobile network operators of the United Kingdom, O2 and Vodafone are believed to be coming up with a bid for ercting a mobile phone mast on the grass berge off the Fiveaways pub located in Gipsy Lane. It is understood that the mobile operators are likely to submit a planning application in the next ten...

It is understood that the first company to launch the live streaming service of the Cheltenham Festival that is due for this week is Ladbrokes, which will also be the first book marker to stream live horse racing from all the tracks of RUK, including Cheltenham. It is believed that now the iPhone customers of Ladbrokes can select the streaming of the horse race live for price as low as GBP 1 and enjoy the action right from the luxury of the armchair or office. With only certain races availed to terrestrial viewers, the customers of Ladbrokes will be able to...

A leading mobile phone maker based in South Korea Samsung has announced the launch of its Galaxy Pro mobile phone that features the Social Hub Premium of Samsung as built in and the company's innovative dual input control through a touchscreen. The new Samsung Galaxy Pro enterprise mobile phone offers a full QWERTY key-board making it the ideal social secretary and the project business partner. One touch access to the email, social networking accounts and instant messages is offered by Samsung Social Hub Premium. This service benefits from the control and speed offered by the dual input interface of the Galaxy Pro. The...

A research that was commissioned by New Media Age that surveyed 1300 people in United Kingdom revealed that 80 per cent of them said that they used their mobile phones while watching television. 72 per cent commented on specific programmes being accessed through social networks on their mobile phones. Twitter and Facebook were pinpointed by the study as the most consumed social networks by the respondents in the study. However the study did not break down data by handset type. The most popular shows, on which the respondents commented include The X Factor and Coronation Street of the ITV, Skins of Channel...

Inspite of the fact that mobile phone use while driving is unlawfull, it has been disposed that most of the drivers in the United Kingdom still use their mobile phone without the help of a hands-free device at the time of driving. For more than seven years mobile phone use while driving has been illegal in the United Kingdom. Today it appears that even under the threat of a penalty and points on the driver's licence it has still not been a deterrent. The relevant research has been carried out by Good Mobile Phones UK a mobile phone comparison website based in...

Campaigners protesting against tax avoidence have reportedly hijacked the website of Vodafone in the United Kingdom, although briefly. The hijacked website was used to demand that the network operator group pay more tax to the UK government. The grassroots movement called UK uncut, which is calling on big firms including retailers and banks to pay more tax to avoid the public spending cuts clamied on thursday success following its publishing some blogs on the website of Vodafone. Loose comparisons with the anti censorship campaigner, anonymous which had shut down the website of mastercard in December following the withdrawal of payment services by...

A scientific study carried out recently has proven that holding enterprise mobile phone too tightly could affect their signal strength. It was the researchers from the Centre for Communications Research of the University of Bristol had found that the tight grip of consumers on devices such as smartphones could lead to obstructing the radio signal paths. Although iPhone 4 smartphone was not specifically referenced by the researchers in the study the claims featuring in the online forums by the many iPhone 4 consumers that holding too tightly the Apple smartphone reduced its signal strength was supported by their findings. It was only last...

One of the biggest super market chain of the United Kingdom, Tesco has revealed that they had witnessed the mobile phones based on the mobile operating system of Google outselling the flagship gadget of Apple. Whatsoever the super market giant is for the first time reporting theat Android-based handsets' sales have surpassed that of the Apple iPhone at there stores in the United Kingdom. Tesco Mobile has also confrimed the figures that according to claims, had at the begining of 2011 witnessed a phenominal increase in sales of the mobile operating system of Google at its stores. Tesco Mobile is a joint...

The customers have been told by the leading mobile phone network of the United Kingdom, Vodafone UK that its network in the country had suffered a serious issue last day afternoon. There was a high priority P1 fault which had come through data and voice on the network of Vodafone, according to the content of a message sent to the customers by the company. The message added that the fault was being completly assessed at the moment and that they would confirm as they recieved further updates. Vodafone has not yet disclosed the nature of the fault, although the twitter feed of...

A range of Sony Ericsson mobile phones that are both powerpacked and cheap has been catering for the entertainment and communication requirements of the individuals in the United Kingdom. For the music lovers the first choice have always been Sony Ericsson mobile phones. This has been largly because of the sound clarity and quality offered by these mobile phones besides a range of advanced supporting features. Considering some of the latest models from this brand has examples, such as Sony Ericsson Vivaz, Cedar, Spiro and X10 white etc, all these come with a plethora of features alongside eye-catching looks. All these mobile phones...

Despite managing to dent the fortification of the mobile phone giant Nokia in the western European mobile handset market in quater 4 of 2010, Android phone operating system's phenominal growth, has not succeeded in knocking out Nokia comprehensivly from the mobile market. Total shipment of mobile phones had witnessed an increase by 3.2 per cent year on year in the western European mobile market to 58.7 million units. This information was provided by IDC. Of this, the shipment of smartphones accounted for 25.6 million units or 44 per cent of the addressable market. Nokia mobile phone shipments dropped by 11 per cent...

The smallest of the five independent mobile network operators of the United Kingdom, 3 UK is obviously reaping rich dividends from a total 3G strategy by bravely offering all that can be eaten mobile data on a couple of PayG deals for a low as GBP 15 a month. The One Plan, the first and the only genuine unlimited data tariff that has been offered by 3 UK in 2000 December with 2000 minutes, 5,000 texts, 5,000 three to three minutes and all that can be eaten data on a 2 year deal interestingly comes without any attached fine prints. The director...

Customers in the United Kingdom will now be able to lay their hands on the Doro PhoneEasy 409s mobile phones via the website of Tesco mobile and the nationwide Tesco phone shops. The Doro PhoneEasy 409s mobile phone refers to a white and stylish black clamshell phone that is currently available on all the mobile tariffs of Tesco mobile. This mobile phone that offers user friendly mobile features such as clear display, large buttons, amlpified sounds and loud volume can be considered ideal for the elderly. These features of Doro PhoneEasy 409s mobile phone combined with its calculator, reminder, integral alert function...

One of the leading mobile phone carriers operating in the United Kingdom, Virgin Mobile has been reported as offering its customers that have subscribed to any of the providers other services such as broadband, digital TV and home phone. The economic phone deal in question is an exculsive SIM only GBP 5 mobile phone deal. The GBP 5 Virgin Mobile mobile phone deal includes hundred any network call minutes and 3,000 texts over a rolling contract spanning over 30 days. The customers will also be recieving 3,000 minutes of talk time that can be used to communicate with hsi friends on mobile network...

It is understood that Nokia Corporation is set to launch its new handsets based on Windows Phone 7 operating system with an affordable price tag. This is believed to offer tough competition to the mobile phone giant's rivals that also market competitive smartphones in the United Kingdom. Nokia is presently deemed as the largest mobile phone manufacturer of the world. The firm has apparently floated its different ranges of mobile phone models to allure various age and class of phone admirers. Meanwhile Microsoft Corporation has also been coming up in the market with cost friendly mobile phone models with Windows Phone 7...

It has been claimed by a website that they have dismantled Motorola Atrix mobile phone with a view to discover what was under the bonnet of this new mobile phone. Although the website and the experts that had carried out the process, have seldom made it clear why this was done by them, it is guessed that such an action was probably for making a better review of the new phone. The process was carried out by the experts of a technology firm known as i-Fixit. The company however found out that the glass panel of the mobile phone was not glued...

The leading US based technology device manufacturer, Dell will be directly launching as well as selling its new business focused mobile phone, Dell Venue Pro in the United Kingdom, according to a statement given by the company on Tuesday. The Dell Venue Pro smartphone's operating system is Windows Phone 7 mobile OS. This handset comes with an AMOLED touchscreen display of 4.1 inch diagonal size and a QWERTY keyboard that slides vertically. This keyboard of the new smartphone is expected to offer better text entry and E-mailing. The new Dell Venue Pro, while bolstering the business credentials of the company, integrates with...

A consumer losing the charge of his mobile phone or in other words going out of battery at a juncture where the need of the device is most, is obviously one of the big irritations of the times. The technology is today set to give a simple solution for this potential situation, which is, as simple as slipping the device back into the customers pocket and getting it charged. This is done by the heat from the body of the customer that is responsible for charging it right back. Patrick Hyland, a designer based in the United Kingdom has been researching with mobile...

Vodafone, one of the five prominent mobile network operators in the United Kingdom, is reportedly facing serious problems on its mobile networks following a break-in at the operators exchange in Basing Stoke. The break-in that took place in the early hours of Monday February 28 culminated in causing some damage to a few of its equipment. This in its turn has been instrumental in causing loss of internet, text and voice services for a number of customers in the United Kingdom. According to the explanation given by Vodafone it was striving to get back the services into operational mode at the earliest...

A research on the context of mobile gaming was carried out by PopCap that has shown some amusing results. About 2400 owners of mobile phone in both the United Kingdom and the United States were probed on their mobile gaming habits. 32 per cent said that they had played a video game on a mobile device in the past. More customers in the United Kingdom  that there Amercian counterparts had participated in games such as Cut the Rope and Angry Birds. 73 per cent of the respondents in the United Kingdom saying that they had atleast once played a mobile game compared...

The prominent mobile phone carrier operating in the United Kingdom, O2 has reported greater sales growth in the United Kingdom with an increased number of customers having upgraded to smartphones that boast of mobile broadband access. The revenues of O2 in the United Kingdom rose to 9 per cent in the last quarter of 2010 as the provider sold more smartphones such as Blackberry Torch, and Apple iPhone to benefit from boosted mobile internet use. Data caps were also introduced by O2 at the start of 2010 October which means that the customers will be forved to pay if they exceeded the...

The conusmers of mobile phones in the United Kingdom can avail the benefits of free presents such as laptops, home theatre, LCD TVs and gaming consoles that come with modern contract mobile phones in the country. It has been reported that the number of consumers using contract mobile phones were on a constent increase in numbers day-to-day owing to a number of benefits and free presents coming with the contract mobile phones. As a matter of fact the leading network service operators in the United Kingdom including Orange, Vodafone, Virgin media, O2, T-Mobile and Three have been serving the contract phone requirements...

e-Bay the popular online uction website has partnered with the prominent mobile network operator of the United Kingdom, O2 for providing the consumers in the United Kingdom with the opportunity to intend for items for parcel delivery easly and quickly through their mobile phone. An e-bay mobile application will be offered as standard with all smartphones provided by O2 from later in 2011, as part of a deal with the parent company of O2 Telefonica. Telefonica O2 Europes' content head, Glynpovah described the deal as excellent for the customer of the company as well as for the brands it worked with. Meanwhile e-Bay's...

The lifestyle and music channel of Zee network, Zing UK has reportedly launched a dedicated mobile phone music streaming service through Yamgo. The new development carries significance as it is the first time that a channel of Zee network UK is being made available over a mobile platform. Zing UK will be offered alongside its competitor B4U music for free on Yamgo. This means the mobile phone consumers of the United Kingdom will have to visit the website of Yamgo on their mobile phones and click on the play button on the required services for accessing the channel. Zing UK has, since its...

Those people in the United Kingdom aspiring to lay their hands on a Facebook mobile phone will have to wait untill 17 June. It is on this day the popular mobile phone maker HTC will be launching its new Facebook phone models HTC Salsa and HTC Chacha. According to website expansys the two HTC smartphones that had been originally given an early 2011quarter two release date, were listed with a summer launch date after a few months from setting the orginal day. Although, the Facebook branded is and profound social integration have been features by both the handsets they are greatly different...

Users searching the internet through mobile devices, according to the prominent search engine, Google, is set to overtake searches made through computers by 2013. Google said to the delegates of a conference at its inaugural Google Think Dealers Conference on last thursday that the car dealers should be prepared for such a change. Having the website of a dealers optimised for accessing with a mobile phone is turning increasingly significant besides fast becoming the norm while designing fresh websites. At present only 27 per cent of the population of the United Kingdom own a smartphone. However in just tweleve months that, according to...

The telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom has while proposing texting the authority (police) from a mobile device in an emergency adviced them to forget dialing the 999 emergency number. Ofcom has suggested that a person should be able to text from his mobile device, the emergency services. This suggestion from the regulator comes just months prior to fresh regulations of the European Union coming into effect. The new regulation decree that emergency service axis for disabled citizens need to be as close to the services delivered to other uses as allowed by the existing technology. A similar pilot project called...

The leading mobile phone retailers operating in the United Kingdom, Best Buy and Carphone Warephone have announced that they would be the first in the country to put on sale the HTC Incredible mobile phone that is already available for pre order on their websites. This smartphone has gone on sale from 26 February and is one of the first mobile phones to be announced in the United Kingdom after the 2011 Barcelona mobile world congress. This smartphone will start selling across the country from 3 March through over 800 stores. Basically HTC Incredible S is a compact version of another popular...

The mobile network arm of France Telecom, Orange UK has integrated the flagship mobile operating system of Microsoft with its own billing platform. This allows the consumers of Windows phone 7 smartphones to add the price of the purchansed content to their mobile phone bill. This functionality that debuted this week in France is expected to be introduced in the United Kingdom in the near future. The users are allowed by this offering to track on costs for all purchased content in the Windows phone market, to their Orange bill. Orange becomes Europe's first operator to integrated its billing with the Windows...

The leading global digital technology firm, Microsoft has been forced to withdraw the first update for its flagship Windows Phone 7 software following its reportedly crashing the handsets. The owners of those mobile phones found their handsets turned off or failing to start up after their having downloaded the programme. The issues seem to have being confined to consumers of Samsung mobile phones so far, according to the claims of Microsoft. The error sparked a barrage of criticism on forums and blogs with a number of affected users complaining that their handsets had been bricked or reduced to a costly but...

Everthing Everywhere, arguably the largest mobile phone network operating in the United Kingdom (by customer numbers) has reportedly produced flimsy quater four results. The company said on Wednesday that it was on track to boost profitability. Everything Everywhere that was released in 2010 April in the form of a joint venture between T-mobile UK of Deutshe Telekom and Orange UK of France Telecom, incidently reported for the 3 months to 31 December, service revenue of GBP 1.6 billion. This showed an increase of 1.3% against the same term in theyear 2009. The business of Vodafone in the United Kingdom, on...

It appears that Apple iPhone 4 is gradually vanishing from the hearts of the mobile phone users in the United Kingdom. The latest case that substantiates this arugment has been a survey report that reveals a greater inclination of the Brits towards HTC Desire mobile phone. It has been reported by the popular price comparisom website, Uswitch that Apple iPhone 4 hardly made it into the top five of the favourite mobile phones of the United Kingdom, while the phones of HTC enjoyed being in the top three spots. According to the report of Uswitch the most desirable mobile phone in the...

It has been reported that the general public of the United Kingdom have rejected the GBP 50 million London underground mobile phone coverage plans of the leading Chinese technology firm, Huawei. It is understood that over three quaters of the United Kingdom public have expressed their disapproval of the proposed plans by the Chinese mobile gadget giant. With the whole London tube system tipped to recieve mobile phone coverage prior to the 2012 London Olympics, a reported 76 per cent of the United Kingdom population have stated that they were not happy about the deployment of such a system when asked whether...

Orange, one of the promient mobile networks operating in the United Kingdom is apparently targeting first time holders of bank cards, holiday makers and students with what it claims to be the first significant contactless prepaid payment card of Britain. This initiative by Orange dubbed Orange Cash combines a prepaid payment card with loyalty scheme for the network. Using this card 1 point per GBP spent can be earned by the customers, which can then be redeemed by them against an array of rewards from Orange such as Orange pay as you go texts, credit, airtime or short vouchers from...

It has been reported that the surrey police is trialing a mobile phone application that would allow the people to find out the crime reports of their local police officers. It is understood that information regarding what crime was happening in their area would also be given to the people by the smartphone application. Senior police officer Gavin Stephens said that the project was presently in the development and due for a trial in the Runnymede area in March. It would be deployed in the long term across surrey, providing the pilot ends in a successful note. Stephens commented on the fresh...

It appears as if the global tech giant Apple is seriously pondering over making the chassis of its new iPad 2 internet tablet out of carbon fibre. This move is expected to make the device sturdier and lighter than its predecessor. According to iLounge's editior in chief, Jeremy Horowitz, he was told by an unnamed source that the firm had already manufactured shells for the new version of Apple iPad. Last November Apple had applied for a patent for a reinforced device housing, according to suggestions one of which could end up as the case for the fresh iPad 2 that...

Although, there may be a good number of mobile phone carriers in the United Kingdom offering the new gamming mobile phone. Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, it looks like O2 is the sole provider to have in its portfolio a white version of the Play station phone. On the other hand, a White Apple iPhone is still deemed a mythical device. Meanwhile it is soothing that other mobile phone makers are also pretty agile in launching their handsets in the non colour form. Another striking offering with the White Sony Ericsson Xperia Play mobile phone is its coming with a matching docking station,...

According to one of the leading newspaper of the United Kingdom, the Telegraph an IT professional that was engaged in Kayaking had used his mobile handset recently to take a picture of Lochness monster lesser famous English cousin, Bownessie. The grainy picture reveled four hump like Silhouettes breaking the placid surface of a misty water body. Each of the four humps, according to the 25 year old IT professional, Tom Pickles, were moving in a rippling motion decides swimming at a fast pace. The Telegraph quoted Pickles has saying that the skin of the beast was like that of a seal...

A leading global telecommunications company based in China is reportedly bidding to set up mobile phone transmitters in under ground London in time for the Olympic games of 2012. The Sunday Times has reported that the Chinese Tech giant is offering to set up the GBP 50 million mobile phone network for free as a present from one prominent Olympic nation to another. According to the paper prominent mobile network operating in the United Kingdom, O2 and Vodafone has agreed to do the installation work, while Huawei would be hoping to make a sunstantial income in the form of maintenance...

The popular electronic company based in South Korea, Samsung has announced that it would not be following a recent feat of rival LG of launching a smartphone with 3D capabilities aleast in the near vicinity. Incidently LG had announced at the Barcelona mobile world congress this week, the Optimus 3D mobile phone, its first ever 3 dimensioned mobile phone. This phone powered by Android operating system offers free glasses, the option for streaming content to Wi-Fi enabled 3D devices and 3D video playback and recording. Nevertheless, inspite of the hype created by the mobile phone in the main stream media and tech...

It is understood that many mobile phone consumers in the United Kingdom were ignoring the advertisements buffeting their mobile phones, largely owing to their intrusive nature. This information has been given by a freshly carried out research by Deloitte. The results reveal that 88 per cent of consumers in the United Kingdom ignored advertisements received by them on their mobile phones with 36 per cent deleting them automatically. Only 9 per cent of the consumers in the country took any further action after viewing mobile advertisements. According to the Deloitte research a good number of consumers felt that mobile marketing was an...

O2, one of the leading mobile networks operating in the United Kingdom has become the first operator in the country to apply for a fresh e-money licence. The e-money technology allows customers to text funds with each other. O2 UK that employees 1,700 workers at its worksite in Preston Brook in the vicinity of Runcorn, is currently bidding for the licence of a financial service. The financial services authority of the United Kingdom will be regulating the e-money licence as well. It has also been claimed that the customers would be allowed by the licence to purchase goods and services as well...

The latest carrier operating in the United Kingdom to unveil its plans of the next generation Android mobile phone is Vodafone UK. The carrier has announced that it would be stocking the incredibly thin and captivating Samsung Galaxy S II. Besides this Vodafone UK is also joining Orange and Three in stocking the two new Sony Ericsson models-Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. At the same time Samsung Galaxy tab 10.1 is coming exclusively on the Vodafone network. This was mentioned in the official announcement of Galaxy 10.1 The main features of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo of the...

Doro, one of the popular mobile phone companies trading in the United Kingdom continues pioneering in the senior-focussed and easy to handle mobile phone market. It is understood that Doro would be announcing four fresh models at the Barcelona mobile world congress taking place this week. Similar to the award winning current range of Doro mobile phones, the fresh devices have all being designed with focus on ease of use by Ergonomidesign, a popular design company. Doro's managing director for United Kingdom and Ireland, Chris Millington commented on the fresh range that they were previewing their 5th generation of easy to handle...

If rumour mill can be taken into account Apple is planning to launch a budget version of its flagship mobile phone, the Apple iPhone that is expected to come with a price tag of less than a third of the price of the present model. The Apple iPhone nano is a smaller version of the current iphone that could hit the stores as early as this summer. The price of the nano is expected to be less than GBP 150. This phone could also be purchased free of charge if bought as part of a contract. The new version of the Apple...

One of the leading manufactures of personal computers in the world, Acer has announced a fresh smartphone on Tuesday. It is apparent with this move that the second largest PC manufacturer of the world is taking another step into mobile devices market. Acer Iconia Smart mobile phone was released this week at the Barcelona mobile world congress. This smartphone comes with a high resolution 4.8 inch display which is ideal for internet browsing. The smartphone engages the Android 2.3 Gingerbread interface. These details were revealed by the firm in a statement. The Acer Iconia Smart, a slightly curved and...

The global online search gaint Google is set to offer the option of a securing their accounts using 2FA (2 Factor Authentication) to all Gmail customers. Although this is the first time Google is offering 2FA, such security has been of wide usage on mass web mail. The fresh 2FA option is understood to add an addittional layer of security, where consumers are allowed to designate a mobile, landline or mobile phone application to accept a unique one off logging code. This code is subsequently entered to the general combination of username and password. Although the 2FA option is...

A recently carried out research has revealed that the leading mobile media market of Europe in December 2010 was the United Kingdom. It found that the country secured the top sport with 46 per cent of its mobile consumers accessing content on their handsets. Findings from the MobiLens report of ComScore estimated that 43.6 per cent of mobile users in the United States consumed mobile media in 2010 December, in comparisum to a European Union averageof 37.2 per cent of consumers. The continued lead enjoyed by the United Kingdom has been attributed to the surge in the usage of smartphones. The smartphone...

Orange, the prominent mobile service provider operating in the United Kingdom looks set to emerge as the first operator in the country to enable customers to pay for commodities with a simple swipe of their mobile handset. Orange reportedly signing a strategic contract with Barclays to release  this. The parent company of the mobile group, Everthing Everywhere stated that the first commercial no-contract mobile payement service of the nation would be rolled out by the summer. The chief development officier of Everything Everywhere, Gerry Mcquade deems it as the beinging of a revolution in the way people pay for goods...

It has been reported that Blackberry Torch coming through the network of Virgin is a really value for money deal. Not just a handset is offered by the deal but also a quality mobile network services which helps the purchases as well as the consumers in staying connected with family, friends and associates. The Blackberry Torch mobile phone has undoubtedly a class of its own. A unique aspect dubbed Blackberry Messenger is highlighted by this mobile phone. The application helps customers chat from anywhere with anyone at any point of the day or night for free of charges providing the...

INQ, the emerging mobile handset manufacturer has reportedly collaborated with renowned social networking website facebook to launch mobile phones optimised for effective social networking. The two android based smartphones being launched by INQ are INQ Cloud Q and INQ touch. These smartphones are particulariy made for people that considrd facebook for their primary means of communication. The smartphones' homescreen features a feed for connecting friends, updating pictures, updating video and updating webpages. The Cheap mobile phones also offer one touch links to facebook friends, chat, wall, notifications and messages. Facebook events that allows the consumers to let other users in their...

Is it the begining of the end of a couple of established names that have run their routes deeply into the minds of the tech customers in the United Kingdom; particularly in the last decade- T-mobile and Orange? So it is turning out as Everthing Everywhere, the new entity that has resulted from the merger of these two mobile network gaints in the United Kingdom has unveiled its plan to popularise the brand in the high street. Everything Everwhere will be opening stores as part of its pilot scheme at five locations where one will be able to find all the...

It has been reported that Flying F160 is the first mobile phone in the world that accommodate four SIM cards at a time. It is supposed that this unique feature of F160- considered by many as a bit strange-could save considerable time for permanent travellers that swap SIM cards when crossing a border. Meanwhile there is also a number of people-both analysts and customers- that think why a common mobile phone consumer needs four SIM cards in this mobile phone. This leads to the speculation that this touchscreen mobile phone must be an exclusive international traveller's mobile phone. The rest of the...

There is an inclination widespread towards dubbing any latest mobile broadband technology standard as 4G. Although it is wrong on the same. This trait is more common with the leading mobile networks, mobile broadband suppliers and various wireless data technology firms. A latest example for this has been the CTO of Ericsson affirming long term evaluation technology (LTE) as 4G. LTE is one of the state-of-the-art mobile data technology, which is fast emerging popular across the countries of the world. Meanwhile LTE, is reality is more of an enhancement or upgrade of the already popular 3G technology. 3G technology is typically highlighted...

After it was reported by a news website in January that a new version of the flagship mobile phone of Apple, Apple iPhone 5 would be launched in Australia at some point in 2011 rumours have been flying high on the context. Nevertheless the latest set of rumours point to the probability of the icon smartphone's introduction in the United Kingdom this year itself. This leaves the fanbois of Apple iPhone start counting their chicken in terms of the pros and cons of the newly arriving gadget. It can be reckoned that Apple iPhone's last version had faced a number of...

The leading electronics firm Sony Ericsson has finally decided to launch its high-tech gaming mobile phone based on its successful play station gaming service. Incidentally, this decision of the mobile phone maker comes after years of speculation and months of data leak. The Facebook page of Sony Ericsson currently displays the information that a comprehensive unveiling of its play station mobile phone will be taking place on Sunday 13th February at 6PM. The advertisement on the Facebook page that reveals the unveiling of play station mobile phone highlights everything with a punch line, 'Android is ready to play'. Since the second half...

LG the leading South Korean technology firm is all set to announce their latest mobile phone model, Optimus 3D phone at the Barcelona Mobile World Congress strating from February 14. This 3D mobile phone is known as the most advanced smartphone. The dual-lens camera of this mobile phone helps in taking 3D photos and videos. It is possible to view 3D games and 3D images without wearing any special eye-wear. For producing the 3D effect a seperate layer on the mobile phone's dispaly presents a different picture to each eye. LG claimed that one of the crucial issues faced by the 3D...

HP iPAQ hw 6515 mobile phone works with the Intel PXA270 312 MHz processor and Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC Phone operating system. This handset was announced in 2005. This mobile phone's networking system works on 2G network with GSM 850/900/1800/1900. The data transfer features available in this handset are GPRS and EDGE. In addition to Bluetooth, this handset also features an Infrared Port and USB. The browser of this device is HTML (PocketIE) enabled. This device also has option for GPS. The internal memory of this handset are 64 MB RAM and 64 MB ROM. The expandable memory of...

BLU Tango mobile phone has in it almost everything needed to win the hearts of its customers. Its stunning looks and flexible features are real eye-catchers. BLU Tango mobile phone was released in 2010 September. BLU Tango mobile phone works with the latest Qualcomm MSM7227 600 MHz processor and Android v2.2 operating system. BLU Tango mobile phone provides excellent service and network; it supports 2G with GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and 3G with HSDPA 850/900. The data link features of this mobile phone are GPRS, EDGE and 3G. The local short distance connectivity features available in this mobile phone are Bluetooth and...

Inevitable technical progressions lead mobile markets to evolutionary changes. Normally, this new generation handsets are called as smart gadgets. HTC Freestyle Mobile Phone is a wonderful handset with brilliant features and stunning display quality. This HTC mobile phone comes with 3.2” TFT Touchscreen, which makes your operations smoother. This advanced panel is a stunning display with enhanced image resolution. It allows user to set favourite MP3/WAV tunes as the Ringtones. Apart from this, phone alerts are customisable in various profiles with or without vibration. User can store up to 1000 contacts in the phonebook and add details. User memory of the...

The Palm Pre 2 is soon to be launched in the UK mainland. Release date is Friday, 12th November, 2010. The smartphone has been enjoying French soil for a couple of weeks. But the wait is over for UK. From 12th November the Palm Pre 2 will be available SIM-free and loaded with the new webOS 2.0 and powered by a 1GHz processor. It has a 5MP camera, a glass screen and a slide-out keyboard. The new handset was released on SFR, the French network carrier, in October. The webOS platform from Hewlett Packard provides a new experience to...

Is a new HTC App Store coming online soon? According to reports, HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, is preparing to launch an online store. This follows Acer's planned launch later of an application store which was announced earlier.  All mobile device makers are targeting at the “next generation”. Device manufacturers especially that of mobile phones have increasingly tried to differentiate themselves and their products by way of providing content and internet services. The growth of the smartphone sector, especially fueled by the Google Android platform's versatility and popularity, can be attributed to be the real stimulus. HTC too has...

Nokia will be taking control of Symbian platform development hereafter. The strategic step was taken by the Symbian Foundation. The foundation will look after licensing software, the Symbian trademark and protecting other intellectual property. As Mr. Tim Halbrow, Executive Director, Symbian Foundation, pointed out, since the setting up of the foundation, there has been seismic changes in the mobile market and the general economy. According to him the changes will take place in April of 2011. The Symbian Foundation will reduces its operations and cut...

Dell the leaders in computer tech will soon be abandoning BlackBerry phones. It will instead replace it with its own smartphone. So Dell will have to move its 25,000 employees from the RIM platform to either the Windows Phone 7 platform or to an Android one. Employees will be switching over to the Dell made Venue Pro handsets. Dell would also begin marketing a business service to its clients. Thus the company need not worry about confidentiality of information by using a homemade mobile phone service provider.  It intends to save 25% on communication costs too. RIM's Blackberry Enterprise...

Facebook has refreshed its web offering for the mobile phone and smartphone users. It will include three new freatures. Facebook mobile users need not sign in and login to each social apps, games and sites using their Facebook login. Instead they have a one touch application an icon as a sign-on portal. Facebook Places allows users to tag their location. The app has been opened up to developers. It will allow them to build the API to interface with any other social, location or application including Foursquare and Loopt. The next feature uses the Places application. Local businesses can...

The mobile phone will be soon a payment device for many. It has become so in many ways in Japan and Korea. USA and Europe are lagging behind but things are about to change. Mobile marketing is growing in importance everyday. In the near future for purchases made on-line, you need only use your mobile phone. The European telecom giant Telefonica claims to have a system ready with a special SIM card to make payments. Everything from groceries to train tickets can be paid. It could be a reality by the time of the London 2012 Olympics. The credit...

Opera Mini 5.1 will be replacing the Java based version of Opera Mini Browser in Symbian based phones. The Norwegian company based in Oslo will offer Opera Mini 5.1- beta to all Nokia users for their Symbian handsets. They can grab it free from the website m.opera.com. The advantages will be amongst many, the faster start-up time and the support for more devices than ever. The user will find improved page loading and scrolling performance even in older UK mobile phones....

Google has updated Google Maps for Android application. Installing the upgraded Google Maps 4.6 for Android, the user will be able to see a new icon for Places. The icon appears in the application list on their Android smartphones. The updated application incorporates a new search bar. The user can directly search the details of a particular place. The user can find complete information and ratings on other establishments in the surrounding area along with a sponsored link for the location. The design of the Place pages on Android Maps share the same new design for...

The much awaited Android update the Android 2.1 will be coming out soon on the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro. If reports are correct the updated OS will be comin out in the Xperia series this Sunday, 30th October. Sunday evening also happens to be Halloween. So the long wait comes to an end. The update has finally landed on Xperia smartphone handsets. The users from the Nordic countries of non-carrier branded handsets will get the update first. Others will have to wail a little longer. The Eclair version has already been around now with other...

The Palm Pre 2 smartphone is a much awaited launch in UK and generally expected before Christmas, as that's logically the best time for a “relaunch”. The release date is yet to be confirmed or announced, but TV commercials have been very recently aired in the UK. The Palm Pre 2 is however being launched in France on Friday, 29th,Oct. HP the new owners having confirmed the European release and are expected to bring it to UK very soon.

In all likelihood in early 2011 we will see the display of 3D images and video on mobile phones and other mobile products. Movidius is a Irish firm, a fabless chip company based in Dublin, which is talking to major mobile phone manufacturers to put the 3D experience into their smartphones and devices without special glasses. To enable 3D graphics display on such devices, a new type of stereoscopic LCD display and...

Microsoft’s recent launch of the 1st generation Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system at a Press Event in New York on 11th October has created news and also set the competitors on alert mode. Further Microsoft has announced that it will be releasing a tool to sync with some content that's in Apple Mac computers. Zune software in these computers will be able to sync with WP7. Even Adobe is coming out with compatible versions to sync with WP7. Other manufacturers have already started pushing into...

Nokia X6 8GB mobile Phone is one of the most advanced mobile phones. This is a high end mobile phone trageting the new generation mobile phone users and music lovers. This smartphone is compact and snazzy with its 3.2 inch touchscreen coming with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels giving sharpness and vibrancy to the images. The scratch resistant glass surface is an added advantage. Some of the other options available are accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and proximity sensor for auto turn-off. Nokia X6 8GB mobile phone has a capable 434MHz processor and its operating system is Symbian. These features...

Latest model mobile phones are not only used for calling but they are multipurpose handset. Motorola Droid Pro Mobile Phone is a wonderful model with wide display and all advanced telephony capabilities. It measures 61 (H) x 119 (W) x11.7 (D) mm and weighs 134grams. This pioneering gadget comes with a 3.1-inch TFT captive 320 x 480 pixels Touchscreen and along with this brilliant display this advanced device also carries a QWERTY keyboard on the front panel. 32GB supported card integration slot in the mobile carries preloaded 2GB micro SD card even though there is also a 2GB onboard memory in the...

The merger of two networks, that of Orange and T-mobile on 11th October saw the formation of a new company called strangely- Everything Everywhere. It also saw the formation of a market share of 37% covering nearly 30 million subscribers. Customers only need to register online and access for free the other network. At present only voice and text are being shared but later the merger will be more seamless. The future idea is to rope in 2G, 3G and Wi-Fi connections. At a...

The much awaited launch of the new generation mobile operating system by Microsoft- the Windows Phone 7, was made at a launch event in New York on Monday. Microsoft unveiled the smartphone Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 here. The Dell mobile phones which run on Microsoft's mobile operating system Windows Phone 7, is targeted at business and corporate users and will offered by T-Mobile service provider and packed with T-Mobile applications. It is also expected in the UK, perhaps in October, before the holiday season and Christmas. The other phones using WP7 will be three smartphones...

Microsoft is going to launch its new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 on 11th October , 2010 at New York at a Press Event. It is the successor to their Windows Mobile platform. It was back in February at Mobile World Congress held at Barcelona, Spain that Microsoft announced about the first generation of the new OS for mobile phones. So there is much expectation around. Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer and AT&T’s CEO Ralph de la Vega are expected to address the meet. Mobile devices...

The smartphone LG E900 (Optimus 7) on Windows Phone 7 is all set to be launched in the market shortly, as news leaks have indicated it could be in October 2010. It's sure to have a camera, maybe a 5 megapixel, as it is a full touchscreen phone that has the the Windows Phone 7 (WP7) mobile operating system loaded, the latest platform being promoted by Microsoft, which plans to put future phone devices on it. WP7 hardware partners Asus, LG and Samsung have been trying them out in prototypes earlier. WP7 has got good reviews recently and so...

Fujitsu showcased their latest dual screen smartphone prototype at the CEATEC 2010 electronics show on in Japan. According to reports Fujitsu has unveiled a concept phone. Continua Health Alliance has certified this phone for conforming to its guidelines of interoperability with personal health devices. Whether Fujitsu will be manufacturing this mobile phone, which is aimed at future LTE data transmission services and cloud based mobile services, remains still unannounced. But the handset looks something like the Nintendo DS gaming device. When closed this multimedia phone looks similar to...

Nokia’s latest flagship smartphone is the much-anticipated Nokia N8 and is being offered by Vodafone UK, against pre-orders for it. All those who pre-order with Vodafone UK currently, will receive the smartphone on 22nd of October. This is Nokia’s first phone to run on the Symbian 3 operating system. It also has a powerful 12-megapixel camera incorporated with a Carl Zeiss lens and a Xenon flash. The smartphone is capable of recording high-definition video (720p) too. Additionally the N8 can access popular social networking platforms. Users can bring updates from Facebook and Twitter on to the phone's home-screen which is a...

A new Acer Smartphone, called the Acer Liquid Metal phone, is said to be stepping into the market next month. A spokesperson for Acer UK has reportedly confirmed the same. This new mobile phone will sport a 3.6" WVGA touchscreen. It will supposedly run Android 2.2 and will sport a proprietary UI, called Acer Shell 4.0. According to some sources, this handset will be driven by an ARM 800MHz processor and will have 512MB of RAM. Bluetooth 3.0, a camera with flash and Dolby sound are also said to be offered. The Acer Liquid...

Although the latest mobile phone operating system from Microsoft is yet to be released, it has impressed quite many in the media. There has been information about many mobile phones that will be featuring this platform. A new Samsung mobile phone, the GT-i8700 has just got some of its pictures and details leaked on the web. The Samsung GT-i8700 seems like a glossy surfaced, sharp edged, black handset. It is expected to be a full touchscreen phone, with no physical keyboard. There's indication of the presence of an 8GB internal memory and a camera with...

Nokia's comeback smartphone, the Nokia N8 mobile phone, will be available for sale towards the end of this month (may be 27 September) from the Nokia Online Shop. It will also be available with a long array of carriers and other stores, from 1 October. Nokia N8 price:- This phone will sell for £429 SIM-free. In case you want to buy it with contracts from mobile networks, then the monthly tariffs are mentioned to start at £35. Nokia N8 specs:- This mobile phone is a comeback for Nokia into the smartphone arena. Hence, the company has ensured that...

Mobile phone maker, HTC, will be holding a special event in London, on 15 September 2010. Speculations about the unveiling of their new smartphone which will feature Microsoft's new operating system, the Windows Phone 7, are in the air. This device will most probably be the HTC HD3 Phone. This Windows Phone 7 phone had been spotted in rumour grounds some months back. It is the successor to the HTC HD2 phone, which ran the Windows Mobile 6.5 platform. The leaked HTC HD3 specs seem quite stunning. It will most probably have a...

Its hardly been a week since Apple launched their new 'music-centric social networking' service, called Ping, and there are reports that it is already been targeted by scammers and spammers, to extract personal information from users. Ping enables iTunes users to create social networks of friends and musicians, where fans can follow their favourite artists, leave comments and also read comments from other fans. Sophos, an IT security and anti-virus software development firm, have alerted users regarding scams on this network, which come in the form of filling out forms or taking surveys or clicking on malicious...

There's plenty of hustle-bustle in Samsung's arena. The company has been quite busy with developing regular mobile phones, high-end smartphones and iPad rivaling tablets. And their hard work seems to have paid off. At the IFA 2010, being held in Berlin, Samsung had on display, their new tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. This device has a 7" multi-touch screen and it runs Google's Android 2.2. It can do almost everything that the iPad can, and much more too. There's entertainment, internet access, gaming and eBook reading, on-board. The user can even make voice and video calls....

Popular TV maker, Sharp, has been displaying their ware at the IFA 2010, being held in Berlin. Apart from 3D televisions, the company has also brought along a 3D mobile phone prototype to show off at the fair. This smartphone is auto-stereoscopic, meaning that, it can be viewed without 3D glasses. Sharp has appartently used the same technology that is present in Nintendo 3DS, for the 3D display. There is a parallax barrier placed before a regular LCD. There are precision slits which present a different set of pixels to each eye. This creates a depth in...

The day that Microsoft had keenly been waiting for, has finally arrived. Their new mobile phone operating system, the Windows Phone 7, has been released to the hardware manufacturers. The Windows maker deems this to be their biggest milestone. Smartphones sporting this new operating system should start shipping into the market soon. Perhaps they'll be out, right in time for Christmas. Dell, Asus, LG, Samsung and HTC mobile phones are supposed to be the initial devices featuring this platform. Microsoft had earlier released a preview version of the OS to some, in the press and...

Orange UK is offering high-definition call quality to all users on its network. The users are not being charged additionally as well. HD calls offer better voice clarity than calls made on regular 2G/3G networks. The mobile network operator only had to do some software upgrading at the base station tower level, in-order to implement the HD call service. While some of the older handsets might not be compatible with this software upgrade, most of the newer mobile phones are expected to be compliant. To hear a sample of how HD calls would sound like,...

Samsung announced their new Bada-powered handset, the Samsung S7320E Wave 723, today. It has employed the Bada SDK version 1.1. The smartphone is equipped with a 3.2" touch display. A 5MP auto-focus camera with LED flash comes integrated within. Networking-wise, there's support for WiFi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR. The Dolfin Browser 2.0 comes loaded in the smartphone. On the memory front, a 90MB internal memory is accompanied by a 16GB microSD card slot. There's FM radio for music and A-GPS for navigation. The new SDK platform version, used to develop the software for this device, brings in a new feature...

The highly anticipated Apple Press Event to be held on 1 September, 2010,  in San Francisco, has plenty of speculations filling the air, at present. As history has it, Apple usually refreshes their iPod Touch line of gadgets around this time of the year. Therefore, some heavy updates on this front are expected. The other products that Apple might unveil at the event are – a revamped Apple TV and TV episode rentals to be available in the iTunes. Apple iPod Touch 2010 will mostly include the camera functionality. Not just one, but two cameras are supposed...

A new app, called Gmail Voice and Video Chat, was launched yesterday by Google. This app allows a user to make voice and video calls to another land-line phone or mobile phone, right from the Gmail console. The most impressive aspect about this new app, is the cheaper tariffs it offers, when compared to regular mobile network operator tariffs. Until now, people could use this Google video chat app, only from computer to computer. Plus, this required both parties to be signed into their Gmail accounts too. But now, a person logged into his Gmail account,...

Mobile operator O2 recently made a research on which mobile phones are green and which are not. According to their research, LG was found to be most non-eco-friendly. Among the list of 10 non-green mobile handsets, LG bagged 6 places. The LG GW520 mobile phone is supposed to have scored a 2.7 out of 5 in O2's analysis. Even the Palm Pre + was found to be non-environmental friendly with a poor score of 2.7. Among those who fared well in O2's list were Sony Ericsson and Nokia. Sony Ericsson Elm is said to have...

Hats off to the innovation! Apple have filed a patent which would give them the power to kill an iPhone which might seem stolen to them. Wow! How thoughtful! But, there's a nice big catch to this. The term "stolen" has additional interpretations according to the Cupertino giant. Apple will look out for any activity on the iPhone which might indicate that the device has fallen into unauthorised hands. These activities include:- a sudden rise in memory usage which might be due to the running of a hacking program. unlocking the mobile phone or replacing the...

NVIDIA, the computer graphics chip maker, had also started making smartphone chips sometime back. Though the start was a little rough (remember the scrapped Microsoft Kin smartphones which featured the NVIDIA Tegra chips?), the company seems all geared up now, to move ahead with vigor. Earlier this year, they announced the much powerful Tegra 2 chips for smartphones. These new processors are supposed to be four times more faster than the initial Tegra chips. Not just that, they can also play 1080p videos, in contrast to the first Tegras, which could play only 720p content. Power-efficiency-wise too,...

Microsoft's new mobile phone operating system, the Windows Phone 7 is soon going to feature on new smartphones from Dell, LG, Asus, Samsung and HTC. These mobile phones are expected to be launched during the final quarter of this year. However, there has been no official confirmation of any sort. Dell Lightning is the Windows Phone 7 phone from Dell. It sports a vertical slider form factor (the Palm Pre style). A sophisticated looking device, the Lightning is home to a 4.1-inch OLED screen, a 1GHz processor, ample storage space with...

Hollywood might soon see a movie based on Google and its founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. This movie is said to be based on the work - Googled: The End Of The World As We Know It, by The New Yorker journalist Ken Auletta. A report from Wired mentions that this movie will be made by the Groundswell Productions company and will be produced by John Morris. They have reportedly bought the rights for making the movie, based on Auletta's book. The story of the movie is said to flow along the lives of two young...

The TetherMe app for Jailbroken iPhones allows using the iPhone as a WiFi router or a wireless router, to allow other devices like netbooks, laptops, other UK mobile phones and PCs to access the internet. A WiFi hotspot is created with the iPhone. This app is said to work with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G running iOS 3.x or iOS 4.x. This app can work with all carriers. In comparison with other tethering apps like MyWi and PdaNet, TetherMe is highly wallet-friendly. It just costs $1.99 and is available at Cydia. MyWi costs...

The Alcatel VM202 is a basic-featured handset, meant for those on a tight mobile phone budget. This very cheap mobile phone is available exclusively with Virgin Media and costs just £30 for a pay-as-you-go deal. Moreover, paying an extra £10 for using Virgin Media's network, includes 300 free texts as well. The Alcatel VM202 has a slider form factor. It offers the goodness of both the standard alphanumeric keypad as well as the full QWERTY keyboard. The mobile phone sports a colour combination of black and pink, which Virgin Media describes as "dazzle pink". This...

Samsung will reportedly be releasing their new Android based tablet in the market, soon. Some call it the Samsung Galaxy Tape Tablet, while others refer to it simply as - the Samsung Galaxy Tablet. However, the official name is yet to be confirmed. Some of its specs slipped out into the open, recently. What's most striking is that they include certain features which were absented in the coveted Apple iPad. The rumoured Samsung Galaxy Tablet Specs:- The Galaxy Tablet will be a 7-inch AMOLED touchsceen device. The resolution offered will be 480x800...

It is a widely known fact that dirty hands can transfer germs, and hence serious illnesses too, to people. However, recent researches have revealed that using mobile phones with dirty hands can cause them to be a "breeding ground for bugs", according to a report in Herald Scotland. Many people have the habit of using mobile phones when in the privy. Some have also admitted to not using a soap or a handwash after coming out. As such, mobile phones have been found to carry bacteria that can cause grave illnesses. The report states that...

Sony Ericsson is apparently working on a smartphone which will offer PSP-Go features. This definitely sounds like good news for gamers since it will include the Playstation capabilities. A report from Engadget, says that this device will be a cross between the PSP Go and the Samsung Captivate. It will most probably be a landscape slider which will open out to reveal game controls rather than a QWERTY keyboard. The features that will be inherited from Papa-PSP-Go are the D-Pad, the PSP standard and shoulder buttons and of-course, the gaming abilities. Instead of the...

Smartphones are the most rapidly advancing gadgets today. Technology is bridging the gap between the capabilities of computers and mobile phones. The present-day smartphone can do almost everything that a computer or laptop does. However, there are restrictions due to its smaller size. Now, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm, 2 leading chip makers, are said to be developing dual core processors for smartphones, for enhancing performance. Till date smartphones shipped with single core processors. By implementing dual cored processors in them, processing speed and performance can be catapulted high. A dual core processor is equivalent to 2 processors....

Presently the entire smartphone arena is faced with security threats. MWR InfoSecurity, a firm that supplies services and helps clients identify security risks, has reported flaws in the Android and Palm's WebOS platforms, says a report in ITPro. According to MWR, a specially designed message is sent by hackers to the smartphones, which gains them access to data as well as calls on the devices. MWR has reportedly brought these issues to the notice of Google and Palm. While Google is said to have fixed these issues with their new mobile operating system...

They look like regular mobile phones. But pressing a special button on them can turn them into lethal weapons that can even give a person a cardiac arrest. These are stun guns which can produce a 1 million volt shock. According to Sky News, criminals are smuggling such stun guns in the guise of mobile phones into Britain. Though these gadgets look like mobile phones, they cannot perform any functions of a mobile phone. UK Border Agency are supposed to have seized such devices from 2 people – one at the Glasgow airport from a person...

Owning an advanced high-end smartphone may be the trend of today. However, did you know that there are certain spyware and malware that without your permission or knowledge can infect your smartphone, sometimes stealing your precious data too? Mark Wood, technology correspondent, BBC News, recently experimented with creating a software that seems like a game to the user, but has malicious code within, which can spy on the owner of the mobile phone and also steal data. Developing the app was "straightforward" according to BBC. Wood said, "The end result was a program that does not...

We've heard of GPS navigation where you are guided along a path based on a map and satellite signals. Microsoft has come out with something totally new, which enables "activity based navigation". This kind of navigation does not require pre-recorded data like maps. Based on the activities of the user, like walking certain number of steps in a particular direction, or climbing up a fleet of stairs and other such data, trails are recorded, which is used to guide the user. Greenfield is a user interface which provides activity based navigation on a mobile phone or mobile...

Canalys - specialists in analysis of tech-and-market-data, recently named Android the leader in the US market for smartphones shipped in Q2, despite Nokia having sold the most number of Symbian smartphones. These are the percentage shares of mobile phones shipped in this quarter, in the US market:- Nokia - 38% Android - 34% RIM - 32.1% Apple - 21.7% According to Canalys, Android had a growth rate of 886% compared to last year. There are plenty of smartphone makers adopting this Google platform. Google CEO, Eric Schmidt pointed out that 200,000 Android mobile phones are being activated...

Google seems to be on a diversifying spree. A PCWorld report gives a list of Google products that are to be released in the future, which are not smartphones. However, they'll be powered by the Android platform. Here's a peek:- Android Tablet Tablets powered by Android, from various manufacturers like Asus, Samsung among others, are expected to hit markets in the coming months. Samsung is supposed to be developing a 7-inch tablet which will be going up against the Apple iPad. Even LG is mentioned to be working on a super-thin tablet that...

If rumours and assumptions turn out to be true, the HTC Glacier will be the fastest smartphone, the world has ever seen. Reports from Alienbabeltech indicate that this HTC smartphone will most probably be home to a dual-core Snapdragon processor. The 1GHz Snapdragon processor used in smartphones like Motorola Droid X, HTC Evo 4G, HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S among others, has a single core. Apparently a website called GLBenchmark had published results of some CPU skinning tests conducted on the HTC Glacier and other smartphones mentioned above. While this website has now removed these results, they are...

Sharp, the Japanese Television and mobile phone brand is planning on releasing 3D smartphones into a worldwide market by the end of this year. According to Sharp, no 3D glasses will be required for using these smartphones. Sharp has already supplied 3D screens, which do not require 3D glasses for the Nintendo 3DS. So the company is not new to this kind of technology. 3D mobile phones are already available in the Japanese market as well. A spokesperson for Sharp also mentioned that the Sharp 3D smartphone will have a 3D camera built into it. An intriguing aspect is the operating system...

LG will soon be bringing 3 new mobile phones targeted at the youth crowd to the market. These handsets belong to the LG Wink Series. The LG Wink will be an entry-level handset with a 2.4" touchscreen. It will come packed with entertainment features like FM radio, media player, a 3.5mm headphone jack, extra memory with microSD cards and plenty more. The LG Wink Style, as the name suggests will suit the fashion conscious crowd. It will have similar features as the LG Wink, except for its larger touchscreen, which is said to measure 2.8" diagonally.

Details have emerged of a Samsung smartphone which is to feature Microsoft's brand new mobile platform, the Windows Phone 7. This device is named Samsung Cetus (or Samsung SGH-i917). This Windows Phone 7 phone is supposed to have undergone the Bluetooth SIG Qualification process and it is from here that its details were obtained. The Samsung Cetus specs are as follows:- Screen - It has a 4" AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 480x800 pixels. Camera - There's a 5MP camera on the back and a VGA video-call-camera on the front. Communication - It supports threaded...

Motorola has reported a six-fold increase in profit to $162m, as it issued an optimistic outlook for its handset division. The mobile division of Motorola saw a profit fall by 6% to £1.08bn dollars during the second quarter ended 30 June. About 2.7 million smartphones were sold by the company in the quarter, up from 2.3 million during the previous quarter, and 5.6 million basic handsets. Sanjay Jha , Motorola co-chief CEO said demand for the supply of ‘Droid X is greatly increasing and is one of their smartphones powered by Google's Android operating system. The company has been counting...

O2 UK reported a revenue increase of 4% year on year to £2.8bn with OIBDA up 7.7% to £738m. O2 reported its results yesterday for the second quarter and first half ended 30 June 2010. At the end of June, the total consumer base of O2 increased by about 4.5% to reach up to 21.6 million customers, mostly driven by firm expansion in the contract segment which sprang up 11.7% year on year. At the end of June, 47% customer base of O2 was contract, after which it recorded about 307000 contracts in addition in the second quarter –...

Orange, as a part of its bid towards expanding its financial services, has trademarked the name 'Orange Cash'. The name was trademarked under categories that include payment and prepayment cards, credit, debit and cash cards, credit card facilities, financial and banking services. The move follows Orange deal with Barclaycard that was announced on march 2009 to formulate a range of co branded products and services and ultimately introduce linkless payment on a mobile. After the launch of joint linkless credit card in January this year, each time a customer makes a payment they were rewarded. Last year O2 launched O2...

Manufacturer plunges bid to win over consumers by letting them to choose the 'ultimate concept phone' Nokia is requesting its customers to select the design for the next smart phone in an effort to win them over  strong competition being prevailed. As a part of 'Design By Community' project, Nokia is asking customer to choose among three designs for its 'ultimate concept phone'. Nokia, the global leader is  been fighting hard to procure profits due to the poor selection of smart phones. YouGov survey for July revealed that consumer who opt to get Nokia handsets has fallen upto 12% in...

Acer makes its beginning in the high end market with the stream With on-line retailer eXpansys, Acer has cut an exclusive deal to sell its Acer Stream Andriod smartphone. Into the high end smartphone market, it is for the first time Acer embarks. The handset is 112mm wide, with a  retail price of £399. Running on Andriod 2.1 and boasting about 3.7 inch AMOLED WVGA screen, the smartphone can display 1.67 million colors with a contrast ratio of 2000:1. Powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it also carries HSPDA 7.2, 2GB memory, 512MB of RAM, blue-tooth and Wi-Fi connectivity options. The...

Mobile phone industry of U.S challenges San Francisco law on handset radiation levels. The US mobile phone industry has got-together to proceed against the city of San Francisco in a conjure to dismiss a law, wanting the mobile stores to check for the amount of radiations the phones emit. The law 'Cell Phone Right To Know' is the first of its kind in US. The wireless association debates that the law is shoddy and can confuse the consumer to think about the safety standards of US and also imparts a message that safety of a mobile phone is associated to...

Top recyclers to check handsets before recycling Virgin Media, Mazuma and Carphone Warehouse, the mobile recyclers, in order to stop stolen handset entering the recycling chain, has signed up a new code of practice. This code of practice intends to create a minimum standard procedure for checking mobile phones that are stolen and what next to do if they are identified. Recyclers signing up the code of conduct, to ensure the mobile phones are not stolen, is expected to check all the handsets against various databases that may also include national mobile phone registry. According to Recipero, a...

Ever imagined that a petty mobile phone can one fine day turn into a grand Porsche through online trading? According to a Daily Mail report, Steven Ortiz, a teenager from Pasadena, California, did just that. The entire series of online trading on Craigslist took him 2 years, during which he got his hands on newer mobile phones, an iPod Touch, laptops, a dirt bike, even a Toyota 4x4 and other things. Steven, who is 17 now, had taken a liking for trading stuff since his early teenage days. He would buy mobile phones from...

Nokia's next mobile platform venture, the Symbian^4 had its screen shots leaked on the web. Nothing is very clear about what exactly this smartphone platform will have to offer. Work still needs to be done in some of the areas. There are some interesting aspects here though. One aspect that really caught our eye is the "Task switcher". This seems like the "deck of cards" design of the WebOS or the active apps dock on the bottom portion of the screen of the iOS4. This might enable navigating or switching between active apps. Thus multi-tasking is speculated to be a...

Microsoft have made their yet to be released mobile phone platform "Windows Phone 7" available for technical preview to some in the press and the developer community. Engadget, BGR, Wired and ZdNet were among the few to get their hands on a Samsung smartphone called Taylor, which ran the new Microsoft OS. The Core Idea The Windows Phone 7 has been built from scratch with a totally new and innovative core-idea. It is said to be designed around the user and what he would like to do, rather than on apps and tasks. Matthew...

In the press conference convened by Apple to talk about the reception issues of its latest iPhone, the iPhone 4, CEO Steve Jobs compared the signal reception of other smartphones like Nokia, RIM and HTC. Even before the conference was held, during the initial days when the signal reception issue of the iPhone 4 was raised, Apple had defended themselves mentioning that all smartphones do suffer from dropping of signal strength when held in a particular manner. According to them, the iPhone 4 was not the only device affected by it. One thing to be noted...

Apple will be offering free cases for iPhone 4 users, to overcome the signal reception issue. Apple had held a press conference yesterday at their head quarters in California to speak about the iPhone 4 reception issue that had been blown out of proportion on the internet. With the case, users will not have their hand coming in direct contact with the antenna of the device, thus improving the iPhone 4 signal. iPhone 4 users can book for a free case via the Apple website starting 22 July. Although the company will be offering a range of cases, not all iPhone 4...

A latest Business Week report states that a senior engineer and expert in antenna designs, Ruben Caballero, working for Apple, had raised concerns about signal reception with the antenna design of the iPhone 4. The human body is said to be a lossy conductor. This means that the radiations sent or received by the mobile phone are bound to be conducted through the body. But since it is not a good conductor, there will be absorption or loss in the signal. Since the antenna is located on the rim of the iPhone 4, where it is bound to be touched...

iPhone 4 melts - An iPhone 4 unit is said to have caught fire, recently, when it was connected via its USB cable to a computer for charging. The owner of the iPhone 4 is said to have sustained a minor burn. The user apparently took the burnt device to an AT&T store to get a replacement. However, the network operator had none in stock, for the exchange. When this issues was taken to an Apple Store, they reportedly mentioned that the accident was due to the faulty USB port and not the carelessness of the user. BoyGeniusReport...

A research team from Flinders University, Australia, have come out with a way of getting calls through, even when there is no network coverage. This is being done with the help of WiFi and WiFi-capable mobile phones. The team has developed a software which can be installed on WiFi capable mobile phones. This software detects WiFi-enabled mobile phones within its WiFi radius. These mobile phones in the vicinity behave as cell towers and direct calls to the destination mobile phone. However, this is possible only if the phones are within the WiFi radius of each other....

UK Telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, have declared that mobile phone number transfers from one network to another, should happen within one working day. This rule will reportedly take effect from April 2011. The current time that is allotted is 2 days. For switching from one mobile phone operator to another, while retaining the same number, a user needs something called as PAC (Porting Authorisation Code), which should be given to them by the existing mobile network operator. When a consumer wants to switch networks, he has to give this PAC to the operator he wishes to switch...

NTP, a patent holding company has filed patent-infringement law suits against the biggies in the mobile phone world. The companies being sued are Apple, Google, HTC, Microsoft, Motorola and LG. NTP apparently holds the patent for the email technology used in the mobile phones from these makers. In 2006, NTP had dragged Research In Motion (RIM) or more commonly known as the Blackberry maker to court over the same patent infringement. The suit was settled with RIM paying NTP $612.5 million. And now, it is the time of the others. NTP was founded by Donald E....

Mobile phone comparison site Omio, have come out with a calendar for release of various mobile phones in the UK, on this side of 2010. There is a slew of handsets being released - both mid-range and high-end. Here’s a peek at Omio’s report:- Nokia have 5 mobile phones scheduled for release this year. The low-end Nokia E5 is set for a release this month. The Nokia X6, which is supposed to be a high-end, music-centric, affordable handset is expected this August. September will be seeing the Nokia X2, which sports a 5MP camera,...

Nokia, which was once the top international mobile phone brand, is nowhere to be seen in the mobile phone market today. It has been overshadowed by Apple, Google, HTC and Samsung among others. In 2009, Nokia's had very few high-end phones coming to the market. Since the end of last year, Nokia maintained low profile and released more of the low-end mobile handsets into the market. The step-down of Nokia in the market is attributed by analysts to the lack of a strong online store which can compete with the likes of the Apple App Store and...

Anssi Vanjoki, who just resumed office as Nokia's head of Mobile Solutions, is obsessed to get Nokia back to its numero uno position as maker of high-end mobile devices. In his blog on Nokia Conversations, Vanjoki has let us in on future plans of the company. This year, Nokia will be releasing the Nokia N8 smartphone which will be the first to feature the Symbian^3 OS, Nokia's latest Symbian version. The company also has plans of launching a MeeGo device this year. Vanjoki hushed rumours about a Nokia Android...

The Puma mobile phone, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2010 held in Barcelona, is soon expected to be released in the UK. Despite this being the sports-brand's first attempt at making a mobile phone, they have managed to capture good attention for it. First of all, this device is green, in that, it is equipped with a solar powered battery. According to Puma, the device can be powered up for 90 minutes after being left for 60 minutes in the sun. The rest of the Puma Phone specs are quite decent too.

The signal loss issue when the iPhone 4 is held in the hand is widely known now. Apple’s answer to the issue is that every mobile phone has some signal loss when held in the hand and, this is the same issue with the iPhone 4. Moreover, the new smartphone’s antenna performance is better than that of its predecessor, the iPhone 3GS. The using of a rubber or plastic bumper is said to help resolve the issue to a certain extent, as there will be no direct contact with the hand when these are used. AppleCare...

It seems like Apple iPhone 4 users will have to accept their iPhone 4 with all its defects as it is and live with it. Many customers who were all excited to have gotten the shiny new gizmo in their hands were disappointed to see that it suffered problems like losing signal when it is held in the hand dis-functional volume keys dis-functional camera yellowish discoloration on the screen However Apple has not mentioned anything about a bug-fix software, or recalling of faulty units (though there were rumours suggesting these). For the 'losing signal' issue, a spokesperson...

The Yellow Spot that Stole the Show Some of the early customers to have received the brand new iPhone 4 are complaining about seeing a yellowish spot on their screens. Some users are said to have a yellow line on the screen too. Users with complaints of the yellowish tinge on the screen can reportedly get their iPhone 4 replaced. Via

iPhone 4 steel frame issue The stainless steel frame of the Apple iPhone 4, was meant to serve dual purposes. One – Being the frame to contain the device. Two – To act as an antenna for signal reception. However, this steel frame seems to be having some problems in executing, its second duty, of acting as an antenna. It has been noted that when people hold the iPhone 4 in their hands, with their palm around it, touching this steel frame, the signal strength is lost. The bars reduce one-by-one, and sometimes go into a no-signal mode, causing the iPhone 4 to search...

Ed Baig and Josh from USA Today have a video of the Facetime video calling on the iPhone 4:-

A few people were lucky enough to have the Apple iPhone 4 in their hands to test it and give their first impressions. Here's what they have to say:- Walter S. Mossber, Wall Street Journal, says, "I dropped it several times from a few feet onto a hard surface with no problem, and it acquired no scratches at all in my testing" Read more. Josh Topolsky, Engadget, says, "Even though sirens were wailing behind us and we were surrounded by chatty shoppers, it was easy to hear our party on the other end, and they could hear us perfectly (unless we...

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The Apple iPhone 4 has been delivered early (a day early) to some of the lucky people who had pre-ordered the beast earlier. Some are mentioned to have their iPhone 4 delivered on Tuesday itself (2 days earlier). Others have to cope up with jealousy and wait for tomorrow. Gil Cabrera is one of these lucky few and here are some of the pics of the glossy little beauty. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more visit Twitpic. However, it seems that the iPhone 4 is being delivered today, to a few, only in the US. There is no news if people outside the US are...

Hot Apple iPhone 4 News With less than a day to go for the official launch of the Apple iPhone 4, people seemed to be all set to welcome the new gadget. Here are some hot headlines:- Apple iPhone Delivered To Lucky Few a Day Early iPhone 4 Tesco Mobile Deals Announced View Orange and O2 iPhone 4 Tariffs View iPhone 4 Vodafone Deals Check out some Early iPhone 4 Reviews Apple fans have already queued before Apple Stores in London to take home the iPhone 4. Apple iPhone 4 early issues - iPhone 4 stainless...

Orange and O2 have published their iPhone 4 mobile phone deals that they'll soon be offering. Orange iPhone 4 Tariffs Orange is offering the following iPhone 4 deals:- * Pay monthly (Contract) * Pay As You Go * Business O2 iPhone 4 Tariffs O2 is offering the following iPhone 4 deals:- * Pay monthly (Contract) * Pay & Go * Business Orange Vs O2 iPhone 4 tariffs:- Orange iPhone 4 Tariffs O2 iPhone 4...

Network Provider O2, have announced iPhone 4 upgrades for existing iPhone users. According to a report from PCPro, those customers with mobile contracts can leave the contract and get a brand new iPhone 4. However, they'll have to pay £20 per month for the remaining months of the contract. The new Apple smartphone will be available with either an 18-month or a 24-month contract. The tariffs are yet to be announced. Existing iPhone users can as well turn in their handsets to O2 for recycling. The network provider will reportedly be offering £240...

The latest iPhone, the Apple iPhone 4, has created a huge wave since its announcement on 7 June 2010, at the WWDC held in San Francisco. This new Apple smartphone seems to pack in quite a big punch to quench everyone's thirst. It includes almost all those features that the earlier iPhones were blamed of not having. It can multi-task, capture HD 720p videos, edit them, even share them, make video calls (of-course only to another iPhone 4) and more. When compared to the previous iPhones, this brand new gadget offers 4 times the resolution,...

A research conducted by Indian scientists at the Punjab University, Chandigarh, have revealed that mobile phones are affecting the honey-bee population and hence the production of honey. Three bee-hives were observed during the research. The scientists placed 2 mobile phones near one of the bee-hives; 2 fake mobile phones were placed near the second bee-hive; and the third bee-hive was left undisturbed. 2 calls were made to the mobile phones near the first hive, every day for 15 minutes. After 3 months, it was observed that the honey bee-population in the said bee-hive reduced drastically....

Sony Ericsson is rumoured to be working on a new smartphone (or is it a mini netbook!?!). Leaked pictures have been spotted on the internet. According to an Engadget report, this device has a form factor like that of the HTC Shift – slide-out and hinged. This Sony Ericsson gadget, which is in its prototype stage, supposedly has a 5.5-inch screen. If this detail is true, it would be too large to fit into the pocket, so its more of a Sony Ericsson laptop than a smartphone. This device is said...

A few details of the LG smartphone which is said to sport Microsoft's new mobile operating system, the Windows Mobile 7, have been leaked. It is supposedly called the LG Panther. The details are sparse at the moment. But whatever is known is quite impressive. The LG Windows Mobile 7 phone is said to feature a 3.8" AMOLED capacitive touch display. If this is true, we know that we can expect better brightness and more vivid colours, along with better readability in the sun, than LCD screens. This handset is supposed to be a slider, with...

Nokia C3, the Blackberry-styled mobile phone will be available on Pay As You Go deals with Vodafone, in June 2010. Though the complete pricing details have not yet been mentioned, Vodafone have revealed that this handset will be available for £7.50 for 30 days, on 3G PAYG deals. Nokia Conversations has mentioned that the Nokia C3 price would come up to €90 before taxes and subsidies. This candy-bar QWERTY keyboard handset sports a 2.4" 320 x 240 pixels screen. It is based on Symbian Series 40. The device lays great emphasis on social networking. Instant...

The Nokia X5 mobile phone recently slipped out of cover, bringing out few details as well, along with it. Not much of the Nokia X5 specs are revealed yet. This handheld is supposed to be a quad-band EGSM and tri-band WCDMA device. Bluetooth is also mentioned to be part of this phone. It is said to have a 2.4'' QVGA screen. Since it is numbered '5' it should be mid-range, between X3 and X6. Nokia Conversations, the official blog site of Nokia mentions that the Nokia X5 is a perfect device for music...

Google's first and highly anticipated mobile phone, the Google Nexus One is said to be available for sale starting today, 30 April 2010, in the UK. The pay monthly deals are all available for 24-month contracts, with varying rentals, talk minutes, and the phone coming in for free. These mobile phone offers also include 1GB data allowance and unlimited WiFi. Plans with £35, £40, £45 and £75 monthly rentals are available. The £35 a month plan, includes 600 talk minutes and unlimited texts. The £40 a month plan, includes 900 talk minutes and unlimited texts. The £45 a month plan,...

The LG Optimus GT540 release date for the UK has been set to 1 May, 2010. It is said to be available exclusively with network operator O2, for a limited period of time. However, no pricing or contract details have been revealed yet. The LG GT540 is an Android 2.1 based entry-level smartphone. It sports a 3" touchscreen. Great emphasis has been laid on social networking. Twitter and Facebook apps have been integrated within. A common console allows managing these multiple accounts. 3G networks and WiFi are both supported. So you can surf the internet,...

The latest Microsoft operating system for mobile phones was flaunted at the Mobile World Congress, 2010, held in Las Vegas, a few weeks back. Today, the first mobile phone to feature this OS has slid out of cover. And it is none other than LG who have developed this Windows Phone 7 mobile phone! This LG Windows Phone 7 handset, which is still in its prototype stage, is supposed to be a wee bit thicker than the iPhone and the Google Nexus One, according to a report from Engadget. This sounds quite impressive considering how the iPhone's and Nexus One's slick...

Samsung have unveiled their first smartphone which features their Bada platform, the Samsung Wave Mobile Phone, at an event yesterday, just preceding the Mobile World Congress, which kicks-off today at Barcelona. The Samsung Wave phone, also called the Samsung S8500 phone, is definitely a treat to the eye, with its slim, 0.42-inches thick candybar structure. Being the first Bada handset, the Wave brings with it waves of anticipation. The open source platform has an application store and Samsung have already opened the gates for developers to create their apps for it. A 3.3" AMOLED...

With just a week to go for the Mobile World Congress 2010, a few mobile phones have popped their heads out, giving us a teaser, of what we could expect at the event. First is the Nokia C Series mobile phones. The Nokia C5 mobile handset had made an entry into "leak" land last week. This seems to be a candybar phone with a regular alpha-numeric keypad, a 2.2" QVGA display, support for 3.5G ability, microSD memory expansion, GPS, FM radio, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a 3.2MP camera and is...

The Symbian Foundation have finally made their platform, the Symbian, open sourced. The announcements for open sourcing the code had been made by the foundation a couple of years back, in 2008, when the Android was not yet released. However, the words have been put into action only now. The Symbian code is available for download and modification from Symbian Developer site. Developers all over the world can create their own applications for integration with the platform. The Symbian platform is supposed to be the largest proprietary code to have been made open sourced. The current code is 25 million lines...

ROK TV now lets people in the UK view certain Freeview channels on their mobile phones! That too for FREE! UK residents can view TV on the move on their mobile handsets. For this to work, a ROK TV application needs to be downloaded on to your mobile phones first. The service can run on 3G as well as GPRS mobile phones. Phones from a wide variety of brands can use this service. Currently, ROK TV is in its beta mode and hence only limited mobile phones can make use of it, at a given...

Apple have finally decided to support Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) on the Apple iPhone, which allows people to make calls using the intenet. A few days back, Apple released the new beta v 3.2 of their iPhone SDK to include VoIP compatibility on 3G networks. Initially, Apple's policy blocked telephony over the internet. However, with software from third party companies like iCall, Fring and Acrobits, VoIP can be had on the Apple iPhone. These applications can be downloaded on to the mobile phones for establishing VoIP calls. Initially, these services could be...

After the Google-HTC partnership for the Google Nexus One, it seems like the next pair is going to be Google-Motorola. Chief Executive of Motorola, Sanjay Jha, during the quarterly financial conference call of the company, has reportedly mentioned that the company is working on a smartphone in partnership with the search engine giant. Apart from this detail, there was no mention about specifications, pricing or launch. Hence the only next thing possible right now is assumptions and reckonings. According to some sources, this second Google mobile phone might be called Google Nexus Two.

Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to launch their next version of the Windows mobile phone operating system - the Windows Mobile 7. The Windows maker might announce their new product in the Mobile World Congress which will be held in Barcelona in February. Though the unveiling will supposedly happen next month, the actual release of the OS is expected to happen during summer 2010. Mobile phones sporting the new OS are speculated to ship during the latter part of 2010. MobileMarketingNews reports that the Windows giant has already mentioned that they would be offering developers...

The Motorola Zeppelin is the latest Android smartphone from Motorola to have stepped into the FCC ground. It is said to have got a clearance from the regulatory body and might make its debut appearance before the world at the Mobile World Congress to be held in Barcelona soon. This handset is supposed to have a 3.2" HVGA touch display. There are supposed to be touch sensitive buttons below the screen as well. This handheld is reckoned to sport most of the essentials of high-end phones of today. The Android 2.0 OS is mentioned...

The Vodafone Secure Remote Access solution v2.8 has been certified as capable of protecting the network by CESG; making Vodafone the first mobile network operator in the UK to be awarded the CCTM (CESG Claims Tested Mark) certificate. The public sector organisations of the UK, including the local authorities, the NHS, Central Government, Ministry of Defence, policing, education and criminal justice can be assured that the Vodafone Secure Remote Access v2.8 solution has undergone assurance testing by CESG. The network can be trusted to shield their data, network and other devices, including mobile phones which use...

The Samsung Galaxy Portal i5700 mobile phone, which has been named as the Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 outside the UK is now available with T-Mobile for a contract. This is an Android 1.5 powered handset with a 3.2" touchscreen. It comes with a complete set of networking options. There is WiFi, 3G ability with support for the HSDPA standard, and Bluetooth. This cell phone also offers GPS capability. On the inside is a 180MB memory. MicroSD cards are also supported and the mobile phone package ships with a 1GB card in it. Entertainment wise, there's a media player which plays both audio and...

Vodafone have developed a small plug-in box, called the Vodafone Sure Signal, which helps improve mobile phone signal strength at homes and small offices. This equipment is available for the UK consumers at a price of just £50. The Vodafone Sure Signal is easy to install. It needs to be directly plugged into the broadband line at home or office. It promises to offer a speed of atleast 1Mbps. Consistent 3G coverage is expected to be available and this is said to be compatible with all 3G mobile phones. The Vodafone Sure Signal can definitely prove...

If you think that jewellery is the only entity that can combine platinum and diamonds in an enticing manner, then you're wrong. Here is a UK mobile phone that is clad in both these luxurious elements - the Nokia Supreme, which carries a price tag of £99,995. There are 12.5 carats of pink diamonds, which totals up to about 1225 in number, studded along the edges of this handset, with a 3 carat single one at the centre. Platinum veneers with 8 platinum screws have been used. The handheld ships in a granite box.

Lenovo introduced their brand new LePhone Mobile Handset, which seems very promising. But (sob sob), it will currently only be released in China. The speciality of this mobile phone is that it is an all-touchscreen handheld, in the literal sense. And "all-touchscreen" actually means no buttons on the facade. It is a large 3.7-inch, 480 x 800 pixels display. You'll also find a 3MP camera and a 3.5mm headphone socket on this mobile handset. The camera can shoot both pictures and videos. At its heart is the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor....

While mobile phone banking is a breeze for handling financial transactions, it seems to be more popular in emerging markets than developed markets. The reason behind this is that, in developed markets, there are plenty of other options available for conducting transactions. The infrastructure is already in place for other easy ways of money payment. One example is paying bills off with the home broadband connection. On the other hand, in developing markets, people rely more on mobile phones for their bill payments. In many cases, this is the ony means for financial transactions. Hence, in...

Motorola pulled off the veils from its newest Android powered mobile phone, the Motorola Backflip. What's unique about this mobile handset is that, it opens out like a book, instead of sliding. It is not like the usual clamshells either. When it is closed, it has the 3.1" HVGA touchscreen on one side and the QWERTY keyboard on the other. Motorola also claims that this device is quite rugged and will continue to function even after getting a beating. The next novel feature is the trakpad, which is called Backtrack. This name is...

Google's highly anticipated smartphone, the Nexus One has finally been launched and is going to be available for sale directly from the Google website. The phone was unveiled by the heads of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, at the Google UK and US headquarters simultaneously. Unlike other smartphones that are actually retailed by mobile network operators, Google will be exclusively selling their first mobile phone. According to them, this would strengthen their ties with the customers. However, the device will also have contracts with network operators and will be available SIM-free too.

A survey that was recently conducted in the UK, which included the opinions of almost 4000 women, revealed that they would rather lose their boyfriends than their mobile phones! The order of most precious possessions ranked as follows - 'Mothers' came in first. Photographs followed next. Then came in mobile phones, followed by best friends. Boyfriends ranked fifth. Almost 40% of the women said that losing their mobile handsets would be very devastating. It is not totally bad news for boyfriends. Shinyshiny.TV reports that boyfriends still beat diamond rings, laptops and pets in being women's...

CES 2010 is just a few more days away. This means all the manufacturers around the world are gearing up with their new products to be flaunted on the show. There are reports that LG is planning to bring into the market 3 new mobile phones which will possess some exceptional qualities. The company has already made a big niche for itself in the world of digital media players. Their display quality is said to be much better than that of many others available in the market. Now, LG will be incorporating digital TV playback in...

Due to the growing demand in downloading content from the internet, by smartphone users, especially the iPhone users, many of the network operators are experiencing huge traffic on their lines. Thus, there are reports that the number of WiFi hotspots in the UK are to be increased inorder to meet this growing demand. Currently, there are about 10,000 WiFi hotspots in the UK. This is expected to treble in the next 2 years. So in 2012, you can expect 30,000 WiFi hotspots in the UK. Globally too, the WiFi usage is said to have flared up...

Orange, one of UK's popular mobile network providers, are reportedly going to launch the high definition voice service for mobile phones in the coming year. This service is supposed to make voice sound so clear over the mobile phone, as if speaking in the same room. The network provider is said to have plans of doing trials with the service in the new year and later on during the year, they wish to make a nation-wide launch. The HD voice includes a wider speech bandwidth, which is supposed to be twice the voice spectrum. It is...

O2 has been facing problems in its network due to the use of heavy data applications by smartphone users. This resulted in a network jam that blocked calls and other data transfers. O2 has reportedly apologized to consumers who faced problems. The mobile broadband provider had already been facing issues with the network earlier. They have even mentioned that they had seen an 18% rise in the use of the network since the beginning of this year. This has doubled every 4 months since. But the increased use...

A survey was conducted recently by the Mobile Youth Consultancy to see which mobile phone is most popular among youth in the UK. 1000 university students were consulted for the survey and Financial Times reports that, majority of them preferred Nokia mobile handsets. In the survey conducted, Nokia ranked first, followed by Sony Ericsson and then Blackberry. The results were as follows - Nokia bagged 30% of the preference percentage, Sony Ericsson got 27% and Blackberry got 2% of the share. Perhaps Nokia's rugged yet stylish handsets, which pack in loads of multimedia features and...

Samsung had recently announced their new mobile platform - the Samsung Bada. And now there are a few snapshots that have been leaked. Samsung Bada is going to be an open source platform. So will there be reason for Google Android to become alert? We need to wait and see. Just like the Google's operating system, Samsung have decided to make their new yet to release OS open to developers for creating their own applications. The pictures make it seem like the Samsung Bada interface will be very much like the TouchWiz user interface from Samsung itself. It also incorporates social networking...

Why always have things going the straight way? Why not try something different, something out of the ordinary? Something unique, creative and impressive. There are plenty of people out there making iPhone and iPod docks that can make anyone look at them with awe, thinking "Hey, None have ever thought of that before." There have been plenty of iPhone docks coming to the market every now and then. The guys over at Geek Unique have come out with yet another iPhone dock. Its innovative, imaginative and highly intriguing. The picture shows a game controller, the NES light-gun, which has been converted into...

Vodafone are offering free internet access over the mobile phones, to their UK customers. This Christmas and New Year's gift starts on Christmas Day and runs all the way up to the 1st of January 2010. This offer is supposed to be a part of their free Fridays service. Both ‘pay as you go' as well as ‘pay monthly contract' customers can enjoy the free internet access as long as you already have a mobile internet bundle. However, laptop users with a Vodafone dongle for mobile broadband, cannot avail the free service. While the Vodafone's promotions...

Vodafone will also start selling the iPhones – the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3GS with 16GB and the iPhone 3GS with 32GB of memory, starting January 14, 2010. To stay abreast in the tough competition from the many mobile network operators, who are also retailing the iPhone, Vodafone will be offering attractive contracts too. There are reports that Vodafone will be offering the Apple iPhone for free with a 2-year contract, just like Orange and O2. The per month charges start from £30. There are £35 and £40 contracts as well. The...

Rumours indicate that, Finnish mobile phone maker, Nokia, will soon be making dual SIM mobile handsets. The company is said to be concentrating on making such mobile handhelds in the coming year. A Nokia insider has reportedly mentioned that the dual SIM Nokia mobile phones will be launched during the second quarter of 2010. While this can turn out to be quite beneficial for the consumer crowd, the network operators might not want to stock such handhelds. And it is reckoned that Nokia will be selling these handsets in emerging markets. This move from Nokia is supposedly the result of being...

Although many of the mobile phone manufacturers have released, or are planning to release, Android powered mobile handsets, none of these smartphones stirred interest and were more eagerly awaited than the Google’s very own Nexus One. There are plenty of reasons for that. First, it is Google’s first. Secondly, it is said to be a tough rival to the Apple iPhone. Then, it is reportedly home to a new interface with the Android v2.1 and sports some ‘never seen before’ features. Slashgear has come upon information from Paul O’Brein, MoDaCo founder, that, this much anticipated...

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We've heard about courses on photography with analog cameras, digital cameras and camcorders. However, it is the first time that some one is actually offering a course to master the art of photography with a camera mobile phone. The parents of 4, living in Malvern, Worcestershire, and professional photographers, Phil and Rachel Hibberd, have come up with this novel idea. They offer a day's course to help students and youngsters take better pictures with their camera cell phones. The course costs £40. Mobile handsets with cameras have become so common these days. Teenagers also have more access to such gadgets rather...

TeliaSonera, the Swedish network operator, were the first to announce the good news. O2, seem to be following close at their heels, and we're soon to hear good news from them too. Yes, O2 will soon be going 4G. The UK's largest mobile network have announced that they have tested their 4G network at their Slough HQ, along with Chinese manufacturer, Huawei. The results are said to be positive. With the 4G network technology, or LTE (Long Term Evolution), O2 is said to have achieved almost 150Mbps of download speeds on their network, during the tests. This...

Numerous mobile phones from various vendors are lined up to release early in the new year. The Nokia N900 mobile phone and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mobile phone are 2 of the technology-rich, high end ones. Nokia's Maemo 5 OS powered Nokia N900 is most likely to become available with network operator Vodafone and will be released in January 2010. This 3.5", touchscreen device is driven by the ARM Cortex A8 processor. There is a slide out QWERTY keyboard as well. 3G, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth abilities are all offered. A...

4G cellular wireless technology, the successor of the 3G technology has taken birth in Sweden. TeliaSonera, a Swedish telecom operator, has made history as the first operator to offer 4G services.  The LTE (Long Term Evolution) 4G mobile service is supposed to allow very high speeds of wireless data transmissions. It is said to deliver almost 100Mbps, which is more than 10 times the speed offered by the 3G networks. The 3G speed offered is usually about 7.2Mbps. The 4th generation technology will enable mobile handsets and other wireless devices to handle heavy data functions like...

After much speculation, rumour and alleged misleads from rivals, the Google mobile phone, Nexus One, has finally stepped out of cover for the world to behold. The Nexus One is supposed to have a 3.7" (some say 3.5") OLED/AMOLED touchscreen. This intriguing mobile phone is supposed to be thinner than the Apple iPhone. There are 4 soft keys at the bottom for operating it, along with a physical scroll wheel. A Snapdragon processor is supposed to drive this gadget. A 5MP camera is expected to be packed within. A new version of Android will be...

Drivers using mobile phones while driving are increasing by the day, despite the penalty of £60 they need to pay if caught. The road safety campaigners have thus demanded that the fine be increased to something like £500 or £1000, reports The Independent. In 2006, the penalty amounted to £30. This was doubled in 2007. This did bring about a difference to the motorists. The number of drivers using mobile handset while driving reduced to 1.4% in that year. However, a reduction in the number of traffic police and also in the number of motorists getting...

The Sony Ericsson smartphones – Aino and Satio that had seemed like little power houses, packed with features, had failed to live up to expectations. The Satio was reportedly sluggish and froze during operation. The UK retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U had stopped sales of this mobile phone, owing to numerous customer complaints. ITProPortal reports that Sony Ericsson have now fixed the issues of these mobile handsets and have released new firmware for both of them. The Sony Ericsson is supposed to have become more stable. The Sony Ericsson Aino...

Nokia is readying a navigation and GPS capable Nokia 2710 mobile phone, which is expected to hit markets in Q2 next year. This mobile handset is supposed to be highly affordable at just €100. This 2.2” screen device, does seem a little small for in-car navigation. But it does offer turn-by-turn voice guidance as well. Point-to-point, navigation with a digital compass is also offered. A microSD card which contains device-based mapping is supposed to be used in this mobile handset. The other features it packs within are a 2MP camera, an FM radio and a...

Now that the festive season is here, the Department of Health have come up with an application for mobile phones that will help users keep a check on how much alcohol they consume. This app has been designed to reduce the healthy problems and illnesses caused by excessive drinking. This venture is part of the £9M ‘Know Your Limits' marketing campaign of the government. Mobile handsets with internet access can this alcohol tracker app, which is available for free throughout the UK, on either iTunes or the NHS website (www.nhs.uk). It is an interactive utility which requires the people to...

Virgin Media is now offering the Blackberry Curve 8520 smartphone. Consumers can buy this handset on the pay as you go scheme. This handheld is supposed to be the first Blackberry handset being offered by Virgin Media for the UK. The Blackberry Curve 8520 mobile phone is a high-tech gadget with a QWERTY keyboard and a touch capable track pad. It supports WiFi, a 2MP camera, plenty of multimedia features and social networking abilities. Social networks like Facebook and MySpace can be easily accessed. Even emailing facilities are available. Games and mobile apps can be accessed easily as well.

A few pictures of the Motorola Sholes Tablet have been leaked out along with a few specs too. The Sholes tablet resembles the Motorola Droid smartphone. However, the tablet will be a full touchscreen device without any physical QWERTY keyboard. The Sholes Tablet is supposed to be retailed under the name of Motorola XT701 in China, through China Unicom. There’s a lot of speculation and hope regarding the release of this gadget in the UK and US markets. Other features and specifications known right now are that this device will be based on Google’s...

Nokia is apparently planning a sequel to the Nokia N86 Mobile Phone which featured an 8 Megapixel camera. The new mobile handset is supposedly called Nokia N87. It is expected to pack in a 12 Megapixel camera. So will this new handheld be tough competition to the Sony Ericsson Satio (which was recalled on account of certain software issues) and the Samsung M8910 Pixon? The gadget will reportedly sport Carl Zeiss optics. A report from ITechNews mentions that it will have Xenon and dual LED flash. This seems a little confusing. So let's not assume...

MobiFrance had captured a few glimpses of the HTC Touch.B a couple of days back. They had promised to get back with more details. And now here are a few more details of this intriguing handset. Unlike what was speculated, this device does not run Android, but it is based on the mobile platform called Brew. It also features a Qualcomm processor. This handheld is supposed to be HTC's first Brew Qualcomm phone. Other supported features include 3G, Bluetooth, Adobe Flash, a 2 Megapixel camera, and no WiFi. The camera, in this current prototype does...

There is a new HTC mobile phone that has its pictures secretly revealed. This handset is called HTC Touch.B and is also codenamed HTC Rome. MobiFrance are apparently the first to get hold of these pictures and promise to throw more light on details soon. According to them, this handheld resembles the HTC Touch2. There are also speculations that this device will be based on the Android platform. Guys over at Slashgear opine that it's a remodeled HTC Tattoo, rather than being a completely new design. Moreover the device also shows the proprietary ExtUSB port, which suggests...

LG have announced their new smartphone which houses a detachable pico projector - the LG eXpo Smartphone. This is a slider phone with a 3.2" touchscreen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard. The projector sits on its back making it look like its carrying a back-pack. It is powered internally by the Windows Mobile 6.5 OS and the 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Other features include WiFi connectivity, HSDPA capability, A-GPS and microSD card memory expansion. A 5MP camera is also packed inside. A fingerprint recognizer which LG prefers to call Smart Sensor, performs security checks for using it....

There have been reports about a new Apple iPhone and a new LG smartphone. In an analytic report provided to iPhone app developers, Pandav, an unreleased version of the iPhone was mentioned. While the iPhone 3GS was referred to as iPhone 2,1, the ‘to be released’ version has been denoted as the iPhone 3,1. Like the usual manner, we might actually see this device taking a real physical form by summer of 2010. LG is said to be readying a successor to the LG Arena KM900. The new phone is supposed to be called LG Arena Max LU9400. Recently, this...

The most expensive mobile phone till date has been unveiled. It is the iPhone 3GS Supreme. Yes it is another luxury handset, designed by Stuart Hughes, the founder of GoldStriker. The price of this attractive looking smartphone is GBP 1.92 Million! The smartphone has been drenched in gold (271 grams of 22ct solid gold) and diamonds (a total of 136 flawless ones). The case is made of gold and the bezel has been studded with diamonds. The logo on the rear is also made of solid gold and studded with 53 diamonds. The...

Ashley Towns, the mind behind the Ikee worm has secured a job in an Australian app development firm. The Ikee worm caused Apple iPhone wallpapers to change to a picture of yesteryear’s pop-star Rick Astley. The company that has hired the 21-year old bug writer is called Monogeration. This information has been obtained from the Twitter-feeds of the hacker. An official from online security firm, Sophos, has expressed his view, mentioning the decision of the company that hired Towns as irresponsible. While hiring an offender can seem to be an encouragement for plenty of...

The Nokia X6 Smartphone will be available for sale with mobile phone merchant Phones4U, starting this Friday, the 27th of November. That’s the same day that Apple has chosen for their One Day Shopping event! So is it going to be a Nokia X6 mobile phone or an Apple 3G S mobile phone ? The high-end Nokia X6, features a 3.2” touchscreen, a 32GB in-phone memory, a 5MP camera, a TV output and plenty of options for music. The complete networking set – WiFi, 3.5G, Bluetooth are supported. Social networking sites can be...

According to a report in Slashgear, the Motorola MILESTONE smartphone will be available for sale with SuperETrader starting 7th of December. There has been no mention about any carrier stocking the mobile handset. This slider handheld features a 3.7” capacitive touch-display and a QWERTY keyboard. The complete networking package with 3G (HSDPA and HSUPA), WiFi and Bluetooth is offered. A 5 Megapixel snapper with camcorder abilities, autofocus and LED flash is sported too. The Motorola MILESTONE Android mobile phone is available with Vodafone and O2 in Germany. This handset amounts to €500. Currently, pre-orders...

Owing to problems with the new Sony Ericsson Satio Smartphone and its software, Carphone Warehouse has temporarily stopped selling the mobile phone. The UK sales and marketing group of Sony Ericsson has mentioned about issues faced by some consumers when they use certain applications on the said mobile handset. The Satio is a high-end smartphone, with a 12MP camera, plenty of options for multimedia, and all modern networking and connectivity options. The mobile phone maker has stated that this issue has been given top priority by the company and they’re working to resolve them. Once...

Cisco have developed an application called Cisco SIO To Go, which provides customized alerts for security threats and other latest computer safety information. The Security Intelligence Operations powered app, is also expected to allow users to respond to these threats. This App is free and can be downloaded from iTunes. The security service has currently been designed for the Apple iPhone and the iPod. Maybe we can expect the security app to be available for other mobile phones in the future as well. However, nothing has been mentioned as of now. This app has...

O2 revealed their plans to upgrade their 3G networks across the UK to meet the growing needs of smartphone users. The network operator had already invested £500 million over the last 2 years for offering products like the Apple iPhone and the Palm Pre. The future enhancements will be built upon this, which would result in the investment of several more hundred million pounds. The company plans on installing 40 mobile data hotspots by Christmas this year in London. Over the next 12 months, 160 more will be installed in the city and 1500 across the...

According to sources, T-Mobile has sold personal information about their customers to third party companies. Suspicions rose when many T-Mobile customers, whose contracts with the mobile network operator was soon coming to an end, were contacted by other vendors for signing up contracts. The staff responsible for the data breach will be prosecuted by the office of the U.K.'s Information Commissioner Christopher Graham. They would be fined a heavy amount. However, there will not be any jail sentence, say sources. There’s information that the company was unaware of the offence before customer complaints. T-Mobile and Orange...

Google have always stuck to the ‘behind the scene’ software side of gadgets. However, now the Android platform maker seems to have decided to take the main stage. There are reports that a Google Mobile Phone is expected to land in mobile phone town early next year. The search-engine creator had reportedly had plans of releasing the handheld into the market by the end of 2009. But schedules seem to have slipped. Nothing has been mentioned as to who will be making the hardware for the Google smartphone. There are rumours that HTC might be a probable candidate....

The Blackberry-styled Nokia E72 Smartphone is now available with Vodafone with deals involving a contract. The 2-year contract includes 600 minutes of free talktime and unlimited messages for a monthly rental of £30. The Nokia E72 has been designed for quick communication via texting and emailing. Its QWERTY keyboard, 3.5G & WiFi abilities and push email features justify this fact. Moreover, the document editor allows editing of Word, PowerPoint and Excel file attachments. This utility will definitely prove beneficial for professionals. There’s enough room for storing plenty of contacts too. Apart from...

The Blackberry Bold 9700 Mobile Phone is now available to buy with contracts from both T-Mobile and Vodafone mobile network operators. The RIM handheld comes with a complete set of networking options – 3G with HSDPA, WiFi and Bluetooth. It is email-centric, with features like push email facility, which can be very useful when it comes to emailing. A 3.2MP camera allows snapping stills and capturing videos. Apart from the 256MB of in-phone memory, microSD cards of a maximum of 16GB are supported too. The deals include a 2GB card in the package....

We’ve heard about the numerous applications offered by the Apple App Store and we’ve also seen how popular they are among the consumers. But for the first time, an application has been developed to allow controlling a robot using the Apple iPhone mobile handset. A team from Graduate School of Media Design belonging to the Keio University, has developed an application, which can control the movements of a robot. The application is called Walky. This control system can be installed on the iPhone mobile phone and by using natural finger gestures, one can make a...

LG have plans of bringing new mobile phones into the market in time to come. The LG GW620 is the mobile phone maker’s first Android venture. This QWERTY keyboard touchscreen phone will soon be joined by a keyboard-less touchscreen Android sibling, with much more “mature” features. Folks at Fonehome had a chat with John Barton, sales and marketing director of LG, UK, who confirmed these plans. Earlier, there were reports of a Snapdragon handset from LG too. Guesses are that this 1GHz processor handheld might come with a physical keyboard. A full touchscreen model can be expected...

Christmas is the time when everyone is in generous moods. Mobile Phone makers and operators are no different. So Christmas is one of the best times to buy mobile handsets. Here are a few mobile phones that ship with the best deals and mobile offers, which can prove to be worthy for the money you spend. LG Viewty Lite Mobile Phone – A 3G enabled handheld, the LG Viewty Lite with its 3” touchscreen lets you zoom through the internet pages, check your mail, access social networks and stay on top of things. You can...

What do young people look for in a mobile phone? Have you been wishing to gift your teenage daughter or son a nice mobile handset, and don't know which one to buy? Then relax. Don't work up those gray cells anymore. Here are a few youthful mobile phones with features that the young crowd will surely appreciate. Most of these handhelds support music, social networking, games and camera, which are some of the most desirable features in a mobile phone. The best part about all these handsets is that they are all affordable. Samsung B3310 Mobile Phone - This slider mobile...

Josh wants a mobile phone for himself and Cleo wants to get one for her mother, this Christmas. They aren’t sure which one to buy. The piggy banks have definitely gotten heavier, but they need to have enough to get gifts for others too. Alright you guys, listen up. We’ll make the choosing task simpler for you. Here are a few mobile phones, which are wallet friendly, that you could consider buying. The phones being considered are quite simple in their design, features and offerings. If you are looking for a simple mobile phone, which...

Though Android created a big hype before it stepped into the market, the first devices to sport the Google OS failed to impress the consumer crowd. Not that they were bad smartphones. They just did not meet up with expectations when it came to performance. However, Android seems to be p