Category: Mobile Phones
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YouTube Live Streaming – Coming Soon
Video site Youtube is finally ready to challenge Mirativ, Periscope and Facebook Live etc for a slice of the livestream pie. Youtube are installing Live Mobile Video Broadcasting directly into the very core of their app. “You won’t need to open anything else, just hit the big red capture button right there in the corner, […]
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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 (Note 7) May Only Come With Curved Edge Screen
The next addition to the Samsung Galaxy Note range – the Note 6 – is rumoured to be just a couple of months away from official announcement so of course the rumour mill is working overtime. With a new smartphone product expected to arrive at a Galaxy Unpacked launch event on August 2nd 2016 reports […]
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Huawei Launch Event: Honor 5C is Coming to the UK
After laying the groundwork for a new Huawei smartphone, with teasers and cryptic clues, the Honor UK Facebook has just had its Virtual Launch event and video presentation revealing the product to be the powerful and stylish Honor 5C. Having previously been released in Huawei’s home country of China earlier in the year, the Honor […]
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Lenovo Join Flexible Smartphone Arms Race with CPlus and Folio
The smartphone market is in the middle of a little bit of divergence at the moment it would seem. Companies seem to be focusing their efforts on two potential markets, the modular smartphone concept, the prominent of which would be Google’s Project Ara the second market looks to be the flexible smartphone, of which we’ve already […]
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WWDC 2016: iOS 10 with New Message Features – Device Compatibility Announced
As expected Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) had a hat full of stellar announcements for both desktop and mobile devices and also as expected one of the major ones was the latest rundown of features and compatibility for the new iOS 10. Apple’s biggest ever software release for its mobile brand will pave the […]
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The Moto Z Motorola’s 2016 Flagship
Introducing the Moto Z the latest reveal from Motorola, The Moto Z is planning to appeal to the higher end of the Smart Phone market. A slender metal frame, referred to as “the world’s thinnest premium smartphone.” An ambiguous title though, at 5.19mm (0.2in) I will admit it’s certainly one of the thinnest. It has […]
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Announced Through AT&T
Samsung has released a new rugged variant of its premium Galaxy S7 smartphone. If you’re inclined to chucking around expensive handsets, or enjoy living an adventurous lifestyle, you’ll probably be pleased to know that Samsung will be re-releasing this year’s flagship model as the Galaxy S7 Active – and this was just confirmed by the […]
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Samsung Bendable Smartphone Finally Launching in 2017?
It seems we may be a big step closer to a flexible future as a report claims that Samsung is going ahead with production of its first bendable smartphones which could be launched as soon as 2017. A source speaking to Bloomberg suggests that the two new mobile concepts will feature screen formats not currently available […]
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“OK Google.. How Do I Clear My Voice Search History?”
With facial recognition, voice search functions, location history tracking, etc., everyone can know everything about everybody else if they have the knowledge and inclination to do so. Voice search functions in particular are a very strange kettle of fish. There is a drive somewhere on the planet that contains everything you have ever asked Google […]
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Cortana for Microsoft Band 2 is Now Supported on Android Phones
Finally Android smartphone owners will be able to speak their mind to their Microsoft Band 2 thanks to a new update and Cortana support for the Google mobile OS. Microsoft’s voice assistant software Cortana is basically it’s version of Apple’s Siri and was previously only available to owners of the Microsoft Band if their synced […]
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iPhone 7 Rumours Rundown – What’s Set to Change?
If iPhone release trends are to be trusted the iPhone 7 is just around the corner, rumours are certainly hinting at a “Fall 2016” release date putting it squarely up against the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. With an upcoming release date comes a flood of information from the rumour mill. Aside from the rumour regarding […]
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Google’s Project Ara – Revolutionising Modular Smartphones
In 2013 just after Dave Hakkens announced a modular phone concept called Phonebloks, shortly afterwards Motorola (owned by Google) announced Project Ara and stated how they would be working in collaboration with Phonebloks. The concept from both seemed too good to be true. The modular mobile phone, a step away from the incremental updates offered […]