Mobile Phones

New smartphones are being fitted with ever faster processors to help them power through the latest applications, but the flip side to using faster processors in our devices is the added strain it puts on our battery life. Researchers at the University of Michigan computer science and engineering have been looking into the problem and developed a new subconscious [...]

Today Google has rolled out its Android Voice Actions across Europe with multi-language support, enabling you to control your Android smartphone or tablet with voice commands. Google Voice Actions have already been available to US residents since last year but now Google has decided to roll out the features further afield. The new voice commands will allow you to browse the [...]

Take your average touchscreen, multiply it, then combine both screens into one phone. The designers didn’t bother with the engineering part, however, so their concept has to be taken on blind faith that it’s awesome. According to the available concept illustrations, each touchscreen are independent wireless devices that can be separated or opened like a [...]

HTC has today officially announced the arrival of their new HTC Sensation XE complete with Beats Audio, which was leaked earlier this month. The HTC Sensation XE is the first HTC smartphone to be equipped with the new Beats Audio following the recent partnership between HTC and Beats Audio. The new HTC Sensation XE is powered by a 1.5 GHz [...]

If you are looking forward to the Samsung’s Galaxy S II finally landing in the US, you might be interested in the new commercial Samsung have  released to whet your appetite a little more and show “The Way We’re Wired”. To recap the Samsung Galaxy S II features a stunning 4.3 inch Super AMLOED display and is equipped with [...]

Despite first casting our discerning (not to mention modest) eye on its rather flashier sibling, there’s something to be said for Sony Ericsson’s lower profile effort as well. Seemingly taking its design cues from old Samsung feature phones back before Samsung took its design cues from litigious fruit, the Xperia Ray is a no non-sense, [...]

There you were,  just growing accustomed to that shiny new Xperia Arc when Sony Ericsson go around updating the thing with a slightly zippier processor and some eye-catching camera software. By which we mean both eyes. It turns out that not only has Sony Ericsson bumped the processor speed to 1.4 Ghz , it’s added [...]

UK mobile phone operator Virgin Mobile has launched a new budget friendly mobile phone in the UK, which will retail for just £10, don’t expect any high end specifications for that price though. The device in an Alcatel One Touch and it features a two megapixel camera, and a microSD card slot that can take [...]

Fring has unveiled a new feature today that has been designed to bring a Google+ Hangout style service to your mobile phone, enabling you to have video chats with friends or even strangers about any topic you like. The new feature added by Fring enables you to start your own video chat room or join existing ones with up [...]

Smozzy a new Android app let users who have a  T-Mobile unlimited messaging plan, browse the web without the need for a data plan. The application has been designed to work similar to a browser but rather than using a data plan, URL’s you enter are then sent via SMS to the Smozzy servers which then [...]

Today its been announced after first being revealed back in July that  Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play will be arriving at AT&T on September 18th, becoming AT&T’s first PlayStation-certified smartphone. AT&T customers will be offered the exclusive “stealth blue” colour Xperia Play 4G and it will come bundled with a multimedia dock DK300 and MC100 music cable. Together with pre-loaded games [...]

At the IFA in Berlin this week KT Korea’s leading mobile provider has unveiled their new Spider Concept smartphone which is a new and innovative idea built using the Android OS. The KT Spider is the worlds first Android Smartphone that can be converted and combined with other devices says KT. For instance the Spider can be combined with a number [...]