BlackBerry services went down on Monday and, apart from a brief period on Tuesday morning, have been down since then. Last night there were reports that users in the United States, Japan and Singapore were having difficulties getting online. The firm is facing growing calls for compensation from users all over the world. European, Middle [...]
Mobile Phones Archive
28th September 2011
The £300m cable that will save one millisecond in transmission time
With the world of the mobile ‘phone and the high speed internet it is hard to believe that people still communication by a cable joining them together, but it is the case, especially went comes to trading and hedge funds. The first cable across the Atlantic was laid in 1858 from the Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum [...]
20th September 2011
HTC Desire S Deals
The HRT Desire S is one of the latest mobile phone handsets offered by the popular mobile phone manufacturer HTC. The handset is an updated version of the market leading HTC Desire and offers a number of improvements such as a better screen, quicker processor, faster web browsing and reduced weight. Perhaps the most impressive [...]
1st September 2011
How does the Sony Ericsson Arc compare?
The Sony Ericsson Arc, an Android smartphone from Sony Ericsson mobile phones, is a super-slim beautifully designed smartphone. Offered in two sophisticated colours of Midnight Blue or Misty Silver, the Sony Ericsson Arc is a match for many of the other smartphones on the market. Powered by Android 2.3, the latest version of Android, the [...]
30th August 2011
LG Optimus 2X Overview
When the LG Optimus 2X first hit the review circuit, it got a lot of bad press. This was due to a rather inferior early sample whose bugs drove the reviewers to mark the phone down. However, by the time the 2X was released, the bugs were gone and the phone finally started getting the [...]
26th August 2011
Don’t risk identity fraud on your Smartphone
There’s a good chance that if you shop on your Smartphone, scammers and hackers could steal your identity and personal information. This is because most Smartphone users store sensitive personal information on their phones, and then use unsecured public Wi-Fi networks to get online. It is thought that nearly 65 per cent of Smartphone users [...]
20th August 2011
Nokia N9 will not launch in UK
If you have been waiting to get your hands on a new Nokia N9 Smartphone you will be in for a disappointment as Nokia has confirmed that its N9 Smartphone will not launch in the UK, and says its focus in the US is to be exclusively on Windows Phone rather than Symbian. A Nokia [...]
11th August 2011
The history of Motorola Mobile Phones
Motorola have been at the forefront of mobile phone development since the market began, however the company really came into their own in the mid 1990′s after being the first manufacturer to introduce flip phones. After pioneering flip phone technology and enjoying a significant boom, the company’s rivals eventually caught them up and forced Motorola [...]
29th July 2011
Palm Pre 2 – how does it compare?
The Palm Pre 2 is the latest offering from the Palm Pre series of smartphones, offering significant updates in terms of speed, usability and hardware. The biggest update on the Palm Pre 2 over previous models is an upgrade to the webOS operating system, which refines several of the prominent features on older versions. The [...]