The BBC’s popular iPlayer app for Android provides streaming for tons of BBC shows. Now the latest update adds a load of new features including the ability to download shows to watch offline and support for Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Get ready to consume all the Doctor Who you can on your Nexus 7 or other…
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Red HTC One Spotted on U.K. Retailer Handtec’s Website
The HTC One just got a little bit hotter. A red version of HTC’s flagship handset has been spotted online in the U.K. on mobile phone retailer Handtec’s website. Don’t equate the red color with Verizon, however, as we still are unsure of even the less flashy models coming to the carrier. The red HTC One…
Apple retail stores initiating layoffs of new employees?
MacRumors says its been receiving numerous reports over the past few weeks that Apple is indeed beginning to lay off many of its employees — particularly those who have been employed there for six months or less — in retail stores across the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Part-time employees are also facing cutbacks in…
41MP camera phone Nokia Pureview 808 available for pre-order on Amazon UK
The Nokia Pureview 808 is an average smartphone with a plethora of ordinary features except for one: it has a 41MP Carl Zeiss lens. Photography enthusiasts can rejoice because it’s now available for pre-order on Amazon UK. Now hold on just a second. Is this thing really capable of snapping photos with a 41 megapixel…
White iPhone 4 landing in the UK in March?
Another day, another white iPhone story. When will it ever end? It just might be over in March, which fits with what Steve Wozniak said yesterday about the fairer version of the Apple smartphone. Rumors and inventory system leaks have pointed to a white iPhone 4 launch soon, so the latest rumor that the ivory…
HTC Desire HD (Ace) spotted in the wild with Android 2.2 Froyo
The HTC Desire HD, also known as the Ace, was outed by retailer SuperETrader last month. With the customary leaked introduction out of the way, we can now turn our eyes to potentially the first spy shot of this rumored handset. The surprisingly clear photo is consistent with the leaked specs of the Desire HD…
Tesco Mobile exceeds two million users
Mobile New is reporting that Tesco Mobile now has over 2m users, after reporting a 14% increase in the last year! For those of you that don’t know Tesco, they are an all-pervasive Supermarket chain in the UK that basically does anything you could want to buy – including Mobiles! Not so very long ago they…
Hot Deal: Smartphone for under £100!
Not too much to say here, other than if you want a Smartphone on a budget, then the HP iPAQ Voice Messenger might be the one for you. For £99.99, you can get hold of this WinMo-powered smartphone (OK, so perhaps that’s not a selling points as such), but it is the essence of practicality…
iPhone gets cheap tariffs from Tesco Mobile
Tesco Mobile have just announced a trolleyload (ha ha – pun intended) of cheap new iPhone tariffs, according to TechDigest. You can get an iPhone 3G 8GB for £100, iPhone 3GS 16GB for £200, and iPhone 3GS 32GB for £275, on a £35/month contract – which only lasts for 12 months! In to that bundle…
Android April at Vodafone UK!
No gag, I’m serious – Vodafone UK are launching not one, but three Android devices this month – and they are all good! Vodafone’s Android April Vodafone’s Android April is going great guns, with the HTC Desire and Legend, and Sony Ericsson X10 – all now available to buy on the UK’s best network. The Legend is…