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iPhone hacks worth trialling
The experts at Uswitch.com have trialled a range of iPhone hacks out there and can now reveal the hacks that you NEED to try yourself!  Catherine Hiley, mobile expert at Uswitch, shares some of her favourite iPhone hacks from TikTok: Identify plants with your iPhone camera If you are looking for an easy way to […]
Apps - Staff Reporter
February 6, 2023
Oppo announces roll-out timeline for ColorOS 11
Chinese vendor will launch beta version of Color OS 11 beginning with the Find X2 Pro today 
Apps - Saf Malik
September 14, 2020
Review: IRig Pro Duo I/O
The iRig Pro Duo I/O – £219 from MusicMatter.co.uk In our latest review, we have been given the iRig Pro Duo I/O by our Friends at IK Multimedia.  This device has become very useful in the current coronavirus as it allows the user to record music, videos or podcasts when your not able to record […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
March 27, 2020
Gaming Apps To Explore If You Are Fascinated By Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek philosophy, politics and culture have provided the backbone of western civilisation, and it’s even inspired many of the best gaming apps currently available. While many gaming apps focus on anything from science fiction to cartoon creatures like Pokemon, more people are starting to see that Ancient Greece offers a near-limitless source of inspiration. […]
Apps - What Mobile
March 26, 2020
Review: WYND HALO Air Monitoring System.
The Wynd Halo Available for $149 from shop.hellowynd.com The air we breathe is very important and with more of us having asthma or even hay fever it’s important to know how the day is likely to look and how we can improve the air we breathe. Introducing the Wynd Halo air monitoring system.   The Wynd Halo […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
March 22, 2020
Review: Sphero Mini Activity Kit
Sphero Mini is a kids toy with a difference! Available from John Lewis for £79.99  Here at What Mobile, we have reviewed a number of the range from Sphero such as The Sphero Mini Soccer & Sphero Bolt.  This latest review is covering the Sphero mini activity kit. We have actually reviewed the mini on […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
February 5, 2020
Vidmate: Why People Love It So Much?
Most of the people use applications in the present time, right? You can experience the utmost enjoyment and fun once you have the right applications in your device. You can always get the apps that give you a rich and exciting experience. Have you ever wondered about having an application that gets you all the […]
Apps - Kritika Garg
January 24, 2020
Review: The Sphero Mini Soccer
The Sphero Mini Soccer available for £49.99 via Amazon and other retail locations. One of the latest creations from Sphero who create a number of robotics products such as the Sphero Bolt, Sphero’s Star Wars  BB-9E Droid and Sphero Mini all that have been reviewed by us. In this review, we have been testing out […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
November 20, 2019
Halloween horrors – the most frightening things about the mobile apps we use every day
Halloween is upon us and we have had a look at some of the most frightening things about the mobile apps people use every day. Recently we have seen an increase in privacy concerns around how everyday apps may be potentially putting people’s data at risk. FaceApp One particular app that took social media by […]
Apps - What Mobile
October 31, 2019
Top 5 Apps for Following the Rugby World Cup
This year’s Rugby World Cup being held in Japan is the most anticipated sporting event of the year and is now only hours away. For fans on UK shores, matches will fall during the early hours of the day and may prove difficult to keep up with. Apps such as the Rugby World Cup 2019 […]
Apps - What Mobile
September 20, 2019
Embark on a New Pokémon Adventure Today with the Launch of Pokémon Masters Worldwide on Android and iOS Devices
Pokémon Strategy and Battling Game Now Available to Download, with Special In-Game Events and Rewards Available for a Limited Time DeNA Co., Ltd., in partnership with The Pokémon Company, launched the highly anticipated mobile game Pokémon Masters worldwide for Android and iOS devices. The game is now available for download using the links below. Download […]
Apps - What Mobile
September 2, 2019
Top apps to save money on your travels this year
The litany of apps now available has unveiled a whole host of new ways we can use our everyday tech to maximise our holiday experiences. The need for innovation and an increase in better user experience has moved the mobile phone device to something more than a channel of communication but an essential everyday tool to […]
Apps - What Mobile
July 16, 2019
Top 4 Applications for Novice Drivers
All motorists now have smartphones, but not all of them use their full potential. Meanwhile, developers are actively working on the creation of applications that could simplify the lives of drivers in the metropolis and give new drivers confidence in their own abilities. We decided to choose the most useful programs that every novice car […]
Apps - Alex Gordon
July 16, 2019
How To Choose A Great VPN Provider
These days, surviving without the internet would seem like a mission impossible. However, with so many hackers out there, as well as spies just waiting for the next person to make a mistake and become their next victim, the internet is not always the safest play to be. Hence, online security isn’t just an option […]
Apps - Cormac Reynolds
July 9, 2019
Review: Activ5 Portable fitness training device and training app
Fitness on the Move: Available from Amazon for £119.95 Recently I meet with the team behind the Activ5 who showed me what this device and app was all about and what it can do in terms of building your core strength and with a number of different programs that will allow you to increase your […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
May 14, 2019
Big Ideas For Hacking The Mobile App Development Timeline
Entrepreneurs and businesses that develop mobile apps are quite familiar with the continuous struggle between quality and speed. During a mobile app development, the extra-long development cycles compared to the traditional web apps, are highly problematic for entrepreneurs and developers. And when choosing which one to market can be the huge difference between runaway success […]
Apps - Christopher Austin
March 29, 2019
Review: RocketBook Everlast  & Everlast Mini Note Pad
The RocketBook Everlast- £34.99 available from Amazon Not everyone likes making notes on a PC or Mac and prefer going old school with a pad and pen. You may also like making notes in a meeting but hate the fact if you make an error your page looks nasty with mistake marks over it.  Fear […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
January 25, 2019
Sphero Bolt Review: Kids will love this for hours
Available for £136.97 from Sphero.com The Sphero Bolt is programmable rolling bot just like the BB8 we have reviewed recently.  On early inspection and if it lives up the BB8 before it it will be packed with features and beloved by all the family but mainly the kids. We have previously tested the Star Wars […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
October 18, 2018
Back to School Special: Zappar App & AR Kids Book -Bringing stories to life
This amazing little AR Children’s book is available from £5.99 from Waterstones.   Here at What Mobile as you know we sometimes are asked to review all sorts of items and today was no different.  With it being the School holidays we understand homework is left to the last min but as a father of […]
Apps - Stephen Watson
September 5, 2018
WhatsApp set to start charging businesses
Slow replies will be charged a fixed rate when using WhatsApp Business API This week WhatsApp launched the ‘WhatsApp Business API’ app which allows large businesses to manage and send non-promotional messages to customers, also allowing businesses to respond to messages for free up to 24 hours with a fixed rate charge there after. Businesses […]
Apps - Matthew Cook
August 2, 2018
Artificial intelligence makes the big lunge into fitness apps
The worlds first AI powered Perfect Squat Challenge app transforms your iPhone The new fitness app by Kaia Health in conjunction with physiotherapists and sport scientists turns your iPhone into a personal trainer helping you to achieve the perfect squat. the AI-powered motion tracking technology works without the necessity of additional hardware, even though the […]
Apps - Matthew Cook
June 26, 2018
5 Apple iOS Applications That Will Waste Your Life
There’s plenty of terrible iOS apps out there, but how many of them are completely useless? What Mobile has found five which will waste your life… Going through the Apple App Store, there’s a lot of garbage on there. Pages and pages of apps with terrible reviews make up a large majority, though it’s actually […]
Apps - Nuur Hasan
July 12, 2017
Yandex Mobile Browser Review
Yandex probably isn’t a name you’re all too familiar with in the UK, yet the multinational technology company already has a commanding 60% search engine market share in its native country of Russia. The Yandex browser is a popular alternative to Google Chrome and builds on the same back-end technologies that makes the former so […]
Apps - Thomas Wellburn
January 25, 2017
App Review: Homestyler
Homestyler allows users to take an photograph of a room, upload it to their phone or tablet and add realistic 3D items from the Homestyler gallery.
Apps - Alan O'Doherty
August 13, 2013
App Review: Trailerpop
Chain-watch trailers and test your movie knowledge.
Apps - Alan O'Doherty
July 4, 2013
App Review: Evian Baby and Me Fan App – accept no imitations!
A fan app that seems designed to lure the unwary into accepting adverts.
Apps - Alan O'Doherty
July 3, 2013
App Review: Classic Winnie-the-Pooh – pretty pictures, delicious honey
What Mobile takes a look at Classic Winnie-the-Pooh
Apps - Alex Walls
June 14, 2013
App Review: Meerkat Me – great for five year olds (or those with an equivalent mental age)
What Mobile takes a look at Toxic magazine’s Meerkat Me, the app which should appeal to five year olds and few other people.
Apps - Alex Walls
June 10, 2013
App Review: Virtually Stephen Fry – baaaaaahhh
What Mobile takes a look at Virtually Stephen Fry – Fry this on for size, it’s Colonel Melchett to your heart’s content.
Apps - Alex Walls
June 6, 2013
App Review: Instance — Better than official?
Instance is a fully-featured Instagram client for Windows Phone, wrapped in quite possibly the best user-interface we’ve seen recently.
Apps - Jordan O'Brien
June 5, 2013
App Review: Gmail — unofficial, officially bad
The unofficial Gmail app for Windows Phone fails to deliver where it matters, whilst it includes all the features you’ve come to know and love from Gmail, the app’s clunky interface and inexistent offline mode, makes it a must-avoid.
Apps - Jordan O'Brien
June 5, 2013
App Review: Guitar!, the Guitar Hero app for your Tube rides to work
What Mobile takes a look at Guitar!, the Guitar Hero app for your iPhone and those long Tube journeys home.
Apps - Alex Walls
June 3, 2013
App Review: The Pocket Scavenger – it could have been so good
What Mobile takes a look at The Pocket Scavenger, an app which could have been so good.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 31, 2013
App Review: Snaptee – let Yoda adorn all your clothes
What Mobile takes a look at Snaptee, the app which lets you design and order your own t-shirts.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 29, 2013
App Review: Great British Chefs Kids – so many delicious pictures
What Mobile takes a look at the app for kids cooking with their parents, the Great British Chefs Kids Recipes Apps, with saliva-inducing results.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 28, 2013
App Review: Numbugs PowerUp – the ants and numbers just keep coming!
What Mobile takes a look at Numbugs PowerUp, the app to improve primary school children’s mental arithmetic skills – now featuring anteaters named Addy.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 24, 2013
App Review: Next Move Quiz – let’s get down to quizness
What Mobile takes a look at the Next Move Quiz, the educational quiz game app.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 9, 2013
App Review: Efemr – ‘This tweet will self destruct in 5…4…’
What Mobile takes a look at the ‘self destructing’ Twitter app, Efemr.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 1, 2013
App Review: Coach’s Eye – be your own football sportscaster
What Mobile takes a look at Coach’s Eye, the app for helping athletes improve their game through video analysis.
Apps - Alex Walls
May 1, 2013
App Review: GoComics – Calvin and Hobbes for free, what’s not to like?
What Mobile takes a look at GoComics, the app that provides comics from newspapers at your fingertips – what’s not to like?
Apps - Alex Walls
April 29, 2013
App Review: Guardian Witness – crowd sourcing journalism
What Mobile takes a look at the Guardian’s GuardianWitness, an app which allows readers to contribute their photos, videos or opinions about various topics.
Apps - Alex Walls
April 26, 2013
App Review: Facebook Home, the useless Facebook skin
What Mobile takes a look at the much hyped Facebook Home – and we aren’t impressed.
Apps - Alex Walls
April 25, 2013
App Review: Scotland’s Big 5, the excellent Scottish wildlife app
What Mobile takes a look at Scotland’s Big 5, the app that celebrates Scotland’s natural beauty in the form of five iconic – and occasionally adorable – animals
Apps - Alex Walls
April 10, 2013
App Review: Poems by Heart; poets and know it
What Mobile takes a look at Poems by Heart, the poetry app by Penguin to help you learn to become the next Byron.
Apps - Alex Walls
April 9, 2013
App Review: Stuff To Do, for all your procrastination needs
What Mobile takes a look at Stuff To Do!, billed as the world’s simplest to do list app
Apps - Alex Walls
April 4, 2013
App Review: Triptease – a travelogue work in progress
Triptease isn’t short of ambition, even if it’s members are.
Apps - Allan Swann
April 3, 2013
App Review: Posse, find your friend’s fav pub
What Mobile takes a look at Posse, the social recommendation app for bars, cafes and more.
Apps - Alex Walls
April 3, 2013
App Review: Bleacher report ‘ Team Stream
A great sports news app – but missing rugby and cricket
Apps - Allan Swann
April 2, 2013
App Review: Little Polar Bear, pretty dang cute
What Mobile takes a look at Little Polar Bear, the cute interactive story book app.
Apps - Alex Walls
April 2, 2013
App Review: Concert vault – great idea, limited execution
What if you could watch every rock concert, ever? Concert Vault makes an honest attempt at a great idea.
Apps - Allan Swann
April 2, 2013
App Review: Great British Chefs – feed your eyes, and your tummy
Think you’ve got some skills in the kitchen? Take it to the next level with GBC’s top shelf app.
Apps - Allan Swann
March 27, 2013
App Review: O2 Tracks, the Top 40 oriented music app
What Mobile takes a look at O2 Tracks, a music service which offers the Top 40 and other pop fare.
Apps - Alex Walls
March 27, 2013
App Review: Versu, the choose-your-own-adventure app
What Mobile takes a look at Versu, the interactive story telling app for iPad
Apps - Alex Walls
March 7, 2013
App Review: Weathercube
All hail Weathercube!
Apps - Allan Swann
March 6, 2013
App Review: BBC Earth Wonders
What Mobile takes a look at BBC Earth Wonders, the new natural world education app from the BBC
Apps - Alex Walls
March 5, 2013
App Review: Sound Uncovered, the interactive learning app
What Mobile takes a look at the simply delightful Sound Uncovered, a fascinating app all about the world of sound
Apps - Alex Walls
February 20, 2013
Review: Qwiki, the movie and slide show making app
What Mobile takes a look at the movie and slide show app, Qwiki
Apps - Alex Walls
February 14, 2013
App Review: Oh No Fractions!
What Mobile takes a look at the free education app, Oh No Fractions! available on Apple iOS
Apps - Alex Walls
February 11, 2013
December App Reviews
Our selection of some of the best apps released over the past month. By Jon Mundy and Allan Swann The Big Issue Free/£2.49 per issue on Apple iOS Dennis Publishing If you’ve ever walked past a Big Issue seller and regretted it, check out The Big Issue app on iPad. The app is a simple […]
Apps - Allan Swann
December 19, 2012
MadPad review: App of the month
Video-beatboxing crossed with Max Headroom? There’s an app for that! Seriously. It’s called MadPad, and it’s the work of US developer Smule, which has previously found fame with music apps like Leaf Trombone, Magic Piano and the Glee Karaoke app.
Apps - What Mobile
October 17, 2011
YouTube 2.1 app review
Yes, there’s been a YouTube app on Android from the beginning. That’s kind of the point, though – the YT app has always been inextricably tied in with the Android OS. youtube mp3 converter
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Loky app review
We keep so much of our personal data on our phones these days, yet it’s hardly the most discreet storage solution.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Appsfire app review
We do our best to bring you the choice cuts from the Android Market, but the truth is it’s one of the toughest mobile stores to navigate (even with the recent improvements).
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
BlogRadio app review
We’ve covered similar apps on other platforms before, but Blog Radio is the first Ovi example we’ve featured.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Dukto app review
It could be said that Dukto, an open source means of transferring your files from Symbian phone to computer (and vice versa), adopts the opposite philosophy to equivalent Nokia services like PC Suite and Ovi Suite.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Morfo app review
For all the talk of 3D films and games, no one seems to be sparing a thought for poor old photography.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Your Weather app review
Generally speaking, the best early app releases on Windows Phone 7 are the ones that have made the biggest effort to integrate into the funky WP7 aesthetic.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Xbox LIVE Extras app review
The default Games section of your spangly new Windows Phone 7 device is all very nice, but Xbox 360 console gamers will want a little more.
Apps - Jon Mundy
January 25, 2011
Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone app review
Gordon Ramsay is on his best behaviour for his iPad app this month, but The Thick Of It star Malcolm Tucker has no need for restraint in his own iPhone app.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Windowshop app review
We did plenty of shopping on our iPads in the run-up to Christmas through websites alone. However, Amazon’s new Windowshop native app for iPad makes the process much more tablet-friendly.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Friends app review
Remember the days when your contacts were stored in a single (physical) address book? Now, they’re spread across your phone and various social networks.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Google Latitude for iPhone app review
Google’s Latitude location service has been available on Android and other smartphones for ages, but technical issues (and a rumoured block from Apple) kept it off iPhone.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Official UK Music Charts Premium app review
So, the Facebook massive didn’t manage to derail the X Factor’s Christmas chart train this time.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
MingleBird app review
Persuading people to break the ice at parties can be hard, at least until you fill them full of booze and put Oops Upside Your Head on the stereo.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Hashable Mobile app review
Hashable is another new service that aims to help people to meet each other, although this is firmly focused on business.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Gordon Ramsay Cook With Me HD app review
“Have you ever wanted to cook with Gordon Ramsay in the comfort of your own kitchen?” asks the blurb for this app. Frankly? No, not unless he gets a bit less shouty.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
Word Lens app review
We always wanted a Babel Fish, ever since reading about it in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 25, 2011
The Economist app review
Economics and business mag The Economist has always prided itself on its thoughtful nature, and that has translated to its official iPhone and iPad apps, which are available separately on the App Store.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
January 1, 2011
Own Voice app review
With Nokia’s latest flagship device, the N8, safely in our hands, it seemed like a good opportunity to test the company’s updated Own Voice app. Tying in closely with Ovi Maps, it allows you to record your own directional commands and use them in place of those dull default voices.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 29, 2010
ElectroBeats by David Guetta app review
David Guetta is a globetrotting superstar DJ who’s also found time to produce artists like Rihanna, Madonna and the Black Eyed Peas. A man with clout, in other words.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 29, 2010
Translate app review
There isn’t so much as an inch of fat on Translate’s bones – even the title drops all but the most essential of words. This is a strictly functional translation app, but it works very well indeed – you choose your languages, type a phrase and tap to translate.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 29, 2010
Supernanny app review
Where would parents be without Supernanny? The parenting show has been hugely popular both in the UK and now the US too.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 28, 2010
Lookout Premium app review
Everyone’s favourite Android security app has now received a Premium version which adds remote wiping, remote locking, and enhanced backup and restore features. The latter is perhaps the most interesting feature for everyday users, as it now lets you back-up and transfer your photos should you change phone.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 26, 2010
Lovebots app review
You can’t argue with robots. Well, you can, but it might end badly for humanity. We’ve had a fascination with all things android (note lower-case ‘a’) for nearly a century, right back to the earliest science fiction.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 24, 2010
Path app review
There is no shortage of ways to share photos from your iPhone, with the Facebook app the most popular by far. However, new app Path has been launched as a counterpoint to that, promising to create a ‘personal network’ limited to just your closest friends and family.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 23, 2010
Mirror Mobile app review
Regardless of your opinion on The Mirror and its lowest common denominator approach to news reporting, it deserves a lot of credit for getting an app onto Ovi Store. It’s one area where it puts tabloid and broadsheet rivals to shame.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 22, 2010
Opera Mobile 10.1 app review
Opera 10.1 is officially out of beta, and it’s pretty much essential for all Symbian^3 and S60 users. Why? Because, to put it bluntly, it knocks Nokia’s default browser into a cocked hat. That’s no disgrace though, as Opera has been up there with the very best mobile browsers for some time.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 22, 2010
Jamie’s Recipes app review
There’s already one Jamie Oliver app available for iPhone – Jamie’s 20 Minute Meals – and it’s been very popular. Its follow-up is free, but uses in-app payments to sell you bundles of recipes according to theme. Classic Comfort Food, Tasty Tray-Bakes and the like.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 21, 2010
Puzzld! app review
Children love pull-out wooden puzzles, where they have to fit shapes into holes by dropping them in. The only problem is the inevitable tears when a shape goes missing.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 21, 2010
Winamp app review
Unlike its fruity rival, the Android platform doesn’t have a strong native media player and accompanying PC software with which to organise and sync your music files. This latest effort from Winamp is one of the strongest solutions yet.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 19, 2010
DoubleTwist with AirSync app review
I don’t know, you wait ages for a wirelessly syncing media player for your Android then two come along at once. DoubleTwist has been around a little longer than Winamp (on Android at least), but it’s only just received the ability to sync music files wirelessly via the AirSync add-on.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 19, 2010
StumbleUpon app review
The Internet is rather big, isn’t it? As if that wasn’t enough, you now have thousands of mobile apps to trawl through. StumbleUpon helps alleviate such information overload and makes good old fashioned web surfing fun and relevant again.
Apps - Jon Mundy
December 17, 2010
Waitrose Christmas app review
If you’re reading this just before Christmas and panicking about festive food, Waitrose’s classy Christmas app is an essential download.
Apps - Stuart Dredge
December 17, 2010
Parking app review
One vital service that’s overlooked by pretty much all service-locating apps is street-parking.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
YouTube: TubeMate app review
It’s all very well having that nice official YouTube app on your Android phone, streaming videos through your 3G or Wi-Fi connection, but what about when there’s no signal?
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
StartTalking app review
StartTalking takes advantage of Google’s excellent voice-recognition and synthesis software to create a completely hands-and-eyes-free messaging system.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
VQ Mileage Tracker app review
For those who spend much of their working lives out on the road, figuring out your mileage at the end of the month can be a monotonous task – particularly when you haven’t kept proper tabs on where you’ve been.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
Wattpad app review
It’s been called “YouTube for ebooks,” though that’s more in reference to Wattpad’s focus on user-generated content than its interface, which is decidedly grey and unappealing.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
Formula1.com 2010 app review
This F1 season has been the most exciting for a very long time, with five drivers involved in the title hunt. Now Nokia and BlackBerry-owning F1 nuts can keep up to date on every practice session, qualifying round and race result.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010
Ovi Maps Challenge app review
It might strictly speaking fall under the category of ‘game’ rather than ‘app’ (developer Rovio made Angry Birds) but Ovi Maps Challenge is as much a light-hearted educational tool as anything. Dare we use that dreaded term “edutainment”? Too late – we just did.
Apps - Jon Mundy
November 18, 2010