Amplicomms is a German company company dedicated to serving elderly and impaired people.  It might not get as much press as other brands out there,  but it’s recently added three more handset options to its PowerTel line, priced at around £60. We’re comparing each of them here. Bear in mind that these specialist phones have […]

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on November 21st 2013 There was a time when Motorola was one of the biggest names in the UK market. You couldn’t watch the TV for 5 minutes without hearing the ‘Hello Moto’ slogan. But in recent years the company’s grasp on these shores has slipped, despite being […]

Smartphones are either fat, thin, huge or tiny. But what unites them is that they’re all flat. That is until LG flexed its muscle with the G Flex. Its latest high- end device has a 6-inch screen and is curved from top to bottom, resembling a slightly- warped factory defect. What purpose does this bend […]

Supercell, the development studio behind the hugely-popular Clash of Clans, has announced Boom Beach for release next month. In fact, Boom Beach has already launched in both Canada and Australia. It sticks close to Clash of the Clan’s roots but paints a World War II theme over the top, complete with a cartoon asthetic. You’ll […]

The nominations for the 2014 Game BAFTA awards has been announced, with Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us leading the way. The PS3 exclusive racked up 10 seperate nominations, including Best Game and Performer for both Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson’s parts. Grand Theft Auto V follows closely behind with nine nods. Surprisingly, it’s Tearaway […]

Yesterday we reported that the Nokia Android phone could be revealed this month. Today we’re hearing that more handsets from the company using Google’s OS could be inbound. Tech.qq has allegedly been tipped that other Androids will follow the phone, including higher-end models. However these new phones will apparently be revealed in May – June, […]

Sony has made a few big announcements for the PS Vita today, confirming the slim model for US release and dating two of its upcoming games. The new PS Vita is due to arrive in the US this spring. It’s 20 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter than the original version, although it doesn’t pack […]

EA’s FIFA 14 has regained the top spot in the weekly UK video game charts, having been topped by Tomb Raider last week. Following up in second place is Call of Duty: Ghosts. One of the few new releases this week, Fable: Anniversary, came in third, with Tomb Raider falling back to fourth. Other than […]

The creator of iOS game Flappy Bird has removed his creation from the App store. Developer Dong Nguyen removed the popular app without much in the way of an explanation. “I am sorry ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I cannot take this anymore,” Ngyuen posted on Twitter. […]

Samsung has announced black editions of both its flagship Galaxy S4 and smaller S4 Mini. Both phones retain the same spec sheet but now boast a leather-like dark backing and bezel. Also built-in are eight new wallpapers and new ringtones. The S4’s traditional colour is white, though this . We’re expecting the Galaxy S5 to […]

The Nexus 8, a device that’s been rumored since the end of last year, could be arriving at the end of April. DigiTimes is reporting as much. The outlet cites Taiwan-based sources in saying that the Nexus 8 will launch towads the back end of Aprill following unsatisfactory sales of the 2013 Nexus 7. Also […]

Sony’s Xperia Z handset could be getting the Android 4.4 update next month. Polish retailer Play has listed the latest version of the OS to arrive in March, if not late February. The Xperia Z is a little over a year old now, and currently runs Android 4.3. No mention has been made of the […]

It’s time for the What Mobile News Cast! Today Jamie and Mike are joined by a new member. Readers will have seen Saqib Shah’s posts on the site all week but this is his first chance to jump on the podcast. Topics today include the appointment of Satya Nadella as Microsoft’s new CEO, Samsung’s rumored […]

Rumors about the LG G Pro 2 are coming in fast and thick ahead of the phone’s presumed MWC launch. Today we’re hearing about the phone’s audio features. Apparently the G Pro 2 will feature 1W speakers, which should prove to be the most powerful ever fitted to a phone. There should also be a […]

Motorola has scheduled in an event for Mobile World Congress this month, despite being sold at the end of January. The company will hold its event on February 25th in Barcelona. We don’t know just what’s going to be talked about, but given the Google just sold it to Lenovo, there’s sure to be some […]

If you look at this week’s cinema releaes you might think that the future of law enforcement is cyborg police officers. In reality, it might be Google Glass. The New York Police Department is testing out Google’s wearable device for work. Apparently the force has already purchased ‘a few pairs’ of the specs. They’re being […]

Mozilla has announced its own adaptive Android home screen based around Firefox. Wait, an adaptive home screen? That simply means a menu that caters to yout lifestyle, taking app data and locations into account. This particular effort is named Firefox Launcher, which revolves around the mobile browser. It will customise your web browsing and apps […]

If you’re using an Android handset at the moment chances are it’s running version 4.2, dubbed Jelly Bean. But did you know there’s a new update for the operating system? Named Android 4.4 KitKat, the latest version of Google’s software is designed to optimise your phone/tablet’s performance and add a host of new features. So […]

Following controversy surrounding the length and pricing of Metal Gear Solid V: Grounz Zeroes, Game Informer has suggested that the campaign is less than four hours long. Ground Zeroes is a standalone prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Konami announced last year that it would come to PS3, PS4, 360 and One […]

It’s been rumored for a little while now but Sony has finally confirmed a wireless headset for the PS4. The £79.99/‚¬89.99 is named the Wireless Stero Headset 2.0. It’s boasts 7.1 virtual surround sound, a noise-cancelling internal mic and eight hours of battery life. PS4 firmware app 1.60, due to be released tomorrow, will make […]

John Chen, current CEO of the struggling BlackBerry, has said that consumers are still the focus of the company. Reports that BlackBerry would be stepping away from consumers have been rife ever since the beginning of the company’s financial issues last year. Speaking to Fast Company, Chen confirmed that the outfit wouldn’t be abandoning the […]

Hurrah! Something has finally dethroned EA’s FIFA 14 in the UK charts! That something would be Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on PS4 and One. The next-gen port (reviewed here) launched last week and is the first game this year to top EA’s football frenzy. That said, FIFA 14 was still in second place and less […]

Game of the Year awards are a tricky thing because they happen at the end of the year (please, hold the applause). So when Tomb Raider releases in February, you have to remember it all the way through the next 11 months ‘ past The Last Of Us, past Grand Theft Auto V, past two […]

It’s time for the WhatMobileNews Cast! There’s one very, very big story this week. We are of course talking about Google flogging off Motorola to Lenovo. Jamie and Mike try to make sense of the biggest story of the year (so far). Where will the company go from here? How did it lose so much […]

A new update has arrived for the PlayStation app on both iOS and Android. Included inside is the rather nifty ability of watch live streamed games. A Live With PlayStation button will take you to a list of currently-streaming videos. Clicking on one will then take you to a page where you can learn more […]

Archos has some new tablets to show off today, although they won’t get tech-heads hearts pumping. The Neon tablet line is designed to be the company’s low-end offerings. It consists of three slates, each with a quad-core A9 processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of storage space. The difference comes in the sizes, with the […]

The search for a Microsoft CEO has taken much, much longer than we were expecting it to. Originally thought to be done before the end of last year, we’re only now hearing new reports that Satya Nadella could get the job. Bloomberg (among others) is reporting that Nadella, the current head of Microsoft’s cloud services, […]

It’s been suggested that Google will bring an end to its Nexus line of smartphones and tablets some time in 2015. The rumor comes from Eldar Murtazin, a Russian leakster. He posted on Twitter (around the same time he pushed the Nexus Lenovo rumour), that the line will end in 2015. But fear not – […]

The Android 4.4 update for US versions of the HTC One has suffered a slight delay. Originally, the update was promised within 90 days of update’s reveal. Now HTC exec Jason Mackenzie has written an open letter to customers on the company’s website, saying that won’t happen. “The good news is that we won’t miss […]

Sony has confirmed that the slim version of the PlayStation Vita will be released in the UK next Friday, February 7th. The new model of the company’s handheld is 20 percent thinner than the original device as well as 15 percent lighter. It trades the OLED screen for an energy-efficient LCD one. There’s also 1GB […]

Google has sold off Motorola to Lenovo for $2.9 billion ( £1.75 billion). The deal comes less than two years after Google first bought the mobile company for some $12.5 billion ( £7.54 billion). In that time, the company has released the budget-focussed Moto G and the mid-tier Moto X Android handsets. The latter is […]

Sony has started sending out beta invites for PlayStation Now, its game streaming service. NeoGAF members recently posted an email with an invite to a private beta. Obviously the invites are only going out to US users, as that’s the only planned territory for the service right now. Sadly the invite didn’t mention a date, […]

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, the sequel to the critically acclaimed indie sensation, is on track for a Q3 release. Developer Dennaton Games has confirmed as much on the game’s Twitter account, stating: “Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number will launch in Q3 2014. Act accordingly.” The game is heading to PC, PS4 and PS Vita. […]

Remember the Samsung Galaxy NotePRO, the 12.2-inch tablet revealed back at CES? It’s coming to the UK next week. Pre-orders for the Wi-Fi version of the device are now being accepted. According to the company’s webstore, they’ll start shipping on February 4th. That’s next Tuesday, so we could have them in our hands by the […]

It’s no secret that the PS Vita could use a little help in the sales department. Sure, the system has found a creative second wind in the indie scene and Remote Play with the PS4 works surprisingly well, but that seemingly hasn’t done much to shift the handheld’s fortunes. Still, Sony isn’t giving up. The […]

It looks like the iPhone 5c might not be living up to Apple’s expectations. Company CEO Tim Cook has said that the device doesn’t hold as much market share as the team thought it would since its launch last year. The news follows Apple’s fiscal first quarter earnings in which the company revealed sales of […]

Intel is a big name in the desktop and computer sector, but the company hasn’t seen similar success with its smartphone business. In fact, it’s been rumoured that the outlet is considering exiting from the market in 2015. A report from DigiTimes suggests that Intel has launched an internal evaluation as to whether to continue […]

A bit more news on the rumored Nokia X (or Normandy, as it’s codenamed), now. Evleaks has leaked out alleged specs for the device on its Twitter account. According to the outlet the Nokia X will come in six different colours. Apparently it packs a four-inch 480 x 800 display and is powered by a […]

Want to use Google Glass but still need to see? Want your trendy new wearable to look, y’know, trendy? Well the new prescription Glasses could be for you. Google has announced four different prescription glasses for Google Glass explorers. It costs $225 to upgrade to either Curve, Thing, Split or Bold designs. The Glass tech […]

Things sure do move fast in the gaming industry. Just two weeks after Nintendo cut its Wii U sales forecasts to just 2.8 million, the company is rumored to be developing smartphone mini-games. Note the ‘mini’ part of that. According to Japanese publication Nikkei, these games will be designed to promote Nintendo’s Wii U and […]

Gears of War now belongs to Microsoft. The Epic-developed game series has been bought up by the Xbox One-maker, which appeared exclusively on Xbox 360 last generation, before coming to PC. This will obviously put to bed rumors that the series would come to PS4 and the One in the future. That does mean that […]

GTA: San Andreas came to both iOS and Android a little while back but has finally made its way over to Windows Phone 8. Rockstar’s port of the PS2 classic goes for $6.99. It’s a pretty neat companion piece to last year’s GTAV on PS3 and 360, which was set in an expanded Los Santos, […]

Say goodbye to Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, Wizardry Online, Free Realms and Clone Wars Adventures. Sony Online Entertainment is closing all four of these MMOs in the coming months. But don’t worry – new MMOs are coming too! The company reasoned that not enough people were laying the four games listed above for their continued […]

The Nokia Lumia 1520 stole most of the spotlight when it was announced last year but its mid-range little brother, the Lumia 1320, is on course for release in the US and UK too. As Phone Arena reports, the phablet has gone on sale in the US with a $425 price tag. Meanwhile, Carphone Warehouse […]

Apple and Samsung may not be able to play nice when it comes to patents but Google and Samsung seem to be getting along just fine. The two have announced a new deal that should resolve any patent issues for the next decade. Both have agreed to license each other’s patents for the next ten […]

The Nokia Normandy has dared show its face online again. The rumored phone was recently listed by a Vietnamese retailer. Specificially, it was gioididong.com that let slip. That’s the largest online retailer in Vietnam. It didn’t mention any prices or launch dates, but did list support for Google Now – something that really shouldn’t be […]

LG has confirmed that it will be revealing its LG G Pro 2 next month. The G Pro 2 is a successor to the Optimus G Pro phablet. The company itself hasn’t confirmed any specs about the new device just yet but rumors have pointed towards a Snapdragon 800 processor, 3GB of RAM and a […]

The day has finally come – Capcom has confirmed Monster Hunter 4 for release in the West. The game will be arriving as Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and will be here in early 2015. It’s the same version as Japan’s Monster Hunter 4G, an update to the original game that was also announced today. That […]

It looks like Sony could be bringing its PS Vita Slim to Europe and North America. The company has today sent out invites to outlets such as IGN to a reveal event. The invite reads: “Following the biggest launch in PlayStation history, join us for an introduction to the slimmest.” Not hard to guess, is […]

Naughty Dog has confirmed that it’s unlikely well see the new Uncharted on PS4 in 2014. Community strategist Eric Monacelli has said as much on the PlayStation Blog. Replying to one comment about seeing the game this year, Monacelli wrote “Ha. Doubtful.” The post also addressed a possible Game of the Year Edition of The […]

Motorola’s Android policy has been to keep things simple. That means stock apps and very few add-ons. But today the company has released its own Motorola Gallery app onto the Google Play Store. Oddly enough the app is very similar to the stock Android Gallery app. The only real difference is that it launches straight […]

It’s time for the WhatMobileNews Cast! It’s back to business today, as Jamie and Mike cover a huge range of topics. There’s rumors with the Galaxy S5, money with Microsoft and complaining at trains. Mike is an old man, after all.

Samsung has released its quartely results and there’s a slight issue. While the company’s performance on the whole was excellent, profits for the fourth quarter were down for the first time in two years. As a result the company will lower its advertising budget in the future. Senior Vice President Kim Hyunjoon said as much […]

Two new Nexus 5 colours could be coming to Vietnam next month. Apparently red and yellow versions of the phone are inbound. Reports are coming in that the red and yellow models will be launching in late February or March. No word on these colour’s releases anywhere else right now. As Phone Arena points out, […]

The HTC One KitKat update is to be certified next week, the company has said. Apparently the software is now being tested by carriers and should be officially certified at some point next week. The Android 4.4 KitKat notification should then start rolling out to people, although it’s in the hands of others. HTC originally […]

It’s time for our next round of quarterly results, and Microsoft Q2 is kicking things off. The company announced some $24.52 billion in revenue for the holiday season. When you take costs out of that you’re left with $6.56 billion in profit. While Windows Phone was barely touched upon, Microsoft did tout near-double sales of […]

Just the existence of the Tesco Hudl says something about how much the tablet market has grown. Four years on from everyone claiming the iPad to simply be a ‘big iPhone’ and even mainstream supermarkets are trying to get in on the action. Here, Tesco has taken the family angle, with a cheap ( £119), […]

It looks like LG could be the next sheep to follow Apple into the world of fingerprint scanners. Apparently the rumored LG G3 and beyond will be fitted with the new unlocking method. That will apparently include the unannounced LG G Pro 2 phablet. Given that LG has had some slim bezels on its recent […]

Looking to get your JRPG fix before the release of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII? Sony has you covered with a Final Fantasy sale. A huge franchise sale has been announced over at the PlayStation Blog. It includes the first two games, the completely collection of Final Fantasy IV and then Final Fantasy V – […]

Looking to move from iOS to Android? Or, more specifically, a Motorola Android? An updated Motorola Migrate will now help you on your way. An update to the Motorola-exclusive app (hence the name) will let you migrate using iCloud. It’s as simple as storing data on iCloud, then locating it via the Motorola Migrate app […]

Samsung has announced a Galaxy Note 3 Olympic Games Edition. So what’s new about this sporty version of the phablet? Don’t expect athletic specs or anything like that – its innards are identical. Instead it’s the packaging that’s changed. It reflects the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia. Apparently it will also include […]

Apple and Samsung are soon set to duke it out in a second patent court case. But a US judge has already awarded the former two small victories in a pre-trial judgement. Judge Lucy Koh has invalidated a Samsung multimedia synchronization patent while also breaching on an Apple autocorrect IP. In this case, the patents […]

Yesterday we reported on a leak of a wi-fi only version of Sonys Xperia Z Ultra. Today, that model has been confirmed… in Japan. The 6.4-inch device is intended to be Sony’s answer to the mini tablet market. Ironcially we’ve always thought of it as a little big for a phablet (how it was originally […]

Last year’s Deus Ex: The Fall was one of our favorite iOS games. It combined state of the art visuals with console-quality gameplay to deliver an experience we didn’t think possible on these devices. Now, it’s coming to Android. Square Enix announced and released the new version this morning. It’s priced at the same point […]

Argos has cut the price of the Premium model of the Wii U, offering both the console and Nintendo Land mini-game compliation for £180. The very same pack has been matched by Amazon too. The Premium Pack is a black model of the console that has 32GB of storage space on board. Oddly enough Argos […]

Google Glass genuinely has the potential to make lives better, but so far we’ve only seen a handful of apps that prove that fact. Firefighter Patrick Jackson is adding one more to that handful. Jackson is developing an app for firefighters that could aid the job immensely. Right now it can push emergency calls to […]

Beats Music is launching today on iOS and Android. A Windows Phone release? It’s just around the corner. Beats’ Ian Rogers has confirmed that a Windows Phone version of the app will launch on Friday, January 24th. As far as waiting periods go on Windows Phone apps, that’s not too bad. Until then you’ll have […]

Want to enjoy some high-octane racing on the go? Have a Windows device? Then good news – Asphalt 8 is going free on Windows Phone and Windows 8. Asphalt 8 is the latest entry in the popular racing series that made its name on smartphones. It weighs in at a pretty heavy 800 MB, so […]

Rust, the open-world survival game from Facepunch Studios, has been a breakout success. The team’s Garry Newman has revealed as much in an interview with Games Inudstry. Newman revealed that, in a month of release, Rust has sold 40 percent of what Garry’s Mod has sold in nine years. No specifics, then, but that’s sure […]

2K has revealed the release date for Borderlands 2 on PS Vita via Twitter. The loot ’em up RPG will be here on March 18th. That’s a Tuesday, meaning this is likely a US-only date right now although expect a UK/EU date to follow shortly. The Vita version of Gearbox’s title was revealed at Gamescom […]

Fancy another Sony rumor? Of course you do. The FCC has outed what seems to be a Wi-Fi only Xperia Z Ultra. The idea behind releasing this scaled back device is to give Sony a stake in the mini-tablet market. It has a 6.4-inch screen, Snapdragon 800 processor, 8-megapixel camera, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of […]

We’ve heard about a possible Nexus 8 tablet before, with a possible image (above) leaking online. Now new Nexus 8 rumors have come in, suggesting that the company will switch out the Nexus 7 for the bigger model this year. DigitTimes is quoting supply chain sources in saying that Google will make the switch mid-2014. […]

It’s Galaxy S5 reveal rumour time. Internet leakster Eldar Murtazin has suggested that the announcement of Samsung’s new flagship phone will come on February 23rd. According to the Twitter post, the reveal will be at 18.00, taking place in Barcelona. Apparently the price will be the same as the current S4 while the specs will […]

The LG G Flex will be rolling out across Europe in February, the company has announced. LG’s curved smartphone will be hitting more than 20 different European territories. This includes the UK (yay!), Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and Austria. The G Flex was revealed and released in Korea last year. Two weeks ago it received […]

If you have an iPhone, then you probably know who Siri is. Ever since the release of the if 4S this voice-operated personal assistant has been guiding us across town, answering our most demanding questions and generally making sure we don’t mess our lives up. He’s a helpful little guy that’s always there for us […]

It seems like we might have our first look at the Galaxy S5 home screen. EV Leaks has posted alleged images of both the lock and home screen. Both suggest that Samsung has its own Google Now-esque system in the works, that will deliver notifications, news stories and other such contextual information right to your […]

Microsoft has confirmed that the Fable trilogy will be released on xbox 360 on February 7th. As expected, the pack includes both Fable 2 and 3 which first appeared on the system along with the upcoming Fable Anniversary, a remake of the first game. Anniversary will also be launching by itself on that date. The […]

Nintendo shares suffered a huge reduction this morning following Friday’s announcement of a huge drop in the Wii U’s sales forecast. The shares had fallen as much as 18 percent in Tokyo, but clawed its way back to 6.2 percent before closing. Bloomberg suggests that the drop has cut $1.2 billion off of the company’s […]

We’ve heard plenty of rumors about Samsung’s next flagship smartphone already and now we’re getting new reports of the Galaxy S5 camera. A tip sent to Phone Arena has suggested that the unannounced handset will sport a 20-megapixel snapper. Previous reports have put the Galaxy S5 camera at 16MP. It will apparently allow for 4K […]

Own an LG device and waiting on Android 4.4? Well take comfort in the fact that you won’t have to sit through Android 4.2 and 4.3 to get there. A Phone Arena reader has supplied the site with a list of devices that are set to skip the later versions of the Jelly Bean OS […]

It’s not looking too good for our friend the Wii U. Nintendo announced this morning that it’s cut its annual sales forecast for the system from 9 million to 2.8 million. In turn, its annual predictions changed from a profit of 55 billion yen to a loss of 25 billion yen. Obviously, that’s not good. […]

It’s time for the WhatMobileNews Cast! Today’s show is talking Moto X, Apple refunds, new Xperia phones and Nintendo’s Wii U woes.

Having released new handsets for snap-happy and adventurous users at the end of 2013, Samsung is back with a new, budget-priced phone. The Samsung Galaxy Ace 3 is a simple Android 4.2 handset that tries to serve casual phone-users who are looking to spend around £180. It’s a bright little device with a clean design […]

Nintendo is making headlines this morning with some dramatic revisions to its Wii U and 3DS sales predictions. The company has cut its estimated annual sales from 9 million all the way down to 2.8 million. Meanwhile, the 3DS has also been cut from 18 million to 13.5 million. As a result, the company is […]

Ever heard of Lava? Well we won’t blame you if you haven’t – the company mainly operates in India and Africa. Today, it has a new line of phones for those two markets. The first of these is the Lava Iris Pro 30. It’s a slim Android 4.2 handset measuring just 7.5mm thick and weighing […]

It’s time for more budget tablets now. Huawei has announced the MediaPad 7 Youth2 for buyers with less money to spend. As you might have guessed, this is a seven-inch tablet running Android 4.3. Included is quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and a 4100 mAh battery, which should […]

LG could be looking to refresh its smartphone line nice and early this year with the LG G3 and LG Pro 2. Korean media is reporting that the LG G3, an updated flagship, will be arriving on May 17th with a 1440 x 2560, QHD display. Older rumours hhhave suggested that the screen will be […]

Are you secretly gunning for the Tizen OS to make big waves? Well, bad news; a Japanese carrier has delayed its support for the operating system. NTT Docomo is the company in question. It was originally planning to launch a Japanese Tizen OS phone early this year, but has cancelled those plans. The reason? Timing. […]

Sony can cross another TV streaming service off of its wishlist today. The company has announced that HBO Go will be coming to both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. That’s a US app, just in case you didn’t know. A twitter post from PlayStation HQ announced the news. The PS3 version of the app will […]

This is a great day for technology! A court has thrown out a ticket issued to a driver wearing the Google Glass wearable. Take that, law! Cecillia Abadie was initally pulled over for speeding in California. She was then given additional fines for wearing Google’s specs, based on laws that prevent drivers from watching a […]

New Year, new you, right? It used to be that News Year’s resolutions were a bit of a slog to keep up with. By the two week point, you might be starting to revert back to your old ways and by the time we reach February all hope is lost. At least that’s what we’re […]

As expected, Samsung has made its Galaxy Tab3 Lite official, following yesterday’s leaks in Poland. All the specs that we reported on yesterday remain that same. So that makes the Lite a seven-inch tablet running Android 4.2. It’s powered by a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory. It measures […]

We’ve heard countless stories over the past few years about kids racking up huge bills for their parents thanks to in-app purchases. Now, Apple has agreed to refund some $32.5 million ( £19.9m) of that money to disgruntled customers. The US Federal Trade Comission brought forth complaints that argued Apple had failed to tell parents […]

When you’re filming a spare of the moment video clip, it can often seem like a good idea to make some dramatic camera transitions. Then when you watch the video back you’re treated to a disorientating blur. Horizon, a new iOS app aims to put an end to all of that. Horizon keeps videos horizontal, […]

It was all the way back in October 2013 that we told you Final Fantasy VI would be coming to Android. Now, in 2014, it’s finally here. The classic JRPG was confirmed for launch by publisher Square Enix. This is a remastered version of the game that originally came to the first PlayStation, though it’s […]

Microsoft could be bringing Halo’s Cortana to Lumia phones in April, leaks have suggested. We’ve known for a while that Cortana, a futuristic AI that assists players in-game, would be coming to Windows Phone as a sort of Siri and Google Now rival. According to MSFTNerd, a beta version of the voice assistant will be […]

Steam, Valve’s hugely-popular digital gaming service, has reached 75 million active users. Note the ‘active’ part of that sentence, meaning users that are still currently buying and playing games on Steam. We don’t have a figure for users total but no doubt it’s much larger. As Eurogamer notes, this is a rise of 15 percent […]

It looks like third-party manufacturers are finally getting close to rolling out Android 4.4 – it’s been suggested that the LG G2 KitKat update will be coming in the next two months. The news comes from LG Italy, which put on its Facebook page that the update would be here by the end of March. […]

Google’s Android OS and Apple’s iOS will be forever locked in an all out war for smartphone supremecy. That doesn’t mean the two don’t work together now and then. As proof, Google Play Movies and TV have come to iOS in the form of a streaming app. It’s an oddly limited bit of software, allowing […]

Valve’s Steam Controller, a, upcoming game pad designed for use with its extensive digital library, has ditched its touchscreen. The company has apparently revealed as much at its Steam Dev Days event. The touchscreen, which originally sat in the middle of the device, has been swapped out in favor of traditional directional and face buttons. […]