The new iPad might have a similar profile and look and feel to iPad 2 but the Retina screen tech and A5X processor are actually the biggest upgrades to the iPad ever.  The screen upgrade covers Apple’s movie ambitions, taking on HD TVs ahead of any Apple television set announcement and the quad-core processor is […]

Ford exhibited at Mobile World Congress for the first time this week, revealing voice-activated bluetooth phone technology system SYNC. SYNC is a Microsoft powered system currently used by 4 million drivers in the US and the system allows drivers to make calls, control music playlists and use in-car apps that mimic apps on smartphones such […]

Just a year after Nokia’s Stephen Elop apologised about the Symbian operating system and adopted Windows Phone 7 wholesale, a rare breed of a Symbian phone has surfaced this week at Mobile World Congress – say hello to the 41 megapixel Nokia 808 PureView. The detail offered by the camera sensor is great, although image […]

Nokia has confirmed the follow up to their flagship Windows phone (Lumia 800) is coming to the UK this spring. Designed for fast LTE networks that we don’t have (yet) in the UK, there’s been a tweak under the bonnet to make the Lumia 900 compatble with 3G networks. The big USP over the Lumia […]

LG wasted no time in revealing a new line of Optimus phones at MWC. The range covered 3D, quad-core processors and a style based range of phones and showed a bullish Daniel Hernandez, LG European Director of Product marketing, boasting about how far LG had come in terms of technology. “We are able to deliver […]

Just weeks after Sony told What Mobile that there wold be additions to the Xperia range in our Sony UK interview,  Bert Nordberg – President and CEO of the newly formed Sony Mobile Commications, revealed two new phones which follow the imminent launch of Xperia S in Europe. Revealing that the Xperia S would go […]

Kickstarting the surprises at MWC this week, and confirming that Samsung has more to shout about than a new Galaxy S device, is the Samsung Galaxy Beam. The Galaxy Beam features a built-in projector, throwing images onto white walls, offering a 50 inch picture for videos and photos. The micro projector market isn’t new – […]

Panasonic European CEO Laurent Abadie today announced a new Android phone in Hamburg, as his assistant plucked the slim 7.8mm Eluga smartphone from a fishbowl filled with water. The Japanese firm has been absent from the smartphone market of late and the Panasonic Eluga is the first Android phone from the company which views media […]

Panasonic are set to reveal a new smartphone and iPhone compatible hi-fi in Hamburg today. We’re at the European press conference and have been given details of a new iPhone hi-fi system ahead of the Japanese lifting the lid on their new smartphone. The SC PMX 5 hi-fi is a micro hi-fi with iPod and […]

PlayStation Vita hits the shelves on February 22nd and costs £229 for the wi-fi version and £279 for the 3G version. While the pricing has been in place since last month, Vodafone today annoucned some surprise freebies for the 3G bundle. The PlayStation Vita 3G bundle from Vodafone will include a free download copy of launch […]

Sony revealed their complete 2012 line-up of products earlier today in London and, for the first time in over a decade, a new smartphone joined the display of integrated consumer electronics. The Xperia S was shown alongside DLNA speaker technology, high-end iPod docks and a range of Android based Walkman products. Still carrying the ‘Sony […]

Smart UK project, a competition to find the most innovate UK mobile company, today revealed a shortlist of 19 companies which hope to triumph in the government backed scheme. The shortlist covered inventions of every kind from apps involving the NHS, museums and taxis to waterproof hardware technology. Introducing the event in London earlier today […]

Following the debut of the Lumia 800 in 2011, Nokia has plans to bring the Windows 7.5 OS to lower priced smartphones in order to compete with mid-range Android smartphones. What Mobile headed to Nokia HQ this morning to get the low-down on the Lumia 710. So, how is the Lumia 710 different to the […]

As Apple prepare for a big announcement at the end of the month, the Apple rumour mill has gone into overdrive, spurred on by statements and coverage emerging from CES 2012. The biggest story comes from Bloomberg who quote a source from the iPad Asia production line – Apple use several manufacturer and distribution partners […]

There’s been a minor battle in the race to create the ultimate in rugged phones recently and Motorola has added armour to the already sturdy Defy +. In partnership with JCB, the phone is aimed squarely at those in the construction or building industry, like the recent Samsung Solid Immerse. Where the Defy + JCB […]