A leak claims to reveal the iPhone 7 without Apple’s famous home button, but a touchscreen one embedded into the body. With OnePlus finally unveiling the OnePlus 3, all eyes are now on Apple to reveal their flagship device in the last hurdle of 2016’s flagship reveals. Apple will most likely reveal their new device […]

UK network Three has started their ad-blocking trial today in a 24-hour trial, for customers who signed up beforehand. A move that will have advertisers sweating.  Three will work with Israeli company Shine to carry out the ad-blocking experiment across the UK. The ad-blocking will be carried out at a network level, so no software needs to […]

So the OnePlus 3 virtual reality launch has been and gone, but was it all that it was cracked up? Well actually, no. In our office at least, it was a bit of a disaster. We had our Samsung Gear VR ready to go, only to realise that the app doesn’t seem to play nicely […]

The OnePlus 3 launch is only 30 minutes away and it’s set to be a pretty pivotal experience, with the whole show streaming live in virtual reality. For those of you planning to watch the event, there’s a few things worth keeping in mind. Firstly, although it is a virtual reality event, there’s no obligation […]

That’s right you can now uninstall those intrusive Apple apps with iOS 10. Libations for everyone! Apple kept this feature quiet in their announcement of iOS 10. We’re now free from the Stock and Compass apps, still unbelievable isn’t it? Hope you were sitting down. For years we’ve had to hide them away in folders within […]

This year’s Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has been and gone, with plenty of announcements and demonstrations along the way. We’ve rounded up all the important ones into a handy feature piece for you all to digest. iMessage enhancements The popular iOS messaging service received a bunch of new improvements including rich linking for websites […]

Lenovo’s new Moto Mods peripherals are coming with prices that will make innovation adopters shed tears. Tears of sadness.   Excitement was in the air when ‘Product Engineer’ Ashton Kutcher commented on Lenovo’s take on the smartphone peripherals. Who wouldn’t be? It seems Lenovo has got the peripherals right with a list of practical Moto […]

Vivo has today announced a new handset that according to promotional material… looks totally transparent. The company released a teaser poster to highlight the new device, held by their new pin-up boy Song Zhongji, a South Korean actor and model. Everything on the poster seems to talk about the number “7” quite a bit, meaning […]

Google has launched a new feature for Android called ‘Nearby’ that uses location awareness to suggest helpful apps. The application will be integrated into the upcoming Google Play Services release and utilises Bluetooth and Location settings to ping popular apps direct to you phone. Say for example you’re in a Starbucks and fancy a coffee; […]

Its finally official, after months of leaks Lenovo has finally confirmed the Moto Z and Moto Z Force with peripherals MotoMods. Thankfully Lenovo dropped the god-awful codenames Vertex and Vector Thin, and instead dropped on us the Moto Z and Moto Z Force. The new Moto Z range are the first Moto devices under Lenovo’s stewardship. […]

Tesco Mobile are offering cheaper contracts to UK customers willing to allow adverts on their smartphone.  That’s all you have to do, watch an advert every third time you unlock your phone and you can save a bit of money every month. Tesco Mobile are working with a third party service called Unlockd to provide the adverts, every […]

A mountain of promotional pictures have been leaked, revealing the OnePlus 3 in full glory.  Next week we will see the unveiling of the much hyped OnePlus 3. The hype train is getting a copious amount of fuel, thanks to these leaked photos (below). The photos reveal the OnePlus 3 will indeed have an all-metal body […]

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The French Government has launched a new warning app to counter terrorism during Euro 2016.  SAIP (Système d’alerte et d’information des populations) is available for Android and iOS, available for download today. The app is available free in French and English and uses geo-location to deliver information regarding attacks happening in the space of 15 minutes. Users will be […]

With the recent success of their newest title Nonstop Knight, we had the chance to sit down with CEO and founder Klaas Kersting to talk about everything from how Flaregames started to his opinions on virtual reality.   Tell us a bit about your background and how you got into the industry. Me getting in […]

Apple has made two patent filings revealing interesting features that could feature in the iPhone 7. Oh patents, you’ve got to love them. If companies weren’t legally obliged to make patent request we’d be in stifling anticipation before each handset unveiling. That would actually be quite nice, but chasing after leaks is way more fun. […]

Apps are the reason why we love our smartphones so much; it’s like having tons of useful little assistants at your beck and call. So why not recruit some new ones to get you through the week! Here’s our top apps for this week!  This week we’re giving you our top iOS apps. Madhat (iOS […]

The developer behind popular mobile title Cabals: Magic & Battle Cards has announced a PC version of the same name, though it won’t be a direct port. The game takes elements from popular titles such as Magic: The Gathering and combines them with a chess scenario where cards must be manoeuvred around a grid. This adds an extra […]

HTC today released their monthly revenue figures which show a peak compared with the previous four months. The smartphone manufacturer reported May profits of NT$6.75 billion, up NT$1 billion over the previous month and NT$2.61 billion the month before last. This is a solid result from HTC, as their last report which recorded profit figures in the NT$6 billion […]

The OnePlus 3 will be announced on June 14th for us in the west, it’s over a week away which means there will be plenty of leaks like this until then.  Previous leaks of the OnePlus 3 have only been renders with no real look at the final device. There was a really sketchy picture […]

Comments made by a Huawei executive have sparked fresh speculations that Huawei will make another Google Nexus smartphone. Speaking to Gearburn at the South Africa launch of the Huawei P9, general manager for Huawei’s Consumer Business Group in SA, Charlene Munilall, revealed the Chinese manufacturer will once again take up the Nexus reins. “We’re doing the […]

OnePlus are starting off the hype train with a small teaser trailer, revealing Amazon will be selling the OnePlus 3.  We’re 11 days away from the big unveiling so OnePlus has decided to treat us with a six second trailer that reveals nothing except that Amazon will be stocking the OnePlus 3 exclusively. OnePlus announced […]

Samsung has finally released a follow-up to the original Gear Fit, with the Gear Fit 2 looking to be quite the beast. Samsung has taken note of what wasn’t so great about the Gear Fit and added so much more to their new fitness band. The Gear Fit 2 is looking to be a fitness band […]

After a potential Xiaomi Redmi 3 successor showed up on Chinese certification website TENAA just a few days ago, the same device has now shown up again in a couple of fresh variants. Two additional 32GB variants have appeared on the site, named model 2016036 and 2016033. Both are identical in specs aside from a couple of […]

Tinder is helping you break the ice easier by improving your political knowledge. How much do you know about the EU referendum?  Tinder are partnering with Bite the Ballot to test Tinder users on their knowledge of the EU referendum. It’s a temporary feature with true or false questions covering topics such as human rights and state benefits. You swipe […]

Lenovo released a video teasing a release date for the Motorola Razr V3. Are we actually seeing a resurrection of the iconic flip phone?  Lenovo look set to resurrect the Motorola V3 Razr, almost over a decade since the sleek device was discontinued in 2007. Analysing the video we can see Lenovo sending waves of nostalgia with pop […]

Samsung is currently running a promotion over in the United States where people can grab a free Gear VR headset if they pre-order a Galaxy handset. The deal will run until June 19th and is pretty simple. Samsung will include a free Gear VR with the purchase of any of the following handsets: Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6, […]

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Xiaomi and Microsoft have both reached a deal that will see phones including the Mi 5 and Mi Max ship with the Microsoft app suite. Reuters reports that Microsoft will transfer some 1,500 patents directly to Xiaomi, in an effort to boost their own market share in developing markets such as China and India. The deal seems […]

The new Sony Xperia X has officially gone on sale in Europe, complete with pricing information. GSMArena scrawled through the regional pricing info for the Sony store and managed to find out how much it would cost in various parts of the EU. It’s worth noting that UK carriers and phone retailers are also stocking […]

Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube have all agreed to new EU regulations that will require them to review hateful content online, putting law into the hands of private companies. The new ruling follows the establishment of the EU Internet Forum in December 2015, which aimed to bring together EU Interior Ministers, high-level representatives of major internet […]

LG has quietly launched a new budget tablet in Korea and Canada, shipping with some fairly nice mid-range specifications. The LG G Pad III 8.0 comes with an 8-inch Full HD display in a 16:10 ratio, making it more useful for reading and textual content. The processor is a 1.5GHz ‘octa-core CPU’ (likely the Snapdragon […]

Qualcomm has unveiled the new Snapdragon 1100, a chipset designed for “targeted-purpose wearables.” Its not as powerful as the Snapdragon 2100 unveiled a few months ago, instead Qualcomm are going for efficiency, with their new chipset. The 1100 is labelled as “target-purposed” stating products such as smartwatches, fitness trackers and wearable technology for the elderly […]

Intel has announced the fastest consumer level processor on the market, the i7-6950X, boasting a ludicrous 10 computational cores. The question of whether more computer cores is actually necessary has always been a cause of debate. Unless you’re the type of user who does raw number crunching and simulations that require lots of data, you […]

Samsung might be making a control pad for the Gear VR. VR is on everyone’s minds at the moment with plenty of innovation inspired from the new technology. When VR first came about we thought, finally, virtual reality gaming is here. We also thought VR is definitely going to be used for a very private reason. […]

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Ofcom are partnering with The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) to launch a new service to make it illegal to cold call you. The new “text-to-register” service is an attempt by Ofcom and TPS to cease those annoying, persistent, rage inducing phone calls we seem to be getting on a weekly basis in the UK. In the What […]

ZTE’s new Axon 7 promises to be more powerful than the Samsung Galaxy S7 range and not to mention cheaper. Samsung are the Android manufacturer to beat and Axon are taking that challenge with a serious contender. The Axon 7 will run a 2.2Ghz Snapdragon 820, with an Adreno 530 graphics chip and 4GB/6GB of RAM. […]

Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its newest product… and it’s a lot cheaper than the competition. We all knew it was coming, but the company has officially announced the Mi Drone, entering themselves into the market with a bang. If there’s one thing that Xiaomi is known for, it’s keeping things cheap, and the […]

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid will face off in the Champions League final in Milan, here is how you can watch it. Europe’s most prestigious footballing prize will be fought over in a Madrid ‘derby’ at the legendary San Siro stadium on Saturday 28th of May. BT Sport revealed prior to the Europa League final – the […]

Huawei has filed a lawsuit against Samsung for allegedly infringing on eleven patents.  The Chinese manufacturer will file the lawsuit in the US, California and China, Shenzhen after accusing the Korean tech giant of stealing several of its cellular communications and software inventions. The patents Samsung allegedly stolen are currently used by “Samsung’s mobile phones.” With the […]

Summer is here which means it’s time to start getting out there and showing off those chiseled abs. If only it was that easy… “Beach body,” “shedding unwanted poundage” and becoming “less rotund.” If these phrases struck a chord, you’re like us and not one of those lucky people with a high metabolism. Fear not […]

Twitter has been spotted trialling their very own night mode for the Android version of the Twitter app. Night mode seems to be the new fad of the tech world, with plenty of notable names developing a night mode feature to help your circadian rhythms. Apple has already done it with iOS 9.3 and Google are previewing it in Android […]

We heard rumours of Lenovo dropping the Moto X branding for their next line of flagships. It’s pretty much confirmed now with Lenovo’s latest trademark. The filing applies to a list of products including “mobile phones, smartphones and accessories therefore, namely battery chargers and adapters.” We don’t know about you guys, but that sounds like […]

Figures released by security firm 360 Security, reveal more than a thousand Android devices are targets for “malicious” attacks, every day, from hackers.  The research carried out by 360 Security covered Q1 of 2016. Thankfully the recorded attacks in the first three months of the year, were unsuccessful. Attacks made by hackers attempt to fill smartphones with viruses such as […]

Apps are the reason why we love our smartphones so much; it’s like having tons of useful little assistants at your beck and call. So why not recruit some new ones to get you through the week! Here’s our top apps for this week!  Letyano (Android and iOS) Letyano is a rewards application with a unique twist, […]

Mobile gaming is an industry that only keeps getting bigger. Games act as a perfect companion for those stressful morning commutes or short journeys. However, with the wealth of titles on offer it can be a little daunting to separate the good from the bad. We’re bringing back the Top 5! Here’s our pick of the five best smartphone […]

To coincide with the release of the Angry Birds movie in China, McDonald’s has exclusively released possibly the least tasty burgers we’ve ever seen. There’s two variants currently on sale: a green version curiously named “Naughty Green Pork Burger” and a red version named “Angry Red Burger”. The former features pork, egg, lettuce and some […]

Seamless Android N updates will not be available for current Android devices. A lot of Android N features have been announced at Google I/O, one of the biggest features that got us excited was seamless Android N updates. Seamless updates will allow you to use your phone while it updates, a feature borrowed from Chrome OS. […]

We had a flat viewing at Foxtons Estate Agents using a Samsung Gear VR headset. Is this the future? I’m currently flat hunting and it’s giving me a headache the size of Kanye West’s ego. The funny thing is I’m not even flat hunting for myself (the warm rent free room at my parent’s suffices […]