The four obstacles the Nokia Lumia 1020 needs to overcome to be a hit

Nokia today announced what is in reality one of the most mind blowing mobiles ever. That 41 megapixel camera plus the ability to take images and save them in two sizes simultaneously is a massive leap forward. The company which was already arguably the best at cameraphones, has leapt even further ahead. But is the…

Our eight favourite retro cameras – Lomography, instant and even digital

Our affection for retro looking cameras probably never really went away. Old school snapper are however very much back in the spotlight thanks to the Lomography craze, the re-invention of instant cameras and even digital snappers, like the Fujifilm XF1, being kitted out with a really striking liveries. Here are eight of our favourites

Will the budget Apple iPhone come in a rainbow of colours?

So, what might be cunning plan for the launch of the budget iPhone. How about offer the mobile in five colours with vintage iMac style plastic cases? These look great and kind of remind me of the original coloured iPod minis too. Well, there's no evidence that this is what Apple is planning, but that…

Five of the best – Waterproof MP3 Players

Time for a dip, and if you want some musical accompaniment check out these waterproof players. For an updated version of our favourite swimming gadgets then check this out: Top 10 Swimming gadgets: Speedo Aquacoach watch, Finis Neptune SwiMP3 and more

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 – a multi-pronged attack on the iPhone 5S?

You know how Samsung has offered lots of different versions of its Galaxy S4 mobile. Well might it be about to do the same thing with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3? This much we know that the Note 3 is expected to land later this year and be touting a six inch - or thereabouts…

BT to offer 300mbps broadband by end of year. HomeHub 5 on its way too

So you want fast broadband, really fast broadband. Well BT has announced that it is set to introduce 300mbps broadband to the UK later this year. It has been testing 300mbps speeds from BT for a while and now it has announced that some 100,000 premises will be able to access the new speed by…

Tech start up Betegy can predict football games score – claims 90% sucess rate

Everyone who loves football fancies themselves a bit of a pundit. Who hasn't taken on Lawro on the BBC challenge and scoffed at his constant positive predictions for Liverpool FC! Imagine though if you could use technology to predict the outcome of games, and what if that tech was around 90% accurate? Well thats the…

Sony drops a pair of MP3 Walkmans – the NWZ-E380 and NWZ-E580

Does anyone still buy standalone MP3 players? Apparently so, because Sony is back with a pair of new Walkmans that it believes are perfect for the holiday season. Design-wise the Walkman E580 MP3 (and the E-360 ofr that matter) resembles an old school iPod mini, but with a colour screen, an aluminium body and brighter…

Man United finally take to Twitter. YouTube next?

They might have topped the Premiership last season, but when it comes to digital and social media Man United are clearly Conference level. Expect that to start to change though as this morning the Reds finally made their debut on some hot new platform called, coughs Twitter. Yep head to @manutd and you can get…