Why Apple iPhone leaks are like UFO sightings

Yesterday Google celebrated the 66th anniversary of the Roswell incident, when an alien craft apparently crashed in the New Mexico desert, with one of its cute squiggles. Which got me thinking once again about alien life forms. Give the number of stars in the sky there has to be a very strong probability that there…

Survey says that Britons love Samsung phones more than Apple iPhones

It seems as if the British public is starting lose a bit of faith in the iPhone. A new study by a mobile phone comparison website has discovered that 65% of Britons predict that the new iPhone (5S or 6) will generate poor sales when Apple releases it later on this year. When asked whether…

£700 3D printer lands at Maplin. But what can you use it for?

Yesterday High Street Electronics store Maplin announced some pretty significant news. It confirmed it was going to become the first retailer to sell a 3D printer in the UK from its stores. Up until now they have been available but via the web. It is offering the Velleman K8200 for just £700, which is way…

Nokia Lumia 1020 coming on Thursday. Gets outed on Flickr

We have known that Nokia is about to launch a high-end camera phone for sometime to follow in the footsteps of its brilliant but flawed 808 PureView. However we didn't know the name... Until now. With the launch set for New York on Thursday we now know that the mobile is very likely to be…

Vodafone announces July UK launch for Huawei's big screen Ascend Mate

When it was announced Huawei's Ascend Mate had the biggest screen on a phone so far at 6.1 inches. That size has since been eclipsed by this monster, but if you want a big screen mobile it is well worth looking at then Mate. And the good news is that Vodafone has confirmed today that…

Budget Apple iPhone pics – real or fake?

The internet has seen a bit of glut of pictures recently of the supposed budget iPhone. Some have the new handset as being a little like the iPod in design and featuring an array of plastic coloured shells. Well here's another possible elak to add to that list courtesy of the site Techyd. It has…

Apple giving away free iPhone/iPad apps on Friday

Later this week Apple's App store celebrates its fifth birthday, yes and I know that doesn't seem possible. Anyhow to get the party started the company will be giving away a load of apps on that day that you would usually have to pay for. There's a good selection too including the high octane game…

World's slimmest smartphone, the Huawei Ascend P6, launches today

It is Friday and if you pop down your local phone store you'll seen an exciting newcomer on the shelves. The Huawei Ascend P6, which we wrote about a while ago, goes on sale today in several places including Carphone Warehouse , O2 and Talk Talk. So why should you take a peek? Well the…