Author: Ashley Norris
Sony's Xperia Z Ultra – features and specs
It has been a long time coming but Sony's "phablet" the Sony Xperia Z Ultra, was launched today in two simultaneous events in Shanghai and London. The latest in the company's Xperia series of smartphones packs the biggest HD screen on a mobile and some interesting new display tech. So for the screen you get…
The five things you need to know about Sony's huge new Xperia Z Ultra mobile
This morning, as expected, Sony dropped its huge screen Phablet, the Xperia Z Ultra. Here are the five quick key things you need to know about it. 1 The screen is huge. It is 6.4 inches, yet fully HD, which is bigger than just about every other mobile on sale. In spite of its size…
You can now buy Amazon MP3s songs on your iPhone/iPod touch
It might seem incredible but up until today you haven't been able to buy MP3s from Amazon to play on your iPhone. That has all changed with the announcement by Amazon that as from today its MP3 are compatible with iPhone and iPod touch devices. The retailer says that its 25 million song catalogue is…
Has Nokia just labelled Apple iPhone users as zombies?
Is Nokia labeling all iPhone users as zombies? Well that appears to be the rationale behind the company's new ad for its Lumia 925 Windows powered mobile phone. The ad features a street full of iPhone touting zombies taking images in low light with powerful flashes shooting off everywhere. The implication is that if you…
New iPhone app Heard saves conversations from five minutes ago
Ever had a conversation and then five minutes later completely forgotten what was said? Well if that's a regular occurrence for you then you then you might like the sound of a new iPhone app called Heard. Billed as the app that will 'Turn your iPhone into a time machine!' it basically continually records the…
Samsung Galaxy NX Android camera hands-on video review
Also new from Samsung is the Samsung Galaxy NX, which the company is billing as the world's first 4G-enabled interchangeable lens compact camera system. Gerald from Tech Digest got a sneaky look at the camera here.
EE brings 4G to Glastonbury via its, ahem, Magic Tractor
Off to Glastonbury this week? Well you are a lucky so and so. And in among tapping your toes to, errr, Mumford and Sons and checking out some sprightly pensioners aka as The Rolling Stones, you can avail yourself of some very fast broadband. In quite a novel move EE has kitted out one of…
Apple iPhone 5S rumours – it is all about the camera
We ran a feature last week about the different ways that makers are taking on the Apple iPhone, and one of the key ways is to add cameras that are way superior to those on the Apple device. There are rumours though that Apple is striking back. Phone Arena has what it is billing as…
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active video review – can it survive a serious dunking?
Last week Gerald from Tech Digest got his mitts on the new Samsung Galaxy S4 Active super tough mobile aimed at sporty types. The phone has many of the same top specs as the standard Galaxy S4 (such as a Full HD 5-inch screen and 1.9GHz quad-core processor) but also comes with extra plastic casing…
Sony's new Smartwatch is imminent. Apple and Samsung will be watching it very closely
Samsung and LG have Smartwatches in the pipeline and Apple is rumoured to have one up its sleeve too. But there is one high profile maker that already has a Smartwatch on its books and that's Sony. And it looks like the Japanese company is about to undertake a major refresh of its intelligent timepiece…