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The smartphone market is full of great phones running Android, iOS or Windows Phone. Regrettably none of them is running WebOS, so it was with much sadness that I decided to retire my HP Pre 3 and move on to a more current device. I tend to buy off-contract so as not to get locked in, but I don't usually
I have a number of Apple products and I’ve been a bit of a fan in the past. Apple products of the past represented genuine value. Not only would the operating system continue to work well on aging hardware, but Apple products used to be repairable. I’ve had a Sprint HTC Evo 4G for about two and a half years.
The iPhone 5 was launched yesterday with the usual Apple pizazz. It looks like a good solid update but there's the inevitable criticism about the lack of NFC, wireless charging, average screen size, etc. Much as I'd like to see a high-end device, Apple doesn't need a hero phone based on hardware features and it doesn't take much analysis to figure
The launch of 4G services in the UK by Everything Everywhere today has been heralded by the majority of the tech blogs and news sites as a long-overdue success. But is this a victory for common-sense or has Ofcom simply managed to cover-up its own incompetence? (For those outside the UK, Ofcom is the regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries.) Here's
Plants vs. Zombies was one of the first Free App of the Day games in the UK's Amazon Appstore but if I'd known about it beforehand, I would have paid the full price as it's a lot of fun and simple to play. Published by PopCap, the premise is simple: stop hordes of marauding zombies from crossing your lawn by
It's a good time to be in a geek in the UK at the moment. Over the past week there's been a raft of announcements for predominately US-based offerings making it across the pond so here's a quick round up of the latest news. Barnes and Noble are bringing the Nook to Britain and if the marketing is right, it
When I heard the verdict on the Apple v. Samsung case, I was angry. Angry with Samsung for copying, angry with Apple for suing, angry with jurors for naivety, angry with the legal system for letting itself be a pawn. Over the weekend, I've mellowed a little but I'm still concerned about the impact it will have on consumers. Apple is