In addition to the long curly cords, and the part where they are permanently attached to a wall, old-fashioned landlines have something else that we've lost in the cell phone revolution: a dial tone. What happened to that thing? Read More >>
Featured comment by spank86:
"no phone "needs" a dial tone, It's a comfort tone nothing more, they all are, produced by the exchange to reassure you that the phone's actually worki..." More »
We all increasingly rely on non-verbal forms of communication — email, IM, texting — to let people know what's going on in our lives. That's great for us, but it's causing headaches in Hollywood when it comes to creating drama. Read More >>
It's easier to put a phone in someone's hand than it is to build a proper sanitation system. According to a UN report, 6 of 7 billion people in the world have mobile phones, while just 4.5 billion have access to a toilet or latrine. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
""Not that mobiles are necessarily a bad thing, because they also give people access to information about proper sanitation."
Hahaha, that's a bit o..." More »
Pretty much everything's a cross-platform app these days, with one exception: phone calls and texts, which are still (irritatingly) bound to this stupid handset thing. Finally, though, one network is pulling its head out of the sand and doing something about it, with an awesome app that lets you make proper phone calls from pretty much anything with an internet connection. Read More >>
Featured comment by ispy:
"hmm that is just data doh! you're right, best use airplane mode to turn off normal voice network. then you'd have to turn wifi back on right?" More »
The Sony Xperia Z is an incredibly important device for Sony. For the last couple of years, it's been making fairly inconsequential Android devices that even look boring in the hands of double-oh-seven. Now, the new and improved Sony is back, with the Xperia Z -- and boy, is it ever back. Read More >>
Featured comment by EvilSamo:
"you can make a more minimalist dock if the connections are on the base and close together though - less desk clutter!" More »
According to some new research, there's £6.86 billion of second-hand handsets just sitting around UK homes doing nothing. Although this is sort of interesting by itself (though the 'research' should be taken with a lethally large pinch of salt), the most shocking thing is the most valuable second-hand phone in the UK. And no, it's not an iPhone. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"The trading platform I use for my short term trades kept hanging the other day. When I called them to moan about it they said it was from all the Appl..." More »
Landlines suck. The phones themselves are a throwback to the days when phones were for, y'know, phoning people, and you can't even play Snake on them! There's one thing going for them though: they're cheap. This app lets you access landline prices when you're out and about, or better, abroad. Read More >>
If you've been a good little boy or girl, it's a fair bet Santa might've pulled something vaguely smartphone-shaped out of his bulging sack for you this Christmas. If you're a clumsy little fellow though, (or live in horrible, wet, rainy England), you're probably going to want to insure your shiny new toy. Here are your best options. Read More >>
The mobile phone industry in the UK is massive -- a couple of percentage points of GDP last year. Most people's interaction with this massive sector is through a high-street phone shop. There's just one problem -- they totally, absolutely suck. Read More >>
Featured comment by leexgx:
"note i cant fault three customer support thought as they know there stuff (unless you want to leave then that's an task in its self trying to get your..." More »
Last week's Shooting Challenge was all about the camera in your pocket: the mobile phone. The brief was simple and gave you masses of creative freedom -- shoot an image on your mobile phone and if you so wish to, edit it using one (or many) of the apps available for your camera phone of choice. And let me just say, you didn't disappoint.. Read More >>
When Darren Kersey plugged his mobile phone charger into the power supply of a picnic shelter in Gillespie Park, Sarasota, all he wanted was a little boost of his battery level. He certainly didn't bank on getting arrested and spending the night in a jail cell. Read More >>
Featured comment by Indy Sidhu:
"To be honest, I frequent the Westfield Shopping Mall in Shepherds Bush a lot an most of the time the Apple store is filled with people wanting to char..." More »
Need to make a call but run out of juice? Just give your mobile phone a shake for an extra burst of power -- that's the idea behind a new phone charger that turns movement into energy. Read More >>
Regardless of your views on prohibitive pricing plans, 4G is now available for the masses -- if you can stump up the cash for a phone and contract. EE had previously promised that people with 4G-ready handsets would be able to pick up cheaper SIM-only tariffs from today, though they have irritatingly failed to materialise. Read More >>
Featured comment by jimbo:
"EE's 4G pricing is a joke! I wouldn't consider a data plan unless it was unlimited. Last month I used 76GB of data on my phone. Three's unlimited all ..." More »
With all the iPhone 5 buzz about at the moment, it's hard to imagine a time when the world didn't have smartphones, let alone ordinary mobile phones. But phones have come a heck of a long way since the first ever mobile phone hit the street, way back in 1922. It was a two-woman job to make a call back then. Read More >>
A quick scan of your nearest phone shop’s store shelves will turn up dozens of identikit Android phones. But when your eyes clock that Xperia badge, you’ll instantly recognise trademark Sony features – the latest in super-fast connectivity, and perfect pairing with other Sony products, sure, but importantly, a great-quality camera, using technology from their hugely-successful Cyber-shot range of cameras. The Xperia T is the latest in Sony’s super-slim range of phones. Read More >>
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