Vodafone Smart 4 Mini is a proper smartphone with a tiny price tag
ne Smart 4 Mini has been officially launched, and the key selling point of this Android handset is its rock bottom price tag.Vodafone is asking just £50 for the PAYG Smart 4 Mini, which is obviously locked to the Big Red's network.For your money you'll get a 4-inch 480 x 800 display... -techradarDigital comic books and Kindle are Amazon's newest dynamic duo
c novel reading experience on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets could be in line for a superhero-sized upgrade after the company announced the purchase of digital comics platform Comixology.Amazon has shelled out an undisclosed fee for the popular Comics by Comixology mobile apps, with a Comixology rep hinting one goal would be impro... -techradar
AndroidSony Xperia Z2 UK release date is May 1, but pre-orders to ship next week
onfirmed the official UK release date for the Sony Xperia Z2 handset will be May 1, following reported delays attributed to stock shortages.The device will officially go on sale on May Day, but third-party retailers are promising to ship the device from next Monday April 14... -techradarIn Depth: Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini release date, news and rumors
Mini release date, display and powerSamsung's range of mini mobiles might not have the headline specs of the Galaxy S or Galaxy Note phones but they've carved out a sizeable niche for themselves.Popular with those who want something slightly smaller and cheaper, but with many of the same positive qualities a... -techradarWindows PhoneFirefox OS 2.0 screenshots surface, reveal pretty but familiar face
ndsets aren't as widely popular as its iOS and Android counterparts, but perhaps a redesign is what Mozilla needs to really make a splash.Ahmed Nefzaoui and Sören Hentzschel, both Mozilla representatives, have leaked screenshots of Firefox 2.0 on their Twitter accounts.From the looks of it, 2.0 is much flat... -techradar
AndroidSamsung Galaxy Ace Style arrives, thinks it's down with the kids
newest phone is the Galaxy Ace Style which, despite the name, doesn't seem any more stylish than the company's other handsets. But according to the press release it's designed for "young, expressive types" - apparently what that translates to is a phone with a simplified user experience relying on Samsung... -techradarF bomb: Rumored new Samsung Galaxy drops in leaked photos
ait for Samsung's latest flagship Android smartphone officially ends this Friday in select markets, but the wait has only just begun for the company's next-gen handset with a 2K resolution display.BGR has rounded up some details on the so-called Samsung Galaxy F, which is widely rumored to become the Kore... -techradarSamsung Galaxy Note 4 release date, news and rumors
release date, screen, power and camera As inevitably as summer follows spring the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will follow the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.The Note 3 came out last year and the Galaxy S5 has already broken cover, so it seems safe to assume that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 will arrive before too long.So far news and rumor... -techradarIn Depth: Game of Phones: which handsets would the heroes and killers of Westeros use?
honesThe new series of Game of Thrones is back! The first episode aired in the US yesterday and will hit the airwaves in the UK and Australia this evening.But what would the great and good of Westeros use to stay connected if they had a few more cell towers at their disposal rat... -techradarTizenSamsung Gear 2 and Gear Fit now availableSamsung has launched an advertising campaign around their Tizen-based wearable devices, with both products now available for preorder on Amazon with release promised on April 11. -mobiletechnewsWindows PhoneMicrosoft sets its sights on Apple CarPlay with Windows in the Car concept
has been making mobile-friendly in-car systems since before Apple's CarPlay was a twinkle in Tim Cook's eye, but now it plans to take the next step and bring Windows Phone into the mix.At last week's Build developers conference, the company unveiled its Windows in the Car concept which will allow Wi... -techradar
AndroidHuawei Ascend P7 prototype shows up without 2K display
lagship Ascend P7 smartphone might have skipped out MWC 2014, but it's clearly not done teasing us. The Ascend P7 has been spotted again in some newly leaked images picked up by Nowhereelse.fr, possibly in prototype form. While the photos don't really show anything different from previously leaked renderings, we finally know what... -techradarSamsung Ativ Core tipped as firm's first Windows Phone 8.1 handset
not content with its wide lead in the Android market or having its own Tizen OS backup plan, Samsung appears to be gearing up to launch a handset running yet another operating system.SamMobile caught wind that the Korean firm plans to follow up its just-announced Ativ SE Windows Phone 8 device for Verizon wi... -techradarIn Depth: Everything you need to know about your next smartphone
e 6, Nexus 6 and LG G3It's 2014 and your mobile is looking a little dated against the latest offerings on the market, so it's time to pick out a new smartphone.Waterproof bodies, high definition displays, all metal frames and fingerprint scanning technology are all taking the mobile market by storm this year as ma... -techradarGalaxy S5 Zoom leak shows less bulge and more megapixels
f Samsung's Galaxy S Zoom variants is to combine a dedicated camera and phone so the one device can replace two of yours, and the Galaxy S5 Zoom might actually accomplish that.The latest leak, from Gotta Be Mobile, shows a smartphone with a much smaller camera housing than its predecessor, the Galaxy... -techradarSony Xperia Z2 soars to trio of carriers Saturday, though probably not one near you
of any new smartphone is newsworthy, but when it's the follow-up to one of Sony's most popular Xperia models, the arrival is likely to be hailed by Android fans even in far-off places.Sony Mobile Singapore announced on its Facebook page this week that the manufac... -techradarWireless networks could be Google's next mobile experiment
er has proven to be a extremely popular little venture for the search company and soon it might also start its own wireless network. The Information reports that Google Executives have discussed their recent hopes to offer a full-fledged wireless service in areas where Google Fiber internet and TV service already exist. T... -techradarEarly view: Nokia Lumia 930 vs Nokia Lumia 925
ia 930 vs Nokia Lumia 925Windows Phone is really starting to pick up steam as the OS matures and Android levels of power have started to be packed into its handsets, the latest of which is the Nokia Lumia 930. One of the first phones to run the until-recently-kind-of-mythical Windows Phone 8.1, the 930 is the flagship phone s... -techradarWindows PhoneMicrosoft announces Windows Phone 8.1Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8.1 and expects to roll it out over the coming months. -mobiletechnewsWeek in Tech: Microsoft rebuilds while Amazon gets fired up
are funny things. Sometimes you get an Elvis 68 Special or, more recently, Prince doing guerrilla gigs in London. Other times you get Axl Rose, full of pies. So we've got good news for anyone who feared this year's Microsoft Build conference would be more Axl than awesome: the Microsoft we've seen this week ... -techradarApple's speech recognition pioneer scoop may be to Siri's benefit
t be feeling some pressure from Cortana's big reveal at Microsoft Build as it's bought a speech recognition pioneer to help improve Siri.Apple quietly acquired Novauris Technologies, a company specializing in the automatic speech recognition field, which originally spun off from the team that developed Nuance... -techradarEarly view: Nokia Lumia 930 vs iPhone 5S
ia 930 vs iPhone 5SThe Lumia 930 is set to be Nokia's next true flagship with a premium build, impressive specs and slick performance. The iPhone 5S ticks those same boxes though and with the might of Apple behind it the Lumia 930 might struggle to compete.Still, with each new handset and each new software release Windows Phone see... -techradarAnalysis: Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Phone 8.1: The business take
, Microsoft's developer forum, started with a bang as Joe Belfiore, Microsoft corporate vice president of the Operating Systems Group, announced updates for both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8.Windows 8 got a first update to Windows 8.1 and the latter has ... -techradar
