HTC Radar review: first look
HTC used a swanky London event to unleash its second generation of Windows Phone 7 devices and, while it was the Titan taking most of the plaudits on the night, the Radar could prove to be just as...
View ArticleWill smartphones kill off compact cameras?
The renowned American portrait photographer, Annie Leibovitz, recently whipped out her iPhone 4S on a US chat show and proclaimed that the device was “the compact camera of choice”. Is this the Steve...
View ArticleMobile phones: 15 years and a world apart
Fifteen years ago – almost to the day – I got my first mobile phone, a Motorola mr20. It was a chunky thing, with a two-line black-on-green LCD display and a battery that lasted for up to 12 hours (so...
View ArticleIntel wants to “own” mobile – but at what cost?
Despite its financial might and peerless silicon engineering experience, Intel’s attempts to break into the mobile market are best characterised as a hamster rolling a boulder up a very steep hill....
View ArticleHow much mobile data do you use?
When signing up for a new phone contract, the amount of data allowed each month is often a stumbling block. Is 250MB enough for me or would I be safer with 500MB? What kind of user hits those 1GB...
View ArticleMobile data survey: tell us your results
Last week I wrote about a feature we’re going to be running soon, in which we try to work out what mobile data allowance the average person needs on their contract. I asked you to download and run a...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 Kid’s Corner: hands-on video
Microsoft might not have announced anything groundbreaking at its grand unveiling of Windows Phone 8, but that’s not to say we were completely underwhelmed. Indeed, for anyone who has children, the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Windows Phone 8 Data Sense: hands-on video
Microsoft managed to hold some key features back for the launch of Windows Phone 8, among the most intriguing of which is Data Sense. It offers users an overview of mobile data use, showing which apps...
View ArticleGreatest Hits of CES 2013: PC Pro’s pick of the best products
The world’s largest consumer electronics show is now into its final throes, which means we can reveal the shortlist for our pick of the show’s innovations: PC Pro’s Greatest Hits of CES 2013. Now we...
View ArticleHuawei Ascend P2 review: first look
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei is looking to make a big splash at MWC this year, and by the looks of things, its new P2 smartphone has all the makings of a real contender. It’s the successor...
View ArticleSmartphone battery packs: can a USB power pack beat the festival battery blues?
Until recently, there wasn’t much point taking your smartphone to a summer festival. With tens of thousands of people converging in the middle of the countryside, it was impossible to get a signal, and...
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