Tag: UK

  • Huawei Blaze to retail in the UK with Gingerbread

    Huawei Blaze to retail in the UK with Gingerbread

    The guys at work at Huawei have been dormant for a while, but not for long. They’re out in the open, brandishing the Blaze smartphone. The device will sport Google’s current best-for-phones platform, Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It will sport a 3.2-inch touch-sensitive display screen, and a few more features that we’re yet to learn about.

  • Vodafone 555 Facebook Phone hits UK

    Vodafone 555 Facebook Phone hits UK

    Vodafone UK has unveiled the Vodafone 555 Facebook mobile phone, which coems with a dedicated Facebook button. This isn’t the first time we have seen a phone tailor-made for Facebook buffs or avid users of social networking media. The candy bar phone has a QWERTY keypad and will stream Facebook news feeds directly on your…

  • Good old telephone booth hooks up to Skype for video calls and more

    Good old telephone booth hooks up to Skype for video calls and more

    Skype has made the world a smaller place to live in. this is arguably true indeed, given that the revolutionary VoIP service has made calling, chatting and video-calling all over the world, a piece of cake with a cherry on top. Prof. Michael Shaughnessy has come up with a telephone booth in old British style…

  • Steering wheels are 9 times filthier than a public toilet

    Steering wheels are 9 times filthier than a public toilet

    According to a British survey, 80 bacteria are found per square inch in a toilet and around 700 bacteria lurk in every square inch of your car especially the steering wheel. The study reveals that around 42% of the motorists eat meals while driving. The boot of the car takes the cake when it comes…

  • The White iPhone4 soon to be at the Vodafone store in UK!

    The White iPhone4 soon to be at the Vodafone store in UK!

    … and hopefully in the next few months at the store next to you too! But as of now, if you still crave for the elusive white bro of the iPhone4, then cometh a week, and a few selected stores in the UK may fulfill your dream.

  • British ISPs looking to charge per device or data used

    British ISPs looking to charge per device or data used

    British ISPs are expected to start charging customers, depending on the device or type of data they’re using, according to a networks expert. Fixed-line ISPs could soon introduce variable charging, much like how the mobile operators changed their pricing models after the introduction of the iPad. F5, which makes equipment that can control traffic on…

  • HTC Incredible S arriving in UK, rides on Froyo

    HTC Incredible S arriving in UK, rides on Froyo

    HTC are on a roll with new, exciting releases all over the world in the last few days. This busy week sees the introduction of the HTC Incredible S in European territory that for now spells, UK. What really gets to us is the fact that the phone, which had relatively good expectations to meet…

  • LG Electronics to introduce swipe-and-pay system for mobiles in UK

    LG Electronics to introduce swipe-and-pay system for mobiles in UK

    Come 2012, we may be seeing something that could well modernize the art of online payments for good. Phones from LG Electronics will be adding more than their usual functionalities with the introduction of near-field communication chips that will help carry out swipe-and-pay transactions, using smartphones are already on the chain. Shoppers will have the…

  • Manchester Airport Deploys Hologram Staff to Reinforce Liquid Rules

    Manchester Airport Deploys Hologram Staff  to Reinforce Liquid Rules

    When I bumped into the human sized projection box from Holocube some days back, I thought folks would probably this to given an illusion of suspended human figure in a room and creep out their guests. But the authorities at Manchester Airport came up with a much more constructive use of this Hologram technology. They…

  • BBC’s iPlayer App heads to UK

    BBC’s iPlayer App heads to UK

    It’s no surprise that BBC‘s much-acclaimed iPad App called the iPlayer is headed to the UK as a subscription-based service. It is after all good to grace your home, first. So what is it that we’re really going to be missing out on? The App will give users both news and TV show broadcasts. So…