‘General’ Archive

Ofcom Tests Favors O2, Slow Broadband Speeds Exposed

It has been a while since Orange was contested by Ofcom for an earlier claim of being the fastest broadband service provider in the UK. Apparently, Ofcom has been busy taking tests in order to back their claims.
After a recent study, it has been revealed by Ofcom that under an 8 Mbps connection, the speed [...]

Understanding Mobile Phones for Teens

It is hard to imagine being able to function properly without a mobile phone in this day and age. It helps keep track of appointments, important data, reminders, to-do lists and instantly gives us a reference check of contact numbers and addresses. Take away an average adult’s mobile phone and you can hamper their schedule [...]

Android Handsets Get Thumbs Up from Mobile Phone Inventor

While the debate between Android devices and the iPhone still rages on, it seems that the inventor of the original mobile phone has swayed towards the little green robot due to its dependability and flexibility. Martin Cooper, the guy we have to thank for starting all our mobile tech today, has vocalized his preference for [...]

Smart Phones: the Web Made Easy

The internet and the smart phone is a great merger of two important technologies that combines accessibly with absolute information. The web is the largest storage of data and information in the whole world. Media, data and plenty of content are accessible online. Smart phones are easy to use, always carried around and can be [...]

Smart Phone Gaming: Role Playing Games and Action Games

When it comes to finding ways to enjoy a smartphones’ capabilities, apps are a great way to get familiarized with the various controls that are used in the phone. And no apps are more amusing or enjoyable to use than game apps. Sadly, as fun as many games can be, not everyone is familiar with [...]

Steven Gerrard Launches 1.5 Million SMS Messages with a Goal

There are many important things about that very first goal in a football match, while many sports fans would tell you that it brings both a playing advantage and a psychological boost for players, it also means a lot for fans. Close to 800,000 text messages were sent after the first goal that England managed [...]

Do You Need a Tablet or a Smart Phone?

While many people have already taken an early adaption to modern day technology, there are still those among us who are happy with their desktops or netbooks and their basic 2G handset. These devices alone will allow anyone to have access to the internet, make and receive phone calls and still not feel left out [...]

Fujitsu and Toshiba Follows the Footsteps of NEC Casio Mobile

Japan’s version of the Wall Street Journal, “Nikkei”, has revealed an interesting tidbit about two of Japan’s most prominent mobile phone manufacturers.
Toshiba and Fujitsu are now under negotiations in order to make a merger happen within the year. Apparently, the talks are now in the final stage and are about to be sealed by both [...]

App Developer Offers World Cup Pub Recommendations

Not everyone is heading over to South Africa just to watch the World Cup –as fun as that would be, there is another long honored tradition when it comes to watching football: see it with your best mates while drinking a mug of your favorite tap.
While one would think that most pubs would be showing [...]

Facebook’s Virtual Farming Now on the iPhone

Steve Jobs’ statement that the iPhone’s thousands of applications are more than enough to keep people from wanting to play Flash was quickly met with much disagreement (along with many other things he stated in his open letter regarding Adobe and Flash). Of course, of all the comments, none was more poignant than the statement [...]