Backers of Planet Computers' Astro Slide 5G phone furious after shock specs downgrade
'We have been sold a lemon here'
Personal Tech13 Jan 2021 | 84
Smartphone
Under that pile of spare keys and obsolete cables is an IoT device: Samsung pushes useful retirement project for older phones
Er, we mean 'distinguished', 'seasoned', 'battle-tested'
Edge + IoT12 Jan 2021 | 44
The myth of fingerprints: The Xiaomi 10T Pro is well-rounded, but it's definitively a sub-flagship handset
Review 144Hz refresh rate and a 108MP camera?
Personal Tech05 Jan 2021 | 29
Wanna know a semi-secret? Samsung's semi-rugged Galaxy XCover Pro is more than a semi-industrial curiosity
Extra support, extra options, designed for hard work but won’t disgrace itself in everyday life
Personal Tech04 Jan 2021 | 8
Realme 7 5G: Parents, this is the phone you should have got your kids for Christmas
It has everything most normal people would want and costs £279
Personal Tech01 Jan 2021 | 61
Developer beta for Huawei's Google-free HarmonyOS is here – but you may need to Google Translate the docs
It's all in Chinese if you fancy a gander
Software18 Dec 2020 | 12
NARROWER TOPICS
What a difference 6 months makes: UK retailer Dixons Carphone returns to profitability on the back of high online sales
Revenue from web biz surges 145%
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 4
Overpriced, underpowered, and over here: Microsoft to bring the Surface Duo to British shores in early 2021
Dual-screen Android phone released from period of US exclusivity
Personal Tech16 Dec 2020 | 20
Not one, not two, but a trio of hinges to potentially break in OPPO's bendy concept phone
Tired: Pholdables. Wired: Pholdables you can fold eleventeen times
Personal Tech14 Dec 2020 | 20
Asus ROG Phone 3: An ugly but refreshing choice – for gaming fans only
Review Cool off: It ain't Candy Crush on an iPhone, pal
Personal Tech14 Dec 2020 | 39
Breaking up big tech can make smartphones interesting again
Column We’re not upgrading to gorgeous new hardware because cloud services have stagnated
SaaS14 Dec 2020 | 40
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro is so mired in strangely hardy glue that the display shattered during iFixit's teardown
Don't drop this one
Personal Tech08 Dec 2020 | 23
Take Note: Samsung said to be thinking about killing off Galaxy phablet series
Flagships are falling out of favour while demand for cheap devices swells
Personal Tech01 Dec 2020 | 27
Gartner: You think Huawei's sales figures are bad now? Wait till you see next year's
Modestly updating old phones won't work beyond Q4, says analyst
Personal Tech30 Nov 2020 | 13
It's been an Honor serving with you but you're our 'competitors' now, Huawei tells its sawn-off mobile limb
Budget sub-brand selloff will save jobs of workers, says founder, and avoid 'dragging innocent people' down
Personal Tech27 Nov 2020 | 28
Xiaomi revenues up by a third due to strong phone sales and triple-digit European growth
Cheap and cheerful clearly appealed during pandemic
Personal Tech26 Nov 2020 | 13
The Nord N10 is OnePlus's cheapest 5G handset and, boy, does it show
Review Doesn't mean it's terrible, you just have to manage your expectations
Personal Tech20 Nov 2020 | 10
OPPO showcases 'rollable' concept phone that turns into a tablet – no bending needed
'Yeah, that's how we roll,' an exec may have said at some point
Personal Tech17 Nov 2020 | 14
Honey, I shrunk the iPhone 12: Mini teardown reveals same components, only smaller
And with better repairability than its big brother too
Personal Tech16 Nov 2020 | 20
Android without Google – and yes it has apps: The Reg talks to founder about the /e/ smartphone
Interview How the de-Googled phone works
Personal Tech12 Nov 2020 | 56
MediaTek's latest chip promises 5G for the proles: Destined for those not-so-high end smartmobes
Pops head around door into party: Oh Qualcomm, you're here too?
Personal Tech10 Nov 2020 | 7
Apple opens pre-orders of iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max models, the cheapest and most expensive in the lineup
Smaller handset £699 going up to £1,099 for top-tier flavour
Personal Tech06 Nov 2020 | 18
Vivo pushes out X51 5G: Chipper whippersnapper, quite a battery-sapper, but at least the wrapper's dapper
Review Hip to be square and aimed at the Euro crowd
Personal Tech04 Nov 2020 | 31
The Huawei Mate 40 Pro would be the best Android flagship on the market – were it not for the US-China trade war
Review App gap is painful so only true believers should buy it
Personal Tech02 Nov 2020 | 73
Right to repair? At least you still have the right to despair: Camera modules cannot be swapped on the iPhone 12
Not without Apple's proprietary System Configuration app anyway
Personal Tech30 Oct 2020 | 42
You might want to look Huawei now: Smartphone market returns to growth as Chinese giant's shipments plunge
Analyst figures add insult to injury for embattled comms biz
Personal Tech30 Oct 2020 | 17
Samsung profits surge as the world starts buying smartphones again
Huawei stockpiling components helps too, but server memory sales go soft
Personal Tech29 Oct 2020 | 1
Planet Computers throws Linux fans a bone, improves calls, and adds virty trackpad to Cosmo Communicator
Update tips more functionality on gizmo's second display
OSes28 Oct 2020 | 12
Touchscreen holdout? This F(x)tec Pro1 X phone with sliding QWERTY keyboard might push your buttons
Choice of LineageOS and Ubuntu Touch as well as Android
Personal Tech27 Oct 2020 | 41
UK regulator Ofcom to ban carriers from selling locked handsets to make dumping clingy networks even easier
First you could break up by text – next year you can take the phone with you
Networks27 Oct 2020 | 31
Seeing as real 5G isn't even here yet, you could just get a OnePlus instead of an iPhone 12 and save loadsamoney
Firm launches cheapest phones yet: £329 5G model, £179 basic handset
Networks26 Oct 2020 | 10
Honey, I shrunk the battery: Something's gotta give as iPhone 12's logic board swells to accommodate 5G chippery
Next-gen connectivity requires reshuffle beneath the surface
Personal Tech26 Oct 2020 | 33
Yes, we have a 5G iPhone now. But that doesn't mean 5G has arrived
Feature And please forget about that 4th industrial revolution because most networks only have NSA 5G
Networks26 Oct 2020 | 51
Vivo Las Blowers: Chinese smartphone brand hops into Europe's crowded mobe market
Well, there's a Huawei-shaped opening thanks to Mr Trump and co
Personal Tech21 Oct 2020 | 8
Samsung aims boot at Apple's decision not to bundle a charger in with the iPhone 12, foot ends up in mouth
Come on Sammy, you've got form here so don't make the same mistakes again
Personal Tech16 Oct 2020 | 79
Dutch telco KPN goes its own Huawei, picks Ericsson for its 5G core network
'Yet another nail in the coffin' says analyst as former fan NL's biggest operator looks to Sweden
Networks15 Oct 2020 | 3
A point of Honor: Huawei in talks to sell its youth-focused smartphone business – report
Digital China Group, TCL and Xiaomi said to be among suitors in deal potentially worth £2.8bn
Personal Tech14 Oct 2020 | 7
Sailfish floats v3.4 'Pallas-Yllästunturi', its latest Jolla good reason for itchy-fingered Android and Apple swervers
Tops Ubuntu for catchy release names
OSes14 Oct 2020 | 20
Pump up the volume: Online sales help Samsung's phone division weather a brutal year
Chaebol's e-commerce efforts surged compared to 2019
Personal Tech13 Oct 2020 | 1
Indonesia’s black-market phone prevention plan bricks a whole bunch of handsets
Database recording legit handsets appears to have exceeded capacity
Personal Tech13 Oct 2020 | 32
Need next-gen connectivity but don't want to break the bank? Samsung's Galaxy A42 5G is a bin-raking £349
Now, just to wait for some signal...
Personal Tech12 Oct 2020 | 8
BBK mixed-grill realness: Realme's pair of 7s are two more reasons not to spend over £300 on a smartphone
Review Not a steak, but if you're going midrange there's enough to chew on
Personal Tech12 Oct 2020 | 14
Teracube whips out cheap, fixable phone with removable battery and four-year warranty
Crowdsourced firm will be hoping you repair it yourself rather than rely on its incredibly generous policy
Personal Tech07 Oct 2020 | 34
Reno4 Pro 5G: At this price point, OPPO's latest phone for the UK market ought to feel better than a mid-ranger
Hands-on A few things conspicuous by their absence at £700
Personal Tech07 Oct 2020 | 5
Revenues from in-app purchases swelled 32% to almost $30bn for Q3 2020 – and Apple snaffled most of it
Despite Android dwarfing the iPhone ecosystem
Software02 Oct 2020 | 16
If the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition doesn't make you a fan, we don't know what will
First look Why buy the full-fat version when you can have this?
Personal Tech02 Oct 2020 | 77
Samsung throws more frugal followers a bone* with cheaper Galaxy S20 Fanboi Fan Edition
Chucks in Xbox Live Game Pass and other 'freebies' to sweeten the £599+ deal
Personal Tech23 Sep 2020 | 9
Royole's no chicken: Chinese firm goes in for another round with sequel to panned foldable
Flexpai may have been a world-first, but it wasn't very good. The follow-up phone straps on 5G
Personal Tech22 Sep 2020 | 2
OnePlus to drop slightly better version of latest flagship next month ... and that's the T
Robert Downey Jr's back to tell everyone how great it is
Personal Tech21 Sep 2020 | 8
Pakistan to smartphone-makers: Come for the low tax, stay to create your replacements
Floats industry plan that requires ramp-up of locally made components and complete tech transfer
Legal18 Sep 2020 | 6
Ah yes, Sony, that major player in the smartphone space, has a new flagship inbound: The Xperia 5 II
Snapdragon 865-powered, 120Hz tall boy focuses on fun and games
Personal Tech17 Sep 2020 | 32
Samsung shaves 0.1μm off pixels to make new ISOCELL sensor lineup 15% slimmer
Bid to banish camera bumps from smartphones, but smaller doesn't always mean better
Personal Tech15 Sep 2020 | 12
Another week, another dual-screen phone, this time a T-shaped LG thingamy
‘Wing’ has one big screen and one little screen, no price or release date
Personal Tech15 Sep 2020 | 23
Microsoft's Surface Duo cops 1 repairability point for each of its screens: That's 2/10
$1,400 phone has 'built-in death clock' and 'is not something meant to be repaired', muses iFixit
Personal Tech14 Sep 2020 | 14
OPPO's ColorOS 11 hits beta, but swerves EU audience over GDPR compliance concerns
Update to give your phone a 3-fingered gesture (to translate words. What did you think we meant?)
Personal Tech14 Sep 2020 | 4
Xiaomi what you're working with: Chinese mobe maker starts Android 11 rollout
Ladling out custom brew to its devices
Personal Tech10 Sep 2020 | 1
Go Huawei, Android: Chinese telco biz claims it will spread Harmony OS for smartphone to devs come December
Homegrown system – previously a 'lightweight' OS for IoT – punted onto smartphones
Software10 Sep 2020 | 51
Happy birthday to the Nokia 3310: 20 years ago, it seemed like almost everyone owned this legendary mobile
Possibly the first of the 'dumb' phones that didn't suck
Personal Tech01 Sep 2020 | 87
Samsung reveals new folding stuff for people who like flaunting wads of folding stuff
If your iPhone doesn't impress any more, Sammy thinks you'll flip for luxury
Personal Tech01 Sep 2020 | 33
Samsung says it makes the world’s best holes. Yes, holes. Holes so good they even get a brand
'Iris Ring' cutout in OLEDs let smartmobe cameras focus on the main game without being distracted by peripheral matters
Personal Tech26 Aug 2020 | 23
iFixit horses around with Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G to discover glue in abundance
Something to consider if you splash out on Samsung's new hotness
Personal Tech20 Aug 2020 | 9
Whoa-o BlackBerry, bam-ba-lam: QWERTY phone had a child. 5G thing's newly styled
New licensor's clean-sheet keyboard design better be good, as analyst notes: 'The mobile business has never been harder'
Personal Tech19 Aug 2020 | 58
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