Google discontinues Pixel 4 smartphone 9 months after release

Google discontinues the Pixel 4 smartphone just nine months after release Google has confirmed the decision the same week as it announced its Pixel 4a  The high-end £669 Pixel 4 may not have a place in the current economic climate The Pixel 4 smartphone is still available ‘from some partners while supplies last’  By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more

Google discontinues the Pixel 4 smartphone just nine months after release 

Google discontinues the Pixel 4 smartphone just nine months after release Google has confirmed the decision the same week as it announced its Pixel 4a  The high-end £669 Pixel 4 may not have a place in the current economic climate The Pixel 4 smartphone is still available ‘from some partners while supplies last’  By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more

Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller

Huawei overtakes Samsung to become the world’s No. 1 smartphone seller for the first time despite US sanctions The Chinese firm shipped 55.8million devices in second quarter, analysts said It is now the leader in the telecom industry after beating Samsung and Apple Washington has barred Huawei from the US market while the UK is … Read more

Rugged CAT smartphone launches for £599

A new market-leading rugged smartphone has been launched by a British company.  The CAT S62 device is a regular-looking Android device with a sleek design that is built with durability and longevity in mind.  A FLIR thermal camera, which is four times more detailed than its predecessor, is its party piece feature.  The thermal imaging … Read more

The ‘After Corona’ hotel life in Cornwall, where it’s all visors and smartphone orders

Dinner time at Fowey Hall Hotel, which sits above the pretty harbour town of Fowey on the south Cornwall coast, and I’m looking forward to a sumptuous feast in its critically acclaimed restaurant. Some seafood caught in the waters that lap against the shore below, perhaps. Maybe some samphire plucked from a nearby beach. And, … Read more

Smartphone screens should be cleaned regularly to protect against coronavirus

Phone screens should be regularly cleaned to protect against coronavirus because infectious droplets take longer to evaporate on them than on normal glass, study warns Study mapped how long droplets containing the coronavirus survive on surfaces Droplet evaporation varies depending on surface, temperature and humidity   Phone screens, cotton and wood encourage slow evaporation of the droplets  … Read more

Huawei subsidiary unveils smartphone with a sensor that can take your temperature

Chinese company unveils smartphone with sensor that takes temperatures down to a tenth of a degree when held next to your wrist or face The phone can read one’s temperature when held next to a wrist or face Honor says that it can read temperatures down to a tenth of a degree The feature will look … Read more

Samsung releases $1,999 VERTICAL TV that rotates vertically to mirror smartphone screens

Samsung releases $1,999 VERTICAL TV that can rotate from landscape to portrait to mirror smartphone screens for easier social media scrolling Samsung is releasing its rotating, vertical TV in the US and the UK The Sero can flip vertically so that people can easily browse social media Users with compatible phones and tap the device … Read more

Transparent N-95-like mask allows wearers to unlock their smartphone without removing the gear

Face masks may help limit the spread of the coronavirus, but the protective gear has caused a problem for the public – the inability to unlock smartphones.  Now, the Chinese firm Huami has solved the issue with a transparent plastic N95-like mask. Called Aeri, the device is designed with anti-fog material, revealing enough of the … Read more

LG may be working on ‘Wing’, a dual-screen smartphone with a swiveling display

LG may be working on ‘Wing’, a dual-screen smartphone with a swiveling display that lets users run different features and apps at once Renders claiming to be LG’s new smartphone, called ‘Wing’ have surfaced online The handset is a dual-screen device with one of the screens that swivels The top screen turns horizontally to reveal … Read more