by Simon Hill, 2 weeks ago

Hi, my name is Simon and I’m a smartphone addict. It has been ten seconds since I last touched my phone. I check email on the toilet, I watch videos at the dinner table, I…

by Simon Hill, 3 weeks ago

It’s been a long winter, but, with trees and flowers in full bloom, spring is finally here. With any luck we have a long, hot summer in prospect, and that means camping season. You can…

by Simon Hill, 1 month ago

Credit: Razzies Innovation grows out of experimentation. New designs, new features, new hooks for potential customers can lead to awesome new devices, except when they don’t, because sometimes they won’t.  Diversity has been a driving…

by Simon Hill, 1 month ago

Credit: Gold medal/Shutterstock What is, or was, the greatest Android smartphone of all time? It’s not an easy question to answer. There have been hugely influential releases, innovative designs, cult classics, and best sellers. The…

by Simon Hill, 1 month ago

You’ve no doubt heard the term “second screen”. It really just refers to any device you use while watching your TV. According to the surveys, more and more of us are surfing the web or…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

You know when you see those negative ad campaigns that try to point out why a tech product isn’t good enough, or how a tech company is secretly shafting you behind your back? What do…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

Smartphones really are the ultimate convergence devices. People no longer question whether they’ll replace cameras, digital audio players, portable TVs, handheld gaming consoles, or Sat Navs. The question now is – how many more things…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

The Android platform launched in October 2008. There were around 50 apps in the Android Market. Four years later, in October 2012, Google reported there were 700,000 apps in the rebranded Google Play Store. That’s…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

Towards the end of the summer of 2012 research company IHS predicted that Android would be on over one billion devices by the end of 2013. That was on the back of Andy Rubin, Google’s…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

According to the latest report to shock the Android world there’s been a 2000% increase in malware in the Google Play Store and one particularly vicious virus is capable of reaching through the touchscreen and…

by Simon Hill, 2 months ago

Before we start, “That’s what she said.” Okay it’s out of the way now. Have you noticed that all of the new flagship Android smartphones hitting the market are huge? It’s starting to look like…

by Simon Hill, 3 months ago

William Christiansen/Flickr We used to be the best of friends, Amazon and me. The online retailer sparked my interest in shopping without all the unpleasant walking around in soulless malls or on busy high streets….

by Simon Hill, 3 months ago

Are you excited about the Galaxy S4? Yeah, me too. Are you picturing a super phone the likes of which we’ve never seen before? So am I, but there’s a niggly feeling that won’t go…

by Simon Hill, 3 months ago

Google had a good year in 2012. It remains the most popular search engine in the world by a distance. According to comScore, Google accounted for at least 65 percent of all searches online in…

by Simon Hill, 3 months ago

We love mobile technology, but who wants to pay more than they have to? The trouble is that finding the best quality devices at fair prices is a real challenge. Without in depth research you…