The iPhone 12 may be hot off the production line, but the iPhone 11 is still a damn good phone and at this Black Friday price it might be too good to miss. Mobile Phones Direct is offering the iPhone 11 with unlimited data for £35 a month with no down payment on the handset. It’s a 24 month contract wit
What is the JBL SoundBoost?The SoundBoost is what the Moto Mod concept was made for. It takes a perennial weakness of today’s smartphones – crappy speakers – and eliminates it with a snap and a click.It’s an expensive addition to your Moto Z phone, but of all the mods Motorola has made available so far,
What is the Hasselblad True Zoom?One of the great appeals of Motorola’s (or perhaps that should be Lenovo’s) Moto Z range is the modularity offered by its Moto Mods. These smartphone attachments cleverly attach to the back of the Moto Z range through magnets, making connecting and swapping mods a breeze
Hasselblad True Zoom hands-on – Has the Moto Z got the ultimate camera add-on?Companies have been trying to make the ultimate smartphone camera for over a decade, with things really hotting up after Nokia launched the Pureview 808 in 2011. However, in my mind, no-one’s really nailed it.Noble efforts, in
What is the HTC BoomBass speaker?The HTC One was a phone that raised the bar for phone speakers, featuring a pair of BoomSound drivers that sit to each side of the screen for a proper stereo image. The HTC BoomBass ups the sound quality of these speakers further.It’s effectively a subwoofer for an HTC O
What is the Jabra Tour?The Jabra Tour is the answer to several problems. It's a Bluetooth 3.0 hands-free speakerphone that clips onto your car's sun visor. It lets you make and receive calls, can act as a speaker for clearer GPS instructions and supports most phone's voice control systems. It also suppo
What is the Sony SmartWatch 2?The Sony SmartWatch 2 is among the latest wave of wearable tech, arriving alongside the Samsung Galaxy Gear. It’s a Bluetooth-enabled watch, and it costs around £150.It’s a little more accessible than the Samsung Galaxy Gear, being much cheaper and offering much wider phone
What is the HTC Dot View case?The HTC Dot View is a folio-style case that only works with the HTC One M8 and can display notifications for features like incoming calls and weather updates through the cover without having to turn on the smartphone’s display.Priced at £34.99, it's not exactly a cheap acqu
Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 9 – First Impressions from CES 2015Mad Catz has always done things a little differently. The Rat gaming mouse looked like nothing before it when first launched 5 years ago, but has proven its staying power with a new version, the Rat Pro X, announced at CES 2015.PC and console gaming i
What is the Typo 2?The Typo 2 is a third-party keyboard accessory for the iPhone 6, but it’s no ordinary peripheral. A slightly odd back story, involving a celebrity and legal feuds, has helped thrust it into the limelight.One of the founders of the company behind the Typo 2 is Ryan Seacrest, of America
Hands on with the Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 3The L.Y.N.X. 9, Mad Catz' insane $300 mobile controller launched at CES 2015, just got a little brother – the L.Y.N.X. 3. It was announced at MWC 2015 together with the SURFr mobile keyboard controller.Mad Catz is a realistic company – it doesn’t expect everyone to f
Hands on with the Mad Catz S.U.R.F.RMad Catz launched two new products at MWC 2015 – the pocket-sized L.Y.N.X. 3 and the S.U.R.F.R, a crazy combination of gaming controller and mini Bluetooth keyboard that works across platforms.It can never be said that Mad Catz doesn’t think outside the box. The S.U.R
What is the HTC One M9 Dot View case?The Dot View case is HTC’s official folio-style case specifically designed for the One M9. Like last year’s One M8 Dot View case, it features the same perforated cover to display notifications in a retro, dot matrix UI.HTC has now added a raft of new case colours and
Hands-on with Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge Plus Keyboard Cover Samsung Keyboard Cover release date: Q4 2015Samsung Keyboard Cover price: £TBCSamsung Keyboard Cover key features: Adds physical keyboard to Note 5, S6 Edge+, No need for Bluetooth, Won't run out of batteryOne of the more left-field p
Hands on with the Mad Catz S.U.R.F.RMad Catz launched two new products at MWC 2015 – the pocket-sized L.Y.N.X. 3 and the S.U.R.F.R, a crazy combination of gaming controller and mini Bluetooth keyboard that works across platforms. It can never be said that Mad Catz doesn’t think outside the box. The S.U.
Hands on with the Mad Catz L.Y.N.X. 3The L.Y.N.X. 9, Mad Catz' insane $300 mobile controller launched at CES 2015, just got a little brother – the L.Y.N.X. 3. It was announced at MWC 2015 together with the SURFr mobile keyboard controller. Mad Catz is a realistic company – it doesn’t expect everyone to
