A couple of months ago, your correspondent was writing an article for this website when the phone rang.
It was an unremarkable-looking mobile number, whose last three digits were 327. Upon answering, there was a slight pause before the line...
Like certain dog breeds or brands of German cars, the Tor browser has become guilty by association in the eyes of many people.
The actions of a malignant minority are enough to tarnish an entire brand, and a similar fate has befallen the To...
Every year, there are 1.5 billion new smartphones sold around the world.
And while some of these sales are to first-time smartphone owners in developing nations, it’s fair to assume the majority will be to replace an existing device.
Amid...
It’s a common scenario. Just before leaving the house, you notice a red battery symbol in the corner of your smartphone screen.
Disaster! It’s down to ten per cent! Suddenly, a nightmarish future unspools before your eyes – one involv...
There comes a time in every smartphone’s life where its replacement sits alongside it, looking pristine in cellophane, patiently waiting to take its place.
For many handsets, that time comes a mere twelve months after it was itself unboxe...
Since they first entered our lives, mobile phones have always been supplied with cables.
Initially, these were purely used to replenish the battery.
Then, as dumb phones gave way to smartphones, cables became a way to transfer media files.
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You may not have heard of the Institute of Customer Service, but they are the unofficial auditors of how British companies deal with their clients.
Twice a year, this independent professional customer service body publishes a guide revealin...
If you’re not technically minded, the science behind smartphone operating systems can seem complex, and even unfathomable.
That’s particularly true for the Android operating system, which runs in mildly revised forms across numerous han...
Smartphones have been capable of displaying caller identification ever since the Nokia 1011 introduced the concept of multi-line screens in the early 1990s.
More recently, it’s become commonplace for caller ID to be prominently displayed ...
Bluetooth has become an indispensable component of modern smartphones.
Intended primarily to connect a device with wireless peripherals, its uses have expanded to areas as diverse as data distribution and smart home security.
In this beginn...
