Occasionally, a scene will present itself which makes for a perfect impromptu photo opportunity.
The image accompanying this article was a perfect example – an unlit indoor water feature facing onto a Central American beach resort.
Howeve...
Water can appear from the most unexpected places.
From water-and-light shows through to plumbing emergencies, it’s easy to find yourself caught in a shower which didn’t originate in the clouds.
This is bad news for many smartphones, whi...
There’s a popular misconception that Apple is largely responsible for the creation and ongoing evolution of the smartphone.
In reality, that’s not really the case.
BlackBerry devices supported email as far back as 1999, while early Mill...
The process of recharging portable devices has never been straightforward.
As technology has evolved, manufacturers have adopted a bewildering variety of power sockets and charging cables.
This was particularly true for smartphones, where m...
When the history books are written about 2020, they’ll undoubtedly focus on Covid-19, the huge loss of life and the lockdowns imposed by panicking politicians around the world.
What the history books won’t talk about is climate change, ...
It’s a little-known fact that modern smartphones are capable of far more than they’re permitted to do.
Manufacturers strike a balance between performance and battery life, but being able to adjust this balance might benefit people who n...
Like the unmistakeable yet fleeting smell of a new car, the appeal of a new smartphone fades quickly.
Within weeks of peeling off those protective plastic strips, your ‘new’ phone may begin to look scruffy, while its inner mechanics wil...
For a number of years, it felt as though smartphone camera design had plateaued.
Pixel numbers were increasing, but the benefits to consumers were becoming increasingly marginal.
In the last couple of years, there’s been more tangible cha...
Today, consumers take for granted having a high-quality camera integrated into their phones.
But it wasn’t always like this.
Millennial phones weren’t particularly smart, and few had any form of image capturing technology.
Even years la...
Firstly, a word of warning. If you’re eating while reading this article, keep the page open and come back to it in half an hour.
Because today’s subject is hygiene.
If someone asked whether your smartphone was dirtier than your toilet, ...
