Shazam has updated the music tagging app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad to now offer users unlimited tagging. Previously, users of the free app were restricted to 5 tags a month.

In addition, there will be a Goldentag sweepstake with the chance...

The HTC Explorer is an entry-level Android device for those looking to take their first tentative steps toward smartphone ownership.

Befitting its "my first smartphone" status, it offers up a 3.2-inch display with 480 x 320 pixels, 600MHz processor...

It isn't every week in October that two of the biggest names in mobile phones line up events. Not only do we have Apple sending out invitations for the iPhone 5/4S launch for 4 October, but HTC has now confirmed its event on 6 October.

As HTC...

The first phone we had with a camera was the Sony Ericsson T68i. Strictly speaking it didn't have a camera, because you had to buy it separately and plug it into the bottom. 

The results left a lot to be desired. They were small, low quality...

Getting dragged out of the driving seat when playing Forza Motorsport 4, doesn't put us in the best of moods for interviewing Dan Greenawalt, even if he does happen to be creative director at Turn 10 Studios.

Working on the franchise for the...

FIFA 12 iPad will turn your tablet into a football console game capable of making any iPhone owner weep tears of joy. First demoed at E3, FIFA 12 for the iPad will let you use the Apple device as a screen, while using a Bluetooth-connected iPhone or...

Vevo, the popular online music video service, has announced integration into Facebook along with the music streaming service Spotify. 

Announced as "coming soon", Vevo already lets you sign into its website using your Facebook account, allowing...

Launching a compact system camera without a system to support it would be disastrous. Fortunately, Nikon has announced a full run of accessories and lenses for their new Nikon 1 V1 and Nikon 1 J1 compact system cameras, or as they like to put it Advanced...

The Nikon 1 J1 doesn’t offer as many features as its sibling camera the Nikon 1 V1, but as a result it is a mite more compact. These two cameras make up a new category for Nikon under the name "Nikon 1" and we managed to get our hands on both...

Nikon has announced two new compact system cameras: the Nikon 1 V1 and the Nikon 1 J1. We got our hands on both new cameras today, so until we can bring you our Nikon 1 V1 review, we’re happy to pass on our first impressions.

The Nikon...

Facebook has found its way into almost every phone, with custom apps, a mobile site and entire operating system updates dedicated to accommodating Mark Zuckerberg’s social network.

Replicating all the features that Facebook offers is...

HTC has formally announced the HTC Rhyme, a handset designed to appeal to a particular type of person. And that type of person is someone who wants "advanced features" from their phone, but also one that "fits seamlessly into their lives".

Isn’t...

Adobe’s consumer photo and video editing suites have now been upgraded to version 10, sweeping in a number of feature changes, but retaining the existing style and design of application.

The new features cover a range of feature updates,...

No doubt revelling from topping the charts, the boys of One Direction can celebrate a deal with Nokia too.

That’s right, it appears that One Direction - Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson - are getting...

The Nokia 500 is pitched as an affordable, but colourful, feature phone and as we understand it, will be exclusive to Carphone Warehouse in the UK.

It’s a compact Symbian Anna handset, offering up a vibrant 3.2-inch screen with a 640...

iPhone 5 rumours are reaching fever pitch, with Stephane Richard, CEO of France Telecom, mentioning that the iPhone 5 might be released on 15 October.

The source of this speculation is an interview with BFM Business, in French, several days...

Robosynthesis is a UK-based company offering a system of plug and play modular robotics. The system is based around core components designed to give you a scalable, flexible and fully customised robot at the end.

It’s a system that’s...

The Motorola Defy+ is an upgraded edition of last year’s tough phone, keeping it fresh by boosting the processor to 1GHz and landing with a newer version of Android, now 2.3. We caught up with the new phone at a recent showcase for Carphone Warehouse.

We...

The HTC Sensation XE has just been announced by the Taiwanese company and we’ve already had the chance to get our hands all over it, at a showcase for Carphone Warehouse.

The new flagship HTC handset comes rocking Beats Audio and an upgraded...

Panasonic is expanding the Toughbook range to include a 10.1-inch Android tablet and we managed to spend some time with the new device at the launch at DSEi in London.

The Panasonic Toughbook was labelled as FZ-A1 on the front, something that...

Intel and Google have announced that they are working towards optimising future versions of Android for Intel’s Atom processors.

The move means that Android will natively support Intel technology, opening the door for Intel to fuel smartphones...

The Squad Mission Support System, developed by Lockheed Martin, is a manned or unmanned six-wheeler, which aims to lighten the burden on ground troops. It will be entering service in Afghanistan towards the end of 2011.

A Lockheed Martin agent...

Volvo has shown off its latest concept car, the Concept You, at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Floating seats and 21-inch wheels aside, it’s the tablet-like interface that we’re more interested in.

"Smartphones and smart pads have...

BAE Systems has developed a system that can integrate vital battlefield communications technology into the fabric of a soldier’s uniform. 

The British defence contractor is calling the futuristic comms kit the Body Wearable Antenna and...

Idling away those lazy hours with your trusty smartphone as never been so much fun, as games developers get a better idea of what works on mobile phones and what doesn’t.

And what works is innovative, quirky, games which involve one sort...