giffgaff has announced it will be stocking the HTC U11 at industry competitive prices. The seamlessly curved device will be available to buy online either out-right, or by paying the phone off each month, spreading the cost over 6, 12, or 24 months.

Consumer electronics manufacturer Hannspree has announced a new addition to its HANNSpad Tablet PC series, the 116 Poseidon.

At this year’s CES ASUS announced the ASUS ZenFone AR, which is a next-generation smartphone that represents a significant advance in mobile virtual-reality (VR) and augmented-reality (AR) technologies.

TomTom is announcing the launch of its new Sports app today at CES, bringing not just activity data, but insights and motivation, to millions of users.

Released at the middle part of 2016 the Vodafone Smart Platinum 7 (pretty much the same spec as the Alcatel idol 4s) was perhaps one of the most surprising handset’s I tested last year, as I did not expect it to have as many great features for the contract price! Granted you will need to switch over to Vodafone to take advantage of the product, but for those looking for a quality handset - that won’t break the bank - this phone could deliver...

In the video below I take a look at Prisma which is out now on iOS and Android platforms; for the grand sum of £0.00.

In the video below I take a look at Nintendo’s Super Mario Run which is out now on iOS and coming to the Android platform at the start of 2017.

Shazam is partnering with Snapchat to bring the magic of Shazam directly to Snapchatters. This partnership will make it possible for users to Shazam from within Snapchat by pressing and holding on the Snapchat camera screen when music is playing nearby. The new feature will allow fans to recognise music, engage with Shazam content, and send their music and artist discoveries as Snaps to their friends.

The rise of smartphones has changed the way we deal with emergencies - from calling someone when lost or in danger, to emergency contacts and panic button apps. Evidently, phones are making it easier to stay safe, but are people making use of these features?

Recently I had delivery of an LG G5 Android 6.0.1 smartphone from Vodafone, as I wanted to check-out the 4K capabilities of the handset to record footage from my Hisense TV.

The Humax Eye HD Cloud Camera is designed as a monitoring tool so you can keep a track of your home, loved ones and even pets! For me the biggest stand-out feature is the 7 days of free cloud storage for saving the recordings the camera makes. This also helps combat the price tag which has an RRP of £129.00.

Recently I was sent an Amazon Echo for review and you may have seen the adverts on TV recently where people are talking to the Echo in order to get it to add items to a shopping list or play music. Well in basic terms this is sort of what the Echo can be used for, but in reality it's just the starting point really as the Echo is more like James Cameron's vision of the future (Skynet), only less sinister and dangerous! 

As the title states ViewRanger has launched the world's first augmented reality app. When using the app waymark arrows will appear in ‘real life’ to show you which way to go in the new Skyline feature of ViewRanger. For example get to the top of a mountain, look through the camera of your smartphone and, using augmented reality, all the summits and major features in the panorama will be named.

It's that time of year again as Ubisoft has announced Just Dance 2017 which is now available on Wii U, Wii, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4 and PS3. For the first time in the history of the franchise, the game will also be launched digitally on Windows PC. Just Dance 2017 will also be available on Nintendo Switch in March 2017.

Humax has introduced the H3 Espresso Smart Media Player, designed for ease of use, the user can simply plug in the H3 Espresso to the HDMI port on any HD TV, connect to the home network via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable following the step-by-step guide, and the player is ready to use in a matter of minutes – with no further wires and no additional subscriptions or fees required.

A new study from Juniper Research has found that the popularity of Pokémon GO is inspiring app developers to incorporate AR technologies into their own applications. It forecasts that the AR market will rise to 2.3bn apps by 2021, representing a 380% increase from an estimated 482m in 2016.

Incomedia, a developer of website creation software, has announced the launch of WebSite X5 version 13. This latest version includes parallax scrolling and animation effects as major features of the release.

Almost 80 per cent of parents in the UK say they would use a mobile app that gave them instant access to information about their child’s school, according to research. Parents say schools should invest in the technology, as they want to receive instant notifications of important information like school closures, holidays and events.

Alipay, a leading mobile payment platform run by Ant Financial Services Group, has partnered with Zapper, the fast growing consumer insights and marketing platform which is enabled by mobile payments. This partnership will allow over 250,000 Chinese tourists visiting the UK to pay using the Alipay app in over 1,000 locations nationwide.

FimFum has launched its Android 'video showing' application for a new era in social video sharing. Using FimFim’s patent pending technology, users can show videos to their friends, pause, rewind, fast forward and watch the same frame at the same time.