Twenty years of mobile innovation

We wake up in the morning with the alarm clock on our phone. We consult the day’s events via our phone calendar. We check the news, weather, train times and even the activities of our friends through a range of smartphone apps. And we might even make a phone call! So how has the humble … Read more

ARM’S NEW CHIP DESIGN IS THE NOW AND THE FUTURE

We may just be one short year away from another revolutionary move in the mobile gaming world. ARM currently manufacturer both 32-bit and 64-bit RISC multi-core processors, some of which can be found in a number of popular smartphone, tablets and other such mobile devices. Success in the development of these chips has meant our … Read more

21st century shaming – a gift or a curse?

  Recently I got involved in bit of a hoo-ha on the internet, over what I thought was a harmless comment. I wrote about it and it was published on lostinmobile.com, at the following link: http://www.lostinmobile.com/home/online-abuse-creating-monsters-every-minute Since then, I have been interested in the concept of trolling, online debates in general, and the tool that … Read more

Opinion: Samsung stops making smart watches

Shaun McGill’s Lost In Mobile is one of my favourite technology blogs. A true blog in a very saturated market, his opinions often express the logical voice, despite his love for Apple. Anyway, jokes apart, he has a great passion for watches, so after Samsung announced they won’t be making smart watches any more, I … Read more

Review: Acer Aspire Switch 11

Acer have been producing laptops for a long time. Since the advent of Windows 8, they have been a bit more adventurous, bringing to an already very saturated market some tablets, laptops, and what the industry is now calling 2-in-1s. The Acer Aspire Switch 11 is one of their latest offerings in the 2-in-1 range, … Read more

Sphero writes its own name!

We have looked over and over again at Sphero, and looked at some of its accessories too. Sphero claims to be the ultimate in robotics toys, and that claim is being tested by enthusiasts everywhere. Today we got the following email: Robotic tech is hugely popular right now, but the Sphero 2.0 claims to be … Read more