It has been reported that when it comes to smart phone usage, the UK leads the way in Europe whilst Germany was found to have the lowest penetration levels. Over the past couple of years, a rising number of people have latched on to smart phones, abandoning the idea of having the simpler feature phones that they had been loyally ...

Communications regulator Ofcom is taking steps to try and help consumers who are on contract mobile plans to avoid the misery of bill shock. Many people who are on contract plans for their mobile phones believe that they pretty much know how much they will be paying out each month, which is something that makes budgeting far easier. However, it ...

Following news from Barclays with regards to huge demand for its mobile banking app, officials are expecting mobile banking and payments via smart phones to become increasingly popular. With smart phones becoming more and more sophisticated and high tech, and with apps becoming increasingly invaluable, consumers these days are doing all sorts with their phones – and the things that ...

A recent report has claimed that with the rising number of new smart phones hitting the market, more and more people in the UK could end up recycling their phones. Over recent years a rising number of smart phones from a wide range of manufacturers have been hitting the shelves in the UK, with new offering from high profile manufacturers ...

It is reported that 2011 saw Brits have a very happy virtual Christmas as they unwrapped hundreds of thousands of new smart phones and tablets as well as downloading millions of apps. Smart phones and internet tablets will have been at the top of many wish lists for Christmas gifts for 2011, and it appears that tens of thousands of ...

The Communications Ombudsman has called on mobile phone providers to provide greater clarity when it comes to unlimited data plans on mobile phones to help consumers avoid running up huge bills with downloads. One of the great things about today’s range of exciting smart phones is that you can take great delight in downloading a variety of content whilst ...

A recent report has shown that mobile phone data traffic is set to soar over the coming years, as a rising number of people are now using the wide range of smart phones on the market. With the vast array of smart phones on the market these days, more and more people are now using these devices for everyday use, ...

Consumers are calling for caps on mobile phone bills after their phones have been used by criminals who have run up huge bills on them by making calls abroad. Calls have been made to mobile phone companies to introduce caps on mobile phone accounts by consumers who have been hit with hefty bills as a result of their phones being ...

Smart phones have become devices that many consumers are now reliant on, some to the point where – according to their partners – they are spending more time using their smart phone than with them. It’s strange to think that five or so years ago many people had no idea what a smart phone was or that one day they ...

Our increased reliance on and obsession with mobile phones as a nation has been further demonstrated after figures have shown that one third of kids aged under ten now have mobile phones. Mobile phones are devices that most of us have become reliant on over the years, with many adults who cannot go anywhere without having their mobile phones tightly ...