Articles by Jeff Parsons

BlackBerry Passport review

By Jeff Parsons published 13 May 15

BlackBerry's oddity is brilliant for those who love working on the go, but a bizarre turn off for everyone else.

The Honor 6 Plus is Huawei's Christmas present to us all

By Jeff Parsons published 12 December 14

Huawei could be about to follow up the Honor 6 with a larger version rumoured to be revealed next week.

Corning confirms Galaxy Alpha is first to use Gorilla Glass 4

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha had Gorilla Glass 4 this whole time

By Jeff Parsons published 10 December 14

Corning has announced that yes, it did provide Samsung with top secret Gorilla Glass 4 for the Galaxy Alpha.

Google's building a dedicated marketplace for Project Ara

You'll be able to buy Project Ara parts through Google's special store

By Jeff Parsons published 10 December 14

Google is developing a dedicated hardware marketplace for users to buy and sell Project Ara components.

Motorola Moto G (2013) now receiving Lollipop update

By Jeff Parsons published 8 December 14

The Android Lollipop rollout for Motorola's first generation Moto G is now underway - and HTC owners are getting a treat too.

Tag Heuer could reveal its first smartwatch in January

By Jeff Parsons published 5 December 14

Tag Heuer's rumoured smartwatch could be announced as soon as January if the Swiss manufacturer reveals it at CES.

Is Jeff Bezos having a dig at Microsoft?

Did Amazon just take a dig at Windows 8?

By Jeff Parsons published 5 December 14

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has explained why failures, like the Fire Phone, can be a good thing.

Apple Maps to improve through the magic of crowdsourcing

Apple wants you to help it fix Maps

By Jeff Parsons published 5 December 14

Apple is turning to crowdsourcing in an effort to improve the Apple Maps app for iOS and OS X.

New Manta X7 smartphone has no physical buttons

By Jeff Parsons published 4 December 14

Chinese company Manta is currently developing a smartphone devioid of any physical keys

Could this be Google Glass 2?

By Jeff Parsons published 3 December 14

Google's latest Glass patent shows off the next version of the wearable headset.

Next generation Lumia could feature 50MP camera

Next generation Lumia 1020 could feature 50MP camera

By Jeff Parsons published 1 December 14

Fresh leaks have hinted that the next Lumia smartphone from Microsoft could sport a 50MP rear-facing camera.

BT confirms it's in talks to buy back O2, but could also purchase EE

By Jeff Parsons, Matt Hanson published 26 November 14

Updated BT has entered talks to buy the O2 mobile network from Telefonica, as well as considering purchasing EE.

HTC Desire Eye review

By Jeff Parsons published 25 November 14

It's a selfie state of mind with HTC's mid-tier phone that's good in spite of its camera

Samsung Galaxy A5 goes on sale in China

By Jeff Parsons published 25 November 14

Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A5 is up for sale in China, giving us an indicator on worldwide pricing

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 handset is a look at next year's phones

Qualcomm gives us a sneak peek of flagship smartphones in 2015

By Jeff Parsons published 24 November 14

The new Snapdragon 810-toting development handset shows us what next year's phones will offer.

O2's launching a shared data plan for families and multiple devices

By Jeff Parsons published 19 November 14

O2 has revealed new plans allowing you to share your data allowance across multiple devices and family members.

BlackBerry Classic goes up for pre-order, will ship in December

By Jeff Parsons published 14 November 14

BlackBerry's 'back to the future' handset has just been made available for pre-order in the US and UK.

Oculus VR mobile development kit now avaialble

Oculus mobile SDK launch means we're in for a virtual reality Christmas

By Jeff Parsons published 13 November 14

Oculus VR and Samsung's software development kit for the Gear VR headset is now available for game and app creation.

PlayStation Vue is Sony's cloud TV service, coming to PS4, PS3 and iPad

By Jeff Parsons published 13 November 14

Sony has taken aim at Now TV with a cloud TV streaming service of its own.

Android Wear Lollipop is bringing new features to your wrist

Here's what Android Wear's Lollipop update will bring to your wrist

By Jeff Parsons published 12 November 14

Details on Google's forthcoming Android Wear update bring a few new features to get excited about.

Nokia-no-more: Microsoft reveals the Lumia 535

Nokia no more: Microsoft reveals the low-cost Lumia 535

By Jeff Parsons published 11 November 14

The Microsoft Lumia 535, the first Lumia without the Nokia branding, has been unveiled by Microsoft.

Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook forces you to use Messenger

By Jeff Parsons, Michael Rougeau published 10 November 14

Updated Facebook has revealed just how many people are using Messenger, and this statistic says a lot.

Fitbit: 'We have a really productive relationship with Apple'

By Jeff Parsons published 5 November 14

Fitbit has reaffirmed its relationship with Apple and stated that Healthkit integration could be a possiblity in the future.

Jawbone's newly designed UP3 fitness band on the way

Jawbone UPs its game to take on Android and Apple

By Jeff Parsons published 4 November 14

Jawbone is reportedly developing two new fitness trackers, including the newly-designed UP3.

My love/hate relationship with the BlackBerry Passport

By Jeff Parsons published 1 November 14

Opinion Why it's almost but not quite for the (quite big actually) smartphone that could.