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we play hard.. we strive hard.. we deliver.. Well here we have it, our playlist for the office! ..carefully curated tracks, related around the fact that we play hard, we strive hard, and obviously telephones! To begin with tho, the Owner of Crown Communication, Alex, is basically Simon Cowell in disguise, so with kind permission […]

I remember the days when people didn’t have mobile phones. They would have to wait to get home to make a phone call, or they would use a payphone. Nowadays, it’s hard to imagine life without a mobile phone. They’ve become such an essential part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine living without

First thing we have heard is there a major upgrade to the front camera. Great for people that like taking selfies! And are there really going to be four models ? Rumors go there will be an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, an iPhone 14 Max, and an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Mid September seems

Nothing’s long-awaited first smartphone announcement is just happening next month. The tech startup revealed its phone (1) is launching on July 12 and it will hold an event in London which will be livestreamed for everyone to follow. The keynote is set to begin at 4PM BST time (3PM UTC). Nothing has titled the big

NOTHING have released the names of exclusive Telecommunication Partners that will be selling the NOTHING phone (1). “We want to make sure that O2 customers always have access to the latest and greatest technology. Nothing phone (1) provides a combination of great design and technology that offers something truly unique for our customers,” said Gareth Turpin,

So the demand for the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max seems to be skyrocketing! Apple have allegedly increased it’s orders for the phones this Qtr due to the increased demand. In the first Qtr of this year Apple apparently ordered a million unts of the 13 Pro, and 3.5 million units of

Rumors.. rumors.. rumors allegedly the Reno 8 will be the first smart phone to adopt the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset. Together with a 6.5″ OLED display, with a 1080 x 2400 pixel resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. On the rear will be 3 cameras, a 50 megapixel main camera, 8 megapixel ultra-wide, and

NOTHING phone (1)

Apple to refuse to repair stolen iPhones..

Apple iPhone SE

Do not use your mobile whilst driving!

So the rumors have started that Google will release the Pixel 6A at the next Google I/O event in May. Expecting the Pixel 6A in late July, and will be a more compact version of the Pixel 6. With a rumored 6.2″ OLED screen, a 12.2MP Sony IMX363 main sensor, and a 12MP Sony IMX355

So with the rollout of iOS 15.4, there are some major changes to Face ID.. but before you get too excited, one I’m not sure of the point :), and two you will need to be on an iPhone 12 or iPhone 13! Face ID on iOS 15.4 (with a compatible phone..) can now be

VM O2 extend help in Ukraine

iPhone Air now with the M1 chipset.

Wow!.. well an Apple Event never surprises, and that one certainly didn’t! ..there were many announcements there that in a past life, my hand would be out now clutching that Discover credit card! Let’s stick the the phones tho, that’s what we’re really about. We mentioned in an earlier blog today about the rumor of

Sooo, we’re just a few hours away from the Apple Event ~ Peek Performance. I think we’ve all heard and expect to see the announcement of an updated iPhone SE. Header image attribute to Sami Fathi @SamiFathi_ ..lol But new rumors seem to suggest that the iPhone 13 may get a new color option of green What

Ok, time to get excited! Well here at Crown Communication we are! Apple will be streaming their next event on Tues March 8 @ 10:00 PST. (That’s 18:00 for anyone here in the UK). As everyone else, we’re really interested in the rumoured new iPhone SE. Expected to have the same design as the current

I’m not going to add many words to this, but here at Crown Communication, we acknowledge and appreciate the words of Virgin Media O2, as well as other UK telecommunication companies during these troubling times..

Live in London ? Chances are you now have 5G coverage! 64% of London has been covered by the deployment of a low-band spectrum, enabling mobile signals to travel further. Outside of London, their 5G coverage now spans over 300 cities, with the aim to reach 50% of the population by 2023! Good news for

Now this is great, and O2 are the only UK Mobile Operator to include this in your monthy tariff. Sunning it in San Tropez ? Skiing the slopes of Switzerland ? We love the fact that you can use your UK plan whilst abroad in Europe! Use your texts and minutes to either call loved

There have been many rumors about a Tesla mobile phone, apparently called the Tesla Pi Phone. Is this going to happen ? Well it doesn’t look hopeful. If you look at this tweet from Elon back in September 2020, he clearly states : “Definitely not. Smartwatches & phones are yesterday’s technology, Neuralinks are the future.”

The incredibly popular online game Wordle has been acquired by The New York Times. The NYT announced the deal is for a sum “in the low seven figures”, and reflects the growing importance of games like the crossword and Spelling Bee, as the company is trying to gain 10 million digital subscriptions by 2025. Wordle

Samsung’s Galaxy A53 5G has literally been talked about for months, and yet it’s still not actually official.  The device has been certified by both NBTC and FCC. The latter of those is interesting, because the handset visited the agency along with a 25W charger. This strongly hints that at least one version of the

So a report from 91Mobiles, claims three Apple devices totaling seven model numbers have been imported into India ahead of Apple’s spring event, seemingly for testing purposes. Industry sources unnamed. The three devices include a budget iPhone, a budget iPad, and the iPad Air. Among the seven SKUs, three of them correspond with an unreleased

New laws are coming into effect, related to mobile phones and driving. We all know you can’t drive and talk / text on your phone unless it’s hand free. Here at Crown Communication we would be appalled if anyone tried this. The law is being extended, you will now be no longer able to scroll

Whilst Apple pushes hard for users to upgrade to the iPhone 13, the company doesn’t think Android phones are worth a big value these days, even when trading in for a new iPhone. Apple has changed the estimated trade-in value for users that want to turn in their Android phones for a brand-new iPhone. Previously,

Has Apple ditched the noise cancellation option on the iPhone 13 ? It still exists on the iPhone 12 and below, but no longer seems an option. Customers are complaining that the option no longer exists and is causing a low quality of calls. Apple have made no comment, so is it true ? ..or

Just three months after Apple broke new ground by pledging to continue security updates for iPhone owners who preferred to remain on iOS 14, that promise has been broken. Back when iOS 15 launched, Apple boasted: “iOS now offers a choice between two software update versions in the Settings app. You can update to the

It’s that time of year, when the new iPhone rumours start appearing, so we’re getting excited! With just months to go until the traditional September launch (assuming Apple sticks to it as usual), the rumour mill has entered overdrive.  We’ve heard for a while that the controversial notch might finally be facing the axe, and

England legend Frank Lampard was caught on video driving his £250,000 Mercedes G wagon with a coffee in one hand and a mobile phone in the other – but has escaped prosecution because the CPS say there is ‘insufficient evidence’.  The former Chelsea star, 43, was charged with ‘using a handheld mobile phone/device while driving a motor vehicle on a road’

I wasn’t going to write up an article about the so-called Tesla “Pi” phone, but I received a message from one of my friends who saw a video on TikTok about it. They wanted to know my take on it. “Did you know Tesla is coming out with a phone?” I explained that until Tesla

OnePlus has launched its latest flagship smartphone the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G, with the device set to hit Europe later this year. The vendor unveiled the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G in China today (January 11), with the phone released in its home market on January 13. It’s launching in China from 4,699 RMB (equivalent to

Customers with O2 can use existing data allowance up to 25GB when roaming in Europe Virgin Media O2 is the only one of four major UK providers not to announce roaming charges for customers travelling in Europe. Vodafone, EE and Three have confirmed that roaming charges will come into force this year in January, March

Ofcom has now banned the selling of locked mobiles, tying the down to that particular Network Operator. Essentially it makes it a lot easier for Consumers to switch providers in the quest for a better deal. Let’s admit it, a lot of people may not even realize that their phone is tied down to a

So Apple and Google have a duopoly ie just two companies are dominating a particular market. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have started an investigation over concerns that the two. companies have too much control. They control the OS (ie iOS and Android), the app stores (ie App Store and Play Store), and even

Well, well.. We have just learnt that the Queen has a personal mobile phone. Not any old phone tho, she has shied away from Apple, and gone with Samsung. This Samsung tho, is cram packed with Anti-Hacker encryption, supplied by MI6 ! We wonder what version of Android this phone is running ? Hmm.. It

So EE are planning to upgrade its 4G network in more than 2000 rural UK areas by mid 2024. This is all part of the Government Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme. The SRN is a £1.3bn programme, first proposed in Oct 2019. The aim of the programme is to wipe out dead spots in the

The Government is about to change the rules making it illegal to use a hand-held device under any situation whilst driving. Makes sense to us. We know it is already illegal to use a hand-held to make a phone call or text whilst driving. With the advance of mobile phones, the law will now include

By 2033 all 2G and 3G networks are to be phased out according to the Government. Switching off all public 2G and 3G networks will free up further spectrum for 5G networks. The move will support a smoother transition to faster mobile networks.