If you’ve longed for the day of big ‘ol Nokia brick phones, want to hack your phone, but don’t really care about actually having cellular connectivity, this is something that’s right up ...

We’ve probably all got at least one old cell phone lurking somewhere around our bench. In most cases they’ll still work, but their batteries may be exhausted and their OS could be an ancient ...

What exactly does a “bricked” phone mean, what causes it, and is there a way to fix it? Let’s take a look. A phone that is frozen, stuck in a boot loop, or won’t turn on at all is ...

More phone amusement: James Hawkins, one of our NHS readers, is worried that the sales people that call him are unhygienic. “Dell keeps ringing me up wanting to ‘touch base’ with me.

I unlocked the Private Space area, opened an app I installed in it, and it bricked my Pixel 6,' GegoByte warned, as others chimed in with related stories. 'Guess it made the whole phone private ...

The exhibition draws from the Mobile Phone Museum's collection of more than 2,700 unique devices - featuring the early "brick phones" of the 1980s to the latest smartphones. It is the first time ...

As with all the retailers we spoke to, staff at the O2 store I went to tried to sell me mid-range smartphones at mid-price. A nearby Three store did not stock brick phones at all. The company ...

Head teacher David Smith says there has been a mixed response from parents to the ban A west London school has banned smartphones for younger pupils and will only allow basic “brick” phones ...

Dirty phone screens One of the most microbial-contaminated objects that you encounter in your daily life is your mobile phone. From clicking photographs to texting and calls, you use the device ...

Phone screens can become dirty and contaminated for a number of reasons, including poor personal hygiene from people not washing their hands or sanitising after going to the bathroom. This can be ...