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The so-called ‘Phone Zombie’ has become an easy target for mobile phone theft. Criminals often use bikes and mopeds to snatch mobile phones from people, particularly at busy locations. Outside stations, shopping centres or concert venues are full of rich pickings for moped thieves, who sit two to a bike as one drives and the other snatches phones from the hands of those talking on or gazing at them.

The last few hours of 2018 are often spent making resolutions for the year ahead. Whether you’re resolving to lose weight, get fit, pay off debt or just be more grateful for the life you’ve got, we all know it can be notoriously tricky to make them stick. This year we thought we’d give a helping hand and let you in on some apps that will help your New Year’s resolutions stick fast.

Apple have launched the new iPhone XS and XS Max for pre-order, with prices starting at £999 for the XS and £1099 for the XS Max.

So, you want the new iPhone, but aren’t keen on the big price tags they come with?

Check out our list of the cheapest monthly contracts available for the new iPhone XS:

Rumours are rife and September has arrived. Surely it's only a matter of time before we're welcoming the latest iPhone into the world?

Thinking about buying a phone from giffgaff and wondering how best to insure it? Don't worry, we've got you covered - with premiums from just £1.99 a month.

First announced in November, Sky Mobile has officially launched nationwide in the UK today. Read on to find out what makes Sky Mobile unique.

Unsure about what insurance to buy for your O2 mobile phone? We take a look and highlight the pros and cons of the various options available to you.

Chancellor Philip Hammond today confirmed that Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) is set to rise in June 2017. Find out what this means for you.

Black Friday 2015 was the UK's biggest day for online retail in history, and this year is unlikely to be any different. With a range of fantastic mobile phone and tablet deals, this week's a great opportunity to upgrade. Check out our favourite deals and find out how to look after your new tech.

September is the month when students go back to school or head off to university, so giffgaff and Student Hut thought they'd conduct a survey to find out how students use (and sometimes abuse!) their smartphones.

If you're buying an iPhone 7 you'll want to make sure that you keep it protected. Find out just how waterproof the new iPhone is compared to the competition.

Phone repair company Lovefone are converting a number of disused phone boxes in London into phone repair stalls with public phone charging ports. Read more.

New information has come out regarding the launch of the iPhone 7, and unfortunately it's slightly later than previously expected.

Three have built a great reputation for being one of the best networks for roaming abroad. Now they're expanding to cover an additional 24 countries!

We're now tantalisingly close to the launch of the next iPhone, and it looks like the announcement and launch dates have finally been confirmed.

It was an EU directive that prevented insurance firms from adjusting premiums based on gender associated risk. So with Brexit on the horizon, will the UK leaving the EU result in premiums going down for women and up for men?

Dropped your mobile phone in water, and woried that it might be damaged? Act quickly and follow these 8 simple steps to give your phone a better chance of survival.

The highly anticipated OnePlus 3 has now launched in the UK. Is it one of the best value mobile phones that money can buy?

Unsure how best to protect your mobile phone from rain and sweat while out on the bike? We've compiled a list of some of the most effective cases, along with a few tips and recommendations.

An infographic illustrating some of the strange places we use our mobile phones, and how this behaviour puts them at risk of a watery demise.

Thinking about buying an LG G5? Well it's now available to order, so we've rounded up the best deals on the internet to help you decide where to buy!

Thinking about buying an iPhone SE? We round up the best deals from the big UK networks, so you can order with confidence without all the effort!

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will start arriving tomorrow for those who pre-ordered in the UK. Do you have Galaxy S7 insurance yet?

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were officially revealled at MWC yesterday, and are now available to pre-order from most UK retailers.

With the iPhone 5SE and iPhone 7 launching this year you might be thinking about how best to protect your shiny new phone. We compare the features of AppleCare+ and Tinhat mobile phone insurance to help you to decide for yourself.

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge have been revealed already, with a host of leaked press shots making their way onto the web, courtesy of VentureBeat. Read all about it here.

It's rumoured that a new 4-inch iPhone will be launching in 2016, possibly as early as March. We run through what we already know about this exciting new iPhone, and what it might be called at launch.

The iPhone 7 is expected to launch in September 2016. We round up the latest rumours, and consider how important iPhone 7 insurance might be.

Meet the Motorola Moto X Force, the world's first shatter-proof smart phone! We take a look at the technology behind it and see if it's a viable alternative to the other flagship phones available today.

Heard the rumours? The iPhone 6s appears to be much more water resistant than previous models! But you should still avoid taking a plunge with it if you can..

The new Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 are expected to be announced Tuesday 29 Sept. Read all about these highly anticipated devices here.

The Sony Xperia Z5 is now available to pre-order from most major UK networks. Thinking about buying one? You might want to insure it.

Finding insurance for refurbished mobile phones can be difficult and expensive, but Tinhat covers them as standard. Read on for more information.