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Comparing Big Button Mobile Phones

Monday, April 15, 2013
Comparing Big Button Mobile Phones

The Bluechip BC5C is a good phone in that it has a good enough display and big enough buttons to help people who find the vast majority of phones too small and fiddly, but the Doro 505 really does justify the price difference Read More

The telecare industry needs to learn from the mobile phone industry

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The telecare industry needs to learn from the mobile phone industry

Both Doro and Emporia have announced support for the 869MHz telecare frequency. Hopefully they can wake the industry up to the benefits of standards Read More

O2 (finally) Launches Help at Hand

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
O2 (finally) Launches Help at Hand

O2 says it's taken extra care to make sure they have got the Help at Hand service which is why it has taken a year from the initial announcement to your being able to walk into an O2 shop and buy it. Read More

Orange and Fujitsu launch Grandroid phone

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Orange and Fujitsu launch Grandroid phone

With significant innovations aimed at older people the Stylistic 1 has buttons you can't press by mistake, improved audio and an emergency alarm. On sale in France from June. Read More

Smartphones for Seniors

Friday, January 4, 2013
Smartphones for Seniors

In January it's popular to say "this year is the year of..". So 2013 is the year of the Senior Smartphone. Read More

iPhone 5 for Seniors for Dummies

Wednesday, January 2, 2013
iPhone 5 for Seniors for Dummies

When you read that an author has written hundreds of books you need to ask yourself how much care they have taken over each one. Step two might be making sure that when you've cut and pasted bits from you iPad book you've changed the name of the device. Step 1 should be understanding... Read More