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Ofcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech AddictionOfcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech Addiction

Ofcom Study Reveals Extent Of Our Tech Addiction

Its good to talk? Not according to Ofcom study, as messaging apps overtake number of mobile calls

7 years ago
Samsung Profits Slip As Galaxy S9 Misses Sales TargetsSamsung Profits Slip As Galaxy S9 Misses Sales Targets

Samsung Profits Slip As Galaxy S9 Misses Sales Targets

Smartphone slowdown. South Korean giant feels the pressure from cheaper Chinese handsets

7 years ago
Samsung Gets US Approval For Bendable ScreenSamsung Gets US Approval For Bendable Screen

Samsung Gets US Approval For Bendable Screen

Bendable smartphones on the way? Samsung says unbreakable, flexible screen passes US safety tests

7 years ago

Qualcomm Abandons Bid For NXP After Chinese Refusal

Announces massive share repurchase program and agrees to halt pursuit of Dutch chipmaker

7 years ago
Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be RepairedBluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Bluetooth Pairing Bug To Be Repaired

Update coming for Bluetooth after pairing vulnerability could see attacker intercept communications

7 years ago

Qualcomm Faces Additional EU Pricing Violation Charge

European antitrust regulators add a fresh violation in its case against Qualcomm over 'predatory pricing'

7 years ago
Microsoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat AppMicrosoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat App

Microsoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat App

Redmond matches main rival Slack by finally offering a free version aimed at smaller businesses and freelancers

7 years ago
Apple To Drop Intel 5G Chip For 2020 iPhones – ReportApple To Drop Intel 5G Chip For 2020 iPhones – Report

Apple To Drop Intel 5G Chip For 2020 iPhones – Report

Apple is reportedly to drop yet another chipset made by Intel in its future iPhone handsets

7 years ago
US Supreme Court Rules On Mobile Phone Location DataUS Supreme Court Rules On Mobile Phone Location Data

US Supreme Court Rules On Mobile Phone Location Data

Court case involving armed robber sees setback for American law enforcement in using historical location data

7 years ago
Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode HackApple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack

Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple

7 years ago
Motorola Patent Hints At Foldable Phone SolutionMotorola Patent Hints At Foldable Phone Solution

Motorola Patent Hints At Foldable Phone Solution

No more creases! Patent deals with tricky problem with foldable phones, notably creases in the screen

7 years ago
Apple Fined For ‘Bricking’ Third Party Repaired iPhonesApple Fined For ‘Bricking’ Third Party Repaired iPhones

Apple Fined For ‘Bricking’ Third Party Repaired iPhones

Error 53 comes back to bite Apple as Australian court fines it £5 million for disabling iPhones repaired by third…

7 years ago
Apple OS To Block Facebook Web Tracking ToolsApple OS To Block Facebook Web Tracking Tools

Apple OS To Block Facebook Web Tracking Tools

Blow for Zuckerberg as Apple says it will block Faceboook's web tracking tools in new Mac OS and iOS

7 years ago
Samsung Can Ignore Updates For Old PhonesSamsung Can Ignore Updates For Old Phones

Samsung Can Ignore Updates For Old Phones

Legal victory in Netherlands means tech giant is not obliged to update older generation smartphones

7 years ago
Google Nest Launches Ring Rival Doorbell In UKGoogle Nest Launches Ring Rival Doorbell In UK

Google Nest Launches Ring Rival Doorbell In UK

Watch out Amazon's Ring.com as Google's Nest division launches facial recognition video doorbell in UK

7 years ago

Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store

But Telegram CEO and founder claims that Apple has already prevented its messaging app from updating globally

7 years ago

Apple To Use OLED Screens In 2018 iPhones – Report

Next generation of iPhones will utilise OLED panels, a decision that has impacted Apple's exiting screen suppliers

7 years ago

Apple Sees Large Rise In US National Security Requests

Company increasingly has to hand over iCloud data to authorities, but it still cannot unlock passcode protected iPhones

7 years ago

Hundreds Of Android Smartphones Preloaded With Malware, Warns Avast

Smartphones from the likes of ZTE, MediaTek, Archos and Blaupunkt are preloaded with adware nastiness

7 years ago

Samsung Loses Again, Ordered To Pay Apple In Patent Retrial

US jury awards Apple $539 million after deciding Samsung did copy patented smartphone features

7 years ago

Donald Trump Ignores Security Advice For His iPhones – Report

The US President is resisting White House security checks for his two iPhone smartphones, reports say

7 years ago

LocationSmart Flaw Reveals Location Data Of US Mobile Users

Oops. Customers of all major US mobile carriers have their location data leaked without their consent

7 years ago

Vodafone Buys European Cable Assets Of Liberty Global

Owner of Virgin Media sells most of its European assets to British mobile operator Vodafone

7 years ago

ZTE Asks America To Lift Component Supply Ban

Chinese firm submits application to US department asking for ban on software and components to be lifted

7 years ago

TalkTalk, Vodafone Have Worst Customer Service

Ofcom survey of broadband shows poor customer service ratings for TalkTalk and Vodafone

7 years ago

Apple Can Do No Wrong As iPhone Sales Rise

Another set of solid results for Apple, despite fears over weak demand for expensive iPhone X

7 years ago

Vodafone Rated As Worst Mobile Operator In Which? Survey

But EE not much better, with smaller players achieving a higher rating according to annual customer satisfaction survey

7 years ago

Google Launches ‘Chat’ App To Rival iMessage

Search engine looks to resolve messaging element for Android with the launch of its 'Chat' app

7 years ago

ZTE Claims Survival At Risk Due To US Sales Ban

Chinese firm claims its survival is at risk after US officials banned the sale of components to the firm

7 years ago

EU Android Antitrust Probe ‘Advancing’

How long? Three years after probe was officially launch, antitrust boss says Android investigation is “advancing”

7 years ago