Smartphones

Rival Wireless Charging Standards To Merge

A4WP and PMA formalise their partnership in order to make wireless charging a reality

10 years ago

CES 2015 – LG Shows Off Its Curves With The G Flex2 Smartphone

Flex 2 boasts upgraded LG design and increased power, including Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 processor

10 years ago

Gartner Predicts Tablet Slump And Windows Growth In 2015

Tablet sales fell dramatically in 2014 and will only grow by eight percent this year, according to analyst predictions

10 years ago

iPhone 7 Could Feature Facial Recognition

Rumoured iPhone 7 technology could enhance security, with new functions set to be controlled by users facial expressions

10 years ago

CES 2015 – HTC Desire 320 Brings BlinkFeed and VideoHighlights To Budget Shoppers

It may not be the M9 we were hoping for, but HTC’s Desire 320 looks a fine budget Android smartphone

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Acer Launches Super-Sized Chromebook, Two New 4G Smartphones

Industry-first 15.6in Chromebook launches alongside Acer Liquid Jade S and Liquid Z410 smartphones

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Microsoft Revives Nokia Phones With $29 Nokia 215

Super-affordable Nokia handset looks to connect the next one billion mobile users

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Nvidia Launches Tegra X1 ‘Super Chip’ For Mobile, Connected Cars

Most powerful processor yet comes with 8 ARM CPU cores, and will power Nvidia Drive in-car computing system

10 years ago

5 Things We’re Expecting To See At CES Next Week

The world’s biggest consumer electronics show kicks off in Las Vegas on Monday, but what will be on display?

10 years ago

Don’t Worry – We Haven’t Forgotten About Windows Phone, Says Microsoft Office Team

Range of Office and Windows Phone announcements coming soon following iOS and Android launch

10 years ago

Samsung Pledges Smart TVs To Tizen Platform

Electronics giant confirms the Tizen operating system will be the basis for all future smart televisions

10 years ago

Online Banking “Now A Proper Part Of Christmas Day”

Halifax study finds more of us checked online banking accounts using a mobile or tablet than ever before

10 years ago

Hacker Clones Fingerprint From Photograph

A hacker claims to have 'cloned' the fingerprint of a German politician using a humble photograph

10 years ago

Smartphone Use Alters The Human Brain

Smartphones use is altering the human brain, but not in the sinister way scaremongers would have you believe

10 years ago

Smartphone Owners In America, China Get Faster Repair Service

In America and China, consumers wait less than 24 hours to have their smartphone repaired, while in Brazil, India and…

10 years ago

Is This The First New Android Smartphone From Nokia?

Nokia C1 could be first release since its buyout by Microsoft

10 years ago

Apple Pay Is Going To Disney World

Apple’s mobile payment service also signs up Ticketmaster to make buying tickets even easier

10 years ago

EE Teams Up With Qualcomm And Huawei For Major 4G Speed Boost

Tests of LTE Category 9 networks could mean download speeds of up to 410Mbps

10 years ago

Boeing Signs Up BlackBerry For ‘Self-Destructing Smartphone’

Boeing Black promises extra security for privacy-conscious customers, and will now feature BlackBerry's BES 12 software

10 years ago

Samsung Plans Budget Smartphones ‘Over Galaxy S6’

Details emerge of low-end Galaxy J smartphone family, taking focus away from flagship brand

10 years ago

‘Floodgates Have Opened’ For Biometrics Industry Following Christmas Demand

Seasonal mobile payments surge this Christmas, research predicts 4.8bn biometric devices by 2020

10 years ago

More Than Half Of Brits Are Ready To Switch To Mobile Payments

Zapp survey finds attitudes towards alternative payments in the UK have changed significantly

10 years ago

BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers

BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA

10 years ago

Is Apple Pay Coming To The UK Soon?

Job posting reveals plans for worldwide expansion of Apple Pay

10 years ago

Apple Faces Fresh Chinese Labour Allegations

The iPhone maker is 'deeply offended' over Chinese labour allegations made in an undercover BBC Panorama investigation

10 years ago

Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers

Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers

10 years ago

Lenovo Signs Up Intel For Newest Smartphone Chips

Reports suggest there may still be hope for Intel’s mobile processors yet

10 years ago

Revealed: BlackBerry Goes Back To The Future With New Classic

3.5in device comes with touch-enabled QWERTY keyboard and the return of the navigation bar

10 years ago

iPhone 7 Will Have 5-Inch Screen And No Bezels, Rumours Suggest

Looks set to be released in September 2015

10 years ago