Smartphones

One In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone ThievesOne In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone Thieves

One In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone Thieves

You are most likely to get your phone stolen in a pub between 12pm and 5pm

10 years ago
iPhone 6 Set To Include NFC Support, Will Debut 9 SeptemberiPhone 6 Set To Include NFC Support, Will Debut 9 September

iPhone 6 Set To Include NFC Support, Will Debut 9 September

Apple confirms event for 9 September, where an NFC-enabled iPhone 6 could make its first appearance

10 years ago
BlackBerry Khan $2k Smartphone Gets Release DateBlackBerry Khan $2k Smartphone Gets Release Date

BlackBerry Khan $2k Smartphone Gets Release Date

Rumour has it BlackBerry's next luxury Porsche smartphone will be a $2000 device called Khan

10 years ago
Mozilla Launches £20 Firefox OS Smartphone In IndiaMozilla Launches £20 Firefox OS Smartphone In India

Mozilla Launches £20 Firefox OS Smartphone In India

Intex Cloud FX has a 3.5-inch screen, a 1GHz processor and 128MB of RAM

10 years ago
BlackBerry Creates New Business Unit For Most Promising ServicesBlackBerry Creates New Business Unit For Most Promising Services

BlackBerry Creates New Business Unit For Most Promising Services

BlackBerry Technology Solutions will deal with QNX, Certicom, Paratec and Project Ion

10 years ago
The World’s First Smartphone, The IBM Simon, Enters London Science MuseumThe World’s First Smartphone, The IBM Simon, Enters London Science Museum

The World’s First Smartphone, The IBM Simon, Enters London Science Museum

IBM's Simon, the first mobile phone with a touchscreen PDA will be seen at London's Science Museum, 20 years after…

10 years ago
Android Factory Reset Does Not Erase Data, Warn ResearchersAndroid Factory Reset Does Not Erase Data, Warn Researchers

Android Factory Reset Does Not Erase Data, Warn Researchers

Data from a pre-owned device can be easily recovered using free software

10 years ago
Free ‘UnTRUST’ Tool Promises To Protect Against iOS BackdoorFree ‘UnTRUST’ Tool Promises To Protect Against iOS Backdoor

Free ‘UnTRUST’ Tool Promises To Protect Against iOS Backdoor

Digital forensics firm Stroz Freidberg says it has verified the existence of an iOS backdoor and has issued advice and…

10 years ago
Heavy Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launches In SeptemberHeavy Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launches In September

Heavy Metal Samsung Galaxy Alpha Launches In September

High-end Samsung Galaxy Alpha looks to take on iPhone 6 later this year

10 years ago
Next-Gen Apple iPads Enter Production – ReportNext-Gen Apple iPads Enter Production – Report

Next-Gen Apple iPads Enter Production – Report

Apple's suppliers have reportedly begun manufacturing two new iPad models with anti-reflective coating

10 years ago
Xiaomi Apologises For Unauthorised Personal Data TransmissionXiaomi Apologises For Unauthorised Personal Data Transmission

Xiaomi Apologises For Unauthorised Personal Data Transmission

Xiaomi says the data transfer was necessary for its cloud messaging service but issues a fix that prevents it from…

10 years ago
BlackBerry Secure Work Space Receives US DoD Security Clearance For iOS And AndroidBlackBerry Secure Work Space Receives US DoD Security Clearance For iOS And Android

BlackBerry Secure Work Space Receives US DoD Security Clearance For iOS And Android

iPhones, iPads and Android devices managed by BlackBerry Secure Work Space on BES 10 can be used on US defence…

10 years ago
BlackBerry CEO Says Restructuring Is CompleteBlackBerry CEO Says Restructuring Is Complete

BlackBerry CEO Says Restructuring Is Complete

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says layoffs are over and new jobs are on their way, but warns there is "no…

10 years ago
BBM Arrives On Windows PhoneBBM Arrives On Windows Phone

BBM Arrives On Windows Phone

BlackBerry continues cross-platform strategy with BBM Windows Phone launch

10 years ago
Samsung Delays Launch Of First Tizen SmartphoneSamsung Delays Launch Of First Tizen Smartphone

Samsung Delays Launch Of First Tizen Smartphone

Fresh doubts about the future of Tizen are raised by latest delay, which Samsung says is to allow for the…

10 years ago

BlackBerry Eyes Up Partners To Combat IBM-Apple Threat

BlackBerry CEO John Chen welcomes competition but says he is in talks with potential partners. Could they include Dell?

10 years ago

Apple Grows Profit Ahead Of iPhone 6 Launch

Apple posts stunning financials thanks to Chinese iPhone growth, but the iPad may have reached its peak

11 years ago

Researcher Disputes Apple’s Explanation For iOS Backdoor

Apple admits to the existence of an iOS backdoor, but says its for diagnostics. The researcher that exposed it says…

11 years ago

Blackphone Says BlackBerry ‘Betrayed’ Objectives Of Privacy With Government Access

Blackphone creator refutes BlackBerry's claims of "consumer-grade privacy" and says Canadian manufacturer is living on borrowed time

11 years ago

Voice-Activated BlackBerry Assistant Aims To Rival Siri

BlackBerry OS 10.3 comes with voice-activated BlackBerry Assistant

11 years ago

IBM Agrees Deal With Apple To Develop iOS Apps And Sell iPhones And iPads

IBM and Apple promise to redefine mobility by bringing enterprise tools and custom apps to iOS, along with a new…

11 years ago

Apple Denies Chinese iPhone ‘National Security’ Claim

Chinese media labels the iPhone as a national security danger, but Apple vehemently denies the allegation

11 years ago

When Selling Your Used Smartphone, You Could Be Selling Your Personal Data

Avast finds that used smartphones can contain information on up to four previous owners

11 years ago

Vertu And Bentley Agree Five Year Luxury Smartphone Deal

Vertu and Bentley announce marriage of two British brands and agree to joint-design smartphones for wealthy car enthusiasts

11 years ago

Google Gives Away 100 ‘Project Ara’ Modular Smartphones

The Do-It-Yourself mobile device platform is expected to launch by March 2015

11 years ago

iOS 7.1.2 Improves Mail Encryption And iBeacon Support

Apple rolls out latest version of iOS to iPhone and iPad users, fixing a number of security flaws

11 years ago

4.5-Inch Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Arrives With Four Other Smartphones

Samsung launches more compact version of flagship smartphone, complete with quad-core processor and 4.5-inch display, alongside four mid-range handsets

11 years ago

Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments

Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July

11 years ago

Google Establishes Android One Programme For Affordable Smartphones

Android One aims to help manufacturers create affordable smartphones for emerging markets as Google takes on Microsoft and Mozilla

11 years ago

Google Announces First Android Wear Smartwatches

LG’s G Watch and Samsung’s Gear Live will ship next month, while Moto 360 is expected by the end of…

11 years ago