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BlackBerry Looks To The Future, Says New CEO Chen
Interim CEO John Chen used a public letter to warn of tough choices, but says the company is looking to the future
Workers Prefer Smartphones To Office Phones
The office phone is being increasingly ignored, as workers opt rather to use their own personal smartphones
First Sailfish OS Jolla Smartphones Go On Sale On 27 November
Sailfish OS-powered Jolla smartphone arrives in Finland later this month
Pwn2Own Winners Hack iPhone 5 And Samsung Galaxy S4
Apple and Samsung have some fixing to do after Chinese and Japanese teams show of exploits
Motorola Mobility Announces ‘Premium’ £135 Moto G
Moto G promises to bring latest technology to users without breaking the bank
BlackBerry Board Opposes Potential Break Up Of The Company – Report
BlackBerry reportedly rejected proposals for individual assets in favour of a deal that serves the interest of all stakeholders
Vodafone’s Colao Plots £19bn Investment To Arrest Sliding Revenues
Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao says company's biggest ever investment will ensure bright future for operator
Smartphone Data Consumption To Increase Tenfold By 2019
Smartphone subscriptions are set to grow from 1.9 billion to 5.6 billion by 2019, with data consumption per device set to skyrocket, according to an Ericsson study
Apple Working On Curved Glass iPhone – Report
iPhones released in 2014 will feature 5.5-inch displays and possibly be pressure-sensitive, according to a report
Canadian Investors Provide Lions’ Share Of BlackBerry Financing
Filing shows BlackBerry's homeland is hungry for a revival
Gatwick Airport Switches Off BlackBerry Servers As It Embraces BYOD
Gatwick CIO Michael Ibbitson discusses Box cloud deal and says it has no need for MDM in BYOD policy
Lenovo BlackBerry Bid Is Blocked By Canadian Government – Report
The Canadian government vetoed any chance of Lenovo buying BlackBerry, according to reports
Review: BlackBerry Z30
Is BlackBerry's new five-inch flagship enough to turn things round?
NSA Probably Couldn’t Crack Merkel’s BlackBerry
The NSA spied on Angela Merkel - but Wayne Rash thinks her phone's encryption kept the spooks out
Work Starts On University of Surrey-Led 5G Innovation Centre
Operators, manufacturers and Ofcom back 5G centre, which is due to open in January 2015
One In Ten Smartphones Sold In Europe Is A Windows Phone
Windows Phone's European success continues as it outsells Apple in Italy
BlackBerry Abandons Sale Plans In Favour Of $1bn Finance Deal
CEO Thorsten Heins departs as BlackBerry calls off sale to its largest shareholder
Qualcomm, Cerberus And Lazaridis Consider Joint Bid For BlackBerry
Joint-bid for BlackBerry could emerge amid concerns over Fairfax financing ahead of today's deadline
Consortium Including Apple And Microsoft Sues Google, Samsung, HTC Over Patents
This could be the biggest case of patent profiteering in the history of IT
Apple Results Show It Isn’t Immune To Market Forces
Sliding profits at Apple should come as no surprise, given the increase in smartphone competition, says Wayne Rash
Nokia Seeks HTC One UK Sales Ban After Winning Patent Dispute
Nokia wants compensation and an HTC One UK sales ban after High Court rules in its favour
iPhone 5S Manufacturing Defect Is Draining The Battery Of Some Handsets
Apple is offering to replace a small number of iPhone 5S units that are suffering from defect
Facebook And BlackBerry Discuss Potential Takeover Bid – Report
Facebook reportedly pondering BlackBerry bid as it considers future mobile strategy
Scores Of iOS Apps ‘Vulnerable To HTTP Hijacking’
Simple flaw could allow hackers to direct iOS users to nasty websites, says Skycure
BBM for iOS And Android Hits 20 Million Downloads
BBM for iOS and Android reaches 20 million downloads in first week and is used by 80 million people
Nokia Records £101m Q3 Profit Thanks To 8.8m Lumia Smartphone Sales
Smartphone gains offset total sale decline, but Nokia says it is prepared for life without mobile phones
Motorola Mobility’s ‘Project Ara’ Envisages Modular Smartphone Future
Motorola wants Project Ara to be the Android of hardware
EE 4G Coverage Expands To 131 Towns And Cities Ahead Of PAYG Launch
Mobile users in Southport and Hatfield are among those who can now receive 4G
Apple Q4 Results Disappoint Investors
Apple reported strong iPhone sales, but flat sales of iPads, declining Mac sales and lower iPhone revenues