BlackBerry's final smartphone of the year is coming to the US in November, as the company battles to maintain its market niche
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LG G Flex Takes On Samsung In Curved Smartphone Battle
LG says its G Flex is world's first "real" curved smartphone
Phonebloks Wants Users To Build Their Own Smartphones
Modular, Lego-like Phonebloks platform aims to end the concept of 'disposable' handsets
Samsung Posts Another Record Profit In Q3, Offloads LCD Venture
Samsung posts another record profit amid concerns about slowing smartphone sales
BlackBerry 10.2 Update Arrives For BlackBerry Z10, Q10 And Q5
Update to ship with BlackBerry Z30 and arrive on other BlackBerry 10 smartphones this week
Former Apple CEO John Sculley Considers BlackBerry Bid – Report
John Sculley's favourite variety of fruit might have changed
BBM For iPhone And Android Is Downloaded By 10m Users In First 24 Hours
The cross-platform version of BBM is enjoying early popularity
Ofcom Allows Consumers And SMBs To Exit Mobile And Broadband Deals If Prices Rise
Ofcom says service providers must make customers aware of mid-contract price hikes and their right to cancel
Smartphone Demand Boosts ARM Profits By 36 Percent
British chip designer ARM Holdings announces another rise in profits as license fees and royalties rise
EE Adds 493,000 More 4G Customers As Network Reach Grows
EE reveals it has added nearly half a million customers to its growing 4G network during the third quarter
BlackBerry Resumes iPhone And Android BBM Rollout
BlackBerry expects great demand for cross-platform BBM following a month of delays
Nokia Lumia 1520 And Lumia 1320 Are First Windows Phone Phablets
Large screen Nokia Lumia 1520 and 1320 will make users more productive, says CEO Stephen Elop
Budget Devices Drive Mobile And Tablet Sales, Says Gartner
But predicts more pain and decline for traditional desktops and the PC market in general
TechWeek Readers Give EE And Three 4G Vote Of Confidence
The majority of readers are convinced by 4G, but cost and coverage appear to be deciding factors when choosing an operator
Twitter Preparing To Launch Direct Messaging App – Report
Twitter could be about to enter the crowded mobile instant messaging market
Lenovo Wants To Buy BlackBerry – Report
Lenovo reportedly wants BlackBerry to help expand its smartphone reach, but its bid could crumble if the US and Canadian governments object
Amazon HTC Smartphone Could Be Offered To Prime Subscribers
Amazon wants HTC smartphone to help it shift more digital content
Apple Slashes iPhone 5C Orders – Report
Questions raised about Apple smartphone strategy as operators report lukewarm demand for cheaper iPhone
Google: Android KitKat Requires SMS App Changes
Developers who use hidden APIs in their Android SMS applications will need to make changes ahead of the arrival of Android 4.4, Google has warned
EE 4G Outlines New Tariffs And Rural Broadband Plans
EE wants to make 4G more accessible with new price plans and LTE-enabled broadband for rural areas
Ofcom To Allocate Military Spectrum For 4G Services
Ofcom invites expressions of interest for 190MHz spectrum to be released for civil use by 2016
Burberry CEO Andrea Ahrendts To Become Apple Store Chief
New Apple Store head targeted for fashion experience as iWatch launch looms
Windows Phone 8 Update Makes Room For Larger Screens
Microsoft adds support for phablets in Windows Phone 8 update
BlackBerry Looks To Reassure Customers
In a widely published message, BlackBerry is looking to convince customers and partners of the company's continued viability
HTC Goes Supersize With One Max Smartphone
HTC One Max combines a large, high-quality screen with powerful technology, but it might not turn the company's fortunes around
Fake Samsung Takeover Press Release Adds £127m To Swedish Firm’s Value
Investors fall victim to a hoax document that suggested Samsung was going to buy Swedish biometrics firm
Apple Bringing iPhone Trade-in Scheme To The UK – Report
UK Apple Stores are apparently being trained for the arrival of the iPhone trade-in initiative later this year
iPhone 5S Users Report ‘Blue Screen Of Death’ Bug
Some iOS 7 users have encountered a bug that reboots the iPhone 5S when using iDrop or iWork
Top Android Programmers Earn More Than iOS Counterparts
Senior Android application developers earn more than iOS programmers with equivalent experience, but hiring for iOS specialists is on the rise
BlackBerry Founders Plot Company Buy Back
BlackBerry co-founders Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin consider a possible purchase of the company