Mobility

Apple Loses Rehearing Bid In VirnetX FaceTime Case

Potential setback for Apple in the patent battle between it and VirnetX, after US Court of Appeals rejects Apple plea…

5 years ago

Samsung Offers Glimpse Of Galaxy Z Flip Smartphone

Electronics giant Samsung offers a surprise teaser of square folding smartphone during Academy Awards event

5 years ago

Critical ‘BlueFrag’ Bluetooth Vulnerability In Older Android OS

Security researchers ERNW identity critical vulnerability affecting the Android Bluetooth subsystem, which it is calling 'BlueFrag'

5 years ago

Coronavirus Impact Sees Sony, Amazon Withdraw From MWC

Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona later this month sees more big name tech firms withdraw due to Coronavirus outbreak

5 years ago

Apple Fined For Deliberately Slowing Old iPhones

France's fraud watchdog imposes $27 million fine on Apple for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models, but also some very…

5 years ago

OneWeb Launches Another 34 Broadband Satellites

SpaceX challenger OneWeb this week launched another 34 satellites to bring its total to 40 in orbit, as its rivalry…

5 years ago

US Mulls Controlling Stake In Ericsson, Nokia To Counter Huawei

US Attorney General William Barr suggests the US and its allies take 'controlling stakes' in Ericsson, Nokia as a counter…

5 years ago

Vodafone To Remove Huawei From Core European Networks

Removing Huawei kit from core European networks will cost 200 million euros, but Vodafone warns about delays if European governments…

5 years ago

App Developer Calls For Open Revolt Against Apple

Developer of BlueMail publishes open letter calling on fellow app developers to join fight against Apple for allegedly “stealing ideas”

5 years ago

Huawei Hits Verizon With Patent Lawsuit

Chinese firm Huawei Technologies alleges US carrier Verizon “profited greatly” from using its patents without authorisation

5 years ago

The Tap Economy Part 1: Screen Commerce

How lucrative could the mobile economy become? In part 1 of this series, we consider the development of M-commerce and…

5 years ago

Apple Closes 42 Stores In China Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Deadly coronavirus outbreak in Chinese mainland has lead Apple to temporarily close 42 stores in that country, it has been…

5 years ago

Qualcomm Confirms EU Antitrust Probe Of 5G Chips

Not again. Qualcomm admits it is facing an EU antitrust investigation over sales of its 5G modem chips, as it…

5 years ago

Apple Patent For No-Crease Folding iPhone Screen Approved

Is Apple developing a folding phone? Reports surface after Apple has a patent approved for a special hinge mechanism for…

5 years ago

US Meeting To Review Fresh Huawei, China Restrictions – Report

High level Trump administration officials to meet later this month to discuss further restrictions on tech exports to China and…

5 years ago

Apple App Developers Questioned As Part Of DoJ Antitrust Probe

US Justice Department officials question iPhone app developers as part of antitrust investigation of Apple and other technology giants

5 years ago

Rural Not-Spot Deal Sees Operators Argue Over Costs

Rival mobile operators clash with BT-owned EE over costs to access its network masts, ahead of crunch meeting on Wednesday

5 years ago

Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers

Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people's videos shared with other…

5 years ago

TCL Confirms End Of Line For BlackBerry Smartphones

The final end for BlackBerry smartphones? Chinese electronics firm TCL Communication confirms no new handsets after August 2020

5 years ago

Huawei Beats Apple To Reach No. 2 Smartphone Spot

Huawei second only to Samsung for full-year 2019 sales, in spite of US ban, while iPhone 11 boosts Apple to…

5 years ago

MEPs Back Single Charger For Smartphones

Resolution calls for introduction of single charging method, in spite of Apple's warning that new regulations would stifle innovation

5 years ago

WhatsApp Stops Working On Millions Of Android, iOS Phones

Phones using Android 2.3.7 'Gingerbread' and earlier or iOS 8 and older are no longer able to run WhatsApp as…

5 years ago

UK Departure From EU May Mean End Of Free Roaming

Free roaming to end on 1 January 2021. British government confirms free EU roaming will likely end after the 11…

5 years ago

Microsoft Cloud Growth Pleases Wall Street

Microsoft is now worth $1.25 trillion after stock price rise thanks to continued growth of Redmond's Azure cloud business

5 years ago

Europe To Allow Member States To Make Own Huawei 5G Decision

More bad news for the United States, as European Union follows Britain's lead in resisting US pressure to ban Chinese…

5 years ago

FinTech Part 1: A New Payments and Banking Landscape

As one of the fastest-growing sectors, FinTech is building technologies and services that will touch every consumer and business. In…

5 years ago

Apple Pleases With Strong Sales Of iPhone 11

Strong growth at Apple propels its market valuation close to $1.4 trillion amid buoyant iPhone sales, even in China

5 years ago

British Government Approves Huawei For Limited 5G Role

United Kingdom shrugs off persistent US pressure and allows Huawei a restricted 5G role after designating it a “high risk…

5 years ago

Coronavirus Outbreak May Disrupt iPhone Production – Report

As Apple seeks to ramp up iPhone production by 10 percent in China, deadly coronavirus outbreak may derail this goal…

5 years ago

Google Takes Dataset Search Out Of Beta

Custom-built framework aims to help researchers find the vast amount of data published online by labs, governments, universities and other…

5 years ago