Mobile Apps

BlackBerry Boosts BBM Privacy With Free Self-Destructing Messages And Recalls

BlackBerry abolishes subscription fee for 'retract' and 'timer' to give users "more control" over their BBM communications

9 years ago

BlackBerry Service And Software Revenues Rise But Results Miss Expectations

BlackBerry doubles software and service revenues but gives no hardware figures as recovery continues

9 years ago

Samsung Brings Remote Support To Your Phone

Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge users among the first to enjoy upgraded service from Samsung+ support app

9 years ago

UK Falling Behind USA When It Comes To Cloud Apps

Looking at cloud apps used by businesses, team comms app Slack has grown 77 percent in just six months, claims…

9 years ago

Swipe Right For Customers: 4 Things Brands Can Learn From Tinder

Alyssa Meritt, head of strategic consulting, Urban Airship, explains what brands can learn from the gamification of dating apps

9 years ago

Samsung Releases Ad-Blocking Mobile Browser

Enjoy an ‘uncluttered’ mobile Internet experience on Samsung devices now

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Arrives In China

World’s biggest mobile market gets a competitor to Apple Pay

9 years ago

Facebook Messenger ‘Plans’ In-Store Payments

Next evolution of Facebook Messenger looks to add direct payments and secret conversations

9 years ago

Uber Offers “Treasure Map” For Friendly Hackers To Locate Bugs

X marks the spot. Transportation firm offers “treasure map” of computer system for hackers to find vulnerabilities

9 years ago

Israeli Firm Cellebrite To Help FBI Crack Encrypted iPhone – Report

The "third party" to help FBI crack the San Bernardino iPhone is reportedly Israeli forensic specialist Cellebrite

9 years ago

Updated News Republic App Launches On Google Play With Improved Social Features

New Republic news aggregator says it listened to user feedback, and improved app performance and functionality

9 years ago

How Did New Google Glass Appear In eBay Auction?

Mysterious eBay auction sees San Francisco pawn shop selling unreleased Google Glass device

9 years ago

Skype Founder Touts Ultra Secure Messaging App Wire

For when you absolutely, positively, don't want the NSA snooping on your communications

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Records Major Loss In First Year

Much of £11.8m loss is put down to purchase of LoopPay, as Samsung Pay prepares for global rollout and battle…

9 years ago

WhatsApp Adds Document Sharing On iOS And Android

WhatsApp adds more features in drive to add more users to its messaging platform

9 years ago

Android Trojan Triada Spotted In Wild By Kaspersky Lab

Secure your Android devices as Kaspersky spots stealthy, sophisticated Triada trojan in the wild

9 years ago

MWC 2016: IBM Says Apple MobileFirst Partnership Is Symbiotic

IBM’s European Apple and mobile leader tells TechWeek how Apple has helped advance mobile working and how Watson and analytics…

9 years ago

The Rise Of The ‘Throwaway’ App

Paul Swaddle, CEO, Pocket App, asks why we are so quick to delete apps - and explains how to create…

9 years ago

Android Pay Set For ‘March’ UK Launch

Android Pay will arrive in UK retailers next month, according to a report

9 years ago

Microsoft Buys Xamarin To Help Devs Port Apps To Windows 10, Kills Off Project Astoria

Xamarain cross-platform tools hope to make Android porting easier, but Microsoft explains clashes with iOS 'Bridge' programme mean its curtains…

9 years ago

MasterCard Is Bringing Back Free Tube Travel With Apple Pay

IPhone and Apple Watch users will be able to travel for free over the next three Mondays

9 years ago

TechWeek Readers See Future For BlackBerry In Smartphones

Three quarters still see BlackBerry as device firm, but a fifth say the company is 'irrelevant'

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Samsung Pay Is Coming To The UK

Samsung Pay is coming to British Samsung Galaxy S7, S6 and Gear 2 devices but no specific launch date has…

9 years ago

McAfee Offers To Crack iPhone, As Facebook, Twitter Praise FBI Refusal

Maverick John McAfee offers to break the encryption on the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook

9 years ago

Volvo Wants To Make Your Car Keyless

Bluetooth-enabled mobile app will allow locking and unlocking and even multiple drivers

9 years ago

HSBC Rolls Out Biometric Banking

Voice recognition and fingerprint scanning will give HSBC and First Direct customers extra security

9 years ago

Apple Praised By Google, Damned By Rigby Family For FBI Refusal

Apple criticised for refusal to unlock terrorist phone, but its stance also receives widespread support from rivals

9 years ago

IT Life: Table For Twizoo

Twizoo co-founder Madeline Parra talks about her career in technology and why she swapped storm chasing for restaurants

9 years ago

Cloud Storage Platforms StreamNation And Shutter To Shut Down

Deezer co-founder's cloud startup to focus on new 'Project Noah' as StreamNation axed because of slow uploads

9 years ago

Google Pulls Samsung Ad Blocking App From Play Store

Ad blocking app for Samsung phones pulled from Google's Play Store for breach of terms and conditions

9 years ago