mobile OS

Apple Launches £146 Service To Fix iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Flaw

An issue in the installation of a touchscreen controller chip has been identified as the core of the flaw

8 years ago

Apple And PayPal Enable Payments Through Siri Voice Commands

The integration of Siri and the PayPal iOS app indicates Apple’s desire to broaden the scope of its virtual assistant

8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S8 Set To Get An AI Virtual Assistant

Samsung is planning to launch a virtual assistant to rival the likes of Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana in is…

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Windows Mobile

Before the Windows Phone and Nokia debacle, Microsoft struggled to gain critical mass with Windows Mobile

8 years ago

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone To Take on Google Pixel XL And iPhone 7 Plus

The Mate 9 could be the replacement for the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

UK’s Wileyfox Reveals Swift 2 And Swift 2 Plus Cyanogen Budget Smartphones

The brace of smartphones take aim at the budget mobile market to take on the likes of Moto

8 years ago

EE Refreshes Robin Android Tablet To Get Kids Hooked On 4G

The telecoms company is looking to get more things and people onto its 4G network

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Palm And The PDA

Palm was a smartphone pioneer and a leading personal digital assistant provider, but HP's acquisition sealed its fate

8 years ago

Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices

Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns

8 years ago

Top 10 Android Alternatives To The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

We round up the top 10 Android smartphones worthy of replacing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

Google To Release Android 7.1 Developer Edition This October

Google's first set of tweaks to Nougat brings Daydream support and more developer features

8 years ago

Samsung Will Acquire AI Specialist Viv To Take On Siri And Cortana

Viv will give Samsung an artificial intelligence platform to push to developers

8 years ago

Android Security Bulletin Patches 78 Vulnerabilities

Busy month for Google as it patches multiple vulnerabilities with the Android operating system

8 years ago

Metro Bank And Co-op Enable iPhone And Apple Watch Payments With Apple Pay

Apple Pay is increasing its share of contactless payments by signing up two high street banks

8 years ago

Apple Partners With Deloitte To Inject iPhones And iPads Into Businesses

The tie-up will see Deloitte set up a dedicated Apple consultancy and professional services practice

8 years ago

Europol Warns Of Gangs Making Fake Android Mobile Payments

Euro cops warn of criminal gangs said to be using Android smartphones to conduct fraudulent transactions

8 years ago

Android Smartphones Could Also Ditch Headphone Jack With USB-C Audio Upgrade

Android smartphone owners could need new headphones as USB-C gets power-efficient audio transmission

8 years ago

Ofcom Android App To Assess Mobile Network Performance

The app will be used to bolster Ofcom's research into mobile telecoms operators

8 years ago

iPhone 7 With Faster CPU, Improved Camera Works Fine for Business

REVIEW: Apple’s latest version of the iPhone will fit into your business just fine, but you should think about whether…

8 years ago

Google Daydream VR Platform Opens To Android Developers

Developers now have access to the Google VR SDK to create Daydream-based Android apps

8 years ago

Google Launches Allo Smart Messaging App For Android And iOS

Google has launched Allo, bringing its artificial intelligence powered chat app to Android and iOS smartphones.

8 years ago

iOS 10 Delivers Plenty of Useful Features That Aren’t Just Eye Candy

ANALYSIS: Apple bills iOS 10 as its biggest mobile OS release, which could be true, but most people will be…

8 years ago

Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store

The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones

8 years ago

Apple Releases Swift Playgrounds To Teach Kids Coding On iPads And iOS 10

The Cupertino company looks to encourage students to learn its Swift programming language

8 years ago

iOS 10 Launch: Apple Apologises For iPhone Update Problems

Apple iOS 10 will give developers access to Siri, Messages and Maps, a new HomeKit app and integrations for the…

8 years ago

Android Pay Adopted By Santander, NatWest, RBS And Ulster Bank To Chase Apple Pay

Android Pay has been adopted by NatWest, Santander, RBS and Ulster Bank, allowing Google's contactless smartphone payment service to snap…

8 years ago

Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App

The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features

8 years ago

Microsoft To Kill-Off Lumia Smartphones By The End Of 2016

The Redmond company is expected to replace the Lumia smartphones with a Surface-branded Windows 10 Mobile phone

8 years ago

Google Play CallJam Malware Infects Half A Million Users

The CallJam malware achieved a high ranking through deception while raking in funds through premium-rate calls

8 years ago