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Carmakers Urge FTC Intervention After Defeat In Qualcomm Appeal
Tesla, Ford, Honda, HP, and Intel ask the US tech regulator to carry on its case against Qualcomm after US court quashes Qualcomm licencing injunction
BlackBerry Phones Live Again, As Texas Startup Promises 5G Device
BlackBerry back from the dead. New BlackBerry phone is promised for 2021, boasting 5G connectivity and a physical keyboard
Epic To Be Removed From Apple’s Developer Program After Lawsuit
The Empire strikes back. Epic Games files an injunction to stop it being removed from Apple's Developer Program later this month
Apple Delays iPhone 12, As Sales Shrug Off Virus Gloom
What pandemic? Apple defies store closures, stalling economies and the global Coronavirus pandemic to deliver strong financials
Telegram Files EU Antitrust Complaint Against Apple
Secure messaging app Telegram files official antitrust complaint with EU officials, over Apple's App Store and the fees it charges
Former Google Boss Eric Schmidt Calls Out Huawei’s ‘Unacceptable Practices’
Eric Schmidt says Huawei does pose national security risk and has engaged in 'unacceptable acts', but the Chinese firm denies his accusations
Android Phones Bricked By Picturesque Wallpaper Of A Lake
Idyllic photo of a mountain lake surrounded by trees actually bricks Android phones, and in some cases only a factory reset will restore the device
Coronavirus: Google Profits Rise, But Warns Of Pain Ahead
Alphabet delivers strong set of quarterly financial results, despite advertising decline in March as global Coronavirus pandemic starts to bite
Coronavirus: Mobile Users To Receive Government Alert
Unprecedented move sees all operators in UK sending out government message with Coronavirus shutdown details to mobile customers
Mobile Operators Agree Shared Rural Network Deal
After some disagreements along the way, the £1 billion plan to eliminate mobile not-spots in rural areas, is agreed by all major players
One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?
Which? report warns hundreds of millions of Android phones are now at risk because they are no longer receiving security updates
Google Seeks Huawei Trade Exemption – Report
Google has reportedly applied for a trade exemption licence from the US government, so it can continue working with Huawei
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone Venture Closes Down
Father of Android Andy Rubin closes down Essential smartphone venture after releasing just one phone in a five year period
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 recent handsets
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 month Brexit transition period
Apple Alters Corellium Lawsuit Over iPhone Jailbreaking
End of jailbreaking? Apple amends lawsuit to allege copyright infringement in an effort to quash jailbreaking
Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Windows 10 Mobile
The day that Windows Mobile died. No more support or bug fixes, as Microsoft finally calls time on mobile OS ambitions
Microsoft Granted ‘Mass Market’ Export Licence For Huawei
Sign of a thaw? Huawei will be still be able to utilise Microsoft software after US Dept of Commerce grants export licence
Bill Gates Claims Windows Mobile Could Have Beaten Android
Windows Phone predecessor operating system, should have been the leading mobile OS, not Android, if not for DoJ antitrust probe claims Bill Gates
Apple iPhone 5 Users Warned To Update iOS Now, Or Lose Functionality
Users of older Apple devices warned to immediately update the iOS due to 'GPS time rollover issue'
Google Wins Android Phone Maker Backing In EU Antitrust Appeal
Appeal against 4.3 billion euro antitrust fine sees Google gaining valuable support from two phone makers
Microsoft President Calls For US To End Huawei Ban
US national security will not be impacted if Huawei is able to use Microsoft's OS and software, says Brad Smith
Android 10 To Arrive Next Week
Google support staff let slip the release date for Android 10, previously known as Android Q
Google Announces End Of Dessert Names For Android
No more internal codenames like Jellybean, Lollipop or Marshmellow for Android releases, Google confirms
Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint
Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app
Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow
iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter
Huawei Says Hongmeng OS Will Not Replace Android
Chinese firm insists that Android will continue as smartphone OS, and that Hongmeng is not a replacement
Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report
Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store
Huawei Begins To Trademark ‘Hongmeng’ Operating System
Looming lockout from Google's Android forces Chinese firm to trademark its backup operating system