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Vodafone, EE, Three Are Overcharging Customers By £38 A Month
Loyal mobile customers are being overcharged when handset is paid off warns Citizen Advice
Tales In Tech History: BlackBerry
Ultimate survivor. The rise, fall, and rise (?) of former smartphone giant BlackBerry
HP’s New ZBook x2 Takes Aim at Surface, MacBook Pro
HP describes the 2-in-1 desktop PC as “the world’s most powerful and first detachable PC workstation” and is going to market alongside Adobe
Apple Shares Dip Amid iPhone 8 Sales Concern
Analysts fret over weak demand for iPhone 8 ahead of November's iPhone X launch
Samsung DeX Offers Linux On S8 Handsets
Open source desktop experience for mobile...trial sees Linux distributions run on Galaxy devices
Samsung Partners With Google For ARCore Augmented Reality
Google to bring its ARCore platform to Galaxy devices thanks to augmented reality deal with Samsung
BlackBerry Motion Costs £399 In The UK With Pre-Orders Now Live
Wave goodbye to the iconic QWERTY keyboard
WhatsApp Live Location Enables Real-Time Location Tracking
But the tracking feature has already raised concerns over safety and privacy
Apple Partners GE For Industrial Mobile Apps
General Electric and Apple to develop mobile apps to control industrial systems in factories and power plants
Windows 10 On Course To Arrive On ARM Chipset Soon
Too little, too late for Windows Phone, but Microsoft says Windows 10 is almost ready for ARM processors
Qualcomm Claims 5G Milestone With 1Gbps Demo
Who needs fibre? New 5G smartphone chip from Qualcomm delivers 1Gbps data connection
Government Surveillance Regime Lacks Oversight
GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 are sharing mass personal data with mininal privacy safeguards, Privacy International has told a tribunal
Microsoft Reveals Surface Book 2 With Powerful 8th-gen Intel Processors
Nvidia's 10 series Pascal GPUs also make up the high-end spec of Microsoft's hybrid machines
Google Adds ‘Advanced Protection’ Account Security Option
The feature, aimed at 'high-risk' users including politicians, journalists and dissidents, requires two hardware keys amongst other protections
DCMS £25m Fund Aims To Develop UK 5G Technology Leadership
The department is to award match-funded grants of up to £5m each, starting with projects that can foster Britain's '5G ecosystem'
Transport For London’s Open Data ‘Adds £130m A Year To Economy’
The open data improves transportation network efficiency while creating economic opportunities and directly supporting hundreds of jobs
WPA2 Eavesdropping Flaw ‘Affects All Wi-Fi Devices’
The 'KRACK Attack' exploit could allow an attacker to listen in on sensitive information sent over any protected Wi-Fi network, finds a Belgian researcher
Government Review Lays Out Steps To Boost UK’s AI Industry
'Data trusts' should be formed to ensure information is shared securely, while guidance should be developed on how to explain AI to a wary public
Samsung Electronics Chief Resigns, Citing ‘Unprecedented Crisis’
Kwon Oh-hyun, considered Samsung's No. 2, has resigned even as the company forecasts record growth for its chip unit and strong smartphone sales
iOS Vulnerable To ‘Shockingly Easy’ Phishing Attack
iOS' frequent authentication pop-ups, together with developers' ability to create authentic-looking dialogue boxes, spells phishing trouble
Poll: What Mobile OS Do You Use At Work?
iOS? Android? Windows? Bada? What mobile operating system do you use at work? Let us know!
Facebook Pushes Deeper Into VR With Oculus Go Wireless Headset
The headset will cost $199 and be released early 2018
EE Confirms Voice Call Problems Affecting Users Across UK
Thousands of users around the UK have reported problems making voice calls, but data and messaging services and emergency calls are unaffected
Nokia Cuts UK Jobs And Stops Ozo VR Development To Focus On Health
Nokia says slower than expected sales have led it stop development on the Nokia OZO VR camera
AOL Instant Messenger To Shut Down After 20 Years
AIM was a pioneer of instant communications on the web, but its popularity has waned and now it will finally be retired
Microsoft Stops Work On Windows 10 Mobile Features & Hardware
Joe Belfiore says it will continue to support Windows 10 Mobile users with patches but its the end for new features and hardware
Microsoft Edge Mobile Arrives On iOS And Android
Microsoft releases Edge Mobile and launches a preview for its Android launcher
Google Goes High-End With Pixelbook Chromebook
Google unveils its Chrome-based answer for those seeking a high-end folding laptop
Google Pixel 2 And Pixel 2 XL Are Pure Android 8.0 Oreo Smartphones
Design and display tweaks with smarter features seen an evolution over the Pixel's predecessors