Smartphones

Apple’s New iPhones Are Stuck In The Past

Apple won't win new users with iPhones that don't innovate, says Wayne Rash

11 years ago

Hey Apple! Fingerprints Are For Ease Of Use, Not Security

The iPhone 5S's fingerprint recognition is for ease-of use, says Sean Michael Kerner. For security, have a look at iCloud…

11 years ago

Four UK Cities To Receive Three 4G In December, 42 More in 2014

Three won't charge any extra for its 4G service

11 years ago

iPhone Rivals Bring Out The Best In Apple

Apple's twin-handset strategy shows it can innovate and adapt in equal measure, says Steve McCaskill

11 years ago

BlackBerry Cuts More Jobs As Several Dozen US Sales Roles Go

BlackBerry restructure continues amid takeover speculation

11 years ago

Apple Announces Flagship iPhone 5S And Cheaper iPhone 5C

iPhone 5S adds improved camera, 64-bit processor and fingerprint sensor, while iPhone 5S targets lower price points

11 years ago

iOS 7 Receives 18 September Launch Date

iOS 7 will be made available to iPhone 4 or later and iPad 2 or later next week

11 years ago

EE 4G Swap Scheme Lets Users Trade In Early For One-Off Fee

EE 4G says users can trade in for the latest smartphones just six months into their contract

11 years ago

Largest BlackBerry Shareholder Fairfax Holdings Considers Buyout – Report

BlackBerry investor seeks out Canadian pension funds but any deal is a long way off, says report

11 years ago

A Low Cost iPhone Could Cut Apple Profits

A low cost iPhone could do Apple more harm than good over the next year, warns Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

Twitter Buys Mobile Ad Platform MoPub

Twitter said it will use MoPub, founded by three AdMob veterans, to expand its presence in the mobile advertising world…

11 years ago

Vodafone 4G Customers Get Extra 4GB As Network Expands To More Cities

Operator promises data bonus for early adopters as Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield are added

11 years ago

EE Hits 1 Million 4G Subscribers

EE passes the 1m subscriber mark on its 4G network, but a GSMA study finds Europe lagging in 4G penetration

11 years ago

NSA ‘Can Tap iPhone, Android And BlackBerry Phones’

NSA can tap plenty of mobile devices, according to fresh leaks reported by Der Spiegel

11 years ago

Sony Shows Xperia Z1 Underwater Smartphone

Sony showed dunkable Xperia Z1 and cool clip-on smartphone cameras at IFA in Berlin

11 years ago

Alcatel Unveils Hero And Idol Alpha Smartphones

Alcatel One Touch shows off two Android-based smartphones, namely the Hero device and the Idol Alpha

11 years ago

Google Suspends iOS Authenticator As It Wipes Data

Authenticator update wipes account settings, causing plenty of bother for users

11 years ago

New iPhone Set For 10 September Launch

The new iPhone is arriving next week, much to the delight, or chagrin, of many an onlooker

11 years ago

HTC Launches More Mid-Range Desire Phones

HTC looks to continue its push in the mid-range space, with the Desire 601 and 300 models

11 years ago

ZTE Launches £72 Quad-Core Smartphone With Virgin

The Blade V, with a quad-core Snapdragon processor, raises the bar for low-priced smartphones

11 years ago

Microsoft To Buy Nokia Hardware And Services Unit For £4.6bn

Nokia, trailing Samsung and Apple in the mobile phone market, will go toward building up Microsoft's devices and services offerings

11 years ago

HTC Execs Arrested In Data Leak Probe

Three design executives are arrested over allegations they were going to use HTC information to set up a new company

11 years ago

Android VP Hugo Barra Departs Google For Xiaomi

Personal issues blow up just as Barra's blows over to a Chinese smartphone manufacturer

11 years ago

Three Abolishes Roaming Charges For Data, Calls And Texts To UK In 7 Countries

Calling home and surfing the web is now much much cheaper in seven Hutchison countries

11 years ago

TechWeek Readers Back BlackBerry

BlackBerry can survive as a private company, you say - or will it crash and burn?

11 years ago

BlackBerry Is Too Late To Spin Off BBM

BBM is a great product, but BlackBerry missed its chance to give it a separate existence, says Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

Three To Launch 4G For Free In December

All compatible smartphones will receive a noticeable Internet speed boost

11 years ago

Vodafone And O2 To Create A Competitive UK 4G Landscape

The arrival of more UK 4G services is good news for consumers and businesses

11 years ago

EE 4G Celebrates In Accrington As Network Reaches 105 Towns And Cities

EE signs Ian Rush to celebrate, as Accrington is its 100th 4G town, while O2 and Vodafone warm up on…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Mulls BBM Spin Off – Report

BlackBerry reportedly considers spinning off its popular BBM Messenger into its own company

11 years ago