Smartphones

Fake iOS 7 Waterproof Advert Convinces Users To Destroy Their iPhones

Some iPhone users are fooled by a fake advert telling them to drop their iPhones in water

11 years ago

Apple Boasts Of 9m iPhone 5S And 5C First Weekend Sales

Apple does not reveal individual sales figures, but iOS 7 has been downloaded 200m times

11 years ago

BlackBerry Reaches Preliminary Sale Agreement With Fairfax

Fairfax Financial Holdings, headed by star investor Prem Watsa, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the smartphone maker

11 years ago

BlackBerry Founder Seeks Private Equity Partners For Takeover Bid – Report

Former co-CEO Mike Lazaridis hold taks with private equity firms over joint bid for BlackBerry

11 years ago

Reports: Nokia 929 Coming In White And Black

Leaked images showing what appear to be the upcoming Lumia 929 indicate a 20-megapixel camera, 1080p resolution and white and…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Messenger For Android And iPhone Suffers Delays

Unauthorised Android version delays cross-platform launch - but is downloaded 1.1 million times before being pulled

11 years ago

Touch ID Hack Pledges Near $20,000

An effort to reward the hacker who cracks the new iPhone's fingerprint sensor has reached nearly $20,000, while Germany's Chaos…

11 years ago

Study Uncovers Executive-Level Mobile Web Conflict

Chief marketing officers and chief information officers are clashing over who will define businesses' mobile web strategies, according to a…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Slashes 4,500 Jobs And Expects £624m Q2 Loss

BlackBerry axes 40 percent of its workforce as part of enterprise-focussed restructure

11 years ago

US And UK Operators Complain Of iPhone 5S Shortage – Reports

iPhone 5S is sold out amid suggestions Apple wants to drive iPhone 5C sales

11 years ago

Nokia CEO Stephen Elop To Receive £16m Payoff Ahead Of Microsoft Return

Outgoing CEO set to get massive settlement before he rejoins old company

11 years ago

Ubuntu Touch Mobile OS Set For 17 October Launch

Ubuntu Mobile plans to press ahead despite crowdfunding failure of Ubuntu Edge

11 years ago

iOS 7 Bug Lets Users Bypass Passcode Protection

A flaw in iOS 7 is simple to exploit, requiring something resembling a cheat code to access photos and social…

11 years ago

Community Bounty To Hack iPhone 5S Touch ID Hits Thousands

Crowd-funded bounty is on offer for anyone who can "break into an iPhone 5S by lifting prints (like from a…

11 years ago

BBM Set For Android And iOS Arrival, Ahead Of Z30 Launch

BlackBerry’s popular BBM is to finally arrive on Android and iOS devices this weekend

11 years ago

BlackBerry To Axe 40 Percent Of Staff – Report

BlackBerry is reportedly going to axe 40 percent of its staff in an effort to slim down for a possible…

11 years ago

Poll: Which iPhone 5 Do You Want?

Apple is discontinuing the iPhone 5 in favour of the new iPhone 5C, but do TechWeek readers think this is…

11 years ago

UK Operators Start iPhone 5C Pre-Orders

Operators reveal their tariffs for the "unashamedly plastic" iPhone 5C

11 years ago

Samsung Promises 64-Bit Chips For Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung plans to match the iPhone 5S' A7 processor and dismisses threat of iPhone 5C in China

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: The iPhone 5S And iPhone 5C

Do you know everything there is to know about Apple's new smartphones? Find out with our quiz!

11 years ago

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