Smartphones

Quiz Of The Week: A Year With BlackBerryQuiz Of The Week: A Year With BlackBerry

Quiz Of The Week: A Year With BlackBerry

Things looked bad for BlackBerry in 2012. What has happened since then?

12 years ago
BlackBerry Patents Could Fetch $5bn If Sold To One BidderBlackBerry Patents Could Fetch $5bn If Sold To One Bidder

BlackBerry Patents Could Fetch $5bn If Sold To One Bidder

BlackBerry's portfolio of patents could attract significant interest if put up for sale say analysts

12 years ago
Poll: What Will Happen To BlackBerry?Poll: What Will Happen To BlackBerry?

Poll: What Will Happen To BlackBerry?

BlackBerry is in trouble, but the company has some serious support. Can it survive? You tell us!

12 years ago
Smartphone Sales Exceed Feature Phones For The First TimeSmartphone Sales Exceed Feature Phones For The First Time

Smartphone Sales Exceed Feature Phones For The First Time

Gartner says cheaper smartphones are increasing adoption as Samsung and Android remain dominant

12 years ago
BlackBerry Can Thrive If It Goes PrivateBlackBerry Can Thrive If It Goes Private

BlackBerry Can Thrive If It Goes Private

Let's not write BlackBerry off, says Wayne Rash,. Its network and its QNX embedded software can see it through

12 years ago
The BlackBerry 9720 Is A Symbol Of DeclineThe BlackBerry 9720 Is A Symbol Of Decline

The BlackBerry 9720 Is A Symbol Of Decline

The 9720 is not going to enhance BlackBerry in the shop window, says Steve McCaskill

12 years ago
New Mid-Range BlackBerry 9720 Runs Old Operating SystemNew Mid-Range BlackBerry 9720 Runs Old Operating System

New Mid-Range BlackBerry 9720 Runs Old Operating System

Troubled BlackBerry announces mid-range smartphone running old software

12 years ago
ZTE Open Firefox OS Smartphone To Be Sold In UK On eBayZTE Open Firefox OS Smartphone To Be Sold In UK On eBay

ZTE Open Firefox OS Smartphone To Be Sold In UK On eBay

ZTE Open will become the first Firefox OS smartphone to be released in the UK, unlocked for £59.99

12 years ago
BlackBerry Could Put Itself Up For SaleBlackBerry Could Put Itself Up For Sale

BlackBerry Could Put Itself Up For Sale

BlackBerry forms special committee to investigate 'strategic alternatives' for the company going forward

12 years ago
Apple Set For iPhone Reveal On 10 September – ReportApple Set For iPhone Reveal On 10 September – Report

Apple Set For iPhone Reveal On 10 September – Report

Apple could reveal a cheaper iPhone alongside the next model of its flagship smartphone next month

12 years ago
Minimum Ubuntu Edge Pledge Lowered To £448Minimum Ubuntu Edge Pledge Lowered To £448

Minimum Ubuntu Edge Pledge Lowered To £448

Industry backing and lower component prices led to Ubuntu Edge reduction, but project risks failure

12 years ago
BlackBerry Z10 And Q10 Get US Department Of Defense ApprovalBlackBerry Z10 And Q10 Get US Department Of Defense Approval

BlackBerry Z10 And Q10 Get US Department Of Defense Approval

BlackBerry 10 devices get one stop closer to being used in the Pentagon

12 years ago
BlackBerry Considers Going Private – ReportBlackBerry Considers Going Private – Report

BlackBerry Considers Going Private – Report

BlackBerry board is considering radical change in strategy, according to a report

12 years ago
Quiz Of The Week: This Year’s SmartphonesQuiz Of The Week: This Year’s Smartphones

Quiz Of The Week: This Year’s Smartphones

Our smartphone quiz looked a bit old - so here's one about the hot phones so far in 2013!

12 years ago
Bloomberg Is First Major Corporate Ubuntu Edge BackerBloomberg Is First Major Corporate Ubuntu Edge Backer

Bloomberg Is First Major Corporate Ubuntu Edge Backer

Bloomberg pledges $80,000 towards Ubuntu Edge, but project looks set to miss funding target

12 years ago

Three More BlackBerry Executives Depart As Exodus Continues

More BlackBerry executives leave the company as part of restructuring

12 years ago

LG G2 Is First Smartphone To Move Buttons To The Rear

LG hopes new flagship smartphone will continue recent success

12 years ago

Amazon Appstore Now Accepts HTML5 Applications

Developers can now submit their web apps for download on Kindle Fire and Android devices

12 years ago

Vodafone 4G To Launch August 29 With Free Sky Sports Or Spotify

Vodafone 4G will launch the same day as O2 4G as UK LTE battle heats up

12 years ago

Quad-Core HTC Desire 500 Targets Mid-Range Smartphone Market

Desire 500 looks to expand struggling HTC's mid-range market share

12 years ago

Vodafone 4G Could Beat O2 4G’s August 29 Launch Date – Report

Vodafone 4G could launch the same week as O2 4G and will announce it plans later this week, a report…

12 years ago

Apple Offers £6.50 Replacement For Dodgy Third Party Chargers

iPhone and iPad users can swap third-party kit for official Apple chargers for a limited time

12 years ago

Why Would Apple Need A Cheap New iPhone, When It Has The iPhone 4?

Sales of the old iPhone 4 saved Apple's bacon last quarter. Michelle Maisto says any new low-cost iPhone will have…

12 years ago

US Overrules iPhone Sales Ban

Obama says older iPhones and iPads can remain on sale in the US, despite alleged infringement of a Samsung-owned standards-essential…

12 years ago

US-Assembled Moto X Boasts Of ‘Touchless’ Controls

Moto X promises 2,000 different customised design combinations and voice controls

12 years ago

O2 Says Its 4G Plans Are Better Value Than EE

O2 business director Ben Dowd tells TechWeek that EE's nine month head start is not a major advantage

12 years ago

Vodafone Merges European Divisions Into One Super-Region

Vodafone combines struggling European units into one business unit to be headed by Philipp Humm

12 years ago

O2 4G Arrives In London, Leeds And Bradford On 29 August

O2 4G will launch at the end of this month, with 13 cities covered in LTE by the end of…

12 years ago

BlackHat: Researchers Sneak Malware Past iOS Security Protections

"Jekyll" exploit can introduce malicious functionality after Apple checks, whilst bespoke chargers can install malware on iPhones

12 years ago

Microsoft Office Android App Available Free To Office 365 Subscribers

Office Android app is now available on Google Play, with a UK launch expected soon

12 years ago