Smartphones

RIM’s Fight For Survival

The ailing BlackBerry maker must rapidly advance its product portfolio if it is to weather the storm, says Nicholas Kolakowski

13 years ago

RIM Readies New Handsets Amid Management Debate

RIM execs believe that upcoming BlackBerry handsets hold the key to combating its current difficulties

13 years ago

Android Smartphones Used By One-Third US Adults

Android is the leading smartphone platform in the United States, according to Pew Research

13 years ago

New Wi-Fi Access Points Tailored For The iPhone Age

Aerohive's new Wi-Fi access points are designed to help organisations cope with battery-powered devices

13 years ago

Apple Files Fresh HTC Lawsuit

Apple has filed another complaint against HTC, as its Samsung dispute escalates

13 years ago

Android Trojans Target Prime-Rate SMS

Two newly discovered Android Trojans steal from users by sending messages to prime-rate numbers

13 years ago

Microsoft Talks Up Windows Phone’s Promise

Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer said he is upbeat about Windows Phone despite 'very small' market share

13 years ago

Malware Threatens 5 Percent Of Android And iPhones

Trusteer warns that five percent of iPhones and Android phones will be infected with malware in 2012

13 years ago

UK Approaching Smartphone Tipping Point

Data released today forecasts that in a year's time 50 percent of the UK’s mobile phones will be smartphones

13 years ago

RIM Gains One Million Customers In Three Week Period

RIM continues to attract more subscribers for its handsets despite the market gloom surrounding it

13 years ago

Apple Claims Over 15 Billion App Store Downloads

Apple is claiming its App Store currently boasts 425,000 apps and has passed the 15 billion download marker

13 years ago

NASA Takes First iPhone Into Orbit

The final shuttle mission will include an iPhone for use in experiments, as NASA shows the future of space exploration

13 years ago

Apple iPhone Leads Android Rivals Says Nielsen

Mobile users continue to buy Apple iPhones whereas Android growth is flattening Nielsen reported

13 years ago

Intel’s CloverView Tablet Chip – In Time For Windows 8

A new mobile Atom chip should be out before Microsoft finally gets its head round tablets, with Windows 8

13 years ago

IT Managers Must Embrace Their Consumer Shadow

Consumerisation has piled the pressure on IT departments to provide enterprise-level security for mobile devices, says Sophie Curtis

13 years ago

Consumerisation Prompts Mobile Questions

When consumer devices hit the workplace, who is responsible for their security and costs?

13 years ago

Industry Suffers As Apple Grabs Polymer Batteries

Greedy Apple has charged out to buy up lithium-ion polymer batteries, leaving its rivals hungry for power

13 years ago

RIM And Nokia Have Bet Their Shirts On New Tech

Nokia and RIM are hoping customer loyalty will tide them over till the arrival of Windows Phone and QNX, says…

13 years ago

Start-Up Uses Sound For NFC On iPhone And Android

Narrate's Zoosh ultrasonics software enables NFC via a device's speakers and microphones

13 years ago

RIM Ships 500,000 PlayBooks

RIM's revenues declined in the first fiscal quarter of 2012 and is planning layoffs as it goes through a 'transition'

13 years ago

RIM Prepares To Face Critics Amid Negative Reports

Embattled RIM is to face the music when it reveals its quarterly financial earnings report

13 years ago

Study: Carriers Are Turning Into Cloud Providers

Mobile network operators are killing off their unlimited data plans, as they look to capitalise on the cloud

13 years ago

Android Application Revenues Catch Up To Apple

Google's Android has nearly caught up to Apple's iOS in revenues from smartphone applications

13 years ago

Nokia Expected To Lose Smartphone Lead This Quarter

Beleaguered Nokia is predicted to lose its smartphone crown to Apple and Samsung this quarter

13 years ago

RIM Faces Analyst Concerns Over Smartphone Delays

Several financial analysts have warned that RIM is facing BlackBerry and QNX smartphone delays

13 years ago

PlayBook Upgrade Adds More Than In-App Payments

The 1.0.5 BlackBerry OS upgrade for RIM's PlayBook corrects some missing features and adds in-app payments

13 years ago

How Green Is Apple’s iCloud?

Apple's iCloud will boost adoption of cloud computing - but questions remain about the energy efficiency of the project, says…

13 years ago

Apple Unveils iCloud, iOS 5, Mac OS X Lion

Apple introduced revamped Mac OS X and iOS operating systems, along with iCloud for syncing multiple devices

13 years ago

Kingston Wi-Drive Enters iOS Wireless Storage Market

The Wi-Drive acts like a personal Wi-Fi file server with configurable access- point name and security settings

13 years ago

Smartphone Sales Level Off

Android claims over a third of the US smartphone market, but growth among the major platforms is flattening

13 years ago