Smartphones

Will Mango Help Windows Phone Challenge Android?

The Windows Phone "Mango" update adds new features, but can it help Microsoft challenge Android and the iPhone, asks Nicholas…

13 years ago

Analyst Predicts September Launch For iPhone 5

Apple's iPhone 5 is likely to arrive on 13 September, rather than in June as previously expected

13 years ago

Android Extends Smartphone Lead, Gartner Finds

Android has extended its lead in the smartphone race as Windows, BlackBerry and Symbian decline

14 years ago

RIM PlayBook Selling Faster Than Motorola Xoom

RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook has taken half the time to match the Motorola Xoom's sales of 250,000 tablets

14 years ago

BlackBerry Playbook Price Drops To £357

Amazon has chopped the price of the BlackBerry Playbook's 16GB version by nearly £45

14 years ago

BlackBerry Playbook To Enter UK On 16 June

RIM's BlackBerry Playbook slate will greet Brits on 16 June, with price tags starting from £399 for a 16GB model

14 years ago

RIM Announces Recall Of 1,000 Faulty Playbooks

RIM has issued a recall for 1,000 buggy Playbooks in a move that will do little to help further its…

14 years ago

Unisys Mainframes Add Support For iPad And Android

Unisys has unveiled new mainframe systems that support iPads, as well Android and BlackBerry devices

14 years ago

Study Finds Huge Rise In Android Malware

Google's Android platform has become a target for malware writers, with a 400 percent rise in malicious code

14 years ago

Apple, Google Defend Mobile Privacy Practices

Apple and Google execs were questioned by a US Senate subcomittee regarding location data

14 years ago

Royal Mail Offers ‘Digitally Enhanced’ Post

Royal Mail has introduced digital watermarking to enable Britain's post to become interactive

14 years ago

Samsung, HTC Double Market Share With Android

Google's Android has helped companies such as Samsung and HTC challenge Apple's iPhone

14 years ago

iOS Update: Apple Doesn’t Care Where You Are

The latest iOS update from Apple reduces the location cache. Now it’s time for Google to do the same for…

14 years ago

Major UK Operators Grab BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900

UK carriers Vodafone, O2 and 3 are poised to stock RIM's newest touchscreen smartphone

14 years ago

Apple Issues iOS Update To Fix Location ‘Bug’

Apple's new iOS 4.3.3 Software Update is designed to fix the controversial location-tracking "bug"

14 years ago

Microsoft’s Bing To Power BlackBerry Search

Microsoft and Research In Motion said Bing will become the preferred search application for BlackBerry

14 years ago

Bing On BlackBerry Deal Is All About Microsoft

The deepening partnership between RIM and Microsoft shows how Microsoft is hedging its bets in mobile, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

RIM Strikes Balance Between Personal And Pro Apps

Research In Motion's BlackBerry Balance software splits professional and personal content on a smartphone

14 years ago

RIM Gets Rough Ride From Analysts At BlackBerry World

RIM executives are trying hard to impress at BlackBerry World, but analysts remain concerned

14 years ago

New RIM PlayBook Apps Won’t Be Game-Changers

RIM's Facebook and video-conferencing apps for PlayBook are unlikely to change the game for the tablet, says Nicholas Kolakowski

14 years ago

RIM Buys Ubitexx For Multi-Platform Management

Research In Motion has acquired Ubitexx, paving the way for a multi-platform Blackberry Enterprise solution

14 years ago

RIM Reveals Updated BlackBerry Bold Handsets

On the back of an ominous profit warning, RIM has revealed two updated handsets running a new OS

14 years ago

Tablet Adoption Increasing Within SMBs

SMBs are apparently moving away from desktops and laptops to tablets and smartphones

14 years ago

Apple’s Reputation Marred By iPhone Location Tracking

Brand perception of the iPhone took a dive after reports appeared about Apple recording user location data

14 years ago

RIM Beefs Up Calender Services With Tungle Buy

RIM has acquired calender application maker Tungle in its latest effort to combat Android and iOS

14 years ago

Half A Billion To Adopt Mobile Ticketing By 2015

Mobile ticketing is set to take off, with 500 million people using the technology on public transport within 3 years

14 years ago

Microsoft Walks Into Phone Tracking Controversy

Windows Phone 7 is also logging users' movements as the smartphone tracking controversy deepens

14 years ago

White iPhone Reports Set UK Launch For This Week

Independent reports suggest European retailers are preparing to offer limited stocks of white iPhones

14 years ago

Samsung Responds And Takes A Bite At Apple

Apple's suit against Samsung has been countered with litigation over data transfer technology in three countries

14 years ago

Apple Asked To Explain Why It Secretly Tracks iPhones

US government demands to know why Apple is collecting unsecured location information on iPhones and iPads

14 years ago