Smartphones

Ofcom Cites Motorola, Sepura Over Competition Law

British comms regulator issues provisional statement of objections to Motorola Solutions UK and Sepura over police contract

4 years ago

WhatsApp To Bring Voice, Video Calls To Web Version

Watch out Zoom! WhatsApp is reportedly deliver voice and video calling to WhatsApp Web, its desktop based offering

4 years ago

China Urges Sweden To Reconsider Its ‘Wrong’ Huawei Ban

Beijing spokesman warns of 'negative impact' for China-Sweden trade, after Swedish watchdog bans Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment

4 years ago

UK Drivers To Be Banned From Picking Up Smartphones

New legislation in 2021 will ban drivers from even picking up mobile phones while driving motoro vehicles on British roads

4 years ago

Sweden Excludes Huawei, ZTE For 5G Networks

Swedish regulator cites security reasons for banning 5G telecom equipment from Huawei and ZTE, ahead of spectrum auctions

4 years ago

NASA, Nokia To Build LTE Network On Moon

'Ground control to Major Tom.' Finnish networking giant to build first ever 4G/5G cellular network on the Moon, slated for…

4 years ago

European Telecoms Trade Group Warns Against Banning Chinese Vendors

Banning Chinese telecoms equipment vendors for political reasons will increase costs and delay network upgrades, argues pro-competition group

4 years ago

Ofcom Probes BT Charges For Rural Broadband Connections

Telecoms watchdog launches probe of BT after some rural customers face quotes of over £100,000 for broadband installation or upgrade

4 years ago

Dutch Operator KPN Opts For Ericsson 5G Equipment

Dutch telecoms giant KPN confirms it will utilise equipment from Sweden's Ericsson for its core 5G network in the Netherlands

4 years ago

Apple Goes Premium With iPhone 12 Pro, Pro Max

Premium models with premium prices. Apple's top end smartphone line up includes iPhone 12 Pro and the slightly larger Pro…

4 years ago

Apple iPhone 12 Arrives With 5G

With cut out for front camera remaining, the new iPhone 12 finally offer 5G connectivity, but will limited networks convince…

4 years ago

Oracle’s Android Lawsuit Against Google Heard At US Supreme Court

Ten year old Android dispute is heard before highest court in the United States this week, as Oracle seeks ruling…

4 years ago

Nokia Wins 5G Contracts In Belgium

Domino effect? Mobile operators in Belgium have opted to drop Huawei and instead selected Nokia equipment for their 5G networks

4 years ago

Apple ‘Speed’ Event Next Week Slated For 5G iPhone 12 Launch

The delayed iPhone 12 is expected to unveiled next week after Apple announces its 'Hi, Speed' event on Tuesday 13…

4 years ago

Apple Sues Recycling Firm For Selling Dismantled Devices

Apple takes former business partner to court in Canada for allegedly selling devices that should have been recycled or scrapped

4 years ago

Google’s Pixel 5 Targets Coronavirus Impacted Economies

Flagship Pixel smartphone designed for the economic downturn being experienced around the world because of Covid-19 pandemic

4 years ago

Google To Lease More London Office Space, Despite Remote Working

Search engine giant to lease extra 70,000 sq ft of office space in London’s King’s Cross area, despite remote working…

4 years ago

Germany To Toughen Scrutiny Of Huawei

Berlin is aiming for tougher oversight of Huawei, but stops short of an outright ban, as part of strategy to…

4 years ago

China Readying Google Antitrust Investigation – Report

Hollow threat? Chinese authorities reportedly preparing antitrust investigation of Google's Android OS, amid trade tensions

4 years ago

Nokia Wins 5G Contract From BT

Two months after the British government ordered Huawei equipment to be removed by 2027, Nokia signs 5G deal with EE…

4 years ago

Judge Blocks TikTok US App Store Ban

US judge issues preliminary injunction barring order that would have made TikTok unavailable in the US, as administration seeks forced…

4 years ago

Apple Grants Surprise Concession On App Store Fees

Apple grants three-month exception to App Store's 30 percent cut for businesses forced by pandemic to switch to online-only events

4 years ago

US Regulator Demands New Hearing On Qualcomm Decision

US Federal Trade Commission asks appeals court to reconsider decision that struck down landmark Qualcomm antitrust injunction

4 years ago

Amazon’s Flying Home Security Camera Sparks Privacy Debate

Always Home Cam drone from Amazon subsidiary Ring is designed to fly around homes to offer 'peace of mind', but…

4 years ago

EC Challenges Court’s Quashing Of Apple £12bn Tax Bill

European regulator appeals court ruling, which rejected EU order for Apple to pay 13 billion euros ($11.8bn) in Irish back…

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Mobile World Congress Postponed To June 2021

Safety concerns due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic around the world, delays telecom sector's biggest gathering to June 2021

4 years ago

Huawei CEO: ‘Survival Is The Goal’

With US restrictions hurting its business and threatening its supply chain and tech inventory, Huawei says it is in survival…

4 years ago

Old TV Responsible For Welsh Village Broadband Outage

Openreach sends in its 'SAS' engineers! Old TV set found to be responsible for two years of broadband outages in…

4 years ago

Twitter Adds Extra Security Ahead Of US Election

Twitter adds mandatory additional security measures to prominent political accounts ahead of US presidential election, following high-profile July hack

4 years ago