Smartphones

OnePlus Hit By Fresh Cyber-Attack

Hackers make off with customers' personal details in second online attack to affect Chinese smartphone maker in two years

5 years ago

Uber Loses Licence To Operate In London

Company calls Transport for London decision 'extraordinary and wrong' as TfL identifies 'pattern of failures' that put passenger safety at…

5 years ago

Microsoft Granted ‘Mass Market’ Export Licence For Huawei

Sign of a thaw? Huawei will be still be able to utilise Microsoft software after US Dept of Commerce grants…

5 years ago

Russia Bans Electronic Sales Unless Russian Software Is Pre-installed

Electronic devices such as smartphones, computers and smart televisions must come pre-loaded with Russian-made software

5 years ago

France Delays 5G Auction Until The Spring

Delayed spectrum auction means France will be late arrival at the 5G party, behind other European nations

5 years ago

Microsoft Pulls Plug On Cortana Mobile App For Some Users

Microsoft is set to end support for its Cortana iOS and Android apps in some regions as it integrates the…

5 years ago

US Government ‘To Grant 90-Day Extension’ To Huawei Licence

US expected to extend reprieve from Huawei economic blacklist by another 90 days when it expires on Monday, as Huawei…

5 years ago

Public Charging Stations Can Steal Data, Warn Officials

'Juice jacking' criminals are exploiting USB charging stations at airports, hotels and shopping centres to install malware

5 years ago

Apple Worker Texts Himself Customer’s Intimate Photo

Naked selfie warning, as Californian woman says she will take legal action against former Apple staffer

5 years ago

Motorola Razr Debuts As A Foldable, Flip Phone

Return of iconic phone that fits comfortably in a trouser pocket, as Motorola unveils Razr folding flip smartphone

5 years ago

Facebook iOS App Bug Turns On Camera

Privacy alert. Facebook users complain that the social network's iOS app turns on the cameras found on Apple iPads and…

5 years ago

Judge Approves US Searches Of Passenger Electronic Devices

US border agents only need “reasonable suspicion” and no search warrant to search travellers’ smartphones and laptops

5 years ago

Apple AR Glasses Set For 2023 Debut – Report

Rumour mill. Apple's augmented reality venture will reportedly deliver its long-rumoured AR glasses released sometime in 2023

5 years ago

Virgin Media To Switch Mobile Customers To Vodafone

Bye bye BT, as Virgin Media drops BT Group in 2021 and switches its mobile customers to Vodafone's networks

5 years ago

Bill Gates Claims Windows Mobile Could Have Beaten Android

Windows Phone predecessor operating system, should have been the leading mobile OS, not Android, if not for DoJ antitrust probe…

5 years ago

Apple Profits Slide, As Cook Points To Wearable Growth

Profits and year revenues at Apple slide amid slow iPhone sales, but sales from wearables and services rose

5 years ago

Apple ‘Mobilising Suppliers’ For 5G Handsets – Report

5G is going to be an 'aggressive' push for Apple in 2020, with three smartphones due next year

5 years ago

Samsung Demos Clamshell Folding Phone

Hints at future design? Innovative clamshell folding phone demoed by Samsung in short Youtube video

5 years ago

Apple Touts Comfort And Noise Cancellation With AirPods Pro

Water resistance, improved comfort, and noise cancellation will cost users £249 for Apple's next generation ear buds

5 years ago

Apple iPhone 5 Users Warned To Update iOS Now, Or Lose Functionality

Users of older Apple devices warned to immediately update the iOS due to 'GPS time rollover issue'

5 years ago

ARM Will Continue To Supply Huawei With Chip Tech

British chip designer ARM will continue to supply Huawei with chip designs, after ruling the designs do not contain any…

5 years ago

Government, Operators Target Not-Spots With ‘Shared Rural Network’

No more rural not-spots, after the government and mobile operators pledge a £1 billion plan to create a 'Shared Rural…

5 years ago

Samsung Patches Fingerprint Flaw With Galaxy S10

Update to fix problems with Samsung's fingerprint recognition feature as phone giant urges users to apply patch

5 years ago

Huawei Opens Foldable Phone For Pre-Order In China

Have a spare $2400 lying about? Another delayed folding phone is available for pre-order in China

5 years ago

Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock Works If User Is Asleep

Eyes wide shut. New flagship Google phone can be unlocked if a person's eyes are closed

5 years ago

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Gets 65 Percent Pay Rise

Share price growth sees Nadella net a 65 percent pay rise, bringing home nearly $43m in the last fiscal year

5 years ago

O2 Launches 5G Network In Six UK Cities

Network launch sees customers offered unlimited 5G data and no premium for connecting to 5G network

5 years ago

Samsung Acknowledges Galaxy S10 Fingerprint Flaw

A software patch will be by Samsung issued to stop any fingerprint unlocking the Galaxy S10 smartphone fitted with a…

5 years ago

Three Network Crash Causes ‘Intermittent’ Outages

Mobile operator Three has admitted it is experiencing “technical difficulties” in widespread outage

5 years ago

Google Axes Daydream VR Headset

Virtual reality push for mobile ends, as Google calls time on its Daydream VR platform for Android

5 years ago