Smartphones

Android 10 To Arrive Next Week

Google support staff let slip the release date for Android 10, previously known as Android Q

5 years ago

UK To Make Huawei 5G Decision By The Autumn – Minister

Will they, won't they? The UK will make its official decision on Huawei 5G equipment before the end of the…

5 years ago

Google Announces End Of Dessert Names For Android

No more internal codenames like Jellybean, Lollipop or Marshmellow for Android releases, Google confirms

5 years ago

Nokia Developing Affordable 5G Phone

HMD Global aims to deliver a much cheaper alternative to premium 5G handsets like the Samsung S10 5G

5 years ago

Samsung Display Mulls LCD Production Suspension Amid Oversupply

Panel maker considers suspending one liquid crystal display (LCD) production line amid oversupply

5 years ago

Huawei Delays Launch Of Foldable Mate X Again

Launch of foldable device delayed again until after November, following cancellation of June arrival

5 years ago

Lenovo Warns Of Price Rise Amid US Tariff Threat

Warning to Trump? Chinese manufacturer warns prices will rise for PCs and laptops, if US tariffs increase

5 years ago

Vodafone Switches On Ireland’s First 5G Network

5G network in five city locations in the Republic of Ireland are switched on by Vodafone and Ericsson

5 years ago

MPs Urge Consideration Of Hands Free Phone Ban For Drivers

Government urged to consider tougher restrictions on using hands-free phones whilst driving

5 years ago

Apple Offers Up To $1m For iPhone Bug Bounty

Opens up bug bounty scheme to all researchers, and increases top financial rewards to $1m for most serious vulnerabilities

5 years ago

Apple Faces Russian Probe After Kaspersky Complaint

Russian watchdog investigates Apple, after it declined to approve Kaspersky Lab’s Safe Kid app

5 years ago

HTC Halts UK Smartphone Sales Amid IP Dispute – Report

Intellectual property dispute with German firm results in HTC stop offering its phones for sale in the UK

5 years ago

Most Brits Just Want Reliable, Not Faster Broadband

Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed

5 years ago

Samsung Profit Halves Amid Flagship S10, Memory Chip Slowdown

Galaxy S10’s sales momentum is ‘weak’, but slow sales of memory chips is also not helping matters

5 years ago

Smartphone Sales Slide In Q2, IDC Data Shows

IDC data shows decline in smartphone sales, with Huawei retaining its second place, ahead of Apple

5 years ago

Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow

iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter

5 years ago

Apple Spends $1bn To Acquire Intel Modem Biz

Chip independence? Apple makes its second ever largest acquisition with Intel modem unit purchase

5 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Fold To Relaunch In September

Take two. Samsung says September will see relaunch of its Galaxy Fold in selected markets

5 years ago

O2 To Launch 5G Network In October

Last of the UK's 5G network to arrive in October, but Huawei equipment will not be utilised

5 years ago

Vodafone, O2 Agree 5G Network Site Sharing Deal

Good news for 5G. Equipment and site sharing for 5G network agreed between O2 and Vodafone

5 years ago

Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit

Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting

5 years ago

Apple In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Intel Modem Business

Another report has suggested that Apple is close to acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem business

5 years ago

Government Delays Decision On Huawei 5G Involvement

Frustrated operators? UK not yet in a position to make a decision about Huawei, minister confirms

5 years ago

Huawei Says Hongmeng OS Will Not Replace Android

Chinese firm insists that Android will continue as smartphone OS, and that Hongmeng is not a replacement

5 years ago

4G Mobile Coverage To Arrive On The Tube In 2020

London Underground is to have 4G access across entire Tube network by mid 2020, TfL announces

5 years ago

Qualcomm Fined £217m By EU For ‘Predatory Pricing’

Chip giant used 'predatory pricing' to drive a British competitor out of the market for 3G phone hardware

5 years ago

Huawei Decision A ‘Matter Of Urgency’ For Next PM

Decision time. Committee of MPs urges next Prime Minister of the UK to make Huawei 5G decision “urgently”

5 years ago

Head Of Europol Says Police Need 5G Surveillance Tools

Law enforcement will lose ability to carry out surveillance when 5G networks replace 4G, police boss warns

5 years ago

Vodafone Expands UK’s 5G Network

5G network expanded into 15 towns and cities in the UK, coupled with 55 locations in Europe

5 years ago

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns People To ‘Get Off Facebook’

Steve Wozniak urges people to ditch Facebook over ongoing concerns at its privacy implications

5 years ago