Smartphones

US Ends Laptop Ban For US Bound Flights

Controversial ban preventing Middle Eastern passengers carrying their laptops on flights to the US officially ends

7 years ago

OnePlus Admits Emergency Calling Fault With Some OnePlus 5 Handsets

The Chinese phone maker will fix the flaw with a software update

7 years ago

TGI Fridays Uses Oracle & MasterCard Tech For Bar Tab Ordering And Payment Service

Digital transformation continues to penetrate traditional businesses with mobile and cloud tech

7 years ago

Vive La France: The French Tech Companies Taking On The World

The French tech scene is populated by huge multinational organisations, telco giants and emerging startups. Here are some of the…

7 years ago

Vertu Collapses As Luxury Smartphone Market Dries Up

The rich and famous will have to get their high-end phones from somewhere else

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Windows Phone

Windows Phone is officially dead, but it was much loved by those that used it. Why did it fail and…

7 years ago

Microsoft Support For Windows Phone Officially Ends

Microsoft finally kills of Windows Phone 8.1 as mobile division faces unclear future

7 years ago

Hydrogen One Is A £1,200 Android Phone With A ‘Nanotechnology’ Holographic Display

Camera maker RED enters the smartphone fray with an innovative handset

7 years ago

Samsung Predicts Record Q2 Profit Amid Strong Chip Demand

Return to strength for Samsung as demand for memory chips helps drive profits at electronics giant

7 years ago

TfL: More Than 1bn Contactless Journeys Are Made On London Transport

TfL figures show contactless payments now account for two fifths of all journeys

7 years ago

EU Mulls Another Record Fine Against Google For Android

Double whammy. EU ponders a second record fine against Google, but this time over Android OS

7 years ago

Worldwide Device Shipments To Decline In 2017, Gartner Warns

Tough market conditions for makers of PCs, tablets and smartphones in 2017, warns analyst house

7 years ago

EU Penalty For Apple’s ‘Illegal’ Tax Benefit Prompts US Intervention

American government reportedly intervenes in Apple's appeal against huge tax penalty levelled by EU last year

7 years ago

Vodafone CrowdCell To ‘Localise’ Mobile Network Coverage

Small cells can be inserted into cars, drones and buildings to improve local mobile coverage

7 years ago

Samsung Salvages Galaxy Note 7 With ‘Fan Edition’ Re-Release

The Galaxy Note 7 Fan Edition will make use of recycled and unused phone parts

7 years ago

Qualcomm Fingerprint Scanner Is Embedded Beneath A Smartphone Display

The technology could see the removal of button-based fingerprint sensors

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The iPhone At Ten

What do you know about the iPhone? Test your knowledge here

7 years ago

Ten Years On: How The iPhone Changed Mobile And IT Forever

ANALYSIS: Love it or hate it, you have a lot to thank the original iPhone for

7 years ago

How The iPhone Transformed Business Computing In A Decade

ANALYSIS: Disguised as a phone, Apple introduced a versatile pocket-sized computer that could be used by anyone and was a…

7 years ago

Apple Releases iOS 11 Beta For Public Access

Smarter Siri, tweaked apps and a VR development kit come with the latest version of iOS

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (23 June)

It's been a busy week filled with tech news, but have you been paying attention?

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: How Well Do You Know Apple?

Are you an Apple fan? Then why not put your knowledge to the test!

7 years ago

Imagination Technologies For Sale After Apple Payment Dispute

Bad Apple? British chip maker puts up the 'for sale' sign after Apple cancels its chip royalty payments

7 years ago

OnePlus 5 Aims To Be An Android And iPhone Flagship Killer

The OnePlus 5 sports a dual lens camera array, Snapdragon 835 chipset and a premium design

7 years ago

Samsung Pay Is Now Supported By HSBC With American Express ‘Soon’

Samsung Pay now supports HSBC, M&S Bank and First Direct, even if a few are still missing

7 years ago

Three Is Fined £1.9m For 999 Call Failure

Ofcom fines Three after discovering potential weak spot in the way its network handles emergency calls

7 years ago

Apple Deepens Environmental Push With New Green Fund

As President Trump signals withdraw from Paris agreement, Apple pledges $1 billion for renewable engery

7 years ago

Samsung Refreshes Affordable Galaxy J Series Android Smartphones

The new wallet-friendly smartphones could be good for an enterprise wide mobile roll out

7 years ago

Three Quarters Of Silicon Readers Want A Nokia 3310

Silicon poll shows Nokia 3310 appeal extends beyond the campsite to the boardroom

7 years ago