Smartphones

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals To Be Made From Recycled Mobile Phones

Eight tonnes of metal is needed to produce the 5,000 medals required for the Games

8 years ago

O2 Expands Into Car Insurance With O2 Drive

Sidewise move? O2 launches car insurance product includes black box system for young drivers

8 years ago

Apple iPhone 7 Popularity Boosts Revenues To £60bn

However, iPad and Mac sales are less than stellar

8 years ago

Starbucks Brings Voice Ordering Virtual Assistant To iOS App

The virtual assistant indicates the future smart software has in the business to consumer space

8 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi has its origins in the telecom market, and arguably its popularity neutred the absolute power of telecom giants

8 years ago

Android Heavyweights 2017: Samsung Galaxy S8 And Google Pixel 2 Speculation

Google and Samsung are set to debut flagship mobile powerhouses in 2017 but how will they shape up?

8 years ago

Donald Trump Could Still Be Using Outdated Android Smartphone Despite Security Risks

US President Donald Trump could still be using a old and rather insecure Android smartphone, which for security reasons he…

8 years ago

Charger Ransomware Found On Google Play Store

Android security woes continue. New ransomware found on Google Play store by Check Point researchers

8 years ago

Apple Adds ‘Find My AirPod’ Feature In iOS 10.3 Beta

Apple tests out new features in iOS 10.3 beta - including Siri cricket scores

8 years ago

Battery Fault ‘Caused’ Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Explosions

Samsung has identified the cause of one of the biggest safety scandals in technology history

8 years ago

Plusnet Mobile Fixes 4G Connection Problem

We'll do you proud...but perhaps not for some mobile users after problems with 4G connectivity

8 years ago

Flagship HTC U Ultra Smartphone Has Second Screen For Notifications

HTC makes serious Android smartphone play with HTC U Ultra and HTC U Play

8 years ago

Smartphone Wars: Android Dominates China, Struggles in US While iOS Ticks Along

The smartphone war between Apple and Android continued as both made gains and losses at the end of 2016

8 years ago

CES 2017 Review: A Showcase Of IoT, Smart Software, And Solid Workhorse Tech

ANALYSIS: This year's Consumer Electronic Show indicated the future of hardware and smart system for business as well as pleasure

8 years ago

Nokia Makes Smartphone Comeback With The Nokia 6

The Finish company looks to make its return by providing Chinese consumers with a fully-featured smartphone

8 years ago

Samsung Predicts Record Profits Despite Galaxy Note 7 Disaster

One of the biggest product safety scandals in history doesn't seem to have had an immediate impact on Samsung's fortunes

8 years ago

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, And Microsoft’s Cortana Are Set To Hit The Road With Four Major Car Brands

CES 2017: BMW, Ford, Nissan, and Hyundai all look to add virtual assistants into their vehicles

8 years ago

Huawei Mate 9 Is First Smartphone To Host Amazon’s Alexa AI

CES 2017: Amazon looks to expand the reach of its smart virtual assistant

8 years ago

Academics Develop Cigbreak Free Mobile App To Stub-Out Smoking

The app aims to use gaming to encourage smokers to stick to New Year's resolutions to kick their habit

8 years ago

Honor 6X Targets Stake In Mid-Range Android Smartphone Market

CES 2017: The Huawei sub-brand looks to replicate the success of the Honor 5X

8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy A5 And A3 Are Mid-Range Water-Resistant Smartphones

The new Galaxy A phones are the first out of the blocks at CES 2017

8 years ago

Apple Sued Over FaceTime Car Crash

American parents sue Apple after a driver killed their child, whilst using FaceTime app

8 years ago

Nokia Smartphone Leak Prompts New Year Return Rumours

Smartphone shakeup? New sketches suggest new Nokia Android smartphones are set for early 2017 arrival

8 years ago

Nokia Sues Apple For Smartphone Patent Violations

Round two of smartphone wars, after Nokia hits back at Apple with multiple lawsuits for patent violations

8 years ago

Government Aims To Create Smartphone Signal Blocking Tech For Cars

The Department for Transport is looking to work with telecoms, tech and car companies to stop drivers from using mobiles…

8 years ago

Apple iOS 10.2 Brings More Emojis And Boosts iPhone Security

Apple's latest version of iOS 10 also brings with it a host of word replacing emojis

8 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Latest: Software Update Will Kill Unreturned Handsets

UPDATED: Samsung is releasing a software update that will essentially brick Galaxy Note 7 handsets that have not been returned…

8 years ago

Police Ambush Criminal To Bypass iPhone Security

How to get around the problem of a locked smartphone? Just ambush the criminal when he is using it. Simples

8 years ago

Windows Phone Users Grill Microsoft’s Satya Nadella On Mobile Strategy

What are you doing Satya? Microsoft boss faces shareholder questions over Redmond's mobile strategy

8 years ago

Apple Offers Tool To Check For Faulty iPhone 6S Batteries

Apple admits some iPhone 6S handsets have a battery fault and offers free battery checking tool

8 years ago