Smartphones

HTC Moves Vive VR Products Into An HTC Subsidiary

After a tough financial Q1, the company has repositioned its popular Vive VR product line away from the main company.

8 years ago

UK’s £90 Wileyfox Spark Smartphone Takes On Android Heavyweights

Wileyfox's third phone costs between £90 and £130 as UK manufacturer claims quality shoudn't come at a cost

8 years ago

Google Is ‘Working’ On Its Own Flagship Android Smartphone

Google is reportedly preparing to create a flagship Android device that would replace the Nexus range of smartphones

8 years ago

BlackBerry Losses Grow As It Considers Ditching Handsets

BlackBerry losses widen as CEO John Chen reportedly admits time is running out for smartphones to return to profitability

8 years ago

Glastonbury 2016: Pyramid Stage Hedge Will Power EE 4G Wi-Fi Network

Hedges styled as famous Glastonbury landmarks will help power the UK's biggest ever temporary 4G network

8 years ago

OnePlus 3 Tries To Solve Battery Woes With ‘Dash Charge’ Feature

China's OnePlus releases OnePlus 3, a £309 smartphone that strives to continue the startup's favourable legacy of Android devices

8 years ago

Vodafone Scooters Deliver Replacement Smartphones To SMBs ‘Within Four Hours’

Vodafone claims SMBs can lose up to £12,000 a day if their mobile phone is lost, stolen or damaged

8 years ago

Intel ‘Wins’ First iPhone Component Contract From Apple

Intel will reportedly supply modems for some variants of the iPhone 7, breaking Qualcomm's dominance

8 years ago

Lenovo Phab2 Pro Is First Project Tango Augmented Reality Smartphone

The new Phab2 Pro is the first smartphone to feature Google’s Project Tango AR software

8 years ago

Motorola Offers Customisability With Modular Moto Z Smartphone

Super-powered Moto Z is world’s thinnest smartphone, but there’s no headphone jack as Motorola makes another bold, if not divisive,…

8 years ago

Apple Reveals App Store Shakeup To Ease Developer Niggles

Overhaul for App Store rules, but will it ease developer concerns over Apple commissions and app overload?

8 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: The Smartphones Of 2016

How much do you remember about the best smartphones of 2016 so far?

8 years ago

Marshmallow Now Powers One Tenth Of All Android Devices

Google’s latest Android build is now live on more than 10 percent of devices

8 years ago

Gartner: Smartphone Growth Will Continue To Slide In 2016

Although market saturation continues to slow growth, markets such as India and China will push sales to 1.5bn units this…

8 years ago

10 Apps To Speed Up Your Smartphone

At the mercy of an ailing device? Here's our guide to the apps that'll speed up your smartphone

8 years ago

Solarin Smartphone Offers World Class Connectivity And Privacy For Up To £14,500

IN PICTURES: Sirin Labs says every component of its ultra expensive Solarin smartphone was decided by performance, not cost

8 years ago

Mid-Range Xperia E5 Looks To Camera To Revive Sony’s Mobile Fortunes

Sony banks on imaging and battery to differentiate the Xperia E5 in a crowded marketplace

8 years ago

10 Of The Best VPN Apps

Get the low-down on the fight back against cyber criminals with our look at the best VPN apps

8 years ago

Contactless Payments Set To Surge Across UK

Recent Android Pay launch spurs awareness of contactless payments in the UK to new high

9 years ago

Ofcom Wants To Block Nuisance Mobile Calls With A Text

New registration service will look to protect customers from being bombarded with pesky voice calls

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Will Arrive In Europe Next Week

Spain will be first market, with UK following soon after, report claims

9 years ago

Apple Hires Cryptography Expert Amid Encryption Debate

Jon Callas heads back to Apple to help develop security technologies for more secure devices

9 years ago

Microsoft ‘Streamlines’ Smartphone Business With 1,850 Job Cuts

Latest retreat from the mobile market will cost Microsoft around £650m

9 years ago

Huawei Sues Samsung Over Alleged Smartphone Patent Infringement

Huawei, the world's third biggest smartphone manufacturer, tells Samsung, the biggest, that enough is enough in patent dispute

9 years ago

Crowdfunding For Pebble 2 Smartwatch And Pebble Core ‘Smartphone Free’ Wearable Smashes £1m

Smartwatch firm smashes crowdfunding target with new smartwatches and IoT wearable Pebble Core

9 years ago

Google Project Ara Modular Smartphone Set For 2016 Launch

Project Ara Modular phone concept gets Autumn release date for developers and 2017 for general public

9 years ago

Android Software Flaw Affects ‘Up To 60 Percent’ Of Devices

Critical QSEE vulnerability through fake Android apps could allowing hackers access to your device

9 years ago

Smartphone Sales Rise As Oppo Becomes A Top 5 Manufacturer

Emerging Chinese manufacturers and more established names contribute to 3.9 percent total smartphone sales growth in Q1 2016, Gartner reports

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Wearable Technology

Wearables have the potential to change consumer and business technology, but how much do you know about them?

9 years ago

Google I/O 2016: Daydream Aims To Take Android VR Mainstream

Google I/O 2016: Google details new suite of VR hardware and software for Android manufacturers

9 years ago