Smartphones

LG Is Launching Two More New Smartphones At MWC

LG prematurely spills the beans on new X range of devices that look to focus on specific areas

9 years ago

Don’t Tell Your iPhone That It’s 1970

Taking your iPhone back to the future will brick it, unfortunate users find

9 years ago

The LG G5 Will Be Always-On

LG confirms that next flagship device will come with a fully intuitive display

9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Spotted In The Wild

Photos of new Samsung devices leak two weeks before expected MWC 2016 reveal

9 years ago

iOS ‘Error 53’ Disables iPhones With Third Party Touch ID Repairs For ‘Security’

iPhone users report Error 53 messages that leave their device useless. Apple says the Touch ID checks are to protect…

9 years ago

All-Metal Honor 5X Takes Personal To A New Level

Upstart brand promises ‘no nonsense’ as it reveals £189 handset with super-smart brain

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: The Wonderful World Of Wi-Fi

Are you reading TechWeek on Wi-Fi? Then you'd better do this quiz

9 years ago

M-Tickets Could Spell The End For Paper Train Tickets

Proposals to introduce ‘m-tickets’ could allow for mobile and smartcard ticket travel across the UK

9 years ago

Xiaomi Hits The US – But Not At Full Power

Chinese phone maker expands to Western markets, but not all devices are present

9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 Will Debut On February 21 At MWC 2016

Invites sent to media for Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress later this month

9 years ago

Apple ‘Developing’ Long Distance Wireless Charging

Report claims that future Apple devices will be charged without a cable or wireless charging pad

9 years ago

How Secure Is Apple Pay?

Tony Anscombe, senior security evangelist at AVG Technologies, asks if we're giving up our security for convenience

9 years ago

Millions Of Contactless TfL Journeys Paid For By Mobile Phones

Launch of Apple Pay leads to massive spike in mobile payment journeys, TfL reveals

9 years ago

Apple Recalls iPhone, iPad Chargers Over Electrocution Fears

Two-prong chargers are recalled by Apple, UK chargers unaffected

9 years ago

Why 2016 Could Be The Toughest Year For Smartphones Yet

BLOG: Initial signs show that the smartphone market could be in for a rough ride in 2016 - but what's…

9 years ago

Record 1.4 Billion Smartphones Were Shipped In 2015

Record year sees Samsung take top spot despite recent difficulties, but overall growth is slowing

9 years ago

Google ‘Is Working’ On A Face-Scanning Smartphone

Team behind Project Tango is helping Google develop a biometric-friendly device according to reports

9 years ago

Slowing Smartphone Sales Suggest Mobile Won’t Be Samsung’s Priority In 2016

Tough year ahead for Samsung as smartphone sales slow during 2015, but other areas such as M2M and OLED displays…

9 years ago

Android And Windows Make UK Smartphone Gains As iOS Share Falls

Android extends dominance across UK and Europe but Microsoft receives encouraging news ahead of Windows 10 mobile launch

9 years ago

BlackBerry Adds Good, WatchDox To BES 12

BlackBerry boosts BES 12.4 with container, app and file management support alongside productivity features

9 years ago

Apple Grows Services, Wearable Revenues As iPhone Decline Fails To Materialise

Apple sees rise in services, 'other products' and flat sales for iPhone and Mac, but iPad continues to fall

9 years ago

LG Will Launch Two New Flagship Smartphones This Year

2016 will see increased competition in the high-end mobile market, but LG is bullish about its chances

9 years ago

Reviewed – BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry finally jumps aboard the Android bandwagon, but is it a match made in heaven?

9 years ago

Oracle: Android Has Generated £22bn in Revenues For Google

Confidential court documents suggest Google has made huge profits from Android, and pays Apple £700m to be default search engine…

9 years ago

Gartner: Smart Device Sales To Reach Record 2.4bn In 2016

Worldwide device shipments set to continue growing this year, but at slower pace, according to Gartner

9 years ago

BlackBerry Reassures Customers Over Smartphone Security Fears

Our handsets are as secure as ever, BlackBerry says

9 years ago

Microsoft To Reveal ‘Last’ Lumia Smartphone In February

Lumia 650 will be Microsoft’s last Lumia device before it switches to 'Surface Phone' branding, according to reports

9 years ago

Apple Faces Potential £5.6bn European Tax Bill

Apple could be facing a bill of more than $8bn (£5.6bn) over its tax practices, as European Commission decision looms

9 years ago

Samsung Confirms It’s Making The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Chip

Super-powered smartphones will be powered by new Qualcomm chipset from later this year

9 years ago

Contactless Payment For Travel Could Go Nationwide

Plans by the UK Cards Association hopes to have full payment system in place soon

9 years ago