Smartphones

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

Apple ‘Develops’ iOS-Android Migration Tool After Operator Pressure

Apple is reportedly creating a data and setting transfer tool for iOS users who want to switch to Android following…

9 years ago

Lenovo Retires Motorola Brand From Smartphones

Parent company Lenovo reveals only the ‘Moto’ brand will remain going forward

9 years ago

Lenovo Wants to Bring Google’s Project Tango To Life

Smartphones with 3D-tracking and modelling could be on their way soon

9 years ago

CES 2016 – BlackBerry Confirms It’s Sticking With Android, Not BB10

BlackBerry CEO John Chen confirms new Android-powered devices for 2016

9 years ago

Exploiting Silent Circle’s Secure Blackphone

The highly secure device could have been exploited, were it not for the responsible disclosure by a security researcher

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Dell’s New Monitor Will Wirelessly Charge Your Smartphone

23in wireless monitor lets you cast from Android and Windows devices as well as charging

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Huawei Unleashes Mate 8 And Swarovski Smartwatches

New Mate 8 smartphone and 'lady-friendly' smartwatches form part of Huawei’s mobile world domination

9 years ago

CES 2016 – Samsung Pay Coming To Gear S2 Smartwatch, More Countries

Samsung Pay will soon be supported by the Gear S2 and in more countries as company shows off even more…

9 years ago

CES 2016 – MediaTek Targets Wearables, IoT And Connected Home

Chipmaker promises more power, better displays, and longer battery life than ever with new releases

9 years ago

Is Windows 10 Mobile Arriving Next Week?

Update for Windows Phones users has been pushed back several times already

9 years ago

Apple To Pay £235m To Settle Italian Tax Row – Report

Settles corporate tax row with Italian authorities, and pledges agreement on tax liabilities going forward

9 years ago

Huawei Shipped 100 Million Smartphones In 2015

Chinese manufacturer says high-end customers helped push sales sky-high this year

9 years ago

Jolla Secures Sailfish OS Future With New Investment

Jolla says funding has safeguarded the immediate future of the Sailfish OS project

9 years ago

BlackBerry Reports Smaller Loss As Turnaround Continues

Turnaround under John Chen continues as latest financial results please investors

9 years ago

Mozilla Stops Development Of Firefox OS Smartphones

Mozilla calls time on Firefox OS, saying it wasn't able to develop the "best user experience possible"

9 years ago

Google’s Next Smartwatch Could Suck Your Blood… For Science!

New “needle-free” patent reveals wearable device that could help diabetes sufferers

9 years ago

Worldwide Smartphone Sales Are Finally Slowing Down

2015 will only see single-digit growth in smartphone sales, with Windows Phone in particular suffering, according to IDC

9 years ago

Android Co-Founder Andy Rubin ‘Plans’ Smartphone Return

Andy Rubin wants to build his own smartphones, report claims

9 years ago

Samsung’s New Galaxy A Smartphones Bring Samsung Pay To The Masses

Galaxy A range is expanded with three new metal-bodied devices, set for release in April

9 years ago

Qualcomm Teams Up With Xiaomi For Super-Powered Smartphones

Chinese phone maker will be able to use Qualcomm’s patents for future Xiaomi devices

9 years ago

New Smartphone Chip Could Charge Up Your Battery In Ten Minutes

Hardware could also be used to power the likes of electric cars in the future

9 years ago

Is It Bad Luck Or Physics If A Phone Is Dropped Screen-Side Down?

BLOG: Can physics explain why our smartphones prefer to land on their screens when they're dropped?

9 years ago