Smartphones

Is Google Preparing For A Major Mobile Payments Push?

Reports suggest search giant is eyeing up payments provider Softcard for Google Wallet expansion

10 years ago

LG G4 ‘Will Be Most Powerful Smartphone Yet’

Snapdragon 810 processor and 16MP camera rumoured to be included in LG's upcoming device

10 years ago

Brits ‘Wasting Billions’ By Being On The Wrong Mobile Contracts

Average mobile user could save hundreds by switching to a better-suited contract, Which? survey finds

10 years ago

Lookout Points To Ransomware Threat As UK Mobile Malware Declines

New report highlights growing awareness of cyber and mobile security, as tactics and threats change

10 years ago

Mobile Payments “To Increase By 1000 Percent” In 2015

Deloitte report predicts this year would be a big one for payments using mobile devices

10 years ago

Xiaomi Takes The Battle To Apple With Mi Note Phablets

Mi Note and Mi Note Pro look to take on iPhone 6 and could push the Chinese company into the…

10 years ago

Google’s Project Ara Set For 2015 Launch

2015 launch confirmed for Google’s modular smartphone, Project Ara

10 years ago

Samsung – “Don’t Worry, We’re Not Buying BlackBerry”

Reports had claimed Samsung was in talks to acquire the beleaguered smartphone maker for $7.5bn

10 years ago

Will The iPhone 7 Feature Hand Gesture Control?

Blog: Patent filing from Apple hints towards 3D user interfaces

10 years ago

Apple Sues Ericsson Over ‘Standards Essential’ LTE Patents

Apple and Ericsson counter-sue each other over a dispute about LTE patent licences

10 years ago

Lumia 435 And 532 Are Microsoft’s ‘Most Affordable’ Smartphones Yet

Smartphone first-timers will now be able to experience Windows 8.1 with Lumia 435 and 532 devices

10 years ago

Samsung Z1 Ends Long Wait For A Tizen-Powered Smartphone

Samsung continues recent commitment to Tizen with the launch if the £60 Z1 in India

10 years ago

Google’s Translate App Now Offers Real-Time Translation

Service looks to knock Skype's Translate beta

10 years ago

Hyprkey’s Mobile Wallet Uses Fingerprints To Authorise Payments

HYPR-3, which supports credit, debit and even Bitcoin, opens for pre-orders today

10 years ago

Smartphone Sales Send Huawei To New Profits High

Mobile devices and networking equipment revenue drives 17 percent total rise in Huawei profits during 2014

10 years ago

Reviewed: Honor 6

The “world’s fastest smartphone” proves to be a surprisingly durable everyday device, despite some handling trouble

10 years ago

Google Stops Security Updates For Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Google will now only fix WebView vulnerabilities itself if they affect Android 4.4 KitKat or later

10 years ago

BlackBerry Turns Its Focus To IoT, Wearable Devices

At CES, BlackBerry rolled out its cloud-based IoT platform while announcing its BBM messaging technology will support Android-based smartwatches

10 years ago

Samsung Launches Super-Slim All-Metal Galaxy A7

At just 6.3mm thick and packing a 5.5in HD screen, the device could well be testing board for the forthcoming…

10 years ago

Microsoft Brings The Bling With Special Nokia Lumia 830 And 930 Gold Editions

New versions of Lumia smartphones come with a gold finish, and will be available within weeks

10 years ago

CES 2015 – LoopPay Wants To Make Your New Wallet A Phone Case

Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 4 customers will soon be able to buy goods with just a touch of their…

10 years ago

EE Rounds Off 2014 By Hitting 7.7m UK 4G Customers

Network adds 5.7m 4G customers in 2014, with over 1,000 small towns and villages now connected

10 years ago

Three Reasons Why Samsung Is Predicting A Profit Decline

What's eating away at the smartphone giant's earnings and market share?

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Storedot Battery Can Fully Charge Your Phone In Seconds

Israeli company says it can charge a device's battery over a hundred times faster

10 years ago

CES 2015 – LG Wants To Make Your Next Smartphone’s Screen Super-Curvy

“Active Bending” dual-sided curved display looks go further that Samsung’s single-curve Galaxy Note Edge

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Asus Launches ZenFone 2 – The Luxury Smartphone Everyone Can Enjoy

5.5in device accompanied by ZenFone Zoom, which Asus claims to be the world’s slimmest device with a 3x optical zoom

10 years ago

iPhone 6 Boosts Apple’s Smartphone Market Share In US And Europe

Android remains on top in many regions despite iPhone 6 gains

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Say Hello To The Super Smartphone With 320GB Of Storage

Saygus V2 should appeal to music and film fans

10 years ago

CES 2015 – Lamborghini Reveals $6,000 Luxury Smartphone

Gold-plated device features stitched-leather finish and Snapdragon processor

10 years ago

Rival Wireless Charging Standards To Merge

A4WP and PMA formalise their partnership in order to make wireless charging a reality

10 years ago