Smartphones

Mobile Roaming Charging Sees Ofcom Propose New Rules

After most UK mobile operators reinstated roaming charges for users in Europe, regulator proposes mandatory alerts

1 year ago

Apple Developing ChatGPT AI Equivalent – Report

Report suggests Apple is quietly developing its own artificial intelligence tools to challenge those of OpenAI, Google etc

1 year ago

Apple Warns Of FaceTime, iMessage Withdrawal In UK Over Act Changes

UK government warned by Apple it will not comply with proposed updates to Investigatory Powers Act, and could withdraw FaceTime,…

1 year ago

Global IT Spend To Rise Amid Automation Focus, Says Gartner

Economic uncertainty and ongoing struggle with skills shortage, will not impact IT spending for businesses, Gartner finds

1 year ago

Record Price For Engineer’s First Generation Apple iPhone

Unopened 'holy grail' Apple iPhone from 2007 belonging to original engineering team member, fetches record price at auction

1 year ago

Nvidia In Talks To Be Anchor Investor In ARM – Report

GPU powerhouse reportedly in talks with British chip designer ARM, ahead of its September floatation in New York

1 year ago

Samsung Warns Of 96 Percent Q2 Profit Plunge

Ongoing glut in chips sees Samsung warn that its second quarter profits are likely to plunge a staggering 96 percent

1 year ago

Apple Loses London Appeal Over Optis 4G Patent

Apple appeal dismissed in London Appeals courtroom, in its legal battle with Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology

1 year ago

Samsung Sues Chinese Rival Over Display Patents

Samsung Display sues China's BOE over allegedly infringed OLED display patents as China encroaches on South Korean market share

1 year ago

Apple Takes App Store Appeal To US Supreme Court

Apple petitions US Supreme Court to reverse order forcing it to allow third-party payment systems in App Store software

1 year ago

BT Investigated By Ofcom Over 999 Failure

UK regulator investigates BT over technical fault that resulted in UK-wide disruption to 999 calls on 25 June

1 year ago

Google Takes Android Antitrust Challenge To Indian Supreme Court

Google challenges Indian antitrust regulator's directives on Android dominance in Supreme Court as it looks to protect key market

1 year ago

Android Feature ‘Behind Deluge’ Of 999 Calls

Police forces urge users to turn off Emergency SOS on Android phones, saying it is behind sharp increase in 'silent…

1 year ago

EE To Deploy Temporary 4G, 5G Masts To Bolster Capacity

More than 125 network upgrades are being installed on temporary 4G and 5G mobile masts across the United Kingdom

2 years ago

Apple Violated NYC Store Workers Union Rights, Judge Rules

Bad Apple in the Big Apple. Firm engaged in union busting activities with its store staff in New York City,…

2 years ago

Intel Restructures Manufacturing Business, Shares Slide

During investor update, Intel confirms manufacturing business will work like a separate unit as part of Pat Gelsinger's foundry plan

2 years ago

Google Seeks To Move Some Pixel Production To India

Some production of the Pixel smartphone could be moved to India, as Google begins talks with local suppliers and manufacturers

2 years ago

ARM In Talks With Potential IPO Investors – Report

Talks with potential 'anchor investors' in ARM's upcoming IPO may include Intel, Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, TSMC, Samsung etc

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Merger: Industry Reaction

Merger to create the largest mobile operator in the UK draws reaction from industry experts and commentators

2 years ago

Vodafone, Three Merger To Create UK’s Biggest Mobile Operator

Vodafone UK will own 51 percent of combined entity with Three UK, as challenge to EE and Virgin Media O2…

2 years ago

China To Restrict AirDrop, Bluetooth File-Sharing, Citing National Security

After protests last year, Chinese cyber regulator to clamp down on wireless file-sharing technology on national security grounds

2 years ago

Moscow Alleges NSA Mass Spying On Russian iPhones

Russia alleges the US NSA has conducted a mass spying operation on thousands of iPhones in Russia, and that Apple…

2 years ago

Amazon To Discontinue Celebrity Voices For Alexa – Report

No more personalisation. Voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Melisssa McCarthy are to stop working on Alexa devices

2 years ago

China Urges Japan To Drop Chip Export Restrictions

Minister hits back and says China is “strongly dissatisfied with” Japan’s decision to halt the export of chipmaking equipment

2 years ago

Samsung ‘Pushes For Tax Payouts’ In Vietnam

Samsung, other multinationals push for reimbursements as higher OECD-mandated tax regime set to take effect on 1 January

2 years ago

Arm Rolls Out Next-Gen Smartphone Chip Tech

UK-based Arm announces Cortex-X4 core and Immortalis-G720 GPU for next-gen smartphone processing, AI and ML performance

2 years ago

Foxconn Raises Pay At Key China iPhone Plant

iPhone assembler Foxconn raises pay and bonuses at key plant in Zhengzhou following weeks of disruption last year

2 years ago

Apple Signs Multi-Billion Dollar Deal With Broadcom For US Chips

Apple expands its US chip sourcing with multi-billion dollar deal with Broadcom, as the iPhone maker defocuses from China

2 years ago

UK Government Unveils Long-Awaited £1 Billion Semiconductor Strategy

Long-awaited government strategy for UK semiconductor strategy unveiled, but some critics argue it is not enough

2 years ago

BT To Cut 55,000 Jobs By 2030

Sign of things to come? BT is cull 55,000 jobs by 2030, and says that a fifth of the roles…

2 years ago