Smartphones

iOS 8 Bugs Put Off Users As Adoption Slows

iOS 8 and iOS 7 are now neck and neck in terms of adoption says Apple

10 years ago

Samsung Sees 60 Percent Quarterly Profit Drop

The South Korean giant is seeing sales of its Galaxy smartphones slow, amid pressure from Apple and Chinese manufacturers

10 years ago

Samsung To Build £966m Semiconductor Plant

Samsung hopes to take advantage of growing mobile market with chip business, even if smartphone profits fall

10 years ago

HTC Records Further Profits As Recovery Continues

However increased competition means that device sales are still down

10 years ago

FBI Shuts Down “Stalking” App

StealthGenie allowed users to monitor calls and texts and eavesdrop using device microphone

10 years ago

BlackBerry Passport Sells Out

Over 200,000 pre-orders have been placed for BlackBerry’s new square phone

10 years ago

Apple Labels Bent iPhone 6 Plus Issue As ‘Extremely Rare’

Apple breaks its silence on reports that the new iPhone 6 Plus bends if carried in a trouser pocket

10 years ago

Apple Tells iPhone 6 Users To Downgrade To iOS 8 After Bungled Update

iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users say they lost signal and Touch ID functionality after installing iOS 8.0.1

10 years ago

BlackBerry Reveals All-New, All-Square Passport Smartphone

Physical keyboards make a comeback alongside voice recognition and BB 10.3 OS

10 years ago

How The iPhone 6 Can Be Hacked With A Fake Fingerprint

The iPhone's in-built security has not evolved enough over the last year, according to one security expert.

10 years ago

Apple Shifts 10m iPhone 6 And iPhone 6 Plus Devices In Three Days

Apple hails record-breaking first weekend ahead of wider iPhone 6 launch this Friday

10 years ago

iPhone 6 And Apple Watch Will Popularise New Tech In A Way Android Can’t

Smartwatches, NFC and 802.11ac Wi-Fi have long been available on the Android platform, but it's Apple that will make them…

10 years ago

Apple Pulls Health App From iOS 8 Due To HealthKit Bug

Apple admits to iOS 8 issue but says a fix might not be released until the end of the month

10 years ago

Apple Releases iOS 8 For iPhone And iPad

IOS 8 will be rolled out to iPhone 4S or later, iPad 2 or later and iPad Mini later today

10 years ago

Apple Releases U2 Removal Tool

Apple gives angry iPhone and iPad users the chance to get rid of Bono and The Edge from their devices

10 years ago

Apple Claims Record 4m iPhone 6 Pre-Orders

Apple says it has received four million orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus ahead of Friday's launch

10 years ago

Google Launches First Android One Smartphones In India

Android One programme aims to create cheap but high quality smartphones as Google and partners target emerging markets

10 years ago

BlackBerry To Offer Dual-Billing After Movirtu Acquisition

BlackBerry Enterprise Service (BES) users will be able to fairly and accurately split the bill between corporate and personal use

10 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: iPhone 6 And Apple Watch

Apple made a splash with several announcements this week, but what do you know about its new products and services?

10 years ago

GSMA: Two In Three Mobile Devices Will Be Smartphones By 2020

GSMA predicts low cost smartphones and increased availability of LTE will fuel smartphone demand

10 years ago

ICO Says Mobile Apps Demand Too Much Information

The ICO says smartphone applications make excessive demands and don't say how personal data will be used, leaving users exposed

10 years ago

4.7-Inch iPhone 6 And 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Plus To Reach UK On 19 September

Apple releases two new, faster, bigger iPhones with superior camera features and NFC payments

10 years ago

Tesco Scraps Plans For Budget 4G Smartphone To Focus on Hudl 2 Tablet

Tesco says an increasingly competitive market and the need to focus on the Hudl 2 have forced it to cancel…

10 years ago

Amazon Fire Phone Slashed To 99 Cents Ahead Of UK Launch

Amazon has begun accepting pre-orders for the Fire Phone, but sluggish US sales have prompted a price cut

10 years ago

IFA: Motorola Ready For The Big Leagues With Second Generation Moto X

Motorola’s flagship device offers gesture control and more customisation options than any of its competitors

10 years ago

IFA: Sony Unveils Xperia Z3, Its New Flagship Smartphone

The waterproof handset features a wide-angle camera with ISO 12800 sensitivity and support for PS4 Remote Play

10 years ago

Apple Reveals Most Common Reasons For App Store Rejection

Buggy apps, incomplete contact details and design flaws will see your app rejected from the App store

10 years ago

Google Nexus ‘Shamu’ Priced At £349

Google's next-generation Nexus smartphone is to be priced at a level that reflects high-end components, according to a report

10 years ago

One In Four UK Consumers Have Fallen Victims To Smartphone Thieves

You are most likely to get your phone stolen in a pub between 12pm and 5pm

10 years ago

iPhone 6 Set To Include NFC Support, Will Debut 9 September

Apple confirms event for 9 September, where an NFC-enabled iPhone 6 could make its first appearance

10 years ago