Smartphones

BlackBerry Eyes Up Partners To Combat IBM-Apple Threat

BlackBerry CEO John Chen welcomes competition but says he is in talks with potential partners. Could they include Dell?

10 years ago

Apple Grows Profit Ahead Of iPhone 6 Launch

Apple posts stunning financials thanks to Chinese iPhone growth, but the iPad may have reached its peak

10 years ago

Researcher Disputes Apple’s Explanation For iOS Backdoor

Apple admits to the existence of an iOS backdoor, but says its for diagnostics. The researcher that exposed it says…

10 years ago

Blackphone Says BlackBerry ‘Betrayed’ Objectives Of Privacy With Government Access

Blackphone creator refutes BlackBerry's claims of "consumer-grade privacy" and says Canadian manufacturer is living on borrowed time

10 years ago

Voice-Activated BlackBerry Assistant Aims To Rival Siri

BlackBerry OS 10.3 comes with voice-activated BlackBerry Assistant

10 years ago

IBM Agrees Deal With Apple To Develop iOS Apps And Sell iPhones And iPads

IBM and Apple promise to redefine mobility by bringing enterprise tools and custom apps to iOS, along with a new…

10 years ago

Apple Denies Chinese iPhone ‘National Security’ Claim

Chinese media labels the iPhone as a national security danger, but Apple vehemently denies the allegation

10 years ago

When Selling Your Used Smartphone, You Could Be Selling Your Personal Data

Avast finds that used smartphones can contain information on up to four previous owners

10 years ago

Vertu And Bentley Agree Five Year Luxury Smartphone Deal

Vertu and Bentley announce marriage of two British brands and agree to joint-design smartphones for wealthy car enthusiasts

10 years ago

Google Gives Away 100 ‘Project Ara’ Modular Smartphones

The Do-It-Yourself mobile device platform is expected to launch by March 2015

10 years ago

iOS 7.1.2 Improves Mail Encryption And iBeacon Support

Apple rolls out latest version of iOS to iPhone and iPad users, fixing a number of security flaws

10 years ago

4.5-Inch Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini Arrives With Four Other Smartphones

Samsung launches more compact version of flagship smartphone, complete with quad-core processor and 4.5-inch display, alongside four mid-range handsets

10 years ago

Silent Circle And Geeksphone Start Blackphone Shipments

Initial demand outstrips supply but SGP Technologies promises more will be available from 14 July

10 years ago

Google Establishes Android One Programme For Affordable Smartphones

Android One aims to help manufacturers create affordable smartphones for emerging markets as Google takes on Microsoft and Mozilla

10 years ago

Google Announces First Android Wear Smartwatches

LG’s G Watch and Samsung’s Gear Live will ship next month, while Moto 360 is expected by the end of…

10 years ago

Android L To Boast New Interface And Samsung Knox Integration

Developer preview of Android L is released as Google seeks to expand reach of its mobile operating system

10 years ago

Microsoft Announces Forked-Android Nokia X2 In Bid To Spread Services

Microsoft reveals the Nokia X2, its first ever Android device

10 years ago

BlackBerry Posts Profit Amid Recovery Hopes

No more red ink as the latest results from BlackBerry show turnaround is starting to pay off

10 years ago

Chinese Smartphone Leaves Factory With Malware On Board

Android-based Star N9500 ships with a Trojan hidden in its firmware, says G Data

10 years ago

Tesco Offers Skype-Like Smartphone Calling App

Tesco Calling Card allows users to make low-cost calls to the UK from abroad using a smartphone and a Wi-Fi…

10 years ago

Chinese Website Discloses Microsoft Android Patents

A Chinese government website has published a list of the patents Microsoft claims give it the right to licence fees…

10 years ago

Jolla ‘Saapunki’ Update Adds 4G Support For All Sailfish OS Users

Jolla adds LTE support and browser features in new update for Sailfish OS

10 years ago

Amazon Set To Launch 3D Smartphone On 18 June

Amazon to hold launch event on 18 June, increasing speculation that a 3D smartphone is imminent

10 years ago

£6,700 Vertu Signature Touch Promises To Encrypt Communications

British-manufactured Vertu Signature Touch targets luxury consumers with sapphire-protected handset

10 years ago

iOS 8 Brings New Health, Cloud And Messaging Features To iPhone And iPad

iOS 8 debuts at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and will be released on iPhone and iPad later this year

10 years ago

Samsung Z Is First Tizen-Powered Smartphone

Samsung Z to debut in Russia in Q3 ahead of wider release as company seeks to reduce Android dependency

10 years ago

Which? Calls On Operators To Unlock Mobile Phones

Which? wants consumers to have more freedom to choose a better deal for their needs

11 years ago

Mozilla Opens Pre-Orders For ‘Flame’ Smartphone

The mid-tier Firefox OS reference device from China costs just $170 with free shipping

11 years ago

LG Reveals G3, A Premium Smartphone Full Of Surprises: Gallery

The G3 features a laser-assisted camera, a really big battery and one of the highest resolution screens on the market

11 years ago