Smartphones

Microsoft Completes £4.6bn Nokia Handset Takeover

Nokia exits the mobile phone market as Microsoft deal is confirmed

11 years ago

Apple Patent Could Disable Texting While Driving

Apple wants to make driving safer by removing the temptation to text while at the wheel

11 years ago

Apple Results Surprise With Strong iPhone Sales

Apple has reported its strongest non-Christmas quarter to date, driven by iPhone sales in China

11 years ago

iOS 7.1.1 Adds Touch ID Improvements And Fixes SSL Vulnerability

Apple adds usability improvements and security fixes in iOS 7.1.1, including an SSL flaw not related to Heartbleed

11 years ago

Google Admits Offering To Back Samsung In Apple Case

Google agreed to pay for some of Samsung's legal costs in its case against Apple, the search giant confirmed in…

11 years ago

NFC Smartphones Could Pay London Tube, Bus And Rail Fares

TfL and operators reportedly hold talks about letting passengers use their NFC smartphones to pay for their travel

11 years ago

Apple Offers Free Recycling For All Its Products

Apple outlines environmental vision, promising free recycling for all iPhones, iPads and Macs, with the prospect of a gift card…

11 years ago

Nokia Bashes BlackBerry For Its Business Base

Nokia joins other phone makers in kicking BlackBerry, but must do more to give business users better security, says Wayne…

11 years ago

iOS Malware Tries To Pilfer Passwords From Jailbroken Devices

Chinese hackers may have created iOS malware called Unflod

11 years ago

Apple Signs CarPlay Equipment Deals

Pioneer and Alpine are to manufacture CarPlay-based systems for iPhone users who want to add the software to vehicles themselves

11 years ago

BlackBerry Invests In Medical IT Startup NantHealth

BlackBerry and NantHealth to use Canadian firm's security and mobile expertise to expand

11 years ago

Samsung Plans Two Tizen Smartphones And Android-Powered Smartwatch

Samsung executive reveals more on Tizen plans and how a twin-operating system strategy will work

11 years ago

Smartphone Manufacturers And US Operators Agree To Anti-Theft ‘Kill-Switch’

US operators relent and agree to basic anti-theft kill-switch for smartphones sold in the country

11 years ago

BYOD Means No One Can Fill BlackBerry’s Shoes

BlackBerry may have lost its mojo, but the space it filled doesn't exist any more, says Michelle Maisto

11 years ago

Geeksphone Revolution Lets Users Dual-Boot Android And Firefox OS

Geeksphone Revolution arrives in the UK, allowing users to choose between Android and any other open source OS without voiding…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Plans Heartbleed Patches But Says Its Own Phones Unaffected

BlackBerry works on Heartbleed patches for some services, but says its own handsets, BES 10 and its infrastructure aren't affected

11 years ago

Facebook To Remove Messaging From iPhone And Android Apps

Facebook users will have to use dedicated messaging app for iPhone and Android chats

11 years ago

Jonathan Ive To Oversee Software At Apple As ‘Slide-To-Unlock’ Inventor Retires

Sir Jonathan Ive assumes more control over software design at Apple following Greg Christie's departure

11 years ago

BlackBerry CEO John Chen Says Firm Could Quit Phones

BlackBerry could focus on services if smartphone operations continue to be unprofitable

11 years ago

64-Bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 And 808 To Offer CAT 6 LTE And 4K Video

New Qualcomm chips are expected to be in smartphones and tablets by early 2015

11 years ago

HTC Reports Q1 Loss, But Hopes Its M8 Can Help Out

HTC blames poor marketing for Q1 failings, but is confident new phones will help it recover

11 years ago

T-Mobile USA Hits Back In BlackBerry Row

T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promises BlackBerry customers their level of service will not change, and even offers them store…

11 years ago

Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 Are First Windows Phone 8.1 Handsets

Nokia shows off Nokia Lumia 930, 630 and 635 and promises 8.1 update will come to all of its Windows…

11 years ago

Windows Phone 8.1 Adds Siri Rival Cortana And MDM Features

Windows Phone 8.1 to be available soon, with new phones running the software arriving this month

11 years ago

BlackBerry And T-Mobile USA Split Over iPhone Row

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says two companies' strategies are no longer compatible, after T-Mobile offered users a trade-in for a…

11 years ago

Leak And Patent Suggest iPhone 6 With Protruding Camera Lens

Apple considers a camera lens which protrudes from the iPhone 6 while future iPhones may have interchangeable lenses on a…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Top Exec To Stay At His Post

How bad are things at BlackBerry? Michelle Maisto says the case of Sebastien Marineau-Mes is not a good sign

11 years ago

Moto G Fuels Motorola’s Return To Relevancy In The UK

Low cost Moto G helps Motorola secure six percent of the UK smartphone market, while LG also does well in…

11 years ago

Report: Apple Set To Produce Large iPhone 6 Displays

Production is reportedly about to begin on large displays measuring 4.7 and 5.5 inches for Apple's next-generation iPhone

11 years ago

BlackBerry Loses £3.5bn In 2014, But Quarterly Losses Shrink

BlackBerry CEO John Chen says firm is 'ahead of schedule' in returning to profitability

11 years ago