100 million downloads of iOS 6 are also confirmed by Apple, while iPhone 5 takes off
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Apple Wants $707 Million More From Samsung
Seeks a ban on products, possibly including Galaxy S III
Foxconn Closes Factory After Riot
Foxconn stops production at a factory in China, after a fight broke out among 2,000 workers
BlackBerry Outage Affects Vodafone Customers
Vodafone customers suffer new BlackBerry outage, but other UK networks appear unaffected
Apple Maps Fails To Impress iOS 6 Users
Apple Maps offers iPhone and iPad users a fake airport in South Dublin
ZTE Firefox OS Smartphone To Debut In Early 2013
ZTE and Mozilla team up to launch Firefox OS either later in 2012 or early 2013
RIM Licenses Microsoft File System For BlackBerry 10
Microsoft's exFAT file system is designed specifically for handling large audiovisual files on mobile devices, something that could aid BlackBerry 10's consumer experience
Samsung Denies March Launch For Galaxy S4
Samsung has taken to Twitter to deny it is planning to launch its next Galaxy smartphone at Mobile World Congress in March 2013
Apple Set To Make Huge Profit On iPhone 5
Preliminary estimates suggest Apple could make a killing with its new smartphone
Nvidia Loses Key Mobile Executive
Mike Rayfield, who headed Nvidia's mobile business group, quietly departed in August after seven years with the company
Yahoo Drops BlackBerry As Corporate Phone
Yahoo's new chief executive has announced the company will stop offering BlackBerrys to employees in favour of handsets running Apple's iOS, Google's Android or Microsoft's Windows 8
iPhone 5 Smashes Preorder Sales Record
Apple said it sold more than 2 million iPhone 5 devices in the first 24 hours it was available for preorder, more than double the figure for the iPhone 4S
First Benchmark Validates Apple’s iPhone 5 A6 Processor Speed Claim
The iPhone 5 A6 processor could be twice as fast as any previous iOS device - using a Samsung-made processor
HP To Build Smartphones, Says Meg Whitman
HP is getting back into smartphones, says Meg Whitman, hopefully without repeating the WebOS disaster
EE Likely To Have iPhone 5 4G Monopoly
The iPhone 5 won't be compatible with any O2 or Vodafone 4G network
UK Networks To Allow FaceTime 3G, Vodafone Places Restrictions
Most UK networks to allow FaceTime as part of data plans, but Vodafone requires VoIP allowance
iPhone 5 Has 4G Support, Larger Screen But No NFC
Apple unveils its latest smartphone, the iPhone 5, in San Francisco
iPhone 5 Launch: TechWeekEurope Live Blog
Apple CEO Tim Cook is set to unveil the iPhone 5 in San Francisco. Follow the announcement here
iPhone 5 Leaked Images: Gallery
Last chance to see leaked photos - before the real thing appears tonight
UK Launch For iPhone NFC Wallet Moneto
MasterCard PayPass-powered mobile wallet will be launched before the end of the year
Android Activations Hit 500m Ahead of iPhone 5 Launch
Android activations reach half a billion with 1.3 million happening ever day
Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Mobile Mistakes Won’t Extend To Smartphone
Facebook CEO remains optimistic about social network's mobile prospects but rules out smartphone
New Images Claim To Be Apple iPhone 5 Connector
French blog leaks pictures of iPhone 5 connector set to be unveiled on Wednesday
HTC May Join Windows Phone 8 Bandwagon
HTC is reportedly planning to add Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 software to its smartphone range, as it struggles in the Android market
Operators Suggest November Nokia Lumia 920 Release Date
Windows 8 smartphone could be released before Christmas but after the iPhone 5
Samsung Sells 20 Million Galaxy S III In 100 Days
It has taken Samsung just one hundred days to sell 20 million Galaxy S III smartphones, despite the lawsuit setback
iPhone 3GS To Be Retired After iPhone 5 Launch – Report
The iPhone 3GS is set to be dropped as the entry level model when the iPhone 5 is released
BlackBerry 10 App Developers Could Receive Guaranteed $10,000
RIM says new BlackBerry 10 App programmes demonstrate its faith in developers
Goophone Of China Claims To Have Patented iPhone 5 Design
iPhone 5 is already facing patent problems in China
Six New BlackBerry OS 10 Devices In 2013?
New image shows possible sighting of new BlackBerry, one of as many as six BB OS devices in 2013