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Apple Sued Over FaceTime Car Crash
American parents sue Apple after a driver killed their child, whilst using FaceTime app
Nokia Smartphone Leak Prompts New Year Return Rumours
Smartphone shakeup? New sketches suggest new Nokia Android smartphones are set for early 2017 arrival
Nokia Sues Apple For Smartphone Patent Violations
Round two of smartphone wars, after Nokia hits back at Apple with multiple lawsuits for patent violations
Government Aims To Create Smartphone Signal Blocking Tech For Cars
The Department for Transport is looking to work with telecoms, tech and car companies to stop drivers from using mobiles while on the road
Apple iOS 10.2 Brings More Emojis And Boosts iPhone Security
Apple's latest version of iOS 10 also brings with it a host of word replacing emojis
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Latest: Software Update Will Kill Unreturned Handsets
UPDATED: Samsung is releasing a software update that will essentially brick Galaxy Note 7 handsets that have not been returned to the company
Police Ambush Criminal To Bypass iPhone Security
How to get around the problem of a locked smartphone? Just ambush the criminal when he is using it. Simples
Windows Phone Users Grill Microsoft’s Satya Nadella On Mobile Strategy
What are you doing Satya? Microsoft boss faces shareholder questions over Redmond's mobile strategy
Apple Offers Tool To Check For Faulty iPhone 6S Batteries
Apple admits some iPhone 6S handsets have a battery fault and offers free battery checking tool
Nokia Returns To Making Mobile Phones
Famous Finnish brand returns, but can it hope to compete against the Samsung and Apple powerhouses?
Million Google Accounts Hacked by ‘Gooligan’ Android Malware
Android malware has compromised more than one million Google accounts, warns Check Point
Apple iPhones Hit With Calendar Spam Touting Cheap Designer Goods
Unwanted event invitations continue to appear in iPhones calendars, but Apple remains silent on the matter
Apple iOS 10.1.1 Update Appears To Be Rapidly Draining iPhone Battery Life
Users are seen the battery life of their iPhones drain in mere seconds after upgrading to iOS 10.1.1
Apple iPhone Users Beware Of ‘Prank’ Video
Another iOS flaw...seemingly innocent video crashes all Apple iPhones, forcing hard reboot
UK Exclusive HTC Evo 10 Debuts With Android Nougat And Water Resistance
HTC looks to be back targeting the smartphone mid-market
Apple Launches £146 Service To Fix iPhone 6 Plus ‘Touch Disease’ Flaw
An issue in the installation of a touchscreen controller chip has been identified as the core of the flaw
Firefox 50 Improves Security And Usability For Desktop And Mobile
Firefox is updated for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android
Apple And PayPal Enable Payments Through Siri Voice Commands
The integration of Siri and the PayPal iOS app indicates Apple’s desire to broaden the scope of its virtual assistant
Ireland Readies EU Appeal Over Apple Tax Demand
Irish eyes are smiling on Apple, as government readies appeal on tax ruling by European Commission
Samsung Galaxy S8 Set To Get An AI Virtual Assistant
Samsung is planning to launch a virtual assistant to rival the likes of Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana in is upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone.
Tales In Tech History: Windows Mobile
Before the Windows Phone and Nokia debacle, Microsoft struggled to gain critical mass with Windows Mobile
Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone To Take on Google Pixel XL And iPhone 7 Plus
The Mate 9 could be the replacement for the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7
UK’s Wileyfox Reveals Swift 2 And Swift 2 Plus Cyanogen Budget Smartphones
The brace of smartphones take aim at the budget mobile market to take on the likes of Moto
Pilot Lets 999 Calllers Livestream Emergencies From A Smartphone
999EYE livesteam service will provide real-time information back to emergency service control rooms. aiding their response
Tales In Tech History: Palm And The PDA
Palm was a smartphone pioneer and a leading personal digital assistant provider, but HP's acquisition sealed its fate
Samsung Profits And Revenues Feel The Pain From Galaxy Note 7 Fallout
That's gotta hurt. Samsung financials bear testament to the pain inflicted by the Galaxy Note 7
Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices
Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns
Apple iPhone And Mac Sales Down, But Services Division Continues To Grow
Apple will hope Christmas period revives sales of iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch. But Apple Pay, Apple Music helps service revenue grow again
Smartwatch Interest On The Wane As Shipments Halve
IDC figures suggest smartwatch shipments fell by 51.6 percent over the past three months but Apple Watch Series 2 and Android Wear 2.0 offer hope