Samsung leads the way as global smartphone shipments hit second-highest total on record last quarter, IDC figures show
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Shell And PayPal Team Up For Speedy Smartphone Petrol Payments
'Fill Up & Go' app allows Shell petrol station customers to quickly pay at the pumps using a QR code
BlackBerry Acquires Crisis Comms Firm AtHoc
BlackBerry snaps up communications provider despite major recent layoffs
Apple Revenues Rise By A Third To £32bn But Still No Apple Watch Figures
Strong iPhone, Mac and services sales contribute to revenues of £32bn, but Apple Watch is lumped in with Apple TV, Beats and accessories
BlackBerry Confirms More Job Cuts
More jobs to go as John Chen’s BlackBerry restructuring bites hard
Qualcomm ‘Planning Major Job Cuts’
US chipmaker could also spin off some parts of business under corporate shake-up, reports claim
Cost-Conscious Mobile Users To Drive Dual-SIM Smartphone Growth
Researchers say demand from developing markets will grow market for dual-SIM devices to 514m units by 2016
Is This Samsung’s Super-Sized Smartphone?
Leaked photos rumoured to show upcoming Galaxy S6 Edge+
Strong Smartphone And 4G Demand Boost Huawei Revenues By 30 Percent
Thirty percent rise in sales revenue leads to “stable and healthy growth” across device and networking businesses
Five Things We’re Expecting To See At IFA 2015
This year’s event promises some exciting new technology coming to Berlin
Jolla Signs Up First Sailfish OS Partner
Indian manufacturer Intex Technologies will use Sailfish OS in its smartphones as Jolla ramps up licensing programme
Samsung Releases Samsung Pay In The Wild
Trials launch in South Korea as Samsung looks to take on Apple Pay
Marshall Rocks Out With New London Smartphone
Audio-focused Android device sports high-quality music features and free Marshall earphones
Huawei Turns Its Sights To India
Chinese mobile titan signs deal to start making and selling smartphones on the subcontinent
EU Hits Qualcomm With Two Antitrust Investigations
US chipmaker accused of ‘predatory pricing’ amid claims of abusing semiconductor market dominance
Huawei’s New Nexus Device Could Feature Some Epic Power
Leaked specifications suggest Google’s next Nexus will pack some serious grunt
Samsung Reveals ‘Slimmest Ever’ Galaxy A8 Smartphone
Measuring 5.9mm across, the new all-metal device was quietly unveiled in China overnight
Commodore PET Smartphone Goes Back To The Future
New Android Commodore PET smartphone will let you play all your favourite retro games
What Does The Technology Industry Really Think About Apple Pay?
Some of the payment industry's biggest names speak their mind about Apple Pay
Nokia Confirms Plans To Return To Smartphones
Nokia says it wants to design smartphones again, but not manufacture them
BlackBerry Android Speculation Intensifies After Domain Name Registrations
Purchase of two Android-related domain names suggests integration with Google’s platform could be well underway
MediaTek – Watch Out, We Have Big Plans For The Smartphone Market
Launch of its new Helio X20 chipset is only the beginning, Siegmund Redl tells TechWeekEurope
Is Huawei Making The Next Nexus Phone?
Chinese manufacturer reportedly teams up with Google for super-sized Nexus handset
Reviewed – Honor 6+
Huawei’s surprise package may well be one of the best budget Android flagships around right now
Jolla To Separate Sailfish OS And Device Manufacturing Units
Finnish firm to create software and licensing unit and smartphone and tablet manufacturing business
Apple Starts Ramping Up Production Of New iPhones
Between 85 million and 90 million 4.7in and 5.5in units have been ordered, reports claim
Microsoft Reportedly Planning Fresh Job Cull
Reports claim Microsoft is planning a new wave of redundancies following 18,000 job losses last year
Zapp Takes The Fight To Apple Pay With Barclays Pingit Deal
Pingit will be the first to utilise Zapp’s ‘Pay by Bank’ service from October
2.5 Billion Smart Devices Will Ship This Year, Says Gartner
Strong mobile and smartphone performance helps push worldwide device sales, but PC numbers fall again in latest Gartner devices forecast
Is This BlackBerry’s Android Smartphone?
Rumoured ‘Venice’ device gets revealed by notorious leakster @Evleaks