Seasonal mobile payments surge this Christmas, research predicts 4.8bn biometric devices by 2020
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More Than Half Of Brits Are Ready To Switch To Mobile Payments
Zapp survey finds attitudes towards alternative payments in the UK have changed significantly
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
Is Apple Pay Coming To The UK Soon?
Job posting reveals plans for worldwide expansion of Apple Pay
Apple Faces Fresh Chinese Labour Allegations
The iPhone maker is 'deeply offended' over Chinese labour allegations made in an undercover BBC Panorama investigation
Coolpad Devices Contain ‘Deliberate’ Backdoor For Hackers
Palo Alto Networks warns that Android devices from Coolpad contain a deliberate backdoor for hackers
Lenovo Signs Up Intel For Newest Smartphone Chips
Reports suggest there may still be hope for Intel’s mobile processors yet
Revealed: BlackBerry Goes Back To The Future With New Classic
3.5in device comes with touch-enabled QWERTY keyboard and the return of the navigation bar
iPhone 7 Will Have 5-Inch Screen And No Bezels, Rumours Suggest
Looks set to be released in September 2015
Motorola Solutions: Data Analytics, IoT And 4G Can Transform Public Safety
Motorola Solutions says it can make cities safer places to live and is confident about its future following the sale of its enterprise business
Is This The First Look At Sony’s Extended Xperia Z4 Family?
Photos and mind-blowing specifications for new iteration of the Xperia range leaked
iPhone 6 Launch Leads To 20 Percent Worldwide Smartphone Sales Increase
Gartner figures show over 301m smartphones were sold in the last quarter, driven by strong performances by Apple’s latest releases
IBM Recycles Old Laptop Batteries For Poor
The ultimate act of recycling? IBM turns old lithium-ion batteries into useful power supply for the poor
How To Give Staff Apps They Want And Keep Them Away From Shadow IT
Angelo di Ventura, director of web solutions specialist Trustmarque, explains how businesses can bring cloud computing out from the shadows
Qualcomm Is About To Make Your Next Smartphone The Fastest Yet
Chipmaker announces that Snapdragon 810 will support superfast 4G LTE Category 9 download speeds of up to 450 Mbps
Forget Frozen – All Your Four Year Old Wants This Christmas Is A Smartphone
Peer pressure leading to parents getting expensive phone contracts even earlier, TigerMobiles.com survey finds
BlackBerry Launching New ‘Classic’ Smartphone Next Week
Manufacturer goes back to the future with latest ‘Classic’ BlackBerry device, which will be officially unveiled on December 17
Blackphone To Launch Security-Focused App Store
Launch comes as part of major update to PrivatOS Blackphone software
Double-Sided Yotaphone 2 Launches In UK
Second generation of Russian dual-screen smartphone packs more powerful specs and better screen
iPhone 6 Boosts Apple’s UK Smartphone Share To Record Levels
New figures show Apple now accounts for 39. 5 percent of the UK smartphone market - its highest ever level
Samsung Could Launch Tizen Smartphone On 10 December
Samsung Z1 will show Tizen is alive, according to a report
Microsoft Planning Lumia 1020 Successor?
Leaked images seem to show upcoming Lumia device with super-sized camera
GCHQ Former Boss Issues Smartphone Data Warning
Former boss of British spy agency says smartphone biometric security measures need more control and supervision
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 810 Developer Devices
The mobile chip maker wants to give device and software makers a look at the upcoming ARM-based 64-bit SoCs aimed at smartphones and tablets
How One Vital Piece Of Information Helped Germany Thrash Brazil In World Cup 2014
Christopher Clemens, head scout of the German national football team, explains the crucial role SAP’s big data analytics played in making Germany World Champions
Karbonn Brings Google’s Android One Smartphones To The UK
Indian manufacturer brings range of low-cost devices to the UK as part of global Android expansion
Opera Opens Up ‘All You Can Eat’ App Store
White label service from Opera will let operators build subscription-based app stores
StoreDot Bio Battery Ready For Smartphones In 2016
The bio-organic battery from StoreDot that can be fully charged in just 26 seconds, could be available on the market in 2016
Huawei’s Budget-Friendly Honor 3C Is Dual SIM But Has No 4G
The “world’s fastest smartphone” gets a cheaper little brother, but is missing some key components
Apple Targets Music Streaming With Beats iOS Integration
Apple looks to take on the likes of Spotify by rolling Beats Music subscription service into iOS