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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
Early Android Adopters Find Sour Centre In Lollipop
Latest update is already being rolled out across select Android devices
90 Percent Of The World Will Have A Mobile Phone By 2020, Ericsson Predicts
Ericsson Mobility Report finds no hiding place for technophobes, with 2.7bn mobile phones currently active
Intel To Merge PC And Mobile Chip Operations
Mobile division has struggled as Intel faces strong opposition from likes of Qualcomm and Nvidia
Snapcash Lets You Snapchat Money To Your Friends
Snapchat partners with payments provider Square to provide fast payments alongside self-destructing selfies
Reviewed: BlackBerry Passport – All Square?
BlackBerry squares off against the smartphone and tablet market
8 Ways To Buy Gifts Safely Online This Christmas
TechWeek has teamed up with Trey Ford, global security strategist at IT security firm Rapid7, to bring you 8 top tips for shopping safely over the Internet this Xmas
Mobile And Tablet Payments To Top Two Billion By 2017
Growth of banking and online shopping, particularly in developing markets, mean mobile payments are set to soar, Juniper Research predicts
UK Productivity ‘Harmed By Lack Of Workplace Technology’
Ricoh report states that technology-enabled workers are able to work better, even when out of the office
Is Samsung Planning To Release Curved-Screen Smartphone?
Flexible displays could be key to kick-starting flagging device sales
Good Technology: Custom Apps Rise By 731 Percent
Good Technology research finds huge increase in number of companies looking to go mobile with custom apps
Apple To Open Office In Cambridge
Apple rumoured to be moving to the UK's 'Silicon Fen' with a new research and development office in Cambridge
Microsoft Announces First ‘Non-Nokia’ Lumia Smartphone – For Under £100
Lumia 535 is colourful mid-range device running Windows Phone 8.1