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Chinese Website Discloses Microsoft Android Patents
A Chinese government website has published a list of the patents Microsoft claims give it the right to licence fees from Android device makers
Jolla ‘Saapunki’ Update Adds 4G Support For All Sailfish OS Users
Jolla adds LTE support and browser features in new update for Sailfish OS
Amazon Set To Launch 3D Smartphone On 18 June
Amazon to hold launch event on 18 June, increasing speculation that a 3D smartphone is imminent
£6,700 Vertu Signature Touch Promises To Encrypt Communications
British-manufactured Vertu Signature Touch targets luxury consumers with sapphire-protected handset
iOS 8 Brings New Health, Cloud And Messaging Features To iPhone And iPad
iOS 8 debuts at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and will be released on iPhone and iPad later this year
Samsung Z Is First Tizen-Powered Smartphone
Samsung Z to debut in Russia in Q3 ahead of wider release as company seeks to reduce Android dependency
Which? Calls On Operators To Unlock Mobile Phones
Which? wants consumers to have more freedom to choose a better deal for their needs
Mozilla Opens Pre-Orders For ‘Flame’ Smartphone
The mid-tier Firefox OS reference device from China costs just $170 with free shipping
LG Reveals G3, A Premium Smartphone Full Of Surprises: Gallery
The G3 features a laser-assisted camera, a really big battery and one of the highest resolution screens on the market
Apple Requests Sales Ban, Retrial In A Case Against Samsung
Apple has requested that a Californian court ban offending Samsung products from the US in the ongoing smartphone patent row
BlackBerry Details Secure Vision For IoT With ‘Project Ion’ M2M Platform
BlackBerry hopes to establish itself as IoT network leader as recovery continues
Former iPhone User Sues Apple Over iMessage Disruption On Android
Former iPhone user complains not all her messages are being delivered to her new Samsung Galaxy S5
Apple, Google Settle Motorola Patent Lawsuits
Apple and Google have agreed to settle their patent lawsuits related to Motorola Mobility, with Apple pursuing its cases against Samsung and others
Minnesota Passes Smartphone Kill-Switch Legislation
Minnesota becomes the first US state to require manufacturers to offer kill switch for all smartphones sold
BlackBerry To Allow Other MDM Vendors To Manage BlackBerry 10 Smartphones
Airwatch, Citrix, IBM and SAP all want to be able to manage BlackBerry 10 handsets
Yahoo Acquires Blink For Mobile Engineering Talent
Yahoo is to buy mobile messaging start-up Blink for talent, not products,, as it looks to build out its mobile engineering workforce
Motorola Aims To End ‘Dumbphone’ Era With £89 Moto E
Motorola shows off low-cost Moto E and 4G-enabled Moto G
Samsung Prepares Tizen Smartphones For Russia And India – Report
Samsung Tizen smartphone could finally see the light of day in the next few weeks
Firefox OS-Powered ZTE Open C Goes On Sale In UK For £69.99
ZTE Open C is available on eBay and runs the latest version of Firefox OS
Huawei Ascend P7 Hopes To Crack Western Smartphone Market
Huawei Ascend P7 claims to offer the best of east and west, including the world's first 'groufie' optimised front facing camera
Google Launches Offline Docs Apps For iPhone And Android
Google Docs and Sheets offer offline editing for iPhone, iPad and Android, with Slides set to follow
Tablets Boost UK Internet Use But Most Apps Are Never Used
Ofcom finds that most apps downloaded onto tablets and smartphones are never opened
BlackBerry Starts Pre-Orders For Indonesian-Targeted Z3
BlackBerry hopes emerging markets will help aid its recovery
Apple Offers Free Power Switch Repairs For Faulty iPhone 5s
Apple says a small number of iPhone 5 smartphones are affected by faulty 'on-off' switches
Samsung Admits Camera Failure Affecting ‘Very Limited’ Number Of Galaxy S5s
Samsung Galaxy S5 camera flaw stops users from using any of the smartphone's touted imaging features
Android Wallpaper Apps Secretly Mine Bitcoins
Google has removed five smartphone wallpaper applications that used handset computing power to produce digital currency
Microsoft Completes £4.6bn Nokia Handset Takeover
Nokia exits the mobile phone market as Microsoft deal is confirmed
Apple Patent Could Disable Texting While Driving
Apple wants to make driving safer by removing the temptation to text while at the wheel
Apple Results Surprise With Strong iPhone Sales
Apple has reported its strongest non-Christmas quarter to date, driven by iPhone sales in China