Chinese manufacturer is looking to ship 20 million more phones than last year to boost its profile abroad
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Box Offers 50GB Free Storage For Life As It Relaunches iOS App
Box update iPhone and iPad app, promising storage for early adopters
HP Slate6 And Slate7 VoiceTab Phablets Launch In India
HP returns to smartphone market with launch of two Android-based phablet devices
Apple To Refund £20m Over In-App Purchases Row
Apple is to cough up £20m to refund people whose kids have racked up large in-app purchases
UK Shoppers Spent £91bn Online in 2013
Data from IMRG Index suggests this figure will beat the £100 billion mark this year
Huawei Profits Jump As Smartphones Grow
Chinese manufacturer records 40 percent growth in 2013
Silent Circle And Geeksphone Create Privacy-Focused Blackphone
Secure Blackphone to debut at Mobile World Congress
Sony Announces Mid-Range Xperia E1 And Xperia T2 Ultra Phablet
Sony expands Xperia range with handsets targeted at emerging markets
Moto X Set For UK Launch Without Customisation Options
Moto X will arrive in February, but buyers will not be able to personalise the design
Apple Cleared In Motorola Patent Appeal
An appeals court has upheld an earlier decision that threw out Motorola's patent-infringement claims against Apple's iPhone
New Google Play Services Support Application Developers
Google has updated Google Play Services to Version 4.1 with new features including multiplayer game support
John Chen Returns Sense Of Optimism To BlackBerry
Analysts and the markets are starting to respond to the optimism created by BlackBerry CEO John Chen
Samsung Galaxy S5 Could Feature Iris Scanner
Samsung Galaxy S5 set for April release says executive
Apple And Samsung Agree To Mediation
Company CEOs to meet before upcoming US patent court clash
CES 2014: ZTE Shows Off Eco-Mobius Modular Phone Concept
Innovative design will let users upgrade and improve their device whenever they want
Fairfax Purchases $250m More Of BlackBerry’s Debt
Largest shareholder asks for seconds of BlackBerry crumble
First Tizen Smartphones Expected In Time For MWC
Samsung and NTT Domoco are expected to offer Tizen smartphones soon, according to reports
CES 2014: iPhone Case With Built-In Stun Gun Revealed
Yellow Jacket iPhone case provides 650,000v in your pocket
BlackBerry CEO Sees Physical Keyboards As Key To Recovery
CEO John Chen expects BlackBerry to return to profitability by March 2016
Apple Reports App Store Sales of $10 Billion During 2013
$1billion of sales in December alone tops off a record year
Researchers Back Apple’s Strategy – But iPhone Still Trails Android
The iPhone 5S and 5C launch worked for Apple, but Android is still dominant and Windows Phone continues its European push
BlackBerry Appoints Former HTC Exec As Head Of Devices
BlackBerry fills Alicia Keys-shaped void with HTC and Sony Ericsson veteran Ron Louks
Google Acquires App Developer Bitspin
Google has acquired Bitspin, the Swiss developer of the customiseable alarm clock Timely, in the latest of a string of intriguing mobile purchases
CES 2014: Alcatel Goes POP With New Smartphone, Tablet Releases
Colourful new 5.5" smartphone, 7" and 8" tablets hit the market soon
BlackBerry Sues Maker Of Physical iPhone Keyboard
Typo Products co-founder and media personality Ryan Seacrest may not have thought this one through
Samsung Edges Out Apple As Number One Enterprise Smartphone Vendor
Research findings position Samsung above Apple, and Blackberry above Nokia
Blackberry Announces Split From Alicia Keys
Year long collaboration between the company and the singer comes to an end
Chinese Newcomer Xiaomi Wants To Sell 40 Million Smartphones In 2014
Budget-friendly, Android-powered devices are taking China by storm
Samsung DRAM Chip Paves Way For 4GB Smartphones
A new DRAM chip could mean more responsive devices with higher-resolution displays and better battery life, according to Samsung
BlackBerry Cancels ‘Live’ Conference, Pulls Two Unreleased Smartphones
The smartphone maker was also forced to withdraw a recent Twitter update due to bugs, advising users to downgrade