Mobility

WhatsApp Live Location Enables Real-Time Location Tracking

But the tracking feature has already raised concerns over safety and privacy

7 years ago

Apple Partners GE For Industrial Mobile Apps

General Electric and Apple to develop mobile apps to control industrial systems in factories and power plants

7 years ago

Windows 10 On Course To Arrive On ARM Chipset Soon

Too little, too late for Windows Phone, but Microsoft says Windows 10 is almost ready for ARM processors

7 years ago

Qualcomm Claims 5G Milestone With 1Gbps Demo

Who needs fibre? New 5G smartphone chip from Qualcomm delivers 1Gbps data connection

7 years ago

Government Surveillance Regime Lacks Oversight

GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 are sharing mass personal data with mininal privacy safeguards, Privacy International has told a tribunal

7 years ago

Microsoft Reveals Surface Book 2 With Powerful 8th-gen Intel Processors

Nvidia's 10 series Pascal GPUs also make up the high-end spec of Microsoft's hybrid machines

7 years ago

Google Adds ‘Advanced Protection’ Account Security Option

The feature, aimed at 'high-risk' users including politicians, journalists and dissidents, requires two hardware keys amongst other protections

7 years ago

DCMS £25m Fund Aims To Develop UK 5G Technology Leadership

The department is to award match-funded grants of up to £5m each, starting with projects that can foster Britain's '5G…

7 years ago

Transport For London’s Open Data ‘Adds £130m A Year To Economy’

The open data improves transportation network efficiency while creating economic opportunities and directly supporting hundreds of jobs

7 years ago

WPA2 Eavesdropping Flaw ‘Affects All Wi-Fi Devices’

The 'KRACK Attack' exploit could allow an attacker to listen in on sensitive information sent over any protected Wi-Fi network,…

7 years ago

Government Review Lays Out Steps To Boost UK’s AI Industry

'Data trusts' should be formed to ensure information is shared securely, while guidance should be developed on how to explain…

7 years ago

Samsung Electronics Chief Resigns, Citing ‘Unprecedented Crisis’

Kwon Oh-hyun, considered Samsung's No. 2, has resigned even as the company forecasts record growth for its chip unit and…

7 years ago

iOS Vulnerable To ‘Shockingly Easy’ Phishing Attack

iOS' frequent authentication pop-ups, together with developers' ability to create authentic-looking dialogue boxes, spells phishing trouble

7 years ago

Poll: What Mobile OS Do You Use At Work?

iOS? Android? Windows? Bada? What mobile operating system do you use at work? Let us know!

7 years ago

Facebook Pushes Deeper Into VR With Oculus Go Wireless Headset

The headset will cost $199 and be released early 2018

7 years ago

EE Confirms Voice Call Problems Affecting Users Across UK

Thousands of users around the UK have reported problems making voice calls, but data and messaging services and emergency calls…

7 years ago

Nokia Cuts UK Jobs And Stops Ozo VR Development To Focus On Health

Nokia says slower than expected sales have led it stop development on the Nokia OZO VR camera

7 years ago

AOL Instant Messenger To Shut Down After 20 Years

AIM was a pioneer of instant communications on the web, but its popularity has waned and now it will finally…

7 years ago

Microsoft Stops Work On Windows 10 Mobile Features & Hardware

Joe Belfiore says it will continue to support Windows 10 Mobile users with patches but its the end for new…

7 years ago

Microsoft Edge Mobile Arrives On iOS And Android

Microsoft releases Edge Mobile and launches a preview for its Android launcher

7 years ago

Google Goes High-End With Pixelbook Chromebook

Google unveils its Chrome-based answer for those seeking a high-end folding laptop

7 years ago

Google Pixel 2 And Pixel 2 XL Are Pure Android 8.0 Oreo Smartphones

Design and display tweaks with smarter features seen an evolution over the Pixel's predecessors

7 years ago

National Theatre Trials Wearables & AR To Deliver Real-Time Performance Subtitles

National Theatre trials wearable and augmented reality technologies with Accenture to make the arts more accessible

7 years ago

O2 Connects 800 Towns & Villages In Scotland To 4G

O2 Scotland coverage makes progress in 2017

7 years ago

BlackBerry Results Boosted By Surging Enterprise Software Sales

Who needs smartphones? Turnaround of Canadian firm continues as enterprise software sales hit a record

7 years ago

Apple Discloses Record Number Of US Government Data Requests

US government ramps up national security data requests for Apple, despite uneasy relationship

7 years ago

HSBC Beta Offers A Platform With A Gateway Into Open Banking

The bank's platform provides customers with a single view of all their bank and savings accounts

7 years ago

Twitter Tests 280 Character Limit For Tweets

Twitter ditches the previously sacrosanct 140 character limit for selected users

7 years ago

Bill Gates Admits He Uses An Android Smartphone

Microsoft's co-founder has revealed he uses an Android phone with 'a lot of Microsoft software' rather than a Windows device,…

7 years ago

Samsung Pay Gets Co-op Bank Support

Samsung Pay adds another UK bank to its mobile payment platform

7 years ago