Mobility

Google To Charge Search Providers To Appear On Android ‘Choice Screen’

Android antitrust remedy comes at a cost for rival search providers, which will have to take part in an auction…

5 years ago

Huawei To Sell HongMeng OS-Powered Smartphones This Year

Chinese manufacturing giant develops HongMeng as a possible Android alternative amidst ongoing trade tensions between US and China

5 years ago

Most Brits Just Want Reliable, Not Faster Broadband

Broadband speed need? Not really, as Nominet finds most Brits would opt for reliability over speed

5 years ago

Samsung Profit Halves Amid Flagship S10, Memory Chip Slowdown

Galaxy S10’s sales momentum is ‘weak’, but slow sales of memory chips is also not helping matters

5 years ago

Smartphone Sales Slide In Q2, IDC Data Shows

IDC data shows decline in smartphone sales, with Huawei retaining its second place, ahead of Apple

5 years ago

Apple Profits Slide Again, As Wearables, Services Grow

iPhone slowdown. Revenues from wearables and services helped offset another slump in iPhone sales during last quarter

5 years ago

Swiss Post Suspends Drone Delivery Trials Following Crash

Tests of drone-based medical delivery system halted after delivery drone's parachute malfunctions, causing it to crash 50 yards from group…

5 years ago

Huawei’s Delayed 5G Handset Arrives In UK

Huawei's Mate 20 X (5G) now selling in the UK, set to be joined by the Honor 20 Pro photography-oriented…

5 years ago

Huawei Sees ‘Difficulties’ Ahead As Revenues Surge

Revenues jumped by 23 percent and smartphone sales by 24 percent in the first half, ahead of US blacklist move…

5 years ago

Giffgaff Fined £1.4m For Overcharging Millions Of Customers

Billing error meant customers were effectively charged twice after purchasing prepaid bundles of minutes, text messages and data

5 years ago

Researchers Crack £30 Limit On Contactless Visa Cards

Using an interception device, researchers trick cards, terminals and mobile wallets into making payments over the limit with no additional…

5 years ago

Just Eat To Merge With Takeaway.com In £8bn Deal

The combination creates one of the biggest players in the online food delivery market, with operations in Europe, Israel and…

5 years ago

Apple Spends $1bn To Acquire Intel Modem Biz

Chip independence? Apple makes its second ever largest acquisition with Intel modem unit purchase

5 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Fold To Relaunch In September

Take two. Samsung says September will see relaunch of its Galaxy Fold in selected markets

5 years ago

O2 To Launch 5G Network In October

Last of the UK's 5G network to arrive in October, but Huawei equipment will not be utilised

5 years ago

Vodafone, O2 Agree 5G Network Site Sharing Deal

Good news for 5G. Equipment and site sharing for 5G network agreed between O2 and Vodafone

5 years ago

Google To Settle ‘Wi-Spy’ Street View Data Slurping Lawsuit

Search engine giant expected to pay a mere $13m to end lawsuit over Street View data harvesting

5 years ago

Apple In ‘Advanced Talks’ To Acquire Intel Modem Business

Another report has suggested that Apple is close to acquiring Intel’s smartphone modem business

5 years ago

Government Delays Decision On Huawei 5G Involvement

Frustrated operators? UK not yet in a position to make a decision about Huawei, minister confirms

5 years ago

Huawei Says Hongmeng OS Will Not Replace Android

Chinese firm insists that Android will continue as smartphone OS, and that Hongmeng is not a replacement

5 years ago

Google Faces Play Store Challenge From Tinder – Report

Dating app is latest to challenge app store fees, with payment system that entirely avoids Google Play store

5 years ago

4G Mobile Coverage To Arrive On The Tube In 2020

London Underground is to have 4G access across entire Tube network by mid 2020, TfL announces

5 years ago

Qualcomm Fined £217m By EU For ‘Predatory Pricing’

Chip giant used 'predatory pricing' to drive a British competitor out of the market for 3G phone hardware

5 years ago

Microsoft Generates More Money From Cloud Than Windows

Nadella's legacy. Revenues from the cloud overtake sales from Windows for the first time ever at Microsoft

5 years ago

Huawei Decision A ‘Matter Of Urgency’ For Next PM

Decision time. Committee of MPs urges next Prime Minister of the UK to make Huawei 5G decision “urgently”

5 years ago

Head Of Europol Says Police Need 5G Surveillance Tools

Law enforcement will lose ability to carry out surveillance when 5G networks replace 4G, police boss warns

5 years ago

Vodafone Wins Approval For Liberty Global Asset Acquisition

Deutsche Telekom not happy after European Union gives Vodafone's Liberty Global deal its antitrust blessing

5 years ago

Skype To Lose SMS Connect Feature In August

Ability of Android users to receive and respond to SMS messages in Skype to be phased out next month

5 years ago

FaceApp Faces Call For Security Probe

Paranoid or sensible? US Senator demands probe of app that ages people's faces, over Russian connection

5 years ago

Congress Moves To Block Trump’s Relaxing Of Huawei Blacklist

US lawmakers introduce bills to maintain tight restrictions on blacklisted Huawei

5 years ago