Silicon snaps a smorgasbord of tech and activity from Mobile World Congress 2017
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McDonald’s Growth Plan Includes Mobile Apps And Big Mac Deliveries
The fast food giant has plans to introduce a mobile app and wants to expand its delivery capabilties
MWC 2017: FC Barcelona Looks To Digital & Collaboration To Build The Future Of The Sports Industry
FC Barcelona wants to expand its digital reach into more than just football
MWC 2017: Nokia 6 Hands-On With Nokia’s Comeback Android Smartphone
Silicon tries out the Nokia 6 to see if the venerable mobile maker can return to the market
MWC 2017: EU Urges 5G Progress But Post-Brexit Britain Could Suffer
EU Digital Commissioner Andrus Ansip promises to support 5G in Europe but admits UK may not benefit from digital single market advantages and roaming
MWC 2017: Jolla Sailfish Arrives On Sony Xperia & Will Be Used To Create Chinese Mobile OS
Jolla's Sailfish OS will be able to run on Xperia smartphones and will form the basis of a national mobile OS for China
MWC 2017: SAP Builds-Out Cloud Platform To Embrace Bimodal IT
The database giant adds an iOS app and Internet of Things services into its expanded cloud platform
MWC 2017: BT Mentors Telco Startups With Facebook And Works With Nokia On 5G VR
BT joins Facebook-led Telecom Infra Project (TIP) and will open telco startup accelerator in the UK
IT Life: Paul Calatayud, Firemon CTO
Firemon CTO Paul Calatayud explains why he calls it the Internet of Malicious Things and why virtualisation is the greatest tech ever created
MWC 2017: The Nokia 3310 Is Already A Success, Even If It Doesn’t Sell
ANALYSIS: The Nokia 3310 is a smart strategy to draw interest to mobile revival but will it have a long term impact?
Vodafone Passes 50 Million IoT Connections, Growing at One Million New Connections Every Month
Vodafone boasts of strong Internet of Things performance as NB-IoT focus pays dividens
Mastercard And Oracle Bring Smartphone Digital Payment Service To The World Of Retail And Hospitality
Partnership will seek to improve the in-store experience for consumers in restaurants and retail stores
MWC 2017: Lenovo Brings Intel Kaby Lake Processors To The Yoga 720
The company also debuted a clutch of affordable Windows 10 tablets
MWC 2017: Mercedes F1 Says 802.11ad Wi-Fi Will Give It More Detailed, Rapid Car Data
Mercedes F1 will trial 802.11ad Wi-Fi at British Grand Prix so it can make better decisions quicker
MWC 2017: Sony Xperia X2 Premium Has 4K & Super Slow Motion Video Capture
Sony's latest flagship smartphone borrows from its TV display tech
MWC 2017: Samsung Galaxy S8 Set To Debut On 29 March
The Samsung Galaxy S8 was absent from MWC, but a launch date has all but been confirmed
MWC 2017: Samsung Promises To Learn ‘Every Lesson Possible’ From Galaxy Note 7 Disaster
Samsung says actions not words will regain trust as it promises new safety testing to avoid a repeat
MWC 2017: Samsung Eyes Business Tablet Market With Galaxy Tab S3 & Galaxy Book 2 in 1
Samsung releases competitors for the iPad and Surface as it hopes Galaxy brand will help it snare some of the business tablet market
London Hosts First UK 5G Fixed Wireless Trial As Samsung & Nokia Work On Interoperability
Arqiva and Samsung will trial 5G on 28GHz in fixed wireless access tests as latter works with Nokia to ensure ecosystem is ready
Metro Bank Now Supports Android Pay
Metro Bank becomes the latest bank to support Android Pay, leaving Barclays all alone
Verizon Holds Fixed Wireless 5G Trials In US
US 5G moves one step closer with Samsung and Verizon trials in five US cities
Apple’s Futuristic New HQ To Open In April
The first staff will move into Apple Park this Spring and will find a futuristic doughnut main building, orchards, meadows and Steve Jobs theatre
BT & Huawei Work On 5G Network Slicing For Individual Applications
BT and Huawei are the latest to work on 5G slicing - ringfencing parts of mobile networks for specific uses
Rumors of Multiple ‘New’ iPads Conflict Too Much to Be True
ANALYSIS: There are a lot of iPad rumours on the web but chances are not all can be true
Netflix’s Open Source Cybersecurity Tool Hopes To Empower Employees
Netflix says it wants to treat workers like people and educate them rather than restrict them on cybersecurity issues
IBM Researcher Warns Of Second-Hand Car Security Risk
A researcher found he could continue to track, control and unlock his old car via its mobile app years after trading it in
Avast CTO: AVG Purchase Lets Us Build Tools For Data-Driven Cybersecurity Era
INTERVIEW: Avast bought AVG for £1bn last year so it can gain access to 1 in 3 PCs around the world and build new security tools
Asda Mobile Customers Finally Get 4G Access
Asda Mobile agrees new MVNO deal with BT EE to bring 4G to its customers
February Patch Tuesday Is Delayed To Fix ‘Last Minute Issue’
The brand new Patch Tuesday will have to wait a bit longer for its debut because of a botched update
4G Coverage Reached 7m More Brits In 2016
RootMetrics tests show EE is still the UK's best network, but coverage and reliability is improving across the board