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Smart Antenna Firm Gets £1.5m To ‘Double’ Smartphone Battery Life By 2018
Sofant plans to commercialise smart antenna by 2018, boosting Wi-Fi performance and battery power consumption
Apple Continues Health Drive With First CareKit Apps
Open CareKit healthcare platform allows developers to create apps that can track and monitor health signs
Intel Insists Moore’s Law Is Safe As CEO Krzanich Outlines Post PC Strategy
Moore's Law will continue says Intel boss Brian Krzanich, as he outlines post PC strategy going forward
Effective Workplace Mobile Strategy ‘Drives’ Productivity
Workers say flexible working makes them more productive and creative, according to Economist Intelligence Unit survey
Microsoft: We’re Still ‘Committed’ To Windows 10 Mobile
Leaked email from devices head reassures Microsoft employees about roadmap for Windows 10 Mobile smartphones despite plummeting sales
HTC Vive X Accelerator Offers £69m To Virtual Reality Startups
HTC Vive X fund offers initial $100m investment across three cities with the hope of stimulating the virtual reality ecosystem
Apple Revenues Fall After iPhone Sales Slump, Suppliers Impacted Too
16 percent fall in iPhone sales, along with iPad and iMac declines, leads to knock-on effect across component companies
EE Looks To Open Source Networks For 5G And Rural 4G
EE wants developers to create network services and applications using Lime Micro's software defined radio transceiver and Canonical Ubuntu Snappy Core
Sirin Labs To Launch Pricey, High-Security Smartphones In May
Sirin Solarin smartphone will sell for $10,000 to $20,000 and is designed with high security in mind for users
Nokia Buys Wearable Tech Experts Withings
£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist will see Nokia back in the devices game
Qualcomm: Don’t Worry, USB-C Charging Is Safe For Your Phone
Chipmaker reassures Android users following overheating concerns caused by Quick Charge functions
Official Raspberry Pi Camera Gets Upgraded 8MP Sony Sensor
Component shortages mean an enforced upgrade for Raspberry Pi Camera V2, but it still costs the same, providing a boost for IoT projects
EE Brings Customer Service Back To UK And Ireland
EE creates 600 new jobs as it hopes customer service will give it an advantage over rivals
EE 4G To Reach 95 Percent Of UK Landmass By 2020
EE says major investment will deliver 4G to areas that don't even have 2G, boosting LTE population coverage to 99.8 percent of the UK
Ofcom: More Brits Are Ditching PCs For Smartphones And Tablets
British adults are using their mobile devices for more and more tasks, according to regulator Ofcom
Sennheiser: Wireless Microphones Need Spectrum Just As Much As Mobile
Sennheiser says authorities should not take away airwaves from special events and production without giving alternative frequencies
SanDisk iXpand Offers Up To 128GB Of External Storage For iPhone
New SanDisk iXpand USB devices offer up between 16GB and 128GB external storage for data stingy iPhone and iPad devices
Quiz Of The Week: Android
With Android N hovering tantalisingly close to release, how much do you know about Google’s mobile software?
Forget Big Data – Telcos Can Use Machine Learning For Future Success
Jane Zavalishina, CEO, Yandex Data Factory, explains how telcos can empower their data with the right disruptive technology
Samsung Pay Just Smartened Up Mobile Payments
Partnership with leading payment terminal firms should make contactless mobile payments easier than ever
Smartphone Resurgence Boosts ARM Results
Devices such as Samsung Galaxy S7 help push British hardware firm's profits back to black
EC Formally Charges Google With Abusing Android’s Dominance
Google abuses dominance of Android to stifle competition and preserve its lead in search, says EC
Half Of British Firms Ban Workers From Using Free Wi-Fi Networks
Research from iPass shows 62 percent of firms in four countries ban free Wi-Fi and 94 percent believe it is a security risk
Blackberry CEO John Chen: We Did Nothing Wrong In Helping Canadian Police
BlackBerry CEO calls Canadian police deal an "old story" and says it is right to comply with legal government requests
Free Brighton BT Wi-Fi Network Could Bring Better 4G
BT will build 40 Wi-Fi access points in Brighton and Hove in exchange for permission to deploy mobile infrastructure on street furniture
Researchers: Any Mobile Can Be Hacked Via Its Phone Number
A flaw in telephony protocols allows hackers to record calls read SMS messages and track users' movements, say German researchers
UK’s ‘Already Poor’ 4G Coverage Is Not Getting Much Better
OpenSignal research says British mobiles can only get a 4G signal 53 percent of the time
EMN Will Combine Cellular And Satellite To Aid Emergency Mobile Services
Manx Telecom and Globalstar will co-develop EMN, a hybrid cellular-satellite system they say can result in more affordable, ubiquitous connectivit
Intel’s New Apollo Lake Chips Bring Power To Budget PCs
New Apollo Lake chipsets will power thinner and more powerful entry level devices across the board