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UK Consumers Hit By £4.6bn In Cyber Crime Last Year
Worldwide 978 million internet users lost £130bn to cyber crooks, amidst an explosion in connected home gadgets and a poor grasp of basic security practices
OnePlus Confirms 40,000 Customers Affected By Hack
A malicous script was injected into oneplus.net's payment page, recording card details as they were entered into the browser
BlackBerry Jarvis Is A Connected Car Security Scanner
The Jarvis cloud platform aims to root out security bugs that find their way into the hundreds of software components found in modern automobiles
CES 2018: Wi-Fi Alliance Previews New Industry-Wide WPA3 Security Standard
In conjunction with CES 2018, the industry group behind the Wi-Fi certification label said it plans to introduce a stronger security suite this year
Smartphones ‘Can Be Unlocked’ Using Covert Sensor Data
Singapore researchers used sensor information freely available to any mobile app to unlock Android phones in only three tries
Apple Hit By Class-Action Lawsuits Over iPhone Slowdown
Three lawsuits filed in Illinois and California allege Apple 'interfered' with users' handsets, leading to a loss of value and 'overpayments' to Apple
Terrafix To Provide NHS With In-Ambulance Mobile Data Systems
An £8.1m deal is to see the British mobile computing firm supply technology for communications between ambulances and control rooms
Government Seeks Views On Future Of 5G, Fibre Broadband
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport consultations are to help determine how to shape a future of 5G and full-fibre networks
Ofcom: Mobile Users Will Be Able To Switch With A Single SMS
A major regulatory reform will allow users to switch to a new provider via text message, eliminating the need to contact the old provider
Broadcom Offers £99bn For Qualcomm In Biggest-Ever Tech Deal
The $130bn offer would create a dominant mobile chip player, but some say it's an opportunistic move taking advantage of Qualcomm's legal woes
Massive Data Breach Of Personal Information Reported In Malaysia
The trove of stolen data included ID card numbers and details on 46 million mobile phones, in a country of only 31.2 million
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 ecosystem'
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
Botnet Launches DDoS Attacks From Thousands Of Android Devices
The WireX botnet used hundreds of infected Android apps on Google Play and elsewhere to launch attack traffic against content providers
Worldwide Device Shipments To Decline In 2017, Gartner Warns
Tough market conditions for makers of PCs, tablets and smartphones in 2017, warns analyst house
Google Might Build Its Own Ad-Blocker For Chrome Web Browser
If it goes ahead with the plans, Google will block ads based on standards from the Coalition for Better Ads
MWC 2017: Silicon plays Snake on Nokia 3310
Silicon gets its hands on the device everyone is talking about and plays a game of Snake
Instagram Trials Shopping Features In E-Commerce Drive
Instagram believes its users willigness to discover and the presence of major brands on the platform are a winning e-commerce combination
Liverpool Is The UK’s Leading City For Mobile Performance
RootMetrics ranks the home of The Beatles as the best city for overall mobile network performance
Facebook Brings Native Payments To iOS and Android Messenger App
The social networking giant has tweaked its chatbot platform with a suite of features
HPE Aruba Gives Mobile and IoT Networks API Flexibility
Mobile First Platform allows the integration of third-party services via APIs and delivers real-time network information.
Microsoft To Kill-Off Lumia Smartphones By The End Of 2016
The Redmond company is expected to replace the Lumia smartphones with a Surface-branded Windows 10 Mobile phone
Google Play CallJam Malware Infects Half A Million Users
The CallJam malware achieved a high ranking through deception while raking in funds through premium-rate calls
iPhone 7: Better Specs, Bigger Battery, Sharper Screen Rumours
Apple's next iPhone could ditch the headphone jack and sport water resistance
Report: Samsung To Sell Refurbished Smartphones
Samsung plans refurbished device programme to offload high-end devices returned in one-year upgrade scheme
Square Cements European Expansion With UK Job Postings
Mobile payments company is looking for employees in London and Dublin as services prepped for European rollout
BT And Nokia Strike 5G Research Deal
Companies will collaborate on 5G proof of concept trials and sniff out commercial use cases for 5G technologies
Alipay Strengthens European Drive With Ingenico Alliance
Millions of Chinese tourists will now be able to use their Alipay app to pay for goods across European retailers
Intel To Build 10nm Mobile Chips For ARM
The chip-making rivals have reached a deal that will help Intel grow its foundry business while giving ARM another top manufacturer for its mobile processors