smartphones

Computers & Car Electronics Fried By USB Attack

Laptops, smartphones, gaming consoles and in-car displays are amongst the systems vulnerable to the USB-based electrical shock attack

8 years ago

Vodafone IoT Tech Helps Create Connected Harbour Seals

Vodafone's IoT technology gets a seal of approval

8 years ago

Barclays Trials Contactless Android Cash Withdrawals

The system lets users tap an NFC-equipped Android device or contactless card to receive cash on in-branch machines

8 years ago

UK Exclusive HTC Evo 10 Debuts With Android Nougat And Water Resistance

HTC looks to be back targeting the smartphone mid-market

8 years ago

Android Fake Email App Trojan Takes Aim At German Banks

Android malware appears to be increasingly tailored to target specific banking services

8 years ago

Android Firmware ‘Mistakenly’ Sends User Data To China

UPDATED: The firmware sent text message contents, call data and app usage details to Shanghai, researchers found

8 years ago

WhatsApp Switches On Encrypted Video Calls

The service lets mobile users make encrypted video calls, adding to messaging and voice call features

8 years ago

Who Are China’s Biggest Technology Companies?

China is a bastion of giant tech firms from Huawei and ZTE to Xiaomi and Alibaba

8 years ago

Huawei Mate 9 Smartphone To Take on Google Pixel XL And iPhone 7 Plus

The Mate 9 could be the replacement for the ill-fated Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

UK’s Wileyfox Reveals Swift 2 And Swift 2 Plus Cyanogen Budget Smartphones

The brace of smartphones take aim at the budget mobile market to take on the likes of Moto

8 years ago

Researcher Warns On Privacy Risks Of Web Bluetooth Spec

Upcoming API aims to let websites access your kettle, smartphone and heart rate monitor

8 years ago

Samsung Profits And Revenues Feel The Pain From Galaxy Note 7 Fallout

That's gotta hurt. Samsung financials bear testament to the pain inflicted by the Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

Apple iPhone And Mac Sales Down, But Services Division Continues To Grow

Apple will hope Christmas period revives sales of iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch. But Apple Pay, Apple Music helps service…

8 years ago

BlackBerry DTEK60 Is Its Third Android Smartphone

BlackBerry DTEK60 promises to combine Android ecosystem with BlackBerry security

8 years ago

Foxconn Firmware Flaw Leaves Android Devices Vulnerable To USB Hack

Dubbed Pork Explosion the flaw allows Android security protocols to be bypassed

8 years ago

Top 10 Android Alternatives To The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

We round up the top 10 Android smartphones worthy of replacing the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

8 years ago

The Battle To Restore Samsung’s Reputation Starts Now

ANALYSIS: Samsung had everything to gain with the Galaxy Note 7, but it has lost a golden opportunity and perhaps…

8 years ago

With Pixel Google Aims to Exert Greater Control Over Phone Support

ANALYSIS: Google's latest effort to produce an Android smartphone to compete with the Apple iPhone looks promising. But will it…

8 years ago

Samsung Will Acquire AI Specialist Viv To Take On Siri And Cortana

Viv will give Samsung an artificial intelligence platform to push to developers

8 years ago

Google Pixel Packs AI Assistant To Realise Android Smartphone Vision

Google releases its first ever "inside out" Android flagship smartphone, powered by AI Assistant and Daydream VR

8 years ago

Tech Quiz Of The Week: BlackBerry

What do you know about BlackBerry's past and present?

8 years ago

BlackBerry’s Smartphone Exit Will Mean Little To Most

ANALYSIS: BlackBerry's smartphone fall from grace is the end of an era but software-focused company has a chance despite previous…

8 years ago

BlackBerry Stops Making Smartphones

BlackBerry calls time on its fading device business will stop making its own smartphones, licensing its brand to third parties.

8 years ago

Android Smartphones Could Also Ditch Headphone Jack With USB-C Audio Upgrade

Android smartphone owners could need new headphones as USB-C gets power-efficient audio transmission

8 years ago

Ofcom Android App To Assess Mobile Network Performance

The app will be used to bolster Ofcom's research into mobile telecoms operators

8 years ago

Mobile Phone Shipments Set To Plateau In Five Years

CCS Insight forecasts a slow down of shipment to two billion a year

8 years ago

One Third Of TechWeek Readers Use Windows 10 At Work

Eighty percent of TechWeek readers use Windows 10 but just four percent use it in the office exclusively

8 years ago

Android Scam Call And SMS Security Is Undone By HTML Exploiting Malware

Android's built-in protection which flags warnings about apps trying to send premium rate messages without user consent can be manipulated…

8 years ago

Google Pulls Four Overseer Spyware Infected Apps From The Play Store

The spyware harvested user and device data from infected Android smartphones

8 years ago

iPhone 7: Better Specs, Bigger Battery, Sharper Screen Rumours

Apple's next iPhone could ditch the headphone jack and sport water resistance

8 years ago