smartphones

Smartphone Sales Rise As Oppo Becomes A Top 5 Manufacturer

Emerging Chinese manufacturers and more established names contribute to 3.9 percent total smartphone sales growth in Q1 2016, Gartner reports

9 years ago

Google Releases Android N, Firebase Analytics, New ASIC

Google I/O 2016: Google gives developers and businesses Android N mobile OS update, freely available analytics engine and new ASIC…

9 years ago

Nokia Returns To Smartphones As Microsoft Sells Feature Phone Business

Microsoft sells feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary while Nokia licenses famous brand to HMD global

9 years ago

Apple Wants ‘Appearance Of Security’ After iOS Anti-Hack App Is Removed

Stefan Esser, who developed the app, has accused Apple of covering up possible security weaknesses by withdrawing his application

9 years ago

Huawei Takes Away The Leica, Keeps Dual Cameras For P9 Lite

Latest cut-price flagship will be available in the UK later this month

9 years ago

‘Affordable’ Honor V8 Brings Huawei’s Dual Cameras To Wider Audience

Huawei Honor’s latest flagship features more power and better image capability than its predecessors

9 years ago

Samsung Launches World’s Highest Capacity 256GB MicroSD Card

256GB Samsung card gives even more room for all your photos, videos and apps

9 years ago

New Samsung Devices Push Android Share To New High

Kantar figures reveal European market saw highest Android growth in more than two years

9 years ago

WhatsApp Launches Desktop Apps For Windows And Mac

New desktop apps will sync to your smartphone to make sure you never miss another WhatsApp message

9 years ago

Xiaomi’s Super-Sized Mi Max Is A Wallet-Friendly Phablet

6.4in device is Xiaomi’s biggest yet, and comes with suitably significant power to match

9 years ago

BlackBerry Remains Convinced Software Is Its Future

Carl Wiese tells TechWeekEurope why BlackBerry’s software portfolio means it isn’t going away anytime soon - even if hardware is…

9 years ago

Barclays Will Let Businesses Send You Money Using Just A Phone Number

Expansion to PingIt will let companies directly pay their customers

9 years ago

Plummeting Smartphone Sales Push HTC Further Into The Red

64 percent fall in revenues during first quarter means that HTC will be relying heavily on its new releases for…

9 years ago

EE Will Not Restart Free Smartphone Power Bar Offer

EE decides not to bring free power bar offer back after original units are recalled due to overheating risk

9 years ago

Qualcomm Software Flaw Puts Android Devices At Risk

Chipmaker works with FireEye and Mandiant to identify code vulnerability in Android software

9 years ago

Intel Admits Defeat In Smartphone Market

After several years' effort, Intel cancels mobile and tablet processor products as part of ongoing transition into a post-PC world

9 years ago

New iPhone & Samsung Galaxy S7 Can’t Arrest Smartphone Sales Slump

Analyst reports reveal slowdown in global sales despite big-name releases in last quarter, with Chinese brands taking over

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Qualcomm: Don’t Worry, USB-C Charging Is Safe For Your Phone

Chipmaker reassures Android users following overheating concerns caused by Quick Charge functions

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Android

With Android N hovering tantalisingly close to release, how much do you know about Google’s mobile software?

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Just Smartened Up Mobile Payments

Partnership with leading payment terminal firms should make contactless mobile payments easier than ever

9 years ago

Smartphone Resurgence Boosts ARM Results

Devices such as Samsung Galaxy S7 help push British hardware firm's profits back to black

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

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

9 years ago

Europe ‘Readies’ Formal Android Antitrust Charges

Google showdown with the European Commission deepens as regulators finalise Android antitrust charges

9 years ago

Rogue Wi-Fi Networks Brick iPhones And iPads Using Revived ‘1970’ iOS Bug

Researchers set up malicious Wi-Fi network to hoodwink iPhone and iPads into downloading dodgy updates

9 years ago