smartphones

Strong Galaxy S7 Sales Boost Samsung Profits

Financial forecasts beat analyst expectations as latest smartphones push sales increase

9 years ago

Huawei P9 Takes On iPhone With Advanced Camera And Long Battery Life

Huawei P9 and P9 Plus look to build on company's recent success in Europe and take on established flagships from…

9 years ago

Apple Fixes iOS 9 Lock Screen Bypass Flaw

Flaw could have allowed anyone to access a locked iPhone without needing to enter a passcode

9 years ago

IPhone 6S Security Bug Bypasses Lock Screen Using Siri

iPhone devices running iOS 9.3.1 can also be unlocked using TouchID fingerprint reader

9 years ago

FBI Offers To Crack More iPhones For US Local Authorities

The mystery technique used to crack Syed Farook's iPhone is expected to be patched before long

9 years ago

Teardown Shows iPhone SE Recycles Older Models’ Components

iFixit analysis reveals Apple’s latest smartphone recycles many components from iPhone 6S and even 2013 iPhone 5S

9 years ago

Huawei Revenue Booms 37 Percent As Company Strengthens In Europe

Huawei's net profit up 33 percent year-over-year as growing IT division and smartphone sales reap rewards

9 years ago

Samsung Brings Remote Support To Your Phone

Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge users among the first to enjoy upgraded service from Samsung+ support app

9 years ago

British Shoppers Are Being Ripped Off By Mobile Phone Shops

Watchdog claims that shoppers are often paying more than double what they should for mobile phone contracts in the UK

9 years ago

Smartphone Sales Set To Stall In 2016

1.5bn devices will be sold this yet but growth is at lowest level ever as market saturation begins to bite,…

9 years ago

Samsung Releases Ad-Blocking Mobile Browser

Enjoy an ‘uncluttered’ mobile Internet experience on Samsung devices now

9 years ago

Oracle Sets Google Java Damages At £6.5bn

Oracle and Google are set to return to court over the use of Java in Android in May

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Arrives In China

World’s biggest mobile market gets a competitor to Apple Pay

9 years ago

Apple CEO Tim Cook: We Have A Responsibility To Fight For Privacy

Tim Cook thanks the public and other tech firms for their support in battle against the FBI over iPhone encryption

9 years ago

Apple Shows Off Small But Powerful 4 Inch iPhone SE

iPhone SE promises the power and functionality of flagship smartphones but with a smaller screen and longer battery life

9 years ago

Dyson Invests £1bn In Battery Development

Strong sales of cordless vacuums leads Dyson to pledge significant support for technology industry's battle to create better and longer…

9 years ago

Windows 10 Mobile ‘Set To Launch Tomorrow’

Sources reveal Microsoft’s mobile-friendly version of Windows 10 is coming on March 17

9 years ago

Only Two Percent Of Android Phones Are Encrypted

However nearly all iPhones have their data protected, raising further debates over privacy issues

9 years ago

LG Just Killed Off FM Radio On Smartphones

LG Stylus 2 sports DAB+ digital radio as LG also announces two mid-range smartphones targeting selfie fans

9 years ago

Apple Confirms March 21 Launch Event

Reveal of next iPhone could be only days away as Apple offers to 'loop us in'

9 years ago

Google Sneaks Out Surprise Android N Preview

Developer preview of as-yet-unnamed version of Android mobile software features split-screen apps and improved Doze function

9 years ago

Samsung: Galaxy S7 Could Be Our Most Popular Smartphone Yet

Pre-orders of new devices are already stronger than expected, Samsung executive claims

9 years ago

Samsung Pay Records Major Loss In First Year

Much of £11.8m loss is put down to purchase of LoopPay, as Samsung Pay prepares for global rollout and battle…

9 years ago

Apple Users Receive ‘Ghostly’ Emails From 1970

iOS bug sending empty email messages to iPad and iPhone users

9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 Won’t Be Quite As Powerful In The UK

Difference in Samsung Galaxy S7 chips will lead to a noticeable performance difference, analysis finds

9 years ago

MWC 2016: Why ZTE Is Ready To Go Global

ZTE says its new Blade smartphones and a smart projector could be just what it needs to expand beyond its…

9 years ago

IDC: 1.5 Billion Smartphones Will Be Sold In 2016

Latest IDC figures predicts the rise of the phablet and increasing Android dominance in coming years

9 years ago

MWC 2016: IoT Security ‘Is A Mess’ Says Sophos’ James Lyne

Sophos’ James Lyne talks about the ‘mess’ that is IoT security and why safeguarding smartphones is crucial

9 years ago

Leaks Suggest Huawei P9 Will Have Two Rear Cameras

Leaked images show dual-camera set-up on forthcoming Huawei P9 flagship

9 years ago

Qualcomm Agrees To Pay $7.5m China Bribery Fine

Chipmaker reportedly hired relatives of Chinese officials and splashed out on gifts for telecoms executives

9 years ago