smartphones

New iPhone And iPad Launch Date Revealed

Reports claim that March 15 event will see next releases from Apple

9 years ago

LG Is Launching Two More New Smartphones At MWC

LG prematurely spills the beans on new X range of devices that look to focus on specific areas

9 years ago

O2 Customers’ Browsing Data Harvested For Targeted Tube Adverts

O2 users browsing habits, device activity and CRM information to be anonymised and used by Exterion Media for advertising on…

9 years ago

Don’t Tell Your iPhone That It’s 1970

Taking your iPhone back to the future will brick it, unfortunate users find

9 years ago

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring The Power To Your Wrist

Dedicated platform will allow for thinner, sleeker wearables packing more battery life

9 years ago

The LG G5 Will Be Always-On

LG confirms that next flagship device will come with a fully intuitive display

9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 And S7 Edge Spotted In The Wild

Photos of new Samsung devices leak two weeks before expected MWC 2016 reveal

9 years ago

iOS ‘Error 53’ Disables iPhones With Third Party Touch ID Repairs For ‘Security’

iPhone users report Error 53 messages that leave their device useless. Apple says the Touch ID checks are to protect…

9 years ago

BlackBerry Cuts Yet More Jobs

Layoffs at company’s home-town plant will help BlackBerry ‘improve efficiency’

9 years ago

Mozilla Is Taking Firefox To The Internet Of Things

Firefox OS for smartphones is dead, long live Firefox OS for the IoT

9 years ago

All-Metal Honor 5X Takes Personal To A New Level

Upstart brand promises ‘no nonsense’ as it reveals £189 handset with super-smart brain

9 years ago

Xiaomi Hits The US – But Not At Full Power

Chinese phone maker expands to Western markets, but not all devices are present

9 years ago

Trojan ‘Infects Dozens Of Google Play Games’

Researchers found the Android.Xiny.19.origin Trojan in more than 60 games distributed on Google's Play online shop

9 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S7 Will Debut On February 21 At MWC 2016

Invites sent to media for Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress later this month

9 years ago

Android Ransomware Sends Internet History To Phone Contacts

You were warned…malware tricks users into handing over control of their phone

9 years ago

Millions Of Contactless TfL Journeys Paid For By Mobile Phones

Launch of Apple Pay leads to massive spike in mobile payment journeys, TfL reveals

9 years ago

Why 2016 Could Be The Toughest Year For Smartphones Yet

BLOG: Initial signs show that the smartphone market could be in for a rough ride in 2016 - but what's…

9 years ago

Record 1.4 Billion Smartphones Were Shipped In 2015

Record year sees Samsung take top spot despite recent difficulties, but overall growth is slowing

9 years ago

Google ‘Is Working’ On A Face-Scanning Smartphone

Team behind Project Tango is helping Google develop a biometric-friendly device according to reports

9 years ago

Slowing Smartphone Sales Suggest Mobile Won’t Be Samsung’s Priority In 2016

Tough year ahead for Samsung as smartphone sales slow during 2015, but other areas such as M2M and OLED displays…

9 years ago

Android And Windows Make UK Smartphone Gains As iOS Share Falls

Android extends dominance across UK and Europe but Microsoft receives encouraging news ahead of Windows 10 mobile launch

9 years ago

Apple Grows Services, Wearable Revenues As iPhone Decline Fails To Materialise

Apple sees rise in services, 'other products' and flat sales for iPhone and Mac, but iPad continues to fall

9 years ago

LG Will Launch Two New Flagship Smartphones This Year

2016 will see increased competition in the high-end mobile market, but LG is bullish about its chances

9 years ago

Reviewed – BlackBerry Priv

BlackBerry finally jumps aboard the Android bandwagon, but is it a match made in heaven?

9 years ago

A Look At Linux, Android Zero-Days And The Perils Of Patches

BLOG: A zero-day vulnerability is reported against Linux and Android, but the real risk lies in known issues that users…

9 years ago

California Anti-Encryption Bill Targets Smartphones

Like a recent New York State bill, the law seeks to ban the sale of mobile devices that can't be…

9 years ago

Gartner: Smart Device Sales To Reach Record 2.4bn In 2016

Worldwide device shipments set to continue growing this year, but at slower pace, according to Gartner

9 years ago

Microsoft To Reveal ‘Last’ Lumia Smartphone In February

Lumia 650 will be Microsoft’s last Lumia device before it switches to 'Surface Phone' branding, according to reports

9 years ago

Researchers Aim To Prevent Smartphone Location Data Leaks

Researchers said their smartphone app aims to block location-sensitive data from being collected and misused by third parties

9 years ago

Samsung Confirms It’s Making The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Chip

Super-powered smartphones will be powered by new Qualcomm chipset from later this year

9 years ago