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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
Samsung Confirms It’s Making The Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Chip
Super-powered smartphones will be powered by new Qualcomm chipset from later this year
Clean Clothes A Data Loss Risk As 22,000 USB Sticks Lost At Dry Cleaners In 2015
More than 22,000 USB sticks and mobile phones forgotten as security precautions get taken to the cleaners
Apple ‘Develops’ iOS-Android Migration Tool After Operator Pressure
Apple is reportedly creating a data and setting transfer tool for iOS users who want to switch to Android following pressure from mobile operators
Lenovo Retires Motorola Brand From Smartphones
Parent company Lenovo reveals only the ‘Moto’ brand will remain going forward
Google Removes 13 More Malicious Android Apps From Google Play
More malicious apps masquerading as games are found on Google Play
Lenovo Wants to Bring Google’s Project Tango To Life
Smartphones with 3D-tracking and modelling could be on their way soon
CES 2016 – BlackBerry Confirms It’s Sticking With Android, Not BB10
BlackBerry CEO John Chen confirms new Android-powered devices for 2016
CES 2016 – Alcatel Launches First Windows 10-Powered Smartphone
5.5in device is a US exclusive for T-Mobile
Apple Users Spend £750m On App Store Over Christmas
Apple sees record sales in two weeks over Christmas and New Year period
CES 2016 – Dell’s New Monitor Will Wirelessly Charge Your Smartphone
23in wireless monitor lets you cast from Android and Windows devices as well as charging
CES 2016 – Huawei Unleashes Mate 8 And Swarovski Smartwatches
New Mate 8 smartphone and 'lady-friendly' smartwatches form part of Huawei’s mobile world domination
CES 2016 – Samsung Pay Coming To Gear S2 Smartwatch, More Countries
Samsung Pay will soon be supported by the Gear S2 and in more countries as company shows off even more smartwatches at CES
Google Delivers Five Critical Vulnerability Patches To Nexus Devices
Google fixes 12 Android vulnerabilities for Nexus smartphones and tablets, including a severe media related remote code execution flaw
CES 2016 – MediaTek Targets Wearables, IoT And Connected Home
Chipmaker promises more power, better displays, and longer battery life than ever with new releases
Is Windows 10 Mobile Arriving Next Week?
Update for Windows Phones users has been pushed back several times already
Samsung Warns Of Tough Year Ahead
2016 could only see low growth for the world’s largest smartphone maker, Samsung CEO admits
Apple Demands Another $180m From Samsung
The latest demand follows Samsung's payment of $548m earlier this month in the two companies' high-profile court battle
Huawei Shipped 100 Million Smartphones In 2015
Chinese manufacturer says high-end customers helped push sales sky-high this year
Samsung Set To Make Chips For AMD
Manufacturing heavyweights to team up on new hardware from next year, report claims
Jolla Secures Sailfish OS Future With New Investment
Jolla says funding has safeguarded the immediate future of the Sailfish OS project
BlackBerry Reports Smaller Loss As Turnaround Continues
Turnaround under John Chen continues as latest financial results please investors
BlackBerry CEO Criticises Apple, Others For Not Working With Governments
BlackBerry chief John Chen says technology and governments should work together, claiming privacy would not be the victim of cooperation
EE Recalls All Power Bars Amid Overheating Risk
EE says all of its free power bars should be handed into a retail store after an issue with a "very small number" is identified
IBM And Apple Launch 100th MobileFirst For iOS App
IBM and Apple's enterprise partnership continues, with Watson integration and iPad Pro apps in the pipeline
Mozilla Shifts Firefox OS Focus To Internet Of Things
Mozilla sees a future for Firefox OS in the wider world of connected devices following the cancellation of its smartphone carrier plans
iOS 9.2 Fixes Bugs, Improves Apple Music
Latest version of iOS is released to compatible iPhone and iPad devices
Mozilla Stops Development Of Firefox OS Smartphones
Mozilla calls time on Firefox OS, saying it wasn't able to develop the "best user experience possible"
Worldwide Smartphone Sales Are Finally Slowing Down
2015 will only see single-digit growth in smartphone sales, with Windows Phone in particular suffering, according to IDC