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October 09, 2012 09 Oct'12
Telefónica launches business to sell mobile data

O2 parent company Telefónica is to offer user data from customer's mobile phones to organisations who want to analyse customer activity
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
Government confirms £35m funding for ‘5G centre’

The fund made up of government and private sector money will create a new centre for the University of Surrey to develop mobile broadband solutions
October 08, 2012 08 Oct'12
HTC profits plummet 79% in Q3

Taiwanese mobile manufacturer HTC struggles to keep up with rival mobile makers as net profits fall 79% in just one year
October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Security firm warns against Samsung Galaxy Tab for enterprise use

Security specialist Context Information Security says vulnerabilities in the Samsung Galaxy Tab make it unsuitable for use in the enterprise

October 05, 2012 05 Oct'12
Samsung promises profit despite Apple patent battle

Samsung claims its profits will almost double this quarter, despite its high-profile court case with Apple over iPhone and Galaxy S3 patents
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Google’s Motorola job cuts to cost $300m

Google will take a further blow of $90m for ‘charges related to facility and market exits’ following its acquisition of Motorola Mobility
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
RBS unveils iPhone case for NFC payments

RBS Group teams up with Visa Europe to support NFC mobile payments through its TouchPay cases for iPhone
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Skype launches customer Wi-Fi service

The video calling company teams with Wicoms to offer a service for businesses wanting to provide free Wi-Fi to their customers
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
BlackBerry 10 to launch in January

RIM's UK managing director lets slip that the much-delayed Blackberry 10 operating system will be released in January 2013
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
EE to launch 4G services on 30 October 2012

After weeks of speculation, the operator formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile will offer 4G services from the end of this month

October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
4G victory was technical, not political

Speedy execution of the digital television switchover and clearing of spectrum improved the 4G timetable, not negotiations by central government
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
4G spectrum cleared early by Arqiva and DigitalUK

The unexpected progress in clearing spectrum for the 4G auction later this year has brought the possible roll-out date forward by five months
October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12
4G meeting to determine spectrum future set for today

Sources say the meeting between mobile operators, Ofcom and minister for media, culture and sport, Maria Miller, will happen this afternoon
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
New processor designs boost graphics to speed up Windows

New x86 processors will provide the horsepower for next-generation desktop applications
September 28, 2012 28 Sep'12
RIM posts another quarterly loss - but it could have been worse

BlackBerry-maker RIM has posted another quarterly loss, but not as bad as investors expected, with revenues 16% above analysts’ forecasts
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
BT revamps One unified comms service as CEO Luis Alvarez takes the helm

BT Global Services updates the BT One UC portfolio, to include Microsoft Lync and mobile applications, as Luis Alvarez takes up the CEO post
September 27, 2012 27 Sep'12
UK ranks only eighth in world internet freedoms

The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines a report has revealed
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Small cells could be the answer to mobile performance

Virgin Media Business is hoping to wholesale its fibre broadband to mobile operators so they can incorporate small cells into their networks and boost mobile signal
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Research reveals mobile engagement investment

Businesses are spending millions on engaging customers with their mobile phones in a trend set to grow over the next three years
September 26, 2012 26 Sep'12
Samsung faces call for Galaxy S3 security update

Samsung is facing calls to issue a security update for the Galaxy S3 smartphone to address a serious vulnerability
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Remote working cuts employee desk space

As the trend for working remotely grows, a Citrix survey claims it will erode the need for desk space in business premises
September 25, 2012 25 Sep'12
Security concerns hold back mobile banking adoption

More than two-thirds of smartphone owners have not yet adopted mobile banking apps because of security concerns, a survey has revealed
September 24, 2012 24 Sep'12
Boeing to build Wi-Fi into planes from 2013

Aerospace company Boeing commits to building Wi-Fi capabilities into its 747-8 and 777 planes powerful enough to stream live TV
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Telefonica integrates AR into media platform

Telefonica Digital has partnered with augmented reality (AR) technology company, Aurasma, to broaden its range of AR media services
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
UK faces BlackBerry outage again

People in the UK, Middle East and Europe are again facing disruption to the BlackBerry email messaging service
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Suffolk County Council rolls out app design tool in schools

Suffolk County Council is to roll out an app development tool that will enable students across the region to design their own smartphone apps
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Businesses fail to address consumerisation security risks

UK businesses are failing to protect themselves against the risks posed by staff using their own devices for work, shows a study from Equanet
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Microsoft wins third German patent victory over Google Motorola technology

Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies
September 21, 2012 21 Sep'12
Apple admits iPhone 5 Maps app needs fixing

In an email to an Australian iPhone 5 user, Apple conceded the data for its iOS Maps app – intended to replace Google Maps – need improving
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
White House deputy CTO praises NHS open-data strategy

The deputy CTO of the White House, Chris Vein, is working with the NHS to pass on experiences of making data more open in the public sector
September 18, 2012 18 Sep'12
EDF app enables smartphones to snap meter readings

Energy supplier EDF has released an app that enables customers to submit meter readings by using the camera on a smartphone
September 17, 2012 17 Sep'12
Android devices vulnerable to security breaches

More than 50% of devices running Google's Android OS have unpatched vulnerabilities, opening them up to malicious apps and other attacks
September 14, 2012 14 Sep'12
O2 hopes to speed up 4G auction process

O2 is rushing to launch its own 4G service, following EE’s announcement of an imminent roll-out
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
Intel makes breakthrough on digital radio chips

After 10 years of research, Intel Labs finally reveals fully digital radio transceivers that fit on 32nm system-on-chips (SoCs)
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
WiGig wireless products due in 2013

WiGig, the wireless standard for linking devices over the 60GHz spectrum, should be product-compatible before the end of 2013
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
MDM is not security, warns mobile security expert Eric Green

Mobile device management (MDM) is not about security, says US security expert Eric Green from Mobile Active Defense Partners
September 13, 2012 13 Sep'12
Google blocks "Innocence of Muslims" YouTube video in Libya and Egypt

Google has blocked YouTube users in Libya and Egypt from viewing the amateur film "Innocence of Muslims" following a spate of violent protests
September 12, 2012 12 Sep'12
Apple launches iPhone 5 with updated iOS 6

Apple debuts the iPhone 5 and upgraded iOS 6 as rebranded mobile operator Everything Everywhere – now EE – snags the UK 4G exclusive
September 11, 2012 11 Sep'12
Everything Everywhere poised to launch UK 4G mobile network

Everything Everywhere – rebranded 'EE' – is set to launch high-speed 4G mobile networking in the UK with download speeds up to 40Mbps
September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
Will the latest Lumia launch lure back Nokia users?

As Nokia unveils its latest handsets, running Microsoft’s new Windows Phone 8 mobile OS, will it win over the industry and become a contender again?
September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
Nokia unveils Lumia 920 smartphone

Nokia reveals its first smartphone based on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 mobile operating system
September 05, 2012 05 Sep'12
UK operators get mobile commerce sign-off from EU

Vodafone, O2 and Everything Everywhere have got the go-ahead to create a joint venture for mobile payments in the UK
September 04, 2012 04 Sep'12
Apple adds Samsung Note and Galaxy S3 to hit list

Apple has asked a US court to ban sales of two more Samsung handsets as part of its ongoing patent dispute
September 03, 2012 03 Sep'12
Personal mobile policies lacking in IT

Just 23% of IT departments in the UK have a strategy for managing the use of personal devices on their corporate networks, according to new research
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
UK partners pressure Adobe to keep Flash Player on Android store

Adobe admits it has buckled under pressure from UK partners, such as the BBC, to keep Flash Player on the Google Play Store
August 31, 2012 31 Aug'12
Leading PC suppliers announce Windows 8 devices

HP, Dell, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo and Sony have announced products, from laptops to smartphones, which will run Microsoft’s new operating system.
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Amazon Appstore opens Android to attack

Amazon is urging users to switch off a safety feature in Android which prevents rogue apps from being downloaded, to install its Appstore software
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Intel gets commercial backer for wireless charging chips

Intel revealed the capability four years ago, but today Integrated Device Technology confirmed it would develop and build chipsets for wireless charging
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Samsung becomes first to unveil Windows Phone 8 handset

The electronics firm might be facing legal action in the US, but in Europe it is unveiling its Ativ range to show it is still a force in mobile
August 30, 2012 30 Aug'12
Samsung gets three-month reprieve from US sales ban

Samsung is to be able to keep all its products on sale in the US for at least another three months after Apple’s application for a ban on some product sales was rescheduled
August 29, 2012 29 Aug'12
Samsung vows to fight Apple US ban

Samsung has vowed to take all "necessary measures" to stop Apple securing a ban on some product sales in the US.
August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
Smartphones to kill off landlines within five years

New research from Virgin Media Business claims smartphones will make the office landline redundant within five years
August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
Everything Everywhere signs MasterCard to develop mobile payments

MasterCard is to work with Everything Everywhere to develop mobile payments exclusively for the mobile network operator’s customers
August 28, 2012 28 Aug'12
Samsung lashes out at Apple after patent defeat

Samsung has lashed out at Apple after losing its US court battle over patents that led to a $12bn loss for Samsung in market value
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
Samsung to power 3’s 4G network

The company’s European network operations team will provide the LTE Radio Access Network and core infrastructure
August 24, 2012 24 Aug'12
South Korean court bans Samsung and Apple sales

A South Korean court has ruled that Apple and Samsung infringed each other's patents and banned sales of some products from both companies
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
Sony moves mobile business to Japan costing 1,000 jobs

Sony makes 1,000 redundancies in its mobile division as it moves the business closer to its headquarters in Japan
August 23, 2012 23 Aug'12
Facebook gets green light for Instagram acquisition

The US Federal Trade Commission has approved the social network's proposed acquisition of mobile photo-sharing service Instagram
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
Apple and Samsung give closing arguments in US patent trial

Lawyers have delivered closing arguments in the first US jury trial in the patent dispute between smartphone makers Samsung and Apple
August 22, 2012 22 Aug'12
3 unable to launch 4G until September 2013

The mobile operator may have secured spectrum suitable for 4G services from Everything Everywhere, but it won’t be usable for at least a year
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
Everything Everywhere sells 4G spectrum to 3

The merged mobile operator sells a portion of its 1800MHz spectrum to the smaller rival, meaning another 4G offering could be on the cards before the end of the year
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
RIM set to lose stranglehold on government mobile market

Blackberry is set to lose its stranglehold on government, as moves to broaden the number of smartphone suppliers in Whitehall gather pace
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
RIM appoints new managing director for UK and Ireland

The Blackberry manufacturer names Rob Orr as its new managing director as Stephen Bates takes a European role
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
Everything Everywhere to launch new brand in 2012

The merger between Orange and T-Mobile may launch a new name by the end of the year, but the two individual companies will remain
August 21, 2012 21 Aug'12
Ofcom signs off 4G roll-out for Everything Everywhere

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has approved Orange/T-Mobile joint venture Everything Everywhere to be first to market with 4G mobile data services
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
Hunt: Ofcom 'beset by threats of litigations'

Culture secretary calls on mobile operators to call off the lawyers and focus on the future of 4G to help government achieve broadband targets by 2015
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
Mobile computing to shake up back-end systems

The take-up of mobile technology by businesses to engage with customers and enable remote working will have a dramatic effect on back-office IT
August 20, 2012 20 Aug'12
Google's Motorola Mobility files new complaint against Apple

Google has filed a new patent-infringement case against Apple, claiming the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch infringe seven patents inherited through the acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12
SMEs driving $2.2bn cloud industry growth

The global cloud industry is set to be worth an extra $2.2bn before the end of the year, according to KPMG
August 15, 2012 15 Aug'12
Mobile transactions to hit $730bn as couch commerce takes hold

Mobile payments are expected to reach $730bn in 2017, with the purchase of high street goods driving growth
August 14, 2012 14 Aug'12
Gartner: Samsung extends smartphone lead over Apple and Nokia

Android-based smartphones are gaining popularity globally
August 13, 2012 13 Aug'12
Google axes 4,000 Motorola staff

Google is laying off 20% of its Motorola Mobility workforce with 4,000 redundancies worldwide
August 08, 2012 08 Aug'12
Samsung takes top spot in European smartphone sales

Research from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech claims Samsung holds 45% market share across Europe thanks to the launch of is Galaxy S3 smartphone
August 08, 2012 08 Aug'12
Apple to drop YouTube app from iPhone

Apple has confirmed that the latest version of its iOS mobile operating system will not include an app for accessing Google's YouTube video service by default
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Cognizant continues to grow unabated

IT services firm Cognizant has increased its sales by over 20% in the last three months
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone development centre

The software giant has revamped the mobile developer process to create apps and get them onto the Marketplace faster
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
Smartphones drive Tesco's UK virtual supermarket

Tesco has launched a smartphone-friendly virtual supermarket online shopping system at Gatwick airport.
August 07, 2012 07 Aug'12
ARM announces faster GPUs for smartphones and tablets

UK-based ARM Holdings has announced its second-generation graphics processing unit designs, which it says offer a 50% performance boost
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
Will the UK turn off its 2G networks in 2017?

US mobile operator AT&T plans to switch off its 2G network within the next five years. Will the UK will follow suit?
August 06, 2012 06 Aug'12
Judge scolds Samsung in Apple patent trial

Samsung has been reprimanded for releasing evidence that had been ruled inadmissible in court
August 03, 2012 03 Aug'12
Google changes Android policy to tackle malicious apps

Google has introduced stricter rules for Android applications to reduce the number of malicious apps in the Google Play app market
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
Sony posts losses as mobile segment booms

The consolidation of Sony Mobile boosted the company’s results, but the electronics firm still reported losses of over £200m
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
BYOD increases productivity, but IT departments need to be prepared

Employees who are offered bring-your-own-device (BYOD) initiatives and input into IT decisions are more productive, according to research.
August 02, 2012 02 Aug'12
Samsung lawyer defends actions in patent battle with Apple

Samsung lawyer John Quinn has defended the release of a statement containing evidence ruled inadmissible in the patent dispute with Apple
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Fujitsu and NEC team for smartphone chips

The two firms will join with Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo to provide mobile chips for wireless communications
August 01, 2012 01 Aug'12
Samsung rejects Apple claim that it copied iPhone

Samsung has rejected Apple's claim that it copied the iPhone during the first court clash before a US jury
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
How Everything Everywhere manages its network

We visit the mobile operator’s service management centre to see how the UK’s largest mobile network keeps track of operations
July 31, 2012 31 Jul'12
Businesses have 'once in a decade opportunity' to launch innovative apps

Businesses have a short window to distance themselves from competitors by introducing innovative phone apps, says analyst group Gartner
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Apple acquires AuthenTec for $356m

Apple is to acquire finger print sensor technology company AuthenTec for $356m in a move to enter the mobile payments space
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
Olympic Games 2012: Preparing for a mobile data deluge

How mobile operators and the Olympic Delivery Authority prepared for the huge demand for mobile traffic expected during London 2012
July 30, 2012 30 Jul'12
US jury to consider Apple, Samsung patent battle

The patent battle between Samsung and Apple moves to a federal court in California
July 27, 2012 27 Jul'12
Samsung mobile sales jump 75%

The electronics manufacturer reports tablet and mobile revenues of £11.5bn thanks to the success of the Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Broadcom touts ‘5G Wi-Fi’ mobile chip

Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom announces the first mobile chip based on the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard, set to launch in early 2013
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Everything Everywhere adds 150,000 new contract customers

T-Mobile and Orange joint venture Everything Everywhere now boasts that 50% of its customer base are on contract tariffs
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Facebook on the hunt for London-based engineering team

Facebook announces 22 job openings on its London-based team, which will focus mostly on mobile and platform
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
iPhone and iPad bolster Apple sales and profit

Apple made sales worth $35bn and profit of $8.8bn boosted by a huge rise in iPad sales and strong growth in iPhone sales
July 24, 2012 24 Jul'12
Ofcom confirms 4G spectrum auction for 2012

The telecoms regulator details the auction confirming there will be room for four bidders for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
NFC transactions to reach $180bn by 2017

The near-field communications (NFC) retail payments market will reach $180bn (£116bn) by 2017, according to a report from Juniper Research
July 23, 2012 23 Jul'12
Nokia considers exclusive partnerships with European operators

Reports suggest the struggling manufacturer will offer its Windows 8 phones through exclusive partnerships with European carriers.
July 20, 2012 20 Jul'12
Vodafone revenues plummet across Europe

Mobile operator Vodafone blames a weak economy and increased competition for drops in revenues across its major markets in Europe