Tagged: Smartphones
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New Apple iPhone models expected to launch in June with iOS 7 News
05.03.2013 As if rumours about eye-tracking capabilities on the Samsung Galaxy S IV weren’t enough, comes fresh speculation about Apple’s iPhone 5S emerging in June with fingerprint... -
Samsung Galaxy IV to include eye-tracking software? News
05.03.2013 A new capability that will let users scroll pages on their device is being rumoured to be included in the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy IV smartphone.Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Smartphones to overtake feature phones in 2013, IDC predicts News
04.03.2013 For the first time smartphones will this year surpass feature phones in terms of the number of units shipped, IDC forecast today. Some 918.6m smartphones are expected to ship...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Samsung launches teaser trailer for Galaxy S IV (video) News
04.03.2013 In a short teaser from Samsung, a secret messenger is entrusted with a package to be delivered to its mid-March Unpacked event – but will he be able to keep the contents of the... -
Back to the trenches – Apple and Samsung to return to the courts News
04.03.2013 Apple and Samsung are set to return to the courts to fight over the ownership of patents concerning smartphones and tablet devices after Judge Lucy Koh shaved US$450m of the...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Peripherals, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Intellectual Property, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Review: the BlackBerry Z10 smartphone (video) News
01.03.2013 To begin with, I believe the entire mobile and smartphone industry owes a debt of gratitude to BlackBerry for kicking off the whole mobile data device revolution in 1999 with...Categories: Wireless Communications, Reviews, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications, Apps -
Gadgets of the month: Mobile World Congress round-up News
28.02.2013 We take a look back at some of the biggest gadget news from Mobile World Congress (MWC), which took place this month in Barcelona, and look ahead at what’s to come. -
HTC One wins #MWC13 award for best new mobile device News
28.02.2013 HTC’s new One smartphone has been presented with the GSMA award for the best new mobile device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech -
European Commission to invest €50m in paving the way for 5G News
28.02.2013 Just as 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile services are beginning to deploy in Europe, the European Commission’s vice-president Neelie Kroes has decided that she wants to see... -
Next 1bn users central to the future of the global mobile economy (infographic) News
28.02.2013 Emerging markets will be the key source of future mobile communications growth with 1.6bn new connections coming from around the world, out of which 61pc of these will come from... -
Data to overtake voice by 2018, GSMA predicts at #MWC13 News
26.02.2013 Mobile operator data revenues will overtake voice revenues globally by 2018 as we move towards a fully connected world, the GSMA told the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Life Sciences, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Bango and Telefónica to bring app buying power to mobile bills News
26.02.2013 Bango, the mobile payments provider that provides mobile payment capabilities to social network Facebook and Google’s Play store, has struck a major deal with Telefónica to...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Deals Done, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Sony launches Xperia Tablet Z: ‘2013 will be the year of the Android tablet’ News
25.02.2013 Tech giant Sony is stepping up competition in the tablet computer market in a big way in 2013 and has revealed what it claims is the world’s slimmest tablet yet, the Xperia... -
Microsoft and Nokia explain quality over quantity game plan at #MWC13 News
25.02.2013 Nokia CEO Stephen Elop revealed this morning that there are now 130,000 apps in the app market for Windows Phone 8 and this afternoon Microsoft’s mobile apps boss Todd Brix...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, Apps -
Huawei launches what it claims is the world’s fastest 4G smartphone News
24.02.2013 Huawei has revealed the new Huawei Ascend P2, which it claims is the world’s fastest 4G LTE smartphone promising web experiences of up to 150Mbps, at Mobile World Congress in...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer TechTags: Huawei, Smartphones, 4G, LTE, WiFi, Android, Mobile World Congress, Mobile World Congress 2013 -
Firefox OS: walled gardens between web and apps to be demolished News
25.02.2013 In what might yet rank as one of the historical moments in the evolution of smartphones as we know them, major manufacturers, including LG, Huawei, Alcatel and ZTE, set forth on...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Apps -
Samsung reveals its 8-inch tablet Galaxy Note 8.0 News
25.02.2013 Korean technology giant Samsung has revealed its much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8. The new tablet includes multi-window options and a new generation of Samsung’s intelligent S Pen...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
O2 to launch TuGo app that turns voice calls into a multi-screen experience News
25.02.2013 Telefónica’s O2 division in the UK will this week launch a new VoIP service called TuGo that will allow mobile users to make and receive calls on any Wi-Fi connected device... -
Operators at #MWC13: the golden age of mobile faces challenges News
25.02.2013 The leaders of some of the biggest mobile operators in the world agree that while the mobile industry worldwide is at a historic peak in terms of smartphone activations,...