Europe lagging behind South Korea, Japan, US in 5G rollout UK and Germany among adoption leaders in the region Networks06 Oct 2022 | 21
California Right-to-Repair bill quietly killed in committee Despite public support for more repairable gear, tech lobbying may have kept that from happening Personal Tech01 Jun 2022 | 72
New York City rips out last city-owned public payphones Y'know, those large cellphones fixed in place that you share with everyone and have to put coins in. Y'know, those metal disks representing... Bootnotes26 May 2022 | 33
Mobile mobile museum looks to chart the history of portable phones 25-year-strong collection of 2,000 handsets covers 1984 to the present day Personal Tech22 Sep 2021 | 14
Post-lunch snooze plans dashed as the UK tests its Emergency Alerts... again Maybe turn your phone off if you don't fancy a 'loud, siren-like noise' Networks22 Jun 2021 | 44
LG Electronics finally gives up cellphone business Lack of product enthusiasm in a stale market during a semiconductor drought finally killed it Personal Tech05 Apr 2021 | 29
Hey, those warrantless smartphone searches at the US border? Unconstitutional, yeah? Civil-rights warriors ask court to settle this Latest development in long-running lawsuit over electronic device slurping Security01 May 2019 | 95
Finally, someone takes a stand against Apple, Samsung for slowing people's phones. Just a few million dollars, tho Smartmobe-borking updates make Italians see red Personal Tech24 Oct 2018 | 32
In huge privacy win, US Supreme Court rules warrant needed to slurp folks' location data A digital era defining decision Legal22 Jun 2018 | 58
Australians still buy 100,000 feature phones a quarter Android takes market share crown, but ~5% of buyers don't care for smartphones Personal Tech28 Aug 2017 | 18
India added 240m phones/year build capacity in just one year Why hello there, new electronics-making superpower Legal28 Nov 2016 | 8
This is not a drill: Hackers pop stock Nexus 6P in five minutes Keen hackers at Mobile Pwn2Own Security26 Oct 2016 | 23
EyePhones packing Iris-scanning authentication to go mainstream Analyst says Galaxy Note 7 will fire up the mobile biometrics market Personal Tech22 Sep 2016 | 18
Irish Olympics' officials digital devices seized in Rio Phones and laptops taken amid Games' tickets investigation Legal22 Aug 2016 | 20
Drowning Dalek commands Siri in voice-rec hack attack Boffins embed barely-audible-to-humans commands inside vids to fool virtual assistants Security11 Jul 2016 | 40
ZTE Axon 7: A surprise flagship contender Hands On China's venerable big beast splashes in Personal Tech04 Jul 2016 | 28
'UnaPhone' promises Android privacy by binning Google Play Marshmallow-based phone strips out Android's evil bits, devs vet all installed apps Security03 Jun 2016 | 58
Rats revive phones-and-cancer scares Study good for a headline, not much else Science30 May 2016 | 44
29 years of data shows no mobile phone brain cancer link Steep increase in phone use produces 'no increase in brain cancer incidence' Science06 May 2016 | 50
AMC sobers up, apologizes for silly cinema texting plan Company accepts that terribly bad idea shouldn't be implemented Legal15 Apr 2016 | 38
Triple-murderer prisoner keeps mobile phone in his butt for a week Corrections Minister won't ask guards to don gloves and go where he won't to retrieve it Bootnotes19 Feb 2016 | 91
GCHQ spies quashed this phone encryption because it was too good against snoopers MIKEY-IBAKE could alert people to fact they're being monitored Security21 Jan 2016 | 57
Indonesian government cracking the whip on lazy telcos Build networks or I'll cancel your license, says minister Networks21 Jan 2016 | 5
For fsck's SAKKE: GCHQ-built phone voice encryption has massive backdoor – researcher Well, what did you expect? Security19 Jan 2016 | 67
Brazilian prisoner nabbed with mobile up rear end Also packing two chargers. Ouch Bootnotes14 Oct 2015 | 27
Pocket mobe butt dialing clogs up 911 emergency calls, says Google Report finds accidental calls a growing nuisance for cops, firefighters and medics Bootnotes05 Oct 2015 | 31
One in eight mobile calls in India drops out __ ___ middle of your chat Government tells telcos to spend more on their networks, offers to host cell towers Legal19 Aug 2015 | 13
Hey, FBI. Wanna track someone by cellphone? Get a proper warrant, says US appeals court This one is going to the Supreme Court Legal05 Aug 2015 | 22
Microsoft boffins borrow smartmobe brains to give wearables 9x kick Redmond wants to work where the grunt is, not where power is puny Channel15 Jul 2015 | 14
David Beckham fakes bewilderment to flog mobiles to Yanks. Fakes? Golden Balls doesn't ask about the price. Why would he? Networks03 Jul 2015 | 29
American Idle: Seacrest keyboard startup Typo goes nowhere after BlackBerry bust-up Copying the selling point of a dying company? Not ideal On-Prem01 Jun 2015 | 13
ACLU files new lawsuits in hunt for police 'Stingray' mobe-trackers Cell-tower-inna-suitcase tech probed by lawyers Legal11 Mar 2015 | 13
Indian phone buyers decide home is where the heart is Local hero Micromax takes top sales crown from usual suspects Channel04 Feb 2015 | 5
Fujitsu slapped down in Land of the FALLING YEN Homegrown demand wanes for mobes, PCs and network products Channel30 Jan 2015 |
Microsoft wants LAMP for wireless mobe charger Kinect to spot phones so lights can be focussed on solar mobes Personal Tech20 Jan 2015 | 34
Come now, don't be beastly to cellphone giants, Supremes tell America's town halls If you're going to reject a phone mast, give time for an appeal Legal16 Jan 2015 | 1
Spavined RadioShack to file for bankruptcy next month – report May sell off some retail locations to Sprint On-Prem16 Jan 2015 | 35
Sardine fishing in Kerala: Who benefits from mobile phones? Worstall on Wednesday How govt rakes in taxes (DON'T hand them more!) On-Prem07 Jan 2015 | 28
Brit boffins debunk 'magnetic field and cancer' link Another mobes-kill-you theory bites the dust Science10 Dec 2014 | 71
UK cops: Give us ONE journo's phone records. Vodafone: Take the WHOLE damn database! Telco spaffed info on 1,700 staffers, watchdog says Legal26 Nov 2014 | 37
US Marshals commit DIRTBOX INTRUSION on Americans, says report Mobe-tracking planes deployed across country Legal14 Nov 2014 | 45
Greeks best in the world – at, er, breaking their mobile phones Blighty's not much better at preserving Jesus Phones either Personal Tech03 Nov 2014 | 24
Humanity now making about 41 mobes EACH SECOND 327 MEEELLION mobes shipped in Q3, say very tired analysts Channel30 Oct 2014 | 14
Nokia STORMS back into profit, FREE from phones and Windows Sales up in all divisions. Having fun, Microsoft? On-Prem23 Oct 2014 | 12
Will.i.am gets CUFFED as he announces his new wristjob, the PULS It's got four KILOWATTS of something, apparently Personal Tech16 Oct 2014 | 57
Nokia's ENORMO factory in India axed after Microsoft-shaped hole appears in order book But its tax woes will go on On-Prem07 Oct 2014 | 8
AT&T fires insider for slurping customers' social security numbers, driver licenses and more To those affected: All your data are belong to ... that guy Security06 Oct 2014 | 28
One sixth of the ENTIRE PLANET will buy a new smartphone this year 1. Make cheap mobe. 2. ???? 3. WORLD DOMINATION Personal Tech16 Sep 2014 | 18
New 'Cosmos' browser surfs the net by TXT alone No data plan? No WiFi? No worries ... except sluggish download speed Software15 Sep 2014 | 29
In-flight slab-fondling and mobe-stroking in Australia at last Qantas, Virgin jump through CASA's hoops Legal26 Aug 2014 | 4
UK fuzz want PINCODES on ALL mobile phones Exclusive Met Police calls for mandatory passwords on all new mobes Legal19 Aug 2014 | 83
'Up to two BEEELLION' mobes easily hacked by evil base stations Black Hat 2014 videos Android, BlackBerry, and Apple fall to OMA-DM flaw – claim Security08 Aug 2014 | 12
What FTC lawsuit? T-Mobile US touts 10GB, $100 family-of-4 plan Folks 'could use that money for more important things' says CEO Legere Networks28 Jul 2014 | 8
GoTenna: How does this 'magic' work? An ideal product if you believe the Earth is flat Networks21 Jul 2014 | 47
Banning handheld phone use by drivers had NO effect on accident rate - study Some new ban obviously in order. Radios? Children? Personal Tech21 Jul 2014 | 177
Anti-theft mobe KILL SWITCH edges closer to reality in California Senate greenlights bill to mandate remote-brick features Legal09 May 2014 | 56
FCC seeks $48K fine from mobile phone-jamming driver 'Alright... we're jammin'... I think the feds gonna sue' Legal29 Apr 2014 | 52
Chap builds mobe based on Raspberry Pi $US158 phone WILL burn a hole in your pocket Personal Tech28 Apr 2014 | 67
Tizen teasing continues as new members join but none pledge devices What if the Linux Foundation made an operating system and nobody ran it? Software14 Feb 2014 | 13
Do cops need a warrant to search your phone? US Supreme Court will rule Two cases will decide whether police can peek at your selfies Legal17 Jan 2014 | 31
It's the dream: Bill Gates chucks cash at WEE-IN-YOUR-PHONE project Charitable Microsoft kingpin supports urine batteries project Bootnotes23 Dec 2013 | 29