Hey, what's Mandarin for 'WTF is going on?' Nokia phones caught spewing device IDs to China, software blunder blamed Maker insists the privacy cock-up has been fixed, mostly Security22 Mar 2019 | 16
Brave claims its mobe browser batt use bests whatever you're using. Why? Hint: It begins with A then D then V... Blocking ads, analytics code gives browser an edge over, well, Edge, Chrome, etc Software28 Feb 2019 | 57
Europe-style 5G standards testing? Consistent definitions? Who the fsck wants that, asks US mobe industry Analysis Besides it's a security issue. Or is that just American insecurity? Science21 Feb 2019 | 32
Sprint subscribers: What do your updated iPhone and Tonga have in common? Both are cut off from the world Dash it all... Fix rushed out after iOS 12.1.3 security patch collides with US telco Personal Tech24 Jan 2019 | 15
Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp 'Privacy in the digital age is one of the most fundamental issues' says city attorney Security04 Jan 2019 | 37
Time for a little bet on Google? App-building framework Flutter now fitted for more than phones – desktops, too Dart-based dev tool aspires to allow the creation of software that runs everywhere Devops05 Dec 2018 | 6
Little FYI: Wi-Fi calling services on AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon are insecure, say boffins Subscribers using wireless calls wide open to attack Security30 Nov 2018 | 17
Stats model: UK small biz overpays for stealth mobile plans Obscurity hides margin, so we called in the CMA – comparison bods Networks29 Nov 2018 | 6
UK.gov looks to data to free people from contract lock-in doom Energy, telecoms, banking sectors in the firing line Legal28 Sep 2018 | 27
Boffins bypass password protection with pilfering by phony programs Google Instant Apps still needs a lot of work on security Security26 Sep 2018 | 6
Apple in XS new sensation: Latest iPhone carries XS-sive price tag iPhone XS, XS Max and XR coming soon, and Apple Watch gets a major update Personal Tech12 Sep 2018 | 114
Qualcomm demands blueprints to Intel chips used in Apple iPhones Enough with the foot-dragging, mobile processor'n'modem giant rails in patent feud Personal Tech01 Aug 2018 | 10
Facebook's React Native web tech not loved by native mobile devs Updated Walmart had trouble getting its iOS and Android devs to embrace the web Devops26 Jul 2018 | 27
What could Facebook possibly do next to reassure privacy fears? Yup – make a dating app F8 We have all been trolled Personal Tech01 May 2018 | 58
No way, RSA! Security conference's mobile app embarrassingly insecure Sorry about the hard-coded passwords, can we sell you some crypto now? Security20 Apr 2018 | 15
UK mobile customers face inflation-busting price hike Look guys, everyone's doing it Networks16 Feb 2018 | 47
Google's cell network Project Fi charged me for using Wi-Fi – lawsuit Ad giant billed subscribers for Wi-Fi data, punters claim Personal Tech07 Feb 2018 | 22
Qualglumm: Still no royalties from Apple, tax hits, EU fine, flat sales Investors give shares a bumpy ride... and settle on no change in after-hours trading Networks01 Feb 2018 | 2
We have standards, says 3GPP as group starts to lay groundwork for 5G Analysts predict 400 million users by 2022 Networks21 Dec 2017 | 15
Android flaw lets attack code slip into signed apps Janus bug leaves APKs vulnerable to poisoning Security08 Dec 2017 | 19
Phone fatigue takes hold: SIM-onlys now top UK market ♫ "Boredom, boredom, boredom, b'dum b'dum" ♫ Personal Tech22 Nov 2017 | 105
Boffins: We can identify you by your typing, and we're gonna sell the tech to biz, govt – yay! Gee, thanks AI + ML09 Nov 2017 | 61
Funnily enough, when Qualcomm's licensees stop sending in their royalty checks, profits start going south As Apple 'threatens' to ditch Qualy modems altogether Personal Tech01 Nov 2017 | 20
Virtually everyone in Malaysia pwned in telco, govt data hack spree 46.2 million stolen accounts, thousands of medical records put up for sale by crooks Security01 Nov 2017 | 13
Sky mobe ad featuring beefcake Tom Hardy banned for being 'misleading' 'Once it was the hot, new model. Not any more' Personal Tech25 Oct 2017 | 17
Fancy fone folks filched fast file flinging, filing fumes: Now Essential accused of slurping wireless chip secrets It's Andy Rubin v Tony Fadell Personal Tech17 Oct 2017 |
Google backs up Firebase with a second realtime NoSQL silo Cloud Firestore aspires to scale better Databases04 Oct 2017 |
Mobile stock trading apps riddled with security holes Did someone just nick your shares? Security26 Sep 2017 | 9
Crap cracked fat-attack Pact app chaps slapped in pact backtrack infract US watchdog raps breach-of-contract brats for retracted transacts Applications21 Sep 2017 | 14
Chief digital officer and sales director leave O2 amid ongoing shake-up Roles yet to be filled Networks21 Sep 2017 | 7
Uber Cali goes ballistic, calls online ads bogus: These million-dollar banners are something quite atrocious Updated Advertising firm sued by taxi app maker On-Prem19 Sep 2017 | 51
TalkTalk plans to bail on mobile in major shake-up for beleaguered biz Three reported to be 'interested' in a deal Networks06 Sep 2017 | 29
Google ARCore brings augmented reality to relatively small audience At least it doesn't require a bleeding-edge PC and costly goggles Software31 Aug 2017 | 8
Apple iCloud Keychain easily slurped by cops, ElcomSoft claims Credentials stored in the cloud succumb to forensic software Security22 Aug 2017 | 4
Google's Android 8.0 Oreo has been served The Chocolate Factory's mobile operating system comes with saccharine emoji filling Software21 Aug 2017 | 85
No, the cops can't get a search warrant to just seize all devices in sight – US appeals court Judges frown upon fishing for incriminating data on phones Security18 Aug 2017 | 50
Revealed: The naughty tricks used by web ads to bypass blockers Analysis A behind-the-scenes look at the cat and mouse game played by publishers and devs Software11 Aug 2017 | 218
Parents claim Disney gobbled up kids' info through mobile games Who's the guy that just got sued for invading privacy? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E! Security05 Aug 2017 | 44
Google tracks what you spend offline to prove its online ads work. And privacy folks are furious Watchdog goes to court to open up black box system Legal31 Jul 2017 | 106
KA-SHING! Three's daddy Hutchison flogs telecom unit for £1.4bn Hong Kong’s richest man just got a bit richer On-Prem31 Jul 2017 | 1
Cellphone kill switches kill cellphone snatchers Mobes no longer worth stealing, San Francisco DA declares Personal Tech28 Jul 2017 | 21
You know what’s not so throttled at O2? UK sales. They're up 2.6% Firm chips away at debt after Three flog-off squashed On-Prem27 Jul 2017 | 7
US border cops search cloud accounts? Ha ha, nope, negative, no way, siree – Homeland Sec Uncle Sam says it won't trawl through travelers' phones SaaS14 Jul 2017 | 37
Good news: Samsung's Tizen no longer worst code ever. Bad news: It's still pretty awful TVs, phones, watches, you all get Sammy's bugs Devops12 Jul 2017 | 51
Twitter will no longer snaffle data allowances on Virgin Mobile Please, for the love of god, keep your plans switched on! Legal10 Jul 2017 | 20
Say hello to Dvmap: The first Android malware with code injection Trojan deletes root access to dodge detection Security09 Jun 2017 | 15
Facebook shares own tools to trap bugs before they break code Test management and debugging at scale become a bit less daunting Devops24 May 2017 | 3
That YouTube ad boycott had square-root of sod-all effect on Google's insane cash machine License to print money renewed in full, thanks to mobile On-Prem28 Apr 2017 | 12
TalkTalk HackHack DuoDuo PleadPlead GuiltyGuiltyGuiltyGuilty Met cops gloat after pair admits to pilfering subscriber records Security27 Apr 2017 | 28
Half of mobe, broadband customers unhappy with how complaints handled Tsk tsk, Virgin Media and TalkTalk, tsk tsk Networks12 Apr 2017 | 3
Confirmed: TSA bans gear bigger than phones from airplane cabins Air travel to the US from eight countries appears to be affected Security20 Mar 2017 | 109
Lyft drops $27m on the table to make annoying driver lawsuit go away Settlement conveniently avoids deciding whether app-cabbies are employees On-Prem17 Mar 2017 | 10
MAC randomization: A massive failure that leaves iPhones, Android mobes open to tracking Analysis Security flaws smash worthless privacy protection Security10 Mar 2017 | 97
Toxic Uber sued after driver allegedly tried to rape passenger in car Taxi app maker liable because its cabbies are interchangeable with robots, lawsuit claims Legal24 Feb 2017 | 37
US judge halts mass fingerprint harvesting by cops to unlock iPhones Analysis Uncle Sam's vaguely worded raid warrant knocked down by the Constitution Security23 Feb 2017 | 47
Booming Android ad revenue shows it’s no longer the poor cousin Mobile ad boom favours the happy app Software22 Feb 2017 | 14
Corpse of US anti-spying law unearthed, reanimated, pushed blinking into the sunlight Bill reintroduced to crack down on location snooping Security16 Feb 2017 | 9
2016: Snapchat loses $515m... 2017: Snapchat rips veil off $3bn IPO 'AND WE MAY NEVER MAKE A PROFIT,' laughs photo-spaff app maker all way to the bank Applications03 Feb 2017 | 33
MNOs will lose 5G rewards to new entrants if they will not share networks Analysis Even in rural Australia, sharing is resisted On-Prem02 Feb 2017 | 5
VPN on Android means 'Voyeuristic Peeper Network' in many cases Researchers spot bad behavior abounding in mobe apps Security28 Jan 2017 | 25