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Vulnerabilities and censorship tools among hot new features in Beijing's Olympics app
Visitors have to install it 14 days prior to arrival in China until their departure
19 Jan 2022 18:11 | 37
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Personal Tech
Apple grabs smartphone crown as iPhone 13 wakes up the fanbois, leaves Chinese rivals eating dust
But smartphone shipments globally edge up just 1% for total market as demand outweighs supply
18 Jan 2022 18:48 | 15
Personal Tech
India says: Xiaomi the $88m in missing import taxes, please
Investigation finds royalty and licensing fees excluded from transaction values
07 Jan 2022 12:37 | 5
OSes
Google fixes bug that stopped some Pixel phones from making 911 calls
Plus: RIP classic QWERTY BlackBerry phones – they'll no longer work properly
05 Jan 2022 02:45 | 24
Review
Can you get excited about the iPhone 13? We've tried
It’s brilliant and lovely. But it doesn't quite meet the moment with a new experience that satisfies
26 Dec 2021 14:01 | 94
Security
Fisher Price's Bluetooth reboot of pre-school play phone has adult privacy flaw
‘Chatter’ can be bugged thanks to kindergarten-grade security
23 Dec 2021 08:02 | 94
Personal Tech
Oppo joins the 'we designed our own chips' club, announces MariSilicon X
Chinese handset maker doesn't go too hardcore, focuses on making snaps sparkle
15 Dec 2021 05:32 | 1
Networks
2033 is doomsday for 2G and 3G in the UK
Surely the Great Coming of (Huawei-less) 5G will have happened by then
08 Dec 2021 13:02 | 55
Personal Tech
Open hardware smartphone PinePhone Pro starts to ship – to developers only, for now
New e-ink tablet, too. Open mobiles, tablets and laptops are coming... slowly
08 Dec 2021 11:30 | 11
Personal Tech
Samsung splits itself in two... internally: Semiconductor biz and then everything else
Smartphones and consumer electronics now under one roof
07 Dec 2021 13:20 | 1
Personal Tech
Qualcomm doesn't fear custom chips – in a weird way its modems matter more
Carriers covet fast, reliable modems, and when they're baked into SoCs it's hard to ignore 'em
03 Dec 2021 05:31 | 7
Personal Tech
MediaTek's flagship 5G chip for top-of-the-line Android smartphones is coming right up
And ready to go toe-to-toe with Qualcomm's finest next year
17 Nov 2021 08:36 | 10
Personal Tech
Smartphone chip house Ziguang Zhanrui records 14,726.1% growth in China
That's year on year from a base close to zero ... but still, that makes it the fifth biggest in the Middle Kingdom right out of the blue
15 Nov 2021 22:29 | 6
Software
Microsoft admits Samsung phones under Intune mobile device management are dropping out of compliance
Auto-restart or manual update requires manual interaction to bring a gadget back to the light
12 Nov 2021 18:24 | 8
Personal Tech
Google's Pixel 6 fingerprint reader is rubbish because of 'enhanced security algorithms'
Move over 'dog ate my homework', there's a new excuse in town
09 Nov 2021 14:19 | 58
Personal Tech
Xiaomi has developed a mini heat pipe so your smartphone doesn't get too hot to handle
Just like NASA did in spacecraft... and Fujitsu did for mobiles in 2015
05 Nov 2021 13:45 | 15
Bootnotes
Samsung releases pair of jeans that can't do anything except cover your legs and hold a Galaxy Z Flip 3
Who needs big pockets, right? Other than, you know, literally everyone
03 Nov 2021 13:30 | 72
Personal Tech
Apple's anti-ad-tracking iPhone feature took a '$10bn' chunk out of social network revenues
What's that, the world's tiniest violin playing?
01 Nov 2021 18:48 | 27
Personal Tech
Everyone who wants a smartphone for Chrimbo will get one, but in the real world things are somewhat different
Global handset market slips in Q3 on sliding chipset availability, says Canalys
15 Oct 2021 18:45 | 8
Updated
iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID'
Battery still swappable – rest fiddly
27 Sep 2021 13:44 | 25
Updated
One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it
Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it'
23 Sep 2021 19:44 | 203
OSes
Ubuntu-on-a-phone folks UBports emit OTA-19, warn some devices face the chop in future
This could very well be the last release based on 16.04
22 Sep 2021 15:17 | 2
Personal Tech
World to make 1.37 billion smartphones in 2021 says IDC – about one for every six humans
Apple's growth outpaces Android's, and 5G shipments are surging despite hefty prices
01 Sep 2021 07:00 | 16
Personal Tech
Indian tech market settles into second year of coronavirus as PC and smartphone sales soar
Lighter lockdowns meant more effective manufacturing and logistics
13 Aug 2021 11:42 |
Personal Tech
GOP lawmakers ask for former Huawei handset biz Honor to be placed the Entity List
Potentially putting the squeeze on already constrained supply chains
11 Aug 2021 12:49 | 36
Personal Tech
The sideloader weeps tonight: Unsealed court docs claim Google said 'install friction' would ‘drastically limit' Epic's reach
Plus: Google 'contemplated buying some or all of Epic'
09 Aug 2021 14:47 | 12
Review
Vivo X60 Pro: Branding was plastered all over the Euros, but does the phone perform better than the English team?
We reckon it'd snatch it in extra time thanks to camera
03 Aug 2021 08:30 | 23
Personal Tech
Samsung confirms no new Note this year, but does have a pen for foldables up its sleeve
Hints at new Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models too
27 Jul 2021 11:29 | 1
Review
We clock what you're trying to do here: El Reg strokes a claw across the OnePlus 9 Pro
Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on
20 Jul 2021 09:15 | 10
Software
Ordnance Survey to take a poke at Pokémon-style gaming with outdoorsy AR adventure
Gamify all the things!
19 Jul 2021 10:45 | 30
Personal Tech
Xiaomi parties like a winner after coming second on world smartphone sales charts
CEO predicts ‘many vicious and fierce battles coming', bulks R&D budget by 30 percent and hires 5,000 engineers to chase top slot
16 Jul 2021 08:02 | 38
Review
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra: Strong effort from an entity-lister, but your tiny child hands may struggle
What a whopper
14 Jul 2021 09:15 | 27
Review
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Sub-$600 midranger makes premium phones feel frivolous
Biometrics could be better but workhorse otherwise does the job
13 Jul 2021 13:15 | 41
Personal Tech
Focus on the camera, mobile devs: 48MP shooters about to become the sweet spot
5G is messing with the market and keeping less-capable cameras snapping at the heels of 108MP monsters
09 Jul 2021 07:54 | 51
Personal Tech
Fool me OnePlus, shame on me: Chinese phone firm fingered for fiddling with performance figures – again
Company caught throttling everyday apps but leaving benchmarks, selected games alone
08 Jul 2021 17:32 | 10
Review
Galaxy quest: Yet another sub-£500 phone comes to trouble mobile big dogs in the form of Realme GT 5G
Big brand flagship performance, midrange price, 3.5mm earphone port
08 Jul 2021 10:01 | 41
OSes
Calling all fanbois: If you can't wait to glimpse iOS 15, Apple is running a public beta now
Next version of iPhone software boasts plenty of changes, but experience will be buggy for now
02 Jul 2021 15:15 | 9
Security
Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least
Impressive, but it's still no Apple
29 Jun 2021 21:01 | 36
Offbeat
UK artists seek 'luvvie levy' on new gadgets to make up for all the media that consumers access online
'Smart Fund' would be redistributed among creators and performers
29 Jun 2021 14:15 | 101
OSes
Google creates 'optimized' Android for one smartphone — that will only be sold in India
No word on what this means for Android Go or Android One, but Indian mega-carrier Jio is excited about over-the-air updates, Google Assistant and more
25 Jun 2021 05:01 | 14
Updated
Treaty of Roam finally in ashes: O2 cracks, joins rivals, adds data roaming charges for heavy users in EU
That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB
24 Jun 2021 12:36 | 144
Personal Tech
Price of Microsoft's Surface Duo plummets to better represent middling hardware ... but only if you're in the US
The Special Relationship in the form of Android foldables
23 Jun 2021 14:12 | 10
Networks
Mind the gap(ing mouth): London's Underground to get ubiquitous mobile phone coverage
That's. Just. Great
22 Jun 2021 14:44 | 31
Personal Tech
Samsung mulls delaying next 'fan edition' phone in light of semiconductor shortage
'Nothing had been determined', says phone giant
14 Jun 2021 22:16 | 2
Personal Tech
Mobile market to recover 12% this year. No, not you, small smartphone outfits
Analyst: Big 5 manufacturers should be able to shoulder ongoing semiconductor shortage
14 Jun 2021 16:17 |
Bootnotes
Apple, it's OK. Seriously. You don't need to blind your iOS 15 engineers to prevent leaks
No one expects the Worldwide Loyalty Team!
10 Jun 2021 20:16 | 17
OSes
Google wants to look like it cares about your privacy with Android 12 Beta 2, but note that's not how Google works
Still, it's this or iOS
10 Jun 2021 19:27 | 20
Personal Tech
Samsung brags that its latest imaging sensor has the ittiest-bittiest cam pixels in the world
It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it
10 Jun 2021 16:02 | 27
OSes
With incoming iOS 15, update refuseniks will be given choice to stay where they are while still receiving security patches
Departure from Apple's usual iron-fist approach to iPhone software
08 Jun 2021 20:03 | 9
Personal Tech
Smartphone shipments jumped 26% in Q1 – only to recapture ground lost to the pandemic
Don't call it growth
08 Jun 2021 14:57 |
Personal Tech
Xiaomi touts Hypercharge 200W charging tech, claims 4,000mAh battery goes from 0 to full in 480 seconds
One of the few differentiators left in the smartphone arena
01 Jun 2021 13:46 | 17
Applications
Let us Play: Smartphone brand Honor lets slip it has gained access to Google Mobile Services licences
Suggests sales of former Huawei sub might resurface
24 May 2021 16:17 | 4
Review
Unihertz Titan Pocket: Like asking Mum for a BlackBerry and she tells you 'but we've got a BlackBerry at home'
Caters to those desperate for a physical keyboard but nothing about it is intuitive
20 May 2021 08:30 | 25
OSes
Android 12 beta lands bringing better personalisation, speed upgrades, and some privacy tools borrowed from iOS 14
Google Pixel phone not required
19 May 2021 15:20 | 10
Personal Tech
iFixit slams Samsung's phone 'upcycling' scheme for falling short of what was promised
Dude, where's my unlocked bootloader?
19 May 2021 09:12 | 50
Vid 'n' pics
Samsung shows off rollable and foldable displays, suggests they'll arrive in 2022
Paper-thin OLED screens collapse impressively
18 May 2021 05:03 | 30
Personal Tech
LG intranet leaks suggest internal firesale of unsold, unreleased smartphones as biz exits the mobile market
Staff offered doomed handsets at knockdown prices in move reminiscent of HP's Palm episode
17 May 2021 14:48 | 15
Analysis
As another vendor promises 3 years of Android updates, we ask: How long should mobile devices receive support?
Really, three years should be the bare minimum at this point
10 May 2021 17:25 | 77
Personal Tech
Samsung stops providing security updates to the Galaxy S8 at grand old age of four years
Goodnight, sweet prince: Awesome life expectancy for an Android, but now it's time to move on
04 May 2021 16:47 | 72
Personal Tech
Major shift in smartphone market sees Chinese kit win the middle while Apple and Samsung skim the cream
Many owe thanks to Huawei ducking out under what IDC calls 'increased weight of US sanctions’
29 Apr 2021 10:45 | 1
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