Apple has sent out security alerts to iPhone users warning of sophisticated spyware attacks targeting specific individuals. The company detected a "mercenary" hacking campaign and notified people.
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The world's first public handheld mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper to his rival at AT&T. The iconic event set the stage for our modern-day smartphones.
Martin Cooper, the inventor of modern-era cell phones, has envisioned a different future for our phones. He said future phones would be embedded under the skin of our ears and won't need charging.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is working to limit text message spam and financial frauds that occur over phone using artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
The WEEE Forum found that over 5 billion mobile phones today will end up as e-waste. According to them, users might keep their phones in drawers or toss them into bins instead of recycling them.
Google will be investing $1 billion in Bharti Airtel to help get more Indians online. The plan will help both companies get more customers as barriers to owning a phone are made lower.
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Two years after the initial launch, Apple has started selling refurbished models of the iPhone XR on its website. Price begins at $499 for the 64 GB variant and goes up to $639 for the 256 GB variant.
Vivo today introduced the Apex 2019, a concept smartphone devoid of ports, physical buttons, seams, and a front-facing camera. The mobile device will be up for exhibit at MWC 2019 next month.
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Analysis has found that lead times for the iPhone Xr were short during the first day of pre-orders, but hopes remain high that the phone will be Apple's top-selling device over the next 12 months.
Today, the board chairman of Samsung, Lee Sang-hoon, and 27 other executives from Samsung and its affiliates have been indicted by South Korean prosecutors for sabotaging a labor union.
The retailer is closing about 250 mobile stores in the U.S. by the end of May. Best Buy claims that the operating costs for the smaller stores were difficult to overcome relative to the bigger stores.
A 1998 document proves that telecoms companies have known about significant problems with the SS7 protocol used in phone networks for 19 years or more, and have still not secured their networks.
Three UK CEO hits-out over European Commission intervention which ruled that mobile network Three may not merge with rival O2 to become Europe's best mobile network.
Oukitel has shown off the power and durability of their U7 Pro and K10000 mobile phones by using them as chopping boards and to power up a hot plate hot enough to boil and cook noodles
An unidentified woman in China was caught on CCTV battling a mobile phone that exploded in her hand while swapping out the battery. The manufacturer of the phone is unknown.
Tedious plane trips could be that much better in the European Union after new rules regarding phone usage were implemented. Passengers can now use 3G and 4G services to make calls and browse the net.
The first phone running Mozilla's Firefox OS, the ZTE Open, is now available for a budget price on eBay. Having been available in Spain since July, new buyers can pick up an 'exclusive color'.
According to the latest stats from IDC, the high-end smartphone market is clearly dominated by Samsung and Apple; but lots of companies are shifting focus towards the low-end, with a lot of success.
An online survey commissioned by Microsoft reveals how men and women use their mobile phones, along with how much they try to secure their smartphones, as well as the biggest smartphone pet peeves.
Today is the 40th anniversary of the first private handheld mobile phone call, made on a Motorola DynaTAC prototype, and after all this time calling people on mobile phone still seems cool.
Nokia has announced 105 mobile phone available in both cyan and black and built for those on a budget or for those who need a second mobile device for emergencies and things such as sports.
The research firm Gartner is the latest to show slow but steady growth for Microsoft's mobile OS plans, showing a 2.7 percent market share in the second quarter of 2012, up from 1.6 percent a year ago
Gartner claims that worldwide, overall sales of mobile phones went down two percent in the first quarter of 2012. It's the first time since 2009 that the industry has seen a decrease in sales.
Sony Ericsson have announced their first "Sony" branded smartphone in the form of the Android 2.3 based Xperia S. The device comes with a dual-core processor, improved camera and a great screen.
Orange, a mobile phone network operator in the UK today announced a price increase for current pay monthly contract customers. The increase will see a rise of 4.34% hitting customer bills in January.
According to a new survey, up to a third of children in the United Kingdom own a cellular phone, and parents are not always monitoring their usage of these phones.
A new study from the NPD Group claims that while consumers do a lot of research online before buying electronic products, many still don't actually purchase them on a web site.
Last May the World Health Organization released a report that heavy users of mobile phones might be at risk of getting cancer. It was a controversial report and many disputed the conclusion of WHO. Now...
Today LG held their press conference to introduce a new line up of products including SmartTV, 3DTV's with 180-degree viewing angle, 3D Blu-ray players, 3D speakers, smart appliances, MDTV and many more. The LG press conference...
Generally, if you write an opinion piece on a phone platform, you'll focus on one. This isn't a story to flame either platform, but to explore why I believe each platform has advantages to it,...
Microsoft Tag was released 18 months ago into a public beta, and now 1 billion tags later, Microsoft has moved Tag out of beta and into V1. In the month of April, more than...
Microsoft's Kin phones might not be so exclusive to Verizon and Vodafone, after a hacker, known on the Internet as Conflipper, managed to pull up a list of carriers in an early edition of the...
Google has just released a new experimental type of searching for Android 2.0 or above devices. The Gesture Search will do just as the application suggests, search through applications, bookmarks, contacts and even music...
Pocketnow.com has released photos, details and even a video of the new upcoming HTC incredible. The leaked screenshots, still branded with a ‘confidential’ text, appear to be the next HTC phone on the market. The...
AT&T said that they are prepared to invest an extra $2 billion on network upgrades to $18 or $19 billion, up from $17.3 billion last year. AT&T said its primary focus is to help improve...
Verizon released a new commercial which takes shots at the missing features for the iPhone. The website droiddoes.com has a countdown timer to the release of the new Android 2.0 mobile phone. The...
With an expected release of 5th May, fans of the HTC Magic will now be able to pre-order it, and be the first to receive the device when it launches in Europe. The handset will...
Starting from April 17th, customers will be able to pre-order the latest and greatest Sidekick from T-Mobile, the Sidekick LX 2009. It will officially go on sale for $199.99, with a two-year service agreement and...
