Far from killing off printing, the rise of mobile devices and apps may just turn out to be its saving grace.
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/ 24 January 2012
Service outages and failure to keep up with the iPhone mean the BlackBerry’s popularity is waning and its creators have paid the price.
Analysts say up to 29-million iPhones were sold in the last quarter of 2011 while others say Samsung sold 35-million smartphones in the same period.
Facebook has confirmed it is stepping up its assault on the potentially lucrative location-sharing market with the acquisition of Gowalla.
As Apple chairperson, inventor and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs made an unprecedented impact on the world’s consumer electronics markets.
Tim Cook finally gets his chance to stride out from under Steve Jobs’ shadow as Apple Inc’s CEO.
Google’s Android software strengthened its grip on the US smartphone market, powering nearly 42% of handsets as of July, an industry tracker says.
It has a target of up to 25-million phones produced by the end of the year, according to Taiwanese suppliers — and it may use wireless charging.
The upgraded Apple handset will look like iPhone 4 but feature an A5 processor and 8MP camera, according to reports.
The news that Android is "crushing" Blackberry and Apple is bound to spark off a holy war between devotees, writes <b>Alistair Fairweather</b>.
Apple and Google are using smartphones running their software to build gigantic databases for location-based services.
Apple has sued Samsung Electronics, saying the company’s Galaxy line of smartphones and tablet computers copy Apple’s popular iPad and iPhone.
Has your BlackBerry taken over your life? Or your iPhone? Academics are trying to find ways to help.
Nokia and Microsoft teamed up on Friday to build an iPhone killer in a desperate attempt to take on Google and Apple in the smartphone market.
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/ 11 February 2011
Researchers say hack targeting Apple’s password management system poses serious security threat to businesses
There was alarm for Apple over the weekend as iPhone and iPod users complained they had missed wake-up calls because of a software programming error.
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/ 21 October 2010
One of the most curious side effects of rapid innovation is on language. Rather than making words up, we prefer to frame things in analogy.
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/ 8 September 2010
Free iPhone application monitors heartbeat and helps doctors save lives in remote areas.
Apple is offering a free rubber "bumper" to owners of the iPhone 4 to head off criticism over problems with its signal reception.
CEO Steve Jobs on Monday showed off a redesigned $199 "iPhone 4" that is a quarter slimmer than the current handset.
Call for regulator to halt sale of iPhones, iPads and iPods in the US as fight between Apple and HTC grows increasingly acrimonious.
Prototype found in a California bar reveals plans for better screen, chat camera and slimmer, more glassy case.
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/ 10 January 2010
Google’s entry into smartphone market is interesting, but only a skirmish in what may become a fascinating war.
The screen is fantastic, it links superbly with your online Google account — but does it have what it takes to win over iPhone obsessives?
Chinese users of the iPhone are unable to download applications related to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Buddhist Tibet.
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/ 12 December 2009
Apple, maker of the iPhone, hit back on Friday in a legal row with Nokia and countersued the Finnish telecom giant, alleging it had breached patents.
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/ 23 October 2009
Nokia, the world’s largest cellphone manufacturer, is suing Apple in a US court, alleging the iPhone infringes 10 of its wireless patents.
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/ 23 October 2009
Benedict Kelly tries out the new HTC Hero and wonders if it may be better than the iPhone
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/ 6 September 2009
Apple’s iPhone will soon officially go on sale in China, more than two years after its US debut, but it may not make much of a splash.
A French security guard said on Tuesday he had received a face full of glass when the screen of his iPhone exploded.
Apple has rejected claims that it is blocking companies from the iPhone, as part of a probe by regulators into its rejection of software by Google.
After months fighting off questions about health of chief executive Steve Jobs, Apple post profits of $1,23-billion in three months to end of June.