Tag: mobile
Three quarters of Britons against Huawei mobile network on the Tube
Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese telecoms firm Huawei were in talks to provide London's Underground network with a mobile signal system that would allow passengers to make calls while riding the tube. Now, new research from GoodMobilePhones.co.uk has…
Huawei to bring mobile signal to London Underground
Londoners may soon be able to make calls on the tube, thanks to a new system being installed by Chinese telecoms giants Huawei, worth £100 million. Set to be launched in time for the 2012 Olympics, Huawei are offering the…
The third screen wins our hearts as smartphones now outsell PCs
In a landmark moment for the mobile phone industry, the little screen of the smartphone has now overtaken the big screen of the PC. For the first time ever, the number of smartphones have surpassed PC sales, with a…
You've got tweet: Email usage drops 59% among teenagers who prefer mobile and Twitter
In news that will make Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg jump with joy, email usage among teenagers between 12 and 17 fell a massive 59% in the past year, according to a study from ComScore. Mobile SMS, and instant messaging…
BlackBerry faces ban from India after missing government deadline
BlackBerry could miss out on one of the fastest-growing mobile markets in the world after missing a data sharing deadline set by the Indian government. India's authorities had given Research In Motion (RIM), the owner of BlackBerry, until 31st…
CES 2011 VIDEO – Picochip lead the femtocell revolution in Las Vegas
Tired of receiving a rubbish reception on your mobile phone? Sick of important calls cutting out midway during conversations? Picochip, a Bath-based semiconductor company, may well have the answer to your problems in the shape of femtocells, small cellular base…
Smartphone malware attacks on the rise throughout 2010
2010 saw a significant rise in the number of smartphone malware attacks, according to mobile security specialists AdaptiveMobile. Reported infections across all mobile platforms were up 33% over the previous year, with malware engineered to spite Android users rising four-fold….
VIDEO: Android 2.3 Gingerbread demoed on video, explained in Chinese
Android fans with a strong knowledge of Mandarin will like this: here's the first official video walkthrough of Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS update. Admittedly, we haven't got a clue what's being said in the video, so if anyone can…
VIDEO: LG P990 Star shines on film
Yesterday we brought you spy shots, now we give you the first video of the LG P990 Star superphone. It's riveting stuff, providing you can talk Hebrew. Either way, it's a video right? Beggars can't be choosers and all…
LG P990 Star twinkles in new spy shots
More shots of the promising-looking LG P990 Android smartphone have popped up over on the Phandroid blog. Though there is still no official word on the device from the LG team, the spy shots reveal some juicy new facts about…