Apple's self-repair service finally launches after months of silence The company kept quiet on progress since it announced plan in November Personal Tech27 Apr 2022 | 19
Smartphone shipments expected to drop again for Q1 2022 Samsung, Apple gain market share while everyone else loses amid economic uncertainty Personal Tech19 Apr 2022 | 1
Xiaomi adds earthquake alert system to some smartphones Customers in Indonesia promised warning of wobbles sooner than is otherwise possible Personal Tech05 Apr 2022 | 3
TSMC sees slowdown in demand for PCs, smartphones Foundry giant's staff could be sleeping at work during new COVID lockdown Personal Tech31 Mar 2022 | 6
Huawei reports first-ever yearly revenue drop, but profits up Subsidiary sales, enterprise division may be responsible for the buoying Off-Prem28 Mar 2022 | 1
Testing for COVID with the sound of a cough? There’s an app for that And it's right more often than rapid antigen tests Personal Tech23 Mar 2022 | 28
Chip shortage to end this year – at least for us: Xiaomi China's smartphone and IoT gadget champ says it might even see a glut by 2023 Personal Tech23 Mar 2022 | 1
Hear us out: Smartphone lidar can test blood, milk Using tiny samples, too, a claim we're sure you haven't heard before Science18 Mar 2022 | 34
Samsung updates its most popular smartphone range The mid-range A-Series matches top-end models for software updates Personal Tech18 Mar 2022 | 25
Intune out of tune after an Android 12 update? Help's coming Affected OPPO owners due an OTA update. OnePlus and Realme to follow SaaS08 Mar 2022 | 2
US exempts South Korean smartphones from Russia export bans Whitegoods and cars also allowed to cross the border Personal Tech03 Mar 2022 | 36
European Union takes China to WTO over smartphone patents Alleges Middle Kingdom's courts make it impossible to chase manufacturers who won't respect IP rights Legal21 Feb 2022 | 54
Canalys: Foldable shipments could 'exceed 30 million by 2024' Saviour of the premium Android smartphone? Personal Tech14 Feb 2022 | 11
Samsung reveals new smartphones, tablets... and yes. The S22 Ultra is undeniably good Shiny new kit a bit more environmentally conscious Personal Tech09 Feb 2022 | 26
BlackBerry offloads its 'legacy' patents – some of the stuff that made its phones hum $600M sale to new owner created and funded just to handle mobile, networking, and messaging IP Software01 Feb 2022 | 17
Shut off 3G by 2033? How about 2023, asks Vodafone UK Says it'll be 'asking customers' to make sure own phones support 4G, and to check on friends, family Networks25 Jan 2022 | 81
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 Security19 Jan 2022 | 37
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 Personal Tech18 Jan 2022 | 15
India says: Xiaomi the $88m in missing import taxes, please Investigation finds royalty and licensing fees excluded from transaction values Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 5
Google fixes bug that stopped some Pixel phones from making 911 calls Plus: RIP classic QWERTY BlackBerry phones – they'll no longer work properly OSes05 Jan 2022 | 24
Can you get excited about the iPhone 13? We've tried Review It’s brilliant and lovely. But it doesn't quite meet the moment with a new experience that satisfies Personal Tech26 Dec 2021 | 94
Fisher Price's Bluetooth reboot of pre-school play phone has adult privacy flaw ‘Chatter’ can be bugged thanks to kindergarten-grade security Security23 Dec 2021 | 94
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 Personal Tech15 Dec 2021 | 1
2033 is doomsday for 2G and 3G in the UK Surely the Great Coming of (Huawei-less) 5G will have happened by then Networks08 Dec 2021 | 55
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 Personal Tech08 Dec 2021 | 11
Samsung splits itself in two... internally: Semiconductor biz and then everything else Smartphones and consumer electronics now under one roof Personal Tech07 Dec 2021 | 1
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 Personal Tech03 Dec 2021 | 7
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 Personal Tech17 Nov 2021 | 10
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 Personal Tech15 Nov 2021 | 6
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 Software12 Nov 2021 | 8
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 Personal Tech09 Nov 2021 | 58
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 Personal Tech05 Nov 2021 | 15
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 Bootnotes03 Nov 2021 | 72
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? Personal Tech01 Nov 2021 | 27
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 Personal Tech15 Oct 2021 | 8
iFixit prises open the iPhone 13 Pro, claims 'any display replacement knocks out Face ID' Updated Battery still swappable – rest fiddly Personal Tech27 Sep 2021 | 25
One-size-fits-all chargers? What a great idea! Of course Apple would hate it Updated Cupertino thinks EU USB-C plan 'stifles innovation rather than encouraging it' Personal Tech23 Sep 2021 | 203
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 OSes22 Sep 2021 | 2
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 Personal Tech01 Sep 2021 | 16
Indian tech market settles into second year of coronavirus as PC and smartphone sales soar Lighter lockdowns meant more effective manufacturing and logistics Personal Tech13 Aug 2021 |
GOP lawmakers ask for former Huawei handset biz Honor to be placed the Entity List Potentially putting the squeeze on already constrained supply chains Personal Tech11 Aug 2021 | 36
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' Personal Tech09 Aug 2021 | 12
Vivo X60 Pro: Branding was plastered all over the Euros, but does the phone perform better than the English team? Review We reckon it'd snatch it in extra time thanks to camera Personal Tech03 Aug 2021 | 23
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 Personal Tech27 Jul 2021 | 1
We clock what you're trying to do here: El Reg strokes a claw across the OnePlus 9 Pro Review Some like it hot and some sweat when the heat is on Personal Tech20 Jul 2021 | 10
Ordnance Survey to take a poke at Pokémon-style gaming with outdoorsy AR adventure Gamify all the things! Software19 Jul 2021 | 30
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 Personal Tech16 Jul 2021 | 38
ZTE Axon 30 Ultra: Strong effort from an entity-lister, but your tiny child hands may struggle Review What a whopper Personal Tech14 Jul 2021 | 27
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G: Sub-$600 midranger makes premium phones feel frivolous Review Biometrics could be better but workhorse otherwise does the job Personal Tech13 Jul 2021 | 41
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 Personal Tech09 Jul 2021 | 51
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 Personal Tech08 Jul 2021 | 10
Galaxy quest: Yet another sub-£500 phone comes to trouble mobile big dogs in the form of Realme GT 5G Review Big brand flagship performance, midrange price, 3.5mm earphone port Personal Tech08 Jul 2021 | 41
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 OSes02 Jul 2021 | 9
Samsung commits to 5 years of Android updates... for its enterprise smartphone users at least Impressive, but it's still no Apple Security29 Jun 2021 | 36
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 Offbeat29 Jun 2021 | 101
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 OSes25 Jun 2021 | 14
Treaty of Roam finally in ashes: O2 cracks, joins rivals, adds data roaming charges for heavy users in EU Updated That's £3.50 per GB for anything over 25GB Networks24 Jun 2021 | 144
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 Personal Tech23 Jun 2021 | 11
Mind the gap(ing mouth): London's Underground to get ubiquitous mobile phone coverage That's. Just. Great Networks22 Jun 2021 | 31
Samsung mulls delaying next 'fan edition' phone in light of semiconductor shortage 'Nothing had been determined', says phone giant Personal Tech14 Jun 2021 | 2
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 Personal Tech14 Jun 2021 |
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! Bootnotes10 Jun 2021 | 17