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Official: The shape of the smartphone is changing forever

Taller, narrower, and (some) notchier
129 Comments
18 Jul 10:18

Wearable hybrids prove the bloated smartwatch is one of Silly Valley's biggest mistakes

AnalysisWhen dumb is usually smart enough
141 Comments
18 Jul 08:14

Samsung’s new phone-as-desktop is slick, fast and ready for splash-down ... somewhere

Hands-OnDeX Pad doesn’t have an obvious role, but finding one will be fun
72 Comments
18 Jul 07:31

Samsung touts bonkers-fast 8 Gbit DRAM for phones, AIs

Chip ships 6,400 Mbps, cuts power consumption
11 Comments
18 Jul 06:02

LG G7 ThinkQ: Ropey AI, but a feast for sore eyes and ears

ReviewPlus: Guess how much it costs.... oh, go on - have a guess!
49 Comments
17 Jul 09:02

Sub-Prime: Amazon's big day marred by server crashes, staff strikes

The same day Bezos becomes the richest man in the world
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16 Jul 23:52

Apple gives MacBook Pro keyboard rubber pants

Teardown drills into new design
25 Comments
16 Jul 12:30

No, seriously, why are you holding your phone like that?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Don't panic but you might just be French
251 Comments
13 Jul 08:27

PC shipments just rose, thanks to Windows 10

No, this story didn’t come through a wormhole in time. Q2 2018 was the best since 2012
59 Comments
13 Jul 04:02

Are you ready for some sueball?! NFL opens wallet, makes vid stream patent spat go away

We’re the lawyers your mom warned you about
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13 Jul 00:56

Mastercard goes TITSUP in US, UK: There are some things money can't buy – like uptime

UpdatedTotal Inability to Support Usual Purchases
69 Comments
12 Jul 20:23

Crumbs. Apple has tweaked the MacBook Pro keyboard

They say it is 'quiet(er)'. Well, quite...
25 Comments
12 Jul 15:29
Microsoft Surface Go

One two three... Go: Long Pig Microsoft avoids cannibalising Surface

It's an Office runtime, for students
27 Comments
12 Jul 14:52
after-party mess

Intune makes an appearance at the Android Enterprise Zero Touch party

Cloudy device management suite hoping to come to a kiosk near you
11 Jul 19:08
Hands with clenched fists breaking bonds or fetters

Dudes. Blockchain. In a phone. It's gonna smash the 'commoditization of humanity' or something

Strategy BoutiqueCrypto lush HTC claims gizmo will be an 'agent of decentralization'
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11 Jul 11:16

Opinion

Woman talks into smartphone / cellphone with the device held flat

No, seriously, why are you holding your phone like that?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Don't panic but you might just be French

You know what your problem is, Apple? Complacency

CommentLet's praise the cosy mobile duopoly working so hard to make things so much better
59 Comments
04 Jun 15:42
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Facebook's inflection point: Now everyone knows this greedy mass surveillance operation for what it is

CommentHark, dear reader, the echoes of Enron
152 Comments
23 Mar 18:41
Cat yawning photo via Shutterstock

Boring. The phone business has lost the plot and Google is making it worse

CommentDuller than a Dull Thing
135 Comments
01 Mar 11:02

News

UK privacy watchdog to fine Facebook 18 mins of profit (£500,000) for Cambridge Analytica

Wow, Mark Zuckerberg must be really, really terrified
88 Comments
11 Jul 00:01

Did you know? The word 'Taiwan' would crash iOS thanks to a buggy filter for the Chinese govt

蒂姆，我们告诉你谨慎！
31 Comments
10 Jul 22:22

PayPal, Google ordered to make suspected pirates walk the plank into freezing waters

Follow the money: Florida judge signs off on new IP attack
10 Comments
10 Jul 20:38

Boffin botheration as IET lifts axe on 20-year-old email alias service

IET phone home. Just don't email...
32 Comments
10 Jul 13:41

You're indestructible, always believe in 'cause you are Go! Microsoft reinvents netbook with US$399 ‘Surface Go’

Ten-inch Win 10 S Pentium tablet. Keyboard, pen $99 each
98 Comments
10 Jul 02:31

Sueball claims Apple broke hacking laws with iOS batt throttling code

30 per cent error fix was a violation of CFAA, claim scores of angry fans
31 Comments
09 Jul 20:23

No one wants new phones – it's chips that keep Samsung chugging

I'll keep the smartie I've got, thanks
45 Comments
06 Jul 20:35

No, it's not Intel's 5G chip Apple is ditching – it's the Sunny Peak Bluetooth, Wi-Fi part

Project axed after iGiant snubs Chipzilla's wireless silicon
06 Jul 19:17

iPhone 8 now outsells X, and every other phone

You've really Notched it, Cook
80 Comments
06 Jul 12:10

Gemini goes back to the '90s with Agenda, Data and mulls next steps

ExclusiveInvestment enables maker to push out more models
47 Comments
06 Jul 10:09

Who fancies a six-core, 32GB RAM, 4TB NVME ... convertible tablet?

HP Ink refreshes its schleppable workstation range days after Dell did the same
26 Comments
06 Jul 07:30

We might be skimming the Surface, but it looks like Microsoft's readying a wallet-friendly device

Redmond filings hint at portable computer for the less flush
20 Comments
05 Jul 13:19
Crying baby in autumn. Photo by shutterstock

Hoping for Microsoft's mythical Andromeda in your Xmas stocking? Don't hold your breath

This whole business is starting to look like a cargo cult
43 Comments
05 Jul 11:15

ZX Spectrum reboot firm boss delays director vote date again

Vega+ scandal lingers as desperate board delays crunch-time vote again
38 Comments
04 Jul 15:31
Young man hides smartphone under sheets

Uh-oh. Boffins say most Android apps can slurp your screen – and you wouldn't even know it

Fancy that
59 Comments
04 Jul 10:54
The many moods of the Dell Precision 7730 workstation

Who fancies a six-core, 128GB RAM, 8TB NVMe … laptop?

Sorry. Not laptops. ‘Mobile workstations’
97 Comments
04 Jul 07:31
Someone looking at their smartphone shocked

Dear Samsung mobe owners: It may leak your private pics to randoms

Bundled messages app caught emitting photo albums at 2am without permission, say punters
58 Comments
03 Jul 04:52
smashed phone

High Tech Concern: Struggling HTC to slash a quarter of workforce

Doesn't help that its latest phone – the U12+ – basically sucks
10 Comments
02 Jul 18:31
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The Notch contagion is spreading slower than phone experts thought

You wouldn't think so
Man looks at his mobile - mildly surprised or shocked about something. Photo by shutterstock

GPU fairy visits Huawei owners, leaves graphics boost under phones

Follows Google with in-place hardware upgrade – kinda
12 Comments
29 Jun 16:14
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Giffgaff admits to billing faff, actually tells folk to turn it off and on again

Telefónica's hippy wing promises credit drain refunds
29 Comments
29 Jun 15:06

Apple fanbois ride to the aid of iGiant in patent spat with Qualcomm

Consumers attempt to block chip flinger's attempt to block sale of devices without their kit
15 Comments
29 Jun 11:59
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