BlackBerry

The newest operating system update to the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, called iOS 5, will be available to download on Oct. 12. iOS 5 brings an entirely new notifications system, a BlackBerry Messenger-rivaling free messaging app and system-wide Twitter integration.

Oct 04, 2011

With less than 10 hours to go until Apple’s ‘Let’s Talk iPhone’ press conference tonight, we want to bring everyone up to speed before my live blogging feed this evening.

Jamie Lewis Oct 04, 2011

Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire, a touchscreen tablet intended to rival the iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook, with a 7 inch screen, Android operating system and $199 price tag.

Sep 28, 2011

Amazon is set to introduce its iPad-rivalling tablet, tipped to be called Kindle Fire at a media event in New York today. The Kindle Fire is expected to undercut Apple's $499 (£399) iPad and come in at the $250-$350 price point where tablets have so far failed to succeed.

Alistair Charlton Sep 28, 2011

Amazon may be set to announce a tablet computer next week, after inviting the media to a press conference due to take place next Wednesday.

Sep 26, 2011

Nearly half of Android owners want to move away from the operating system when they next upgrade, according to a report out today.

Sep 23, 2011

Facebook Messenger is now accessible to download iPhone and Android smart phones in the UK.

Sep 19, 2011

The HTC Sensation XE has been given an October UK release date leading to speculation of a sales grudge match between it and Apple's iPhone 5.

Sep 16, 2011

HTC has unveiled three new high-end smartphone devices designed to break the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S2's stranglehold on the market

Sep 15, 2011

London's Metropolitan Police say they foiled riots at the Olympic site at Stratford and the Oxford Street shopping district by monitoring Blackberry Messenger services as well as Twitter, the Guardian has revealed.

Aug 17, 2011

Following the slew of riots that last week spread across the UK, hacker collective Anonymous has issued a statement blaming the British government, calling for all like-minded citizens to help it mount a series of legal protests this October.

Aug 15, 2011

The time has surely come for MP’s and politicians to exit their Westminster bubble and work hard with local communities and reformed criminals to truly understand why the riots took hold of the streets of Birmingham, London, Liverpool and Manchester this week.

Aug 12, 2011

New plans from UK Prime Minister David Cameron indicating a possible move to grant police the power to block people from using social media, add to existing powers allowing police to place injunctions on youths, controlling who they interact with.

Aug 12, 2011

The hacktivist group Anonymous has issued a statement claiming it is "watching" the UK after Prime Minister David Cameron indicated plans to grant police new powers to ban individuals from using social media services such as Twitter and Facebook.

Aug 11, 2011

Following widespread allegations that rioters used social media services to coordinate, UK Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed new plans to ban criminals from using sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Aug 11, 2011

Three individuals have been arrested on suspicion of using Twitter and BlackBerry messenger to incite new riots.

Aug 11, 2011

Following the mass number of stores looted in the UK riots, eBay has pledged to help police catch individuals attempting to trade stolen goods on its service.

Aug 10, 2011

The hacker group Team Poison has hacked BlackBerry's blog after the company agreed to help London police track rioters using its messenger service.

Aug 09, 2011

Both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Torch 9860 have appeared on Vodafone's "coming soon" section, leading analysts to speculate whether the company's next slew of devices will reverse RIM's ailing fortunes.

Aug 08, 2011

New research indicates that Apple's ongoing dominance of the smartphone market may eventually turn what is currently a full on derby, into a two horse race between it and Samsung.

Jul 26, 2011

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is set to cut 11 per cent of its staff to compensate for its ongoing poor financial performance.

Jul 25, 2011

A new report from tech consultancy Good Technology has revealed that despite a consistent increase in Google Android's market share, business consumers still prefer Apple devices and software.

Jul 22, 2011

Justin Bieber and PhoneGuard, Inc. have launched a Text Responsibility Campaign which offers a Drive Safe free application.

Jul 20, 2011

A new paper by ChangeWave Research has revealed that Apple's iPhone is the most popular choice among new smartphone buyers.

Jul 19, 2011

Apple's chief patent lawyer is reportedly set to leave the company just as it mounts a fresh legal assault on Desire and Galaxy S2 smartphone makers HTC and Samsung.

Jul 12, 2011

According to a new report by Kantar Woldpanel ComTech, Google's Android is now the most popular OS in eight "key" countries.

Jul 11, 2011

The letter highlighted several of the criticisms made against the PlayBook tablet

Staff Reporter Jul 01, 2011

As speculation and interest in Apple's latest contribution to the smartphone market, the iPhone 5, reaches epic proportions, the performance of its current iPhone 4 has lagged -- with Samsung's Galaxy S2 beating it in sales for the second month in a row.

Jul 01, 2011

A recent report from research group Gartner has revealed that in the opening three months of 2011, sales of smartphones running Google's Android operating system have overtake those of Apple's iPhone.

May 20, 2011

Research in Motion has recalled close to 1000 of its newly release PlayBook tablets due to a software flaw within the operating system.

May 18, 2011