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Article | 25/02/2013 DoCoMo decodes new video standard without new hardware

Consumers might not have to upgrade their phones to take advantage of a new video compression system that can send high-definition images much more ef...

Article | 25/02/2013 Trend Micro adds Facebook scanner to mobile security suite

Trend Micro is adding the often confusing world of Facebook privacy settings to a new version of its flagship security software.

Article | 21/02/2013 Can China's phone makers take on Apple and Samsung?

They are probably the biggest cellphone makers most people have never heard of. Despite ranking third and fourth in the global smartphone market in th...

Article | 15/02/2013 Skype launches limited video messaging trial

Skype soft-launched a video messaging service on Friday that allows its subscribers to deliver recorded clips to Skype contacts for playback when they...

Article | 9/02/2013 iOS 6.1 upgraders reporting big drop in battery life

Multiple users on Apple's iPhone support forum are reporting big drops in battery life after upgrading their handsets to version 6.1 of the iOS operat...

Article | 8/02/2013 Macmillan will end e-book discounting ban in price-fixing settlement

The company that publishes books under the Macmillan imprint has agreed to allow discounting of its electronic books as part of a settlement with the ...

Article | 6/02/2013 BlackBerry 10 launch broke records, says company

BlackBerry says launch sales of its new BlackBerry 10 handsets in Canada and the UK have beaten previous company records, but it isn't releasing actua...

Article | 6/02/2013 ITC targets August for end to Apple-Samsung patent investigation

The U.S. International Trade Commission aims to wrap up its investigation into a patent battle between Apple and Samsung by August this year, it said ...

Article | 1/02/2013 Apple beat Samsung in Q4 as US phone market declined in 2012

Apple topped Samsung as the leading cellphone vendor in the U.S. in the last three months of the year to become the number-one U.S. vendor by volume f...

Article | 30/01/2013 Goodbye Research In Motion, hello BlackBerry

Research In Motion is changing its name to BlackBerry, a move it hopes will signify a fresh start for the company.

Article | 30/01/2013 BlackBerry 10 launches with comeback hopes

With its future in the balance, the company until now known as Research In Motion launched its new BlackBerry 10 operating system, two new handsets an...

Article | 28/01/2013 Twitter acquires mobile-app crash analyzer Crashlytics

Crashlytics, a year-old vendor of crash analytics for iPhone and iPad apps, says it has been acquired by Twitter.

Article | 28/01/2013 WhatsApp could face prosecution on poor privacy

A yearlong investigation by government privacy watchdogs in Canada and the Netherlands identified major weaknesses in the way the WhatsApp cellphone m...

Article | 28/01/2013 RIM faces 'make or break' with BlackBerry 10

It's finally go time at Research In Motion. After delays that have tested the resolve of even its most enthusiastic customers, the Canadian company wi...

Article | 26/01/2013 Anonymous hits US government site, threatens release of secrets

Hackers working under the name of the Anonymous hacktivist collective hit a US government website on Saturday, replacing its home page with a 1340 wor...