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Kicked off WhatsApp? WhatsApp to stop working on some smartphones

Social messaging giant WhatsApp will be leaving some phones in the past as it migrates into the future with faster-operating systems. With this shift,…

Quadrooter: 900m Qualcomm Android phones vulnerable to security flaw

The latest set of smartphone nasties floating around the internet has a pretty cool name, but could very well leave your own phone at…

At what point does HTC stop making phones, shut down and return money to shareholders?

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC believes the middle-market will help it return to profitability this year. But the signs aren’t pretty. Sales have fallen year-on-year…

Samsung owning numbers game as smartphone shipments go past 1bn

Turns out 2013 was a landmark year for smartphones. Not because any particularly amazing models were launched, things were actually pretty slow on that…

BlackBerry, HTC squeezed tightest in consolidating mobile market

Announcements by BlackBerry and HTC show the two companies are feeling the pressure and are likely to be increasingly marginalised into the future as…

5 great brand responses to Apple’s iPhone announcement

Over the past couple of years it’s become fairly common practice for brands to leverage on big, newsworthy events on social media. And, unlike…

Microsoft’s Nokia purchase will change the technology landscape and its own future

Microsoft has announced that it intends to buy Nokia’s devices and services business for €5.4-billion. In one fell swoop Microsoft has reshaped the technology…

HTC’s Chinese smartphone OS will likely fail: here’s why

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that HTC is working on a mobile OS that’s targeted directly at the Chinese market. It will reportedly…

HTC, Beats headed for splitsville

So when was the last time you bought a smartphone for its audio qualities? Never? Well, then it looks likely that you’ll never have…

HTC brings in Robert Downey Jr for massive ad campaign [video]

HTC’s had a hard time of it over the past few years. While it initially looked like a promising contender for the de-facto Android…

Apple and HTC play nice and settle differences… something for the future?

Apple and HTC’s more than 20 patent infringement cases around the world seem to be a thing of the past, as the two companies…

Man gets charged twice for iTunes song, sues Apple for $5M

In what some might say is a slight overreaction, a man in the US is taking Apple to court for US$5-million after it charged…

Women in tech: Leading the geek world one stiletto at a time

It seems no matter how much society evolves, women are always left just that little bit behind. No, this is not an article about…

Twitter breaks from industry norm, swears to only use patents defensively

Like a number of large tech companies, Twitter files patents all the time. Unlike other companies, however, the social network has just pulled the…

Apple wins against Motorola in slide-to-unlock patent suit

The topic in the latest Apple patent war is the slide-to-unlock feature on some of Motorola Mobility’s Android devices. A Munich court ruled in…

HTC sees gloomy year for mobe sales

The Taiwanese cellphone mega-manufacturer has cut its immediate revenue forecasts by as much as a quarter, citing continuing global recession and competition from Apple…

China overtakes US to become largest smartphone market

China has overtaken the US to become the world’s largest smartphone market in terms of devices sold. That’s according to a report by research…

Review: HTC Sensation of a near miss

I have a soft spot for HTC. My trusted Desire was my first Android-powered device, and needless to say, I love it. It’s a…

‘Buffy’ stabs at the heart of Facebook phones

Users have been bombarded with “Facebook” phones this year. Most of them, with the Vodafone 555 blue as a prime example, were pretty standard…

Three reasons I love Android

Open source. Free information. The power to customise what I want, when I want. These are not simply words used to describe one of…

Google gives HTC patent ammo in Apple fight

Long accused of milquetoast support for its Android licencees when they’re attacked, Google has suddenly escalated the Apple-vs-Android patent war by providing HTC with…

What Google’s Motorola Mobility deal means for its patent war

Google has tipped over the patent-war applecart by acquiring Motorola Mobility for US$12.5-billion. This move by Google will hopefully put the current Nortel patent…

HTC wants a piece of Beats by Dr Dre

Taiwanese smartphone giant HTC plans to pay about US$309 million for a 51 percent stake in Beats Electronics, the celebrity-centric marketing operation for higher-end…

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