Smartphones

Greenpeace has ranked how environmentally friendly consumer tech companies are and it doesn’t look good

The estimated greenhouse gas emissions from the top 17 consumer technology companies for 2016 amounted to more than 103m metric…

This is what Google’s smartphone market share could look like now it’s done a deal with HTC

After weeks of rumours, it has been confirmed: Google is buying HTC's smartphone division. The deal is for $1.1bn for…

Internet addiction: who should be held responsible for our growing digital dependency?

It's hard to resist the familiar ping of an incoming email, the red notification on your Facebook app or the…

Dixons Carphone trading suspended this morning after share price plummets

Dixons Carphone's share price fell over 25 percent this morning after the company was forced to cut its profit forecasts…

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 unveiled today: what has the company learnt since the Note 7 disaster?

Samsung is set to launch its latest flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8, in New York today. The tech conglomerate…

Samsung trial: group leader Lee Jae-yong could face 12 years in prison

After five months in court, the Samsung group leader's trial is coming to an end. Lee Jae-yong, the tech giant’s…

Samsung’s move towards pharmaceuticals is already paying off

Samsung is a name readily associated with smartphones and wide-screen TVs, but the company has been broadening its horizons in…

Happy 10th birthday iPhone! Here are 10 facts about the world-changing device

Before 2007, the world did not have smartphones. Now, there are at least 2.6bn smartphones in use worldwide. This is…

Here’s how 4G and data use is expected to change in Western Europe in coming years

Mobile revenue has been struggling recently in Western Europe. This is likely to change next year however as people increasingly…

Mobile phones on the tube: who’s really going to benefit?

Londoners will have mixed views tube passengers being able to use mobile phones on the tube. Digital natives often bemoan…