Samsung lets customers turn old smartphones into 'smart home' devices
Samsung has expanded its in-house Galaxy Upcycling Program to let customers transform old Galaxy smartphones into ‘smart home’ Internet of Things devices. The scheme has been launched in the UK, the ...
View ArticleOfcom plans emergency services app for sign language users
New rules from UK communications regulator Ofcom are set to give British Sign Language users access to the emergency services via a video-relay app and website. Ofcom's current rules ensure that ...
View Article5G could double the revenue per user for mobile networks
Research and consultancy business GlobalData expects 5G data usage to generate monthly average revenue per user (ARPU) of $14.15 (£10.20) in 2026, which is more than double 4G’s monthly ARPU of ...
View ArticleUK adults spent more time online last year than other Europeans
Ofcom's Online Nation 2021 report shows that UK adults spent more time online (via computers, smartphones or tablets) in 2020 than people in Germany, France or Spain. It was an unprecedented year, ...
View ArticleApple plans photo-analysis tool to protect children
Apple is planning updates to its iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems that will help prevent the spread of what it describes as Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The updates, which will be ...
View ArticleMobile phone driving law to be widened
The UK government says it plans to change the law around using hand-held mobile phones when driving. In December 2003, the existing 'careless driving' laws were augmented to forbid drivers from ...
View ArticleApple becomes the world's first 3 trillion dollar company
US-based tech company Apple has become the first business to reach a $3 trillion (£2.2 trillion) valuation on the stock market. Its shares reached a value of $182.88 each on Monday 3rd and hit ...
View ArticleBlackBerry OS devices stop working in January 2022
Former smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has shut down its services for devices running the BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 operating systems, preventing customers with these handsets from making ...
View ArticleBlackBerry sells mobile and messaging patents
Former smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry has agreed a deal to sell its 'legacy' patents for $600 million (£443 million). The company, which became a security software business when it moved away ...
View ArticleOfcom approves new emergency video call service for British Sign Language users
Last year, UK communications regulator Ofcom said fixed-line and mobile communications providers would soon need to introduce a British Sign Language (BSL) video relay service for emergency calls, ...
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