Apple catches Samsung as top smartphone seller
Apple has caught up with Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller in the world, due to soaring sales of its larger iPhone 6 model, according to new research.
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Apple makes largest profit in history as bigger iPhones pay off
Apple’s earnings over Christmas rose by 38% year-on-year, helping Apple set a new record for the biggest quarterly profit ever made at $18bn (£11.8bn).
Fox goes Virtual Reality with Wild film promotion
Fox has embarked on its first virtual reality promotion for its latest film ‘Wild’ letting players experience the film with a Samsung Gear headset or similar device.
‘Chinese Apple’ Xiaomi doubled revenue in 2014
Xiaomi saw its revenue more than double during last year, as the handset maker, often dubbed ‘the Chinese Apple’ becomes one of the biggest tech firms in the world.
Facebook’s 5 tips for mobile advertising success
With the festive season upon us, and new devices likely to be a key gift this year, Facebook is offering 5 tips for app advertising success.
UK’s first smartphone breakdown service goes live
A British start-up has launched the country’s first nationwide same-day callout service for fixing broken smartphones.
Mobile ‘pub crawl’ test: 4G still falling short in Central London
Mobile internet access is still unavailable in many parts of central London, contradicting the recent findings of an Ofcom report, according to new research across many of the capital’s pubs.
Google settles litigation with Apple’s patent consortium Rockstar
The patent wars rumble on in the technology sector, with Google agreeing to settle litigation with Apple-led patent consortium Rockstar, though terms of the deal were not disclosed in a court filing.
Google debuts Fit app takes on Apple Health Kit and Samsung Health
Google has launched a new app designed to take a broader view of fitness tracking, using the sensors in Android phones to track their activities, with Basis, Adidas and Motorola signing up as initial partners.
4G black spots: Third of mobile internet tasks attempted on trains fail
Despite improvements to mobile internet access, commuters in the UK are still being hit by black spots that prevent them from carrying out tasks on the internet while on the move, according to new research.