Virgin Media has revealed that a Virgin Media database containing the personal details of 900,000 people was left unsecured and accessible online for 10 months.
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Rugged mobile manufacturer Handheld Group, has unveiled announced the new NAUTIZ X41, a rugged Android device built for mobile workers in logistics, warehousing, utilities, field service, public transportation, security and public safety.
Yesterday, Google released an update to the Google Assistant on Android, which allowed it to transcribe the contents off of a web page and read it out loud to you.
Google has released the first update to the Developer Preview of Android 11. Android 11 developer preview 1.1 doesn’t introduce any new features, just a plethora of new patches and bug fixes.
BlackBerry has released new enhancements and feature updates to SecuSUITE for Government and BlackBerry AtHoc that enable government agencies to securely communicate and safeguard sensitive data
Google Assistant now can transcribe the contents off of a web page and read it out loud to you. The feature, which was demoed at Google I/O last year, is now making its way to android devices from today.
Hyundai India has integrated WhatsApp business as part of its customer service strategy, in partnership IMImobile.
BlackBerry has appointed Marjorie Dickman as the company’s first Chief Government Affairs and Public Policy Officer. Marjorie will be responsible for strategic oversight of the company’s global government relations, regulatory affairs, and public policy operations.
WhatsApp has launched a new update for Android which brings support for call waiting, new privacy settings and more. The biggest feature is obviously the new call waiting feature, although the company has skipped adding call holding for this release.
O2 plans to reduce carbon emissions across its business by 2025, giving UK consumers and businesses a mobile network where calls, texts and data are powered by cleaner, greener energy.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined CRDNN Limited with the maximum £500,000 fine for making more than 193 million automated nuisance calls.
Google has released the March 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.
Moment has announced that they will no longer continue to make an Android version of their Pro Camera app, as the fragmentation that characterizes the popular mobile OS is far too great for their limited developer team to handle.
O2 mobile users are once again unable to make or receive calls today with the service currently offline. The problems have been confirmed by O2 with the company saying it is monitoring the situation.
OPPO today announced the launch of its all-round 5G flagship Find X2 series. The global launch will be hosted online on OPPO's YouTube channel on 6th March at 12:30pm AST.
From early March more than a million homes in the West Midlands will gain access to Virgin Media's Gig1 Fibre broadband packages, adding 50 per cent to the reach of the service (currently 2m users) in one go.
vivo has unveiled the third generation of its APEX concept smartphone – APEX 2020 builds on the success of its previous generations to feature more cutting-edge technologies, while also showcases vivo's continuing pursuit of head-turning aesthetics.
BlackBerry has filed an opposition to Australian company Baby Bunting's application for a logo representing "the silhouettes of two pregnant women".
At the RSA Conference in California today, BlackBerry announced that they have added zero trust security capabilities to its Spark Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
Punkt has released the fourth update of the MP02’s firmware. Firmware v1.7 brings the following numbers: EU.01.07.0078 for Version 1 (EU, GB, JP and AU) and US.01.07.0078 for Version 2 (USA/Can).
Despite Mobile World Congress being cancelled owing to fears over the coronavirus, Huawei launched a series of high-end updates at a virtual press conference today.
Google has advised users against sideloading Google apps on Huawei smartphones. Google says that “Due to government restrictions, Google’s apps and services are not available for preload or sideload on new Huawei devices,”.
Microsoft is investing $1.1 billion into a variety of initiatives in Mexico designed to expand digital access in the country.
Vodafone UK has launched 5G and unlimited data to all Pay As You Go (PAYG) customers.
Anker Innovations today announced that its charging solutions will be available as a network exclusive on O2.
Huawei today unveiled the AirEngine Wi-Fi 6 series products, including 10 new Wi-Fi 6 access point (AP) models, at the 2020 product and solution launch event in London.
Huawei today released Huawei's new 5G products and solutions and launched the 5G Partner Innovation Program.
Google has released the first Developer Preview of Android 11, a month earlier than normally scheduled.
BlackBerry Cylance today released its annual 2020 Threat Report, which examines the latest adversarial techniques and tactics analyzed by BlackBerry Cylance threat researchers, and provides guidance organizations can leverage to mitigate risk.
A recent survey showed 41% of UK workers admit to using WhatsApp for work purposes despite it being against WhatsApp’s legal terms of service.
Guild, today announced they support interpersonal messaging between professionals for free.
Three UK is finally launching their 5G mobile network by the end of the month, the company announced today.
Samsung didn't stop at launching the all-new generation of the Galaxy S20 series today, the company also introduced the latest iteration to its wireless earbuds.
Mobile World Congress (MWC 2020), has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. The GSM Association (GSMA), which organizes the show, have officially confirmed the cancellation.
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Virgin Money has announced new partnerships with The SSE Hydro in Glasgow and The O2 in London and as part of its repositioning of the brand in the UK.
As each day passes, more and more companies are withdrawing entirely from Mobile World Congress (MWC 2020).
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The Huawei Mate 30 Pro is coming to the UK and will be exclusive to the Carphone Warehouse.
AT&T, Cisco, Facebook and Sprint have become the latest companies to withdraw from the MWC 2020 trade show due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
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Samsung has officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, introducing a brand-new camera architecture that combines AI with Samsung’s largest image sensor yet for stunning image quality.
EE has announced it has become the exclusive mobile partner for the streaming service BritBox and is now offering customers a six-month BritBox subscription.
Samsung have officially unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip, with Samsung’s First Foldable Glass Display.
Vodafone has unveiled a new partnership with The SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow in what the company says is a further commitment to the city.
CRN has named May Mitchell, Vice President, Global Channel Sales and Field Marketing to its 2020 list of Channel Chiefs.
Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 13.4.
The British Legal Technology Forum 2020 has revealed the full line up of speakers for the highly anticipated event with Event Partner Oracle
Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus Amazon has taken the decision to withdraw from Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC2020).
Due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus Ericsson has taken the decision to withdraw from Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC2020) as the company says that the health and safety of employees and customers cannot be ensured.
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China’s Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo are teaming up to create a developers platform outside China to upload apps onto all of their app stores simultaneously.
Netflix has started streaming AV1 to their Android mobile app. What this basically means is that Netflix is now streaming some of its content using a new system that will compress files with up to 20% more efficiency.
BlackBerry today launched BlackBerry Digital Workplace, a secure robust workspace that provides users simple and secure online and offline access to corporate on-premise or cloud content including Microsoft Office 365 resources.
Samsung has received 61 awards, including two gold awards, at the world-renowned International Forum(iF) Design Award 2020.
Ryan Permeh is the Chief Security Architect and Senior Vice President at BlackBerry. He works within the office of the CTO to define technology strategy and architecture that will integrate technology across BlackBerry and focus it towards reducing customer risk.
BlackBerry Radar solution now integrates with Trimble's TMW.Suite and TruckMate transportation management system (TMS) solutions.
Google has released the February 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.
Samsung is to launch the Galaxy Home Mini on February 12 and will be available in South Korea on February 12, the day after the Unpacked event.
TCL officially confirmed today that they will no longer design, manufacture or sell any new BlackBerry branded mobile devices.
A team of cyber security and internet safety experts have launched the world’s first online membership service, designed to help parents protect their families from threats like cyber bullying, sextortion, social media hijacking, online grooming, fraud, email hacking and identity theft
Pulse Secure has announced that Alex Thurber is joining the executive team as Chief Revenue Officer.
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The Motorola Razr, the company's first-ever clamshell-style flexible display smartphone that folds completely, is now available to pre-order in the United States from Verizon.
Google has launched a new media view for Nest Hub displays. The new view means no more walking into every room to change the music volume, or turn off the TV.
Chelsea Football Club have announced a three-year principal partnership with Three UK.
Huawei has postponed the annual Huawei Developer Conference (Cloud) (HDC.Cloud) due to safety measures for guests’ due to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China.
Senator Jim Banks has introduced a bill that would prohibit the United States from sharing intelligence with countries that allow Huawei to operate their 5G networks.
BlackBerry Cylance has integrated SafeBreach data breach and attack simulation capabilities into its portfolio.
Huawei has updated the list of Huawei smartphones that will get the EMUI 10 update in 2020.
Vodafone has today become the first network operator in the UK to offer unlimited 5G data plans to large business and public sector customers, enabling them to provide employees with unlimited data, minutes and texts each month.
MELROSE Labs, a newly launched cloud communications provider, has commenced rolling out the first wave of their communication services for voice and messaging.
Huawei has unveiled the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G in Qatar and interested fans can now register their interest online.
Huawei has launched Huawei Pay in Pakistan, in partnership with UnionPay International and National Bank of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fourth market where Huawei Pay has been made available, following China, Russia and Hong Kong (China).
Huawei today announced a new £20 million incentive to encourage software developers in the UK and Ireland to create apps and services for its mobile services unit.
Back in November of last year, , GitHub announced new native mobile apps for Android and iOS alongside several new features. While the iOS app was made available practically immediately, there has been a long delay on the launch of the Android app.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for iOS which brings which brings System-level dark mode integration and other improvements,
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings System-level dark mode integration and other improvements,
U.S. government officials presented the British government with a new dossier of intelligence on Monday about the risks of including Huawei equipment in future 5G mobile networks, branding it "madness".
Vodafone Customers can now use Vodafone’s 5G service at no extra cost in more than 100 places in the UK and other European countries. The company state that this is double the number of locations offered by their nearest competitor.
Back in October of last year, Huawei launched the Huawei P30 Lite New Edition in Kenya. The company has announced today that the latest addition to the P30 series will be available in the UK from January 15.
Huawei today unveiled the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G in the United Arab Emirates during a launch event in Dubai.
AutonomouStuff, which develops a test platform for companies looking to develop apps for self-driving vehicles, is to setup a research facility at Ottawa L5 test track.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined DSG Retail (DSG) £500,000 after a ‘point of sale’ computer system was compromised as a result of a cyber-attack, affecting at least 14 million people.
The United States is making a final pitch to the UK Government, ahead of a decision on whether to upgrade its telecoms network with Huawei equipment.
Huawei has released the source code of openEuler, a Linux distribution based on CentOS.
Damon Motorcycles today unveiled the Hypersport, an electric superbike outfitted with Damon’s cutting-edge CoPilot advanced warning system powered by BlackBerry QNX technology.
ANSYS and BlackBerry are teaming up to support BlackBerry QNX's real-time operating system (RTOS) for connected and autonomous vehicles.
BlackBerry today unveiled a customizable concept solution that OEMs and fleet managers can use for vehicle health and security use cases to 'future-proof' their vehicles, accelerating development timelines and reducing the cost of moving projects from research to production and onto roads.
The Golden Globes 2020 are over and apparently some actors won awards while others didn't. To be honest, I've forgotten about the boring bits (who won what), the highlight of the night, the most memorable and enjoyable part of the night was host Ricky Gervais.
BlackBerry QNX is teaming up with Amazon Web Services to demo a connected vehicle platform that combines BlackBerry's QNX with AWS IoT services.
At this year’s CES, Lenovo will be unveiling the Lenovo Yoga 5G, the world’s first 5G PC. Supporting both millimeter wave full-band and sub-6GHz 5G networks, this ground-breaking device is capable of satisfying your need for speed with ultra-fast connectivity, reduced latency, and wider bandwidth.
Google has released the January 2020 Android Security Bulletin, giving carriers and device makers a fresh set of patches to install.
Google rolled out the January 2020 Android Security Update earlier today, which has been followed by BlackBerry rolling out the December 2019 Android Security update to BlackBerry Android devices.
IKIN has announced it is creating an SDK for iOS holographic rendering, with professional services support from Unity Technologies.
It's official! Samsung has sent out the invites for its Unpacked event taking place on February 11 in San Francisco at 11:00 PST, where the company is expected to possibly unveil three Galaxy smartphones.
Samsung has announced Lite versions of the Galaxy S10 and Note 10. The Galaxy S10 Lite has a photography focus with Samsung highlighting the main Wide-angle camera and Ultra Wide and Macro cameras alongside the Super Steady OIS.
Back in December of last year, BlackBerry QNX announced that they will be at CES 2020, where they will be unveiling automotive technologies built on BlackBerry QNX software. This included the fact that that Damon’s next generation Hypersport motorcycle will be on show in the #FutureOfMotorcycling Interactive Experience.
Located in Basel, Switzerland, St. Jakob Park is the country’s largest sports stadium, with a maximum capacity approaching 40,000 and 680 parking spaces over two levels.
Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi launch "Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance" to enable seamless file transfer with just one click. New file transfer system launched in anticipation of 5G adoption.
Huawei's FusionServer Pro 2488H V5 rack server and KunLun 9008 V5 mission-critical servers have passed SAP HANA certification for BWoH/BW4H/DM and S4H scale-out appliance solutions.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing a new Theme Editor, Send When Online, Verifiable Builds and more. Using the new theme editor in Chat Settings (or Appearance Settings on iOS), you can quickly tweak the style of elements in Telegram chats and add gradients to both your messages and your background. Users can easily switch between tabs Main Color, Background and My Messages.
O2 today turned on 5G in another 13 towns and cities across the UK.
Huawei's "Quick Application Center" has received a new update today, bringing supports for HMS services.
BlackBerry issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance Friday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.06-0.08 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.06
EE has become the third mobile operator in the UK to sign up to provide 4G on the London Underground as part of a trial taking place in partnership with Transport for London (TfL) in March 2020.
Being on the US government trade blacklist has created uncertainty over Google’s essential Android apps on Huawei products. In response, the company has been working on the alternative to Google Media Services (GMS), which customers are used to.
Huawei is to boost technology infrastructure at Croke Park in Dublin through a new three-year innovation partnership with the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
Twitter says it has patched a critical vulnerability in its Android app that could have potentially let malicious actors view information of private accounts and take over profiles through an intricate back-end process.
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved a Notice of Certification of Class Proceeding ("the "Notice") for a class proceeding against BlackBerry
BlackBerry beat quarterly revenue estimates on Friday, boosted by sales from its licensing and cybersecurity businesses.
Ericsson has signed an agreement for credit facility with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for USD 150 million, maturing in 2025. Of these new funds, 98 million will replace credit with NIB that was set to mature in 2021
OnePlus is to offer a bug bounty offering up to $7,000 USD to security experts who discover and report potential threats to OnePlus’ systems. The company has also partnered with HackerOne, a hacker-powered security platform as part of its efforts to better protect users from cyber threats.
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According to a senior Huawei official, the Huawei P40 will be announced in Paris at the end of March 2020 with Huawei Mobile Services on board.
EE has switched on 5G in six new UK locations, taking the number of towns and cities with access to the operator’s 5G network to 50.
Mobile phone companies will be banned from selling ‘locked’ handsets, under new Ofcom plans to make switching even simpler.
BlackBerry's presence at this year's CES conference will centre on AI-driven security innovations, and the role disruptive technologies play in the evolution of smart auto and transportation.
Huawei has launched its cloud service in Peru, the fourth Latin America country to receive the service after Chile, Mexico and Brazil.
Huawei has launched its 5G Innovation and Experience Centre in London which aims to promote greater collaboration between businesses and innovators in the development of 5G ecosystems.
Google has pulled its latest Chrome update after users reported their data becoming inaccessible after installing the new version of the web browser.
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SwyxWare 12 brings Improved design, new redundancy concept and feature enhancements for VisualGroups
Swyx has released version 12 of its Swyx communication solution with a new design of its Windows client and updates to the Swyx VisualGroups queue management tool.
Etihad Airways' has launched their new mobile app on the Huawei AppGallery, allowing users to manage trips, book flights, check-in and securing a mobile boarding pass, check flight status or view their miles balance.
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ZTE has unveiled their latest flagship smartphone ZTE Axon 10s Pro, which is compatible with both 5G SA and NSA modes.
Google launched interpreter mode for smart displays and speakers at the start of the year and the the live translation tool is now coming to mobile devices.
