Ofcom is today outlining options to make it easier for consumers to change their mobile phone provider. Consumers currently face different processes for switching mobile provider, depending on whether they wish to keep their existing mobile phone number.
In Pakistan, the Ministry of Interior on Friday took the decision to block BlackBerry's secure Enterprise Services (BES), issuing directives to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to implement the decision from 1st December 1, 2015.
CESG has updated the standards for the Certified Cyber Security Consultancy scheme. Removal of 3 service categories - Governance, Information Security Strategy, and Legal & Regulatory Environment.
Microsoft today announced that revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were $22.2 billion. Gross margin, operating loss, and loss per share for the quarter were $14.7 billion, $(2.1) billion, and $(0.40) per share, respectively.
The Communications and Electronics Security Group (CESG) has issued fresh security guidance to aid companies to safely deploy BlackBerry 10.3.
Microsoft has released their PhotoDNA technology, a free service that helps identify and remove online child sexual abuse photos.
Probendi, an Irish software development company, is suing Apple for its use of 'iWatch' as a Google AdWords term.
BlackBerry has rejected political moves to ban strong encryption, saying that it’s a short-sighted policy that would not serve companies or governments.
Kyocera and Microsoft have announced they have signed an agreement expanding on a prior patent licensing arrangement.
On July 1st, all calls made from mobiles to Freephone numbers (0800 and 0808) will at last be free in the UK.
This move from Ofcom is great news for consumers, but will have a financial and practical impact on any UK business that uses on Freephone numbers for inbound calls.
Earlier today, we reported how Ofcom has called for joint action between the regulator, industry and government to improve broadband services for smaller businesses.
Facebook is being taken to court by the Belgian privacy commissioner is taking Facebook to court over claims it tracks people across the web.
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BlackBerry announced today that BlackBerry and Typo Products LLC, Typo Innovations LLC, Show Media LLC, Hallier Investments LLC, and Laurence Hallier have settled their outstanding legal disputes
Apple, Google and Microsoft are amongst more than 140 technology companies who have signed a letter to President Obama calling for him to reject measures that would weaken encryption and security in smartphones and other devices.
The EU’s antitrust chief, Margrethe Vestager, has formally accused Google of illegally using its dominance in online search to steer European consumers to its own in-house shopping services.
The Turkish Government has blocked access to YouTube and Twitter in the country after both refused to take down images of a murdered Istanbul prosecutor.
Google has lost a Court of Appeal battle to stop UK consumers from suing it in the UK for breach of privacy.
A group called Safari Users Against Google's Secret Tracking accuse Google of bypassing security settings on Apple's browser to track their online browsing and to target them with personalised advertisements.
The Canadian government is basing its approach to officials’ private text messages on the honour system. A newly released document shows the department grappled with an unforeseen technological hurdle that could have scuttled the whole plan.
The UK Chancellor has confirmed, in his final budget before the election, that 'Google Tax' will come into effect next month, from April 1. Companies that move their profits overseas to avoid tax will be subject to a "diverted profits tax" from April.
The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on November 16, 2015, to examine the privacy issues around the tracking of consumers’ activities across their different devices for advertising and marketing purposes.
BlackBerry has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit accusing it of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting a misleadingly upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry 10 smartphone line.
The British Chancellor is set to close a number of tax loopholes used by Google, Amazon and other multinationals who have headquarters in Ireland.
Microsoft sued Kyocera for patent infringement on Friday, alleging the Japanese company's Duraforce, Hydro and Brigadier cell phone lines violate seven Microsoft patents.
A Canadian man is facing up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 25,000 Canadian dollars for refusing to unlock his cell and thus “obstructing†an in-depth security screening by the border service officials at the Halifax airport.
Swedish telecoms firm Ericsson has filed two complaints with the International Trade Commission (ITC) and seven complaints in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against Apple.
Smartflash LLC has won a patent trial against Apple, where a jury ruled that they owe $532.9 million to the small company.
A U.S. Lenovo customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese technology manufacturing company and its Superfish adware, charging both with having invaded customers’ privacy and made money off of analyzing their web browsing habits.
A U.S. federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Google of forcing handset makers that use its Android operating system to make the search engine company's own applications the default option.
A Texas federal jury has awarded $15.7 million to Rembrandt Wireless Technologies after finding that Samsung Electronics infringed on two Rembrandt patents covering Bluetooth technology.
In a U.S. District Court lawsuit in which Immersion Corporation has accused HTC of infringing on several of its patents concerning haptic feedback technologies, the judge has agreed to go forward with litigation over two of the patents in question, but has dismissed three others.
Yesterday, an article was published byFileArchiveHaven where Lloyd Summers wrote a fascinating article to share a high-level security analysis of 12 applications on BlackBerry 10 by monitoring their internet traffic and decompiling their BAR files when necessary.
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has issued its second judgment on challenges to the lawfulness of (i) the UK’s bulk interception powers and (ii) the intelligence-sharing arrangements between the UK and the US National Security Agency (NSA).
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British intelligence services acted unlawfully in accessing millions of people's personal communications collected by the NSA, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal ruled today.
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The SEC and Ontario Securities Commission are in the early stages of investigating a Reuters report that Samsung had offered around $7.5 billion to acquire BlackBerry.
In the U.S., The Federal Communications Commission’s biggest ever auction of wireless spectrum has ended drawing a record $44.9 billion in bids.
As part of his plans for new surveillance powers, announced in the wake of the recent shootings in Paris, David Cameron wants to block WhatsApp, iMessage, Snapchat and other encrypted messaging apps if he wins the next election.
Monster is suing Beats Electronics, its founder, and HTC, for fraud over a deal that involved the Taiwanese manufacturer sell back a 25.5% stake of the company only months after it bought 51% of Beats in 2011.
If you are looking to pick up a bargain, the Phones4u’s company’s hardware stock has gone up for auction after the company went into administration last September.
A Delhi High Court has lifted a ban on the sale of OnePlus One handsets in India. The same court had imposed the ban on December 16.
T-Mobile has agreed to fully refund its customers for unwanted third-party charges it placed on their phone bills, a practice known as mobile cramming, paying at least $90 million to settle a FTC lawsuit.
A federal jury decided Tuesday that Apple didn’t compete unfairly when it sold music players and songs with copy-protection software that was incompatible with rival devices and music from competing online stores.
Authorities in Delhi have banned US-based taxi firm Uber from operating in the Indian capital after one of its drivers was accused of raping a passenger.
In a decision by The Honourable Madam Justice Conway of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, two class proceedings were certified against Bell and TELUS concerning the practice of “rounding up†calls.
On November 10, 2014, the Toronto Police Service became the next law enforcement agency to collaborate with the Missing Children Society of Canada on a new and innovative Search Program, dubbed 'Milk Carton 2.0.
Ofcom has taken a further step towards releasing valuable new spectrum that could be used to meet the growing demand for mobile broadband services.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a federal court complaint against AT&T Mobility, LLC, charging that the company has misled millions of its smartphone customers by charging them for “unlimited†data plans.
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Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, to become CEO of new eBay company following separation American Express executive Dan Schulman...
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Harwood Feffer LLP (www.hfesq.com) has announced that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Concur Technologies,...
Leading UK law firm, Accident Advice Helpline comment on the new laws that all drivers must be able to take...
Validity of VirnetX Patents Affirmed by Fed Circuit VirnetX Holding Corporation, an Internet security software and technology company, announced today...
Retailer’s 720 outlets will not open on Monday, with 5,596 staff to be briefed by management Phones 4U fell into...
FTC Order Requires Google to Change its Mobile App Billing Practices to Ensure Consumers’ Consent is Obtained Before Charges Levied...
New Report Shows Repeated Health And Safety, Environmental, And Human Rights Violations At This Apple Second-Tier Supplier Factory; Apple Called...
UK tech SME partners with a major NHS England hospital to forge a medical photography capture and retrieval solution for...
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The managing director of Secusmart has said that the German government will not raise any objections to BlackBerry’s planned acquisition...
Staff Report Details Needed Changes to Protect Consumers From Scams In a report issued today, the Federal Trade Commission staff...
Samsung has issued a statement stating that it is suspending business with Dongguan Shinyang Electronics Co. Ltd. The supplier, located...
The UK government is to reinforce powers of security services to require internet and phone providers to maintain records of...
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South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission, has ordered both Google and Apple to change their respective policies on app store refunds....
T-Mobile Was Aware For Years that Charges Were Not Authorized by its Customers In a complaint filed today, the Federal...
The US Supreme Court has ruled that in order for police officers to search your phone, law enforcement will, in...
Police in Quebec, Canada intercepted more than a million BlackBerry PIN-to-PIN communications as part of a crackdown against organized crime that culminated with 29 arrests Thursday.
The UK’s information commissioner is working with European data authorities with a view to taking action against eBay over its...
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Apple and Google have announced that the pair have settled all patent litigation between Apple and Google’s Motorola Mobility. In...
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BlackBerry has won a US court order barring Typo Products from selling their $99 iPhone case after convincing a judge that...
Leaks abound on the interwebs and they come from various sources. While some images or video may pique people’s interest,...
In the legal case between BlackBerry and Typo, a US Judge said two of BlackBerry’s three patents in the case...
Windows Mobile and BlackBerry are notorious for a lack of native apps and this is leading to third party app...
Microsoft have made the big switch over to OneDrive and the Android app has been updated to reflect the new...
Typo Products said in a court filing late on Tuesday that BlackBerry’s patent claims related to an attachable keyboard accessory...
BlackBerry has announced a number of new privacy guidelines for developers to follow. The first new guideline is to Use the...
Officials in California have announced proposed legislation requiring smartphones to have a built-in “kill switch” to render stolen or lost...
O2 has raised its prices by two percent. The rise is in line with the Retail Price Index and will...
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Google Inc. today furthered their long-term cooperative partnership with a global patent cross-license agreement covering...
Since news of BlackBerry’s lawsuit against Typo hit the wires at on Friday, the stock has gone on a tear, surging from...
The BlackBerry Q3 financial report made the August disaster look good. Sales of devices to end users of 4.3 million...
Apple has just been hit with a fine amounting to NT$20 million (about US$670,000) over its interference with the iPhone’s...
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Ofcom has confirmed that 800, 0808 and 116 numbers will be free to call from mobile phones but added that...
The Court of Appeal has ruled for a stay on the injunction against HTC’s devices in the UK. The ruling...
Earlier this month, CyanogenMOD made it a little bit easier for users to install its custom ROM by releasing a guidance...
BlackBerry has stated that a securities analyst's report about its latest phone, the BlackBerry Z10, is not only wrong, it's so wrong that it should be investigated by securities regulators.
A rash of recent patent lawsuits has prompted the United Nations to call smartphone makers and others mobile industry bodies together.
In the middle of a dismal week, RIM can point to at least one victory, this time in court.
RIM has won a Federal Court case over its use of the BBM acronym to describe its popular BlackBerry Messenger software. The lawsuit was filed by BBM Canada, a broadcast industry group that traces the BBM trademark back more than 60 years.
Thousands of UK websites are expected to be in breach of a law that dictates what they can log about visitors.
Efforts to spy on BlackBerry Messenger chats in India are almost live, officials explained on Saturday. The method would be...
Nokia just announced that it is suing HTC, RIM, and Viewsonic for patent infringement in the US and Germany. All...
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