Apple broke iOS6 to force iOS7 upgrade
Class action
The fruity tax-dodging cargo-cult Apple borked its iOS 6 operating system to force users to upgrade to iOS 7, a US court has been told.
Huawei silently launches Honor 8 Lite in Europe
5.2-inch FHD screen and Kirin 655 SoC
While it was expected to launch at the MWC 2017 show, Huawei has already launched its new Honor 8 Lite smartphone in Europe, featuring a 5.2-inch FHD screen and Kirin 655 SoC.
IDC charts tablets’ demise
From Apple cheerleaders to “realists”
Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided them by their shoe size and worked out that they really cocked up when they believed Apple’s propaganda that tablets were “game changers”.
More LG G6 images surface ahead of release
Announcement on February 26th at MWC
Over the past few weeks, information and a few images have surfaced of LG’s first flagship smartphone release for 2017, the LG G6. The device has made its way into the hands of the folks at BusinessInsider, who were courteous enough to snap a picture revealing the rear of the unit in its full glossy black finish.
3G phones piling up
Can’t shift them any more
It is starting to look like customers are giving up on 3G phones, even in India where they are cheap reliable work horses which normally get a signal.