Manufacturers - 35 - Mobile News

Samsung boasts “record demand” as Galaxy S7 goes on sale

Flagship range, which also includes the S7 edge, was launched at Mobile World Congress last month

Samsung, Plan and Lebara win big at Mobile News Awards 2016

Korean manufacturer nabbed three gongs at industry’s biggest awards, while Lebara and Plan.com also walked away from the Hilton in Park Lane with two Awards

GfK: UK smartphone market is “bucking the trend”

Market analyst forecasts that sales will continue to grow year-on-year despite global slowdown

Lenovo meets vow to break even after Motorola buy

Prospects for 2016 are “extremely encouraging” as manufacturer aims to expand global presence

Samsung steals the show with Galaxy S7 unpacking

Manufacturer says it is leading the charge on virtual reality with Gear 360 camera

Morrison leaves as Huawei UK Enterprise Business Group VP

He spent four years at the Chinese manufacturer before leaving last month

HTC sold 15,000 Vive VR headsets in just 10 minutes

Manufacturer revealed that virtual reality headset saw a massive response when it went on pre-order on Monday

Global smartphone sales rose 7pc to 1.3bn units in 2015

Sales surged 14 per cent from Q3 and six per cent from last year to a record 368 million units in Q4

MWC: HTC Vive demo

Mobile News was given a demonstration of HTC’s new Vive headset in Barcelona

STK hits ‘milestone’ with OXXO retail agreement

The OXXO supermarket chain has 14,000 stores across Mexico

February 29, 2016

Huawei Matebook hands-on

Hands-on with the Huawei Matebook at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

February 29, 2016

HTC Vive goes on pre-order for £689

VR headset, launched in partnership with Valve, will go on sale in UK on April 5

February 29, 2016

Mobile World Congress visitors surpass 100,000 for the first time

The total number of visitors at this year’s conference nearly hit a record 101,000

February 25, 2016

Samsung and Vodafone win at GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2016

The ceremony was hosted by BBC presenter Suzi Perry (pictured) and Gadget Show host Ortis Deley.

February 25, 2016

MasterCard to bring selfie ID technology to UK this summer

The company claims the technology has had a successful trial in the US and Netherlands

February 24, 2016

Hands-on with the Acer Liquid Jade 2

Mobile News and sister publication What Mobile had a look at the new Acer Liquid Jade 2.

February 24, 2016

Xiaomi unveils Mi 5 – its most powerful smartphone yet

The phone was unveiled at the manufacturer’s first ever European launch event and simultaneously in Beijing

February 24, 2016

Xiaomi wearable shipments grew 951 per cent y-o-y in 2015

The Chinese manufacturer sold 12 million units (5.4 per cent market share) last year

February 24, 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge hands-on

Samsung’s latest flagship device in action at this year’s Mobile World Congress

February 23, 2016

The new flagship from LG in action at Mobile World Congress 2016

February 23, 2016

Panasonic unveils two ‘world firsts’ – 4G mobile camera and the lightest rugged tablet

The FZ tablet range and Nubo camera were introduced in Europe for the first time

February 23, 2016

Lenovo launches ‘transformative’ TAB3 series

The company partnered up with Dolby to create the TAB3 series, which includes the 7, 8 and 10 Business

February 23, 2016

Acer claims new Liquid Jade 2 has ‘best audio features’ of any handset

The handset, which includes technology from audio specialists DTS, was unveiled at Mobile World Congress on February 22

February 22, 2016

LG G5 available from UK networks and Carphone Warehouse

The new flagship was unveiled in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on February 21

February 22, 2016

Acer unveils new Liquid Zest and updated Z630 handsets

4G and 3G versions of the Liquid Zest range were revealed by the company

February 22, 2016

UK operators and Carphone to stock Sony Xperia X series

Sony claims the new handsets, with new features, are a ‘reimagining’ of its Xperia series

February 22, 2016

Samsung Galaxy S7 available from UK operators and retailers

Samsung’s latest flagship was unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on February 21

February 22, 2016

HTC unveils ‘world changing’ Vive virtual reality headset

This will be the first Vive headset available to the general public

February 22, 2016

Samsung expands connected portfolio with 360 camera & VR Gear

Manufacturer also announces partnership with Facebook as Mark Zuckerberg makes surprise appearance at Galaxy Unpacked event

February 21, 2016

Samsung shows off new Galaxy S7 range at MWC

Thousands attend the most anticipated launch event of this years Mobile World Congress for unveiling of the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

February 21, 2016

Alcatel ditches OneTouch name under rebrand

TCL subsidiary also unveiled new logo as it took wraps off three handsets at Mobile World Congress

February 20, 2016

Bullitt unveils thermal imaging CAT phone

Cat S60 has embedded thermal camera that will allow users to see in complete darkness, detect heat loss and spotting moisture

February 19, 2016

Archos to launch new Diamond handsets at MWC 2016

The new handsets include the Diamond 2 Plus and Diamond 2 Note

February 19, 2016

UK smartwatch penetration trebled to 3pc

Figures from Kantar WorldPanel show Apple took almost a third of smartwatch share during 2015

February 18, 2016

CCS Insight predicts $1 billion decline in global wearables revenue

The group predicts global wearables revenue will hit $14 billion (£9 billion) by the end of this year

February 17, 2016

Kazam targeting taxi industry with handset and SIM bundle

Kazam has teamed up with roaming SIM specialists 24 Seven Communications for the package

February 17, 2016

LG to unveil Stylus 2 at Mobile World Congress

The 5.7-inch device is the follow-up to the G4 Stylus

February 16, 2016

Report: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge advert leaks

New flagship handset is due to be launched at Unpacked event at Mobile World Congress next week, but leaked ad shows device is waterproof and comes with wireless charging

February 16, 2016

LG to debut X series at Mobile World Congress

The new mid-range will include the X cam and X screen handsets

February 15, 2016

Three knocking £216 off select iPhone 6s plans

The tariffs include unlimited texts and minutes, with data ranging between 4GB and 12GB

February 15, 2016

Gusto rushes ahead of power bank competition

Accessories manufacturer led both the UK power bank and wall/main charger markets at the end of last year

February 12, 2016

GiffGaff trumps big four operators to uSwitch best network award

O2 MVNO bagged five gongs at yearly mobile awards, as MVNOs picked up more than a third of the trophies over the MNOs

February 11, 2016

Honor unveils premium version of Honor 7

Handset comes with additional built-in memory and will be available in March

February 4, 2016

Honor unveils “world class” 5X handset

Huawei sub-brand took wraps off the Android handset, which packs a 5.5 inch HD screen, 3,000 mAh battery and aluminium body Honor has unveiled its latest smartphone the 5X during a packed launch event in Munich. The Huawei sub brand invited Mobile News along with other global press to the launch (February 4), which took

February 4, 2016

Apple rumoured to unveil iPhone 5se at March 15 event

The manufacturer is also expected to launch a new iPad Air and Apple Watch updates

February 4, 2016

Motorola knocking £80 off Moto G and 360 smartwatch bundle

The Valentine’s Day discount ending February 5 applies to both products when bought together

February 2, 2016

Wearable shipments to hit 274 million this year says Gartner

The prediction represents an 18.4 per cent increase from 232 million wearables shipped in 2015

February 2, 2016

Alphabet surpasses Apple to become world’s most valuable company

Google parent company is worth around £400bn according to Wall Street, topping iPhone-maker’s £377 billion market capitalisation

February 2, 2016