Fonehouse to launch Emporia’s debut 5G smartphone

Emporia Telecom has formed a strategic retail partnership with Mobile News Awards Best Onine Customer Servce Consumer winner Fonehouse, Fonehouse will launch Emporia’s first 5G device, the £299 ME.6. The handset is aimed at users of any age, which is a change from Emporia’s usual target market of “simple pbones for old people’. The ME.6

iFixit scraps Samsung repair support after “obstacles that made us doubt Samsung’s commitment”

Self-repair company iFixit has scrapped its two-year-old Samsung Repair Hub because it “consistently faced obstacles that made us doubt Samsung’s commitment to making repair more accessible”. The Samsung Repair Hub aimed to provide local independent repair businesses with tools and parts to repair Galaxy devices Samsung UK says iFixit’s announcement is specific to Samsung US.

HMD brings back the Nokia 3210 from 1999

HMD (Human Mobile Devices), the company formed from the ashes of Nokia’s mobile phone division, has turned back the clock to 1999 with a re-imagining of the Nokia 3210 ‘dumb phone’, now upgraded with 4G and a £75 price tag. The Nokia 3210 was released by Nokia in 1999 and sparked a new accessories industry

My second phone is a Porsche – Honor

Honor and Porsche Design come up with another collaboration, the Honor Magic6 RSR, yours for just £1,599. We’ll let the press release speak for itself: “Born out of a joint pursuit of innovation,this cross-industry collaboration brings together exceptional performance with timeless luxury design, offering a special-edition smartphone that meets the needs of modern users who value

Innovation in next-gen telecoms must be prioritised over regulation says Ericsson chief.

Europe will become a footnote in next-generation technology success stories unless innovation is prioritised over regulation warned Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm this week (Pic Raul Mee. Courtesy NIB. Speaking at a seminar at the Nordic Investment Bank’s Board of Governors Ekholm said putting telecoms regulation over innovation coupled with the fragmented nature of

Apple to fight US Justice Dept anti-trust accusations

Apple will defend itself from the US Justice Department which is accusing the Cupertino giant of violating US federal and state antitrust laws. The 800-page complaint was filed on Thursday in a US. District Court in New Jersey by the Justice Department and 16 other US state and district attorneys general and says Apple has