Neowin News Feed for: Mobile

GitHub Mobile now lets you build new projects on the fly

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 May 2026 05:36:01 +0000

You no longer need a desktop to kickstart your next big idea. GitHub Mobile's latest update brings repository creation to your pocket. Here is how it works. Read more...

Google Pixel 10 drops to its lowest price yet, and it's a steal you don't want to miss

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:32:01 +0000

Google's 2025 flagship Android phone is now available at its best price yet on Amazon, and stock is already moving fast. Read more...

Google's AI Mode in Chrome gets a major upgrade that fixes one of its biggest frustrations

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:16:01 +0000

Google has updated the AI Mode in Chrome with a better interface to browse multiple sources. Here's how you can do it too. Read more...

Perplexity's AI super browser, Comet, finally launches on Android

Paul Hill — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 05:22:01 +0000

Perplexity's AI web browser, Comet, is now available for mobile users running on Google's Android operating system. Read more...

UK: Five million mobile subscribers at risk of overpaying, but there's a hack to save money

Paul Hill — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:54:01 +0000

Five million people in the UK are at risk of paying an extra £351 per year if they are not more proactive about switching mobile tariffs once out of contract. Read more...

The FCC makes it mandatory for all smartphones sold in the U.S. to support hearing aids

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:50:01 +0000

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated all smartphones that will be sold in the United States must be compatible with hearing aids. Read more...

Meta Quest HDMI Link brings smartphone and PC content to Quest headsets

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:38:01 +0000

Meta has announced a new feature called HDMI Link for its Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro VR headsets. This feature allows users to connect their headsets to various devices, like PCs, consoles, and laptops. Read more...

ARM joins the super resolution bandwagon with Accuracy Super Resolution

Pradeep Viswanathan — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:46:02 +0000

Arm chose temporal upscaling for ASR, drawing inspiration from AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 (FSR2), which is used on PCs and consoles. Leveraging FSR2's open-source nature, Arm developed ASR. Read more...

Ofcom fines BT £2.8 million for failing its EE and Plusnet customers

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:22:01 +0000

BT has been fined £2,800,000 by Ofcom for failing to provide a summary of its contracts to EE and Plusnet customers before they signed up. BT will also have to let people exit contracts without fees. Read more...

Latest Reddit mobile app update will get you into the comments section even quicker

Paul Hill — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 03:18:01 +0000

Reddit has made some improvements to its Android and iOS mobile apps which make the conversations load faster and work in the same way no matter what the media type of the post is. Read more...

EE and BT to move away from inflation-linked price increases

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:58:01 +0000

EE has announced a simpler price increase model that will come into force next year. It said that customers would be told of price increases in pounds and pence, and they wouldn't be inflation-linked. Read more...

47 million mobile and broadband customers in the UK to be hit by price hikes

Paul Hill — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:54:01 +0000

A total of 47 million mobile and broadband customers are going to be hit with price rises in April. The comparison website Uswitch has provided some tips on how customers can avoid the hikes. Read more...

Synology BeeStation review: a personal cloud to backup photos from family devices

Christopher White — Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:00:01 +0000

The BeeStation is a new class of product from Synology that aims to make backing up images from mobile devices a breeze. It works well, but there are some caveats that I hope they address later. Read more...

Virgin Media O2 customers: Will you pay 8.8% more or face the exit fees?

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 22:24:01 +0000

VIrgin Media O2 is giving its customers a difficult choice to make. Should they pay the new rates which are 8.8% higher or pay exorbitant exit fees to change over to a new provider? Read more...

1TB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is currently available at $800 discount

Fiza Ali — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:26:01 +0000

The 1TB Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 is currently $800 off its original MSRP of $2159.99 so, grab it for yourself while you still can to experience an expansive screen and enhanced cinematic journey. Read more...

Uswitch: 85% of UK customers find mid-contract price hikes unfair

Paul Hill — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:52:02 +0000

Uswitch is asking Ofcom to change the way broadband and mobile providers increase prices for customers. With recent high inflation, mid-contract price rises have been very noticeable. Read more...

6 GHz spectrum hybrid sharing idea for Wi-Fi and mobile floated by Ofcom

Paul Hill — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 19:46:01 +0000

Ofcom has outlined how the upper 6 GHz spectrum band could be used by both Wi-Fi and mobile traffic. It calls the approach 'hybrid sharing' and outlined several ways that it could be implemented. Read more...

Review: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, making 2-day battery life a genuine possibility

Robbie Khan — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:16:01 +0000

The new 200-megapixel camera stirred strong debate online, but now that the S23 Ultra is out in the wild, it has proven itself by flying high above the S22 Ultra in the main areas that matter most. Read more...

Shell Energy named as UK's most complained about broadband company

Paul Hill — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:34:01 +0000

Ofcom has released lists of the best broadband and mobile companies in the UK based on the number of complaints they received. The report suggests Shell Energy was the worst among all. Read more...

Seven broadband and mobile firms to raise prices by up to 14.4% in the spring

Paul Hill — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 17:04:02 +0000

UK broadband and mobile customers are going to be hit with price hikes this spring as operators attempt to keep up with their costs. Those who can are urged to look for cheaper deals elsewhere. Read more...

UK consumers can save money on TV, broadband, and mobile packages, according to Which?

Paul Hill — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 02:48:01 +0000

The consumer group Which? has urged people to look around for cheaper broadband, TV, and mobile deals to save money. It said people could cut £162 a year by switching to a cheaper provider. Read more...

Ofcom proposes weakening net neutrality rules in the name of innovation

Paul Hill — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:34:13 +0000

Ofcom has set out proposed changes to net neutrality rules. It could see providers throttle traffic of certain services at peak times, the introduction of premium packages by providers, and more. Read more...

GSMA says 95% of the world is connected to the net but 40% remain offline

Paul Hill — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:54:01 +0000

A report from GSMA found that 40% of people remain offline despite mobile internet coverage reaching 95% of the globe. The reasons for this are multifaceted, and the consequences are wide-reaching. Read more...

New Android malware 'RatMilad' spies on victims, hides behind fake app

Justin Luna — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 09:30:01 +0000

A new strain of Android malware that can steal information and eavesdrop on chats has been discovered. The malware is installed on a user's device if they install a fake phone number spoofing app. Read more...

UK government outlines new security guidelines for broadband and mobile companies

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:26:01 +0000

The UK government is set to introduce laws to ensure broadband and mobile companies follow strict security protocols. Failure to do so will see firms get fined by Ofcom by as much as £100,000 per day. Read more...

Citizens Advice wants Ofcom to fix the broadband and mobile loyalty penalties

Paul Hill — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:17:10 +0000

Citizens Advice wants Ofcom to ban the loyalty penalty. Customers who stay with their mobile or broadband provider after their contract ends are hit with high costs. It's hurting low earners the most. Read more...

Ofcom reveals the worst broadband and mobile companies in terms of complaints

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:34:01 +0000

Ofcom has named and shamed the worst broadband and mobile companies in a new report. It has ranked each of the companies based on the number of complaints that have been received from customers. Read more...

UK Broadband and mobile firms to help customers struggling with bills

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:50:01 +0000

The UK government has got broadband and mobile companies to commit to helping those struggling to pay broadband and mobile bills. The plans are multifaceted including advertising social tariffs. Read more...

UK competition regulator wants to break Apple's and Google's mobile browser dominance

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:20:01 +0000

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority could do a probe into Android and iOS to loosen Apple's and Google's grip in the mobile browser space. It believes the firms are stifling competition. Read more...

The 2022 Global Mobile Threat Report — Free Report

Sponsored — Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:12:01 +0000

After analyzing the full breadth of the 2021 data and surveying security executives anonymously, Zimperium gleaned unique insights on the state of mobile security in this Global Mobile Threat Report. Read more...

More customers are switching to new digital providers as a result of end-of-contract alerts

Paul Hill — Fri, 06 May 2022 22:00:02 +0000

People in the UK are saving £110 on average per year by switching providers when their contract is nearing its end. Ofcom makes providers notify customers that their current contract is due to end. Read more...

Netflix set to acquire Next Games for $72.08 million

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 17:34:01 +0000

Netflix is acquiring the mobile games studio, Next Games, for $72.08 million. Netflix will add Next Games' titles to its mobile games offering to broaden the appeal to potential customers. Read more...

Vodafone wants big tech to shoulder growing infrastructure costs

Paul Hill — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:32:01 +0000

Vodafone wants big tech, which is driving up data usage, to shoulder the burden of upgrading mobile networks as it and other operators are failing to do this and turn much of a profit. Read more...

Has Intel made the fastest mobile processors with its mobile 12th Gen lineup?

Moshe Jacobs — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:21:18 +0000

Intel has announced the 12th Gen Intel Core lineup of mobile processors. The flagship of the mobile series is being touted as fastest mobile processor and best mobile gaming platform by Intel. Read more...

Eight million UK homes can access full-fibre broadband but many yet to take advantage of it

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 23:06:01 +0000

Ofcom has released its annual Connected Nations report which outlines the state of connectivity in the UK. It found that just a quarter of people with access to FTTP broadband utilised it. Read more...

KaiOS users can now send Ding top-up requests to overseas relatives

Paul Hill — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:56:01 +0000

The cross-border mobile top-up service, Ding, is now available on KaiOS. Users of the mobile OS can ping friends and family in other countries with a request to top-up their phones remotely. Read more...

Ofcom says recent changes to mobile and broadband services are saving people millions

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 22:18:01 +0000

The UK's digital regulator has revealed data pertaining to some changes it introduced last year to help customers. It said its changes to broadband and mobile costs were saving people millions. Read more...

Huawei to launch HarmonyOS and new devices on June 2

Jay Bonggolto — Tue, 25 May 2021 09:32:01 +0000

Shortly after Huawei's Ren Zhengfei disclosed the company's plan to pivot to software and services in order to mitigate the impact of U.S. sanctions, Huawei today teased the launch date of HarmonyOS. Read more...

UK turning to legislation to get rid of mobile not-spots

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:00:01 +0000

The UK government said it's looking to change legislation to allow for the construction of bigger mobile masts to boost coverage in rural areas, ultimately aiming to eradicate mobile not-spots. Read more...

Rocket League is coming to smartphones as a 2D game called Sideswipe

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:04:01 +0000

Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced a new take on the title tailored to mobile devices. Called Rocket League Sideswipe, the game plays in 2D but features a lot of the same concepts. Read more...