• The Big Apple Launches Tap-and-Go

    New York subway finally gets a contactless payment system New Yorkers routinely complain about overcrowded subways and long queues to buy or top up their MetroCards. Commuters in many cities ...

  • Clocking Miles

    Putting running watches through their paces A friend of mine recently got in touch for some advice on buying a new running watch. My eyes lit up at this — ...

  • A Third Mobile Ecosystem

    If only it were that simple for Huawei Given its recent trajectory, Huawei was on a path to surpassing Samsung and becoming the number-one global maker of smartphones. It's been ...

  • MediaTek’s 5G Chip Speeds the Mid-Tier Market

    But lack of sub-6 GHz support may weaken appeal in some markets On Wednesday 29 June, Taiwan-based semiconductor-maker MediaTek announced a 5G system-on-chip (SoC) that the company claims will enable ...

  • EE Turns on 5G in the UK

    First commercial network goes live in six cities Today EE switched on the UK's first commercial 5G network. EE joins a growing number of operators around the world lighting up ...

  • London Underground Uses Crowd-Sourcing for Crowd Control

    Transport for London harnesses Wi-Fi to measure movement Given the near-100% penetration rate of smartphones in the UK, as in so many other markets, there is great potential value at ...

  • US Postal Service Tests Autonomous Delivery

    Autonomous trucking company TuSimple will supply fleet The US Postal Service (USPS) has begun testing its first long-haul, self-driving delivery truck in a two-week pilot that will use autonomous trucks ...

  • FCC Chairman Backs T-Mobile and Sprint Merger

    But what the US regulator giveth, the Justice Department can taketh away In a story that doesn't seem to have an ending, the potential merger between US mobile carriers T-Mobile ...

  • Vodafone Partners with Hatch ahead of 5G Launch

    Mobile gaming is emerging as an early consumer 5G battleground Today, Vodafone UK shared further details about the launch of its 5G network, scheduled for 3 July 2019. The headline ...

  • EE Reveals Details of 5G Network Launch

    Operator wins UK battle to be first This morning, EE announced that its 5G network will go live for paying customers on 30 May 2019, just over a month ahead ...