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Apple and Nokia avoid court battle over patents

Nokia has settled its legal battle with Apple. They have made a new patent licence agreement and have also signed a fresh business deal.

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Indian costs Vodafone dear but operator promises its cash flow will jump

Britain's Vodafone has reported a 6.1 billion euro annual loss but forecasts a jump in the amount of cash it will generate this financial year.

USA

New Inmarsat satellite in orbit

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched into space an Inmarsat communications satellite from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday (May…

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Europe sets sights on supercomputer future

Ministers from seven European countries have signed a declaration in Rome, as they set their sights on seizing a share of the supercomputer future.

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France

What is 100% electric, 100% European and soon to be 'out of this world'?

Final preparations are underway at the Airbus satellite assembly facility in Toulouse, southern France for a landmark launch.

USA

White House walks back on Trump wiretap claims

When does wiretapping not mean wiretapping?

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China's ZTE to pay massive US fine over Iran, North Korea sanctions busting

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has admitted violating laws restricting the sale of US-made technology to Iran and North Korea.

Economy

Record-breaking year for Mobile World Congress

Time to pack away the selfie sticks as Mobile World Congress, the annual technology and telecoms trade show, wrapped up in Barcelona.

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Snapchat shares soar despite disappearing message app's invisible profits

Wall Street investors snap up shares of mobile phone messaging app Snapchat making it worth tens of billions even though it's never turned a profit.

Sci-Tech

Nokia calls up nostalgia at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

The latest smartphones were on show at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where Huawei tried to make an impact with the P10 and P10 Plus models in the absence of direct competitors Apple and…

Economy

Mobile World Congress gets connected

At the Mobile World Congress our reporter goes on a nostalgia trip, enjoys all the fun of the fair and closes a window at home while driving a car.

Economy

Barcelona phone home - World Mobile Congress opens

The Barcelona World Mobile Congress features hundreds of shiny, new handsets but not the crucial comeback device for Samsung - the Galaxy S8.

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BT shares plummet on deepening Italian accounting scandal

UK telecoms firm BT has cut its revenue, earnings and cash flow forecasts due to a worse than thought accounting scandal at its Italian business.

USA

Successful launch of SpaceX rocket after September launchpad explosion

The private Californian company SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket.

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China Mobile reveals 4G customer base has reached 510 million

China Mobile has won the prize for the most fourth-generation network customers in 2016 with almost 510 million 4G users.

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Apple and Dublin detail challenges to EU's Irish tax deal ruling

Apple launches legal challenge to a 13 billion euro tax bill from the European Union as Ireland accuses European Commission of exceeding its powers.

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Fininvest and Vivendi face off over Italian broadcaster Mediaset

Mediaset's top shareholder Fininvest and Vivendi have both raised their stakes in the Italian broadcaster leading to talk of a hostile takeover bid.

Germany

Deutsche Telekom 'hack' affects nearly a million customers

Hundreds of thousands of Deutsche Telekom customers in Germany had their broadband service cut off following a hack-attack on its hardware.

Sci-Tech

5G: a faster, even more connected world

Mobile communication has completely changed the way we live, work and play.

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Vodafone fined over customer failings

Britain's telecoms regulator has fined Vodafone a record amount for what it called "serious and sustained" failings in its dealings with customers.