Mikael Ricknäs
London Correspondent
Mikael Ricknäs reports on telecommunications, cellular, and mobile technology for the IDG News Service, and is based in London.
Ten things you need to know about the new Motorola and Samsung smartwatches
The hottest smartwatches at IFA in Berlin are Motorola's Moto 360s and the Gear S2s from Samsung Electronics. Here is how they compare.
Samsung's new SmartThings home automation hub is finally available
Six months late, the home automation hub is here at last, with new sensors and a new video monitoring capability.
Sony hopes new Xperia Z5 Premium will wow with 4K screen
Sony is hoping the Xperia Z5 Premium’s 4K screen and 23-megapixel camera are a winning combination.
The Mate S is Huawei’s best-looking phone, but the price is steep
The Mate S from Huawei Technologies has a design that rivals any other Android-based smartphone, but the price is equally awe-inspiring.
Ericsson's next-gen LTE targets faster mobile networks and IoT
LTE with faster upload speeds, using unlicensed spectrum to speed up downloads and customized for the Internet of Things, are some of the things Ericsson is working on for next year.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor gets technology to secure Android phones
Qualcomm is promising to improve security and privacy on high-end smartphones with Snapdragon Smart Protect, which uses on-device machine learning to help detect zero-day malware.
Smartwatches, smartphones and TVs will vie for IFA spotlight
At the IFA trade show, Samsung Electronics and Motorola Mobility aim to show that their smartwatches can compete with Apple, Sony needs to demonstrate that it's still a relevant smartphone manufacturer, and LG want to convince...
7 reasons why modular smartphones are such a nightmare to develop
Developing modular smartphones is presenting challenges relating to size, performance and price, and at the end of the day there are no guarantees users will want one.
Operators and vendors join forces to push cellular IoT networks
An initiative backed by the likes of AT&T, Intel and Qualcomm is hoping to accelerate the rollout of cellular networks customized for machine-to-machine communications.
Amazon, Microsoft strengthen tools to store app and enterprise data in their clouds
Amazon and Microsoft are going after developers and IT departments with upgraded tools and cloud storage offerings.
IBM partners to make mainframes more mainstream
The company is working with Suse and Canonical to expand its offerings