Carriers step up to help businesses adapt to workers’ smartphones
The nation's leading wireless carriers are making more products and services available to businesses to integrate and support their workers using wireless smartphones and tablets.
View ArticleNEC says new technology doubles lithium battery life
NEC said Monday that it has developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that doubles the life span of conventional models.
View ArticleAndroid is half of all smartphone sales
The market share for smartphones running Google Inc.'s Android software doubled in the third quarter as more devices became available and Apple delayed release of a new iPhone, according to the...
View ArticleAndroid draws closer to military readiness
The U.S. military has been putting Google Android and Apple iOS through the paces over the past year or so in hopes of bringing ever-useful smartphones and tablets to the front lines.
View ArticleBUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps
An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users.
View ArticleSharp develops world’s thinnest 12.1 MP CMOS camera module
In the world of smartphones there’s a number of competing size aspects of a handset that help sell a device.
View ArticleVisa certifies more smartphones for NFC payments
Visa has added smartphones from Samsung Electronics, Research In Motion and LG Electronics to the list of devices it has certified to work with the 185,000 NFC-based payWave payment terminals in Europe.
View ArticleAndroid security: Don’t let 2012 become the year of the bad app
The massive adoption of smartphones and tablets in 2011 was accentuated by the Christmas period sales figures.
View ArticleITC rules in Apple’s favor in HTC mobile patent dispute
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday issued a final determination that Apple doesn't infringe certain HTC patents related to smartphones.
View ArticleCut the contract: How prepaid smartphones can save you money
Smartphones may make our lives easier, but boy, they sure do make our wallets lighter. A typical smartphone setup with one of the major U.S. carriers costs around $70 to $80 a month.
View ArticleThree incredible new smartphone accessories that are under $30
There is so much that can be done with our smartphones now that we basically never put them down.
View Article4G LTE networks hit battery life on some smartphones
While battery capacities in smartphones has increased, 4G LTE networks are taking their toll on battery life for Web browsing and video streaming, according to a new analysis by Metrico Wireless.
View ArticleSamsung acquires mSpot to gives its phones a cloud media boost
How do you make your smartphones stand out in 2012? Well, you could try constantly cramming the latest hardware into your handsets, but everyone else is doing that, too.
View ArticleFacebook bolsters efforts to build smartphone
Facebook is revitalizing its effort to create a smartphone, recruiting engineers who have experience with mobile devices, according to a story in the New York Times Sunday.
View ArticleNearly 1 in 5 smartphone users are sexting
Almost a year after Anthony Weiner's sexting scandal led him to resign from office, Americans seem to be as careless about using their smartphones as the former congressman was.
View ArticleA third of IT shops support personal smartphones, tablets at work
Some IT shops provide technical support for personal smartphones, tablets and laptops used at work, but the percentage is still relatively small, a Gartner poll found.
View ArticleTablets, smartphones still hammering PC market
Tablets and smartphones -- and users' infatuation with them -- continue to pummel the PC market.
View ArticleQualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward end of year
Qualcomm has lowered its forecast of global cellular device shipments for 2012 due to a gloomy economic outlook, though it expects device sales to surge in the fourth quarter because of upcoming...
View ArticleNokia woos networks with ‘exclusive Windows 8 mobe deals’
Nokia is keeping schtum amid claims it hopes to sign exclusive deals with European mobile operators for its planned Windows Phone 8 smartphones.
View ArticleFujitsu, NTT DoCoMo, and NEC to form smartphone chip venture
Japanese electronics heavyweights Fujitsu and NEC, together with the country's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, said Wednesday they will form a new joint venture to build and sell wireless chips...
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