Engineers working to make sapphire a viable material for smartphone screens
The word “sapphire” typically conjures up images of luxury gems, but it could soon be associated with high-end smartphone displays as well. Technology Review reports …
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LTE data traffic expected to grow more than 200% in 2013
The United States has outstanding LTE coverage compared to other markets, however worldwide carriers are beginning to upgrade their networks to deliver the high-speed wireless technology to their …
IDC: Smartphone shipments to top feature phone shipments for first time ever in 2013
We’re rapidly approaching a time when we can start referring to smartphones as simply “phones.” According to the latest projections from market research firm IDC, …
White House petition to legalize cell phone unlocking gets 100,000 signatures
In a surprising development, it seems that a lot of people don’t like being told they can’t unlock their cell phones. NPR reports that a …
As U.S. makes smartphone unlocking illegal, Canada ponders mandating carriers unlock smartphones
While we don’t expect police will start arresting 9-year-old girls for unlocking their Winnie the Pooh smartphones anytime soon, we can’t say that the newly …
Thousands sign White House petition to reverse phone unlocking ban
It became illegal for consumers to unlock their mobile phones over the weekend due to a bylaw in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The ruling …
Apple’s slowed growth has blown the future of the mobile industry wide open… and that’s very exciting
What a difference just a few months makes. If you don’t recall, it was only last September when Apple’s (AAPL) share prices were blasting past …
Unlocking your smartphone will be illegal starting next week
The Librarian of Congress determined in October of last year that certain actions involving mobile phones were illegal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The rules were …
Will Europe’s nose dive in consumer spending crush smartphone sales as well?
There are new signs of European consumer spending finishing the year 2012 on a very weak note. Could this mean that consumer electronics sales from …
How computer scientists are trying to stop smartphones and tablets from breaking the Internet
There’s just one problem with the post-PC mobile revolution: The Internet may not be designed to properly handle it. To understand why this is, recall …
‘Liquipod’ takes smartphone waterproofing on the road
Amid a sea of Ultra-HD TVs, smart washing machines and various other gadgets, waterproofing expert Liquipel took to CES 2013 to make two announcements. The firm, …
South Korea prepares to ban profanity and porn from teenagers’ smartphones
In a country where Internet addiction is a growing concern and playing StarCraft is considered a sport, South Korea is taking the necessary measures to curb …
Average wireless bill increased 7% in 2012 , 70% of subscribers now own smartphones
We all love our smartphones, but they are a costly addiction to support. According to Consumer Reports, American wireless subscribers saw their wireless bills increase …
Smartphone growth expected to slow again in 2013
Smartphones are where the money is at in the mobile industry right now, but growth is expected to decline again next year after having slowed …
Battery breakthrough using crushed silicon could triple the power in our gadgets
As nice as razor-thin gadgets with incredibly dense screens are, battery tech hasn’t really evolved much in the last decade. While software optimizations can be …
Breakthrough tech promises to double smartphone battery life
Few things present a bigger barrier to mobile advancements than battery life. Companies like Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) are spending billions on research and …
What if smartphone design still matters?
Over the past three years, the actual look of a smartphone has stopped mattering. Apple’s (AAPL) most recent iPhones brought only the slightest changes in …
China poised to overtake the United States as world’s top smartphone market
We Americans like thinking of ourselves as No.1 in everything, but there was simply no way we were going to stay on top of China …
Smartphones will account for half of phone sales by next year
According to the latest numbers from IHS iSuppli, smartphones will account for more than half of all phones on the market next year. Barron’s reports that …
Gaming isn’t the boys club it once was; almost half of all gamers are female
The stereotypical gamer is often thought of as a young male who possibly lives in his parents’ basement. In reality, this isn’t the case. According to …
A mobile meltdown in Spain
Last Friday, the world’s largest mobile carrier, Vodafone (VOD), reported disappointing second-quarter numbers. While its own share price decline was a moderate 1.7%, Vodafone’s report pushed …
Actually, smartphone growth has been just what was projected in 2006
We all know that consumer electronics industry projections are useless in the three-year time frame, and grotesquely wrong beyond the five-year horizon. Or are they? …
Exciting new smartphone tech trumps Google Now, predicts where you’re going
Mobile devices can track where you are, where you have been and soon may be able to predict where you are going. Researchers in the …
Does RIM shocker imply wider handset market deterioration?
RIM was expected to deliver a nightmarish, -30% year-on-year revenue decline into the May quarter — the company issued its latest profit warning just four …
Smartphone accessory revenues valued at $20 billion in 2012
Smartphones are expected to earn the aftermarket accessory industry $20 billion in 2012, accounting for more than half of the $36 billion in total industry …
Mobiles on track to overtake PCs in Asia, Google executive claims
Mobile phone sales in Asia-Pacific have surged and are on track to top conventional computer sales, a top Google executive said Wednesday. Aliza Knox, managing …
Dynamic touchscreen tech looks to change the mobile world [video]
At the Society for Information Display’s Display Week in Boston, Tactus Technology showcased its next-generation mobile tactile technology, TG Daily reported. Using microfluidic technology, Tactus highlighted …
Qualcomm looks to expand beyond mobile
Qualcomm on Tuesday revealed that it is expanding beyond mobile devices with new variants of its Snapdragon S4 processor. The company announced chips that will …
'Phablets' are here to stay
BGR called for the death of the “phablet” this past February when we reviewed Samsung’s mammoth Galaxy Note, but the market has spoken loud and …
OmniVision's 16-megapixel smartphone camera sensors support 4K resolution
OmniVision on Tuesday announced the OV16820 and OV16825 smartphone camera chips. The two sensors support up to 16-megapixels and can capture video at a 4k …
