Handsets Category

Competition Between MediaTek and Qualcomm Driving Down Chipset Costs
June 19th 2013 - 10:25 GMT
The cost of chipsets for smartphones and tablets are expected to fall by 10-20% in the second half of this year, due to increased competition between MediaTek and Qualcomm....more

CEA Standards Group Will Explore Ways to Reduce Distracted Driving
June 19th 2013 - 10:05 GMT
The USA's Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) says that it is forming the Driver Device Interface Working Group to develop industry standards and/or best practices for designing consumer electronics products ...more

Hidden Features Found in Apple's Latest IPhone Software
June 18th 2013 - 18:25 GMT
Apple's latest iPhone operating software has been found to be concealing a number of features that may hint at future functionality....more

Qualcomm Powered Devices Attracting More Subsidies Than Other Devices
June 18th 2013 - 16:30 GMT
Qualcomm powered devices are capturing the high end of the device market and this overriding factor has resulted in Qualcomm attracting an average implied subsidy of $530 compared to $341 for other IC vendor based products....more

Huawei Shows Off "World's Slimmest" Android Smartphone
June 18th 2013 - 15:16 GMT
Huawei has shown off what it says is the world's slimmest smartphone -- a 1.5Ghz quad-core Android device that is 6.18mm thick....more

Former HTC Execs Set Up New UK Based Smartphone Manufacturer
June 18th 2013 - 11:28 GMT
Two former HTC executives have announced plans to set up their own handset company, focusing initially at least on the European market....more

Shipments of Quad-core Smartphones Reached 40 Million Units in 2012
June 18th 2013 - 11:05 GMT
Sales of high-end smartphones equipped with quad-core application processors reached 40 million units worldwide in 2012, according to analysis by Berg Insight....more

Apple Planning Multi-Coloured IPhones
June 16th 2013 - 10:55 GMT
Apple could be returning to the multicoloured designs of its eMac computers for its widely expected lower-cost iPhone smartphone....more

Nokia Expected to Show Off 41-Megapixel Camera Next Month
June 16th 2013 - 10:35 GMT
Nokia has dropped a strong hint that it is close to showing off the long-rumoured radical camera phone after it sent out invites to a press conference....more

Android 5.0 to Launch in October with Support for Low-end Phones
June 14th 2013 - 14:05 GMT
Google apparently plans to release the next iteration of its Android mobile operating system, Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie, in October, complete with support for low-end smartphones....more

USA Groups Campaign for Phones to Have a "Kill Switch" to Deter Thefts
June 14th 2013 - 11:35 GMT
A campaign has been set up in the USA to encourage the mobile phone industry to adopt technologies that would deter theft by drying up the secondary market on which stolen devices are sold....more

Google Facing EU Probe into Android OS Licensing
June 13th 2013 - 18:10 GMT
Google is facing a European investigation into how it promoted the Android operating system to smartphone manufacturers....more

Samsung Adds Optical Zoom to Galaxy S4 Smartphone
June 12th 2013 - 15:15 GMT
Samsung has shown off another variant of its Galaxy S4 smartphone -- this time with a 10 times optical zoom....more

Nokia to Stop Symbian Smartphone Shipments This Summer
June 12th 2013 - 07:00 GMT
Nokia is expect to finally stop production of its Symbian based smartphones this summer as the company completes its migration over to the Windows Phone operating system supplied by Microsoft....more

HTC Working on Smaller Version of Flagship Smartphone
June 11th 2013 - 18:20 GMT
Smartphone manufacturer, HTC is reportedly working on a smaller version of its flagship HTC One smartphone....more

Sprint to Sell Sub-$100 Android Smartphone
June 11th 2013 - 14:30 GMT
USA based Sprint Nextel is to start sales of a sub-$100 Android smartphone from later this week....more

The Top-10 Selling Mobile Phones for May
June 10th 2013 - 13:25 GMT
The Swedish manufacturer of carrying cases for portable electronics, Krusell, releases its Top 10-list for May 2013. The list is based on number of pieces custom made mobile- and smartphone cases ordered from Krusell during May 2013....more

Researchers Discover the Most Sophisticated Android Trojan Yet Found
June 10th 2013 - 12:20 GMT
Anti-virus software vendor, Kaspersky Labs says that it recently discovered what it considers to be the most sophisticated virus for Android smartphones discovered to date....more

Samsung Shows Off Galaxy Ace Smartphone
June 10th 2013 - 10:25 GMT
The smartphone is a dual-core model, with Android 4.2 operating system and a 4-inch display screen. The camera is a 5-megapixel model....more

Apple Looking to Support Trade-In Programmes for Second-Hand IPhones
June 7th 2013 - 10:30 GMT
Apple is preparing a trade-in programme that would offer discounts for customers buying its current iPhone 5 handset....more

Lenovo Confirms Talks With Mystery Partner for Smartphone Venture
June 5th 2013 - 14:25 GMT
Lenovo has confirmed that it is in talks with someone about something to do with setting up a smartphone joint-venture, but declined to elaborate on what....more

Samsung Shows Off Rugged Version of S4 Smartphone
June 5th 2013 - 09:50 GMT
Samsung has shown off an "Active" version of its Galaxy S4 smartphone that has been modified for use in more rugged environments....more

Over 1 Billion Android Smartphones to Ship in 2017
June 4th 2013 - 12:51 GMT
In 2012, over 470 million Android-based smart phones shipped and by 2017 this number will have more than doubled to over 1 billion, giving the platform a 67.1% market share....more

Android Leads in the USA, but IOS and Windows are Growing Faster
June 3rd 2013 - 18:00 GMT
Android now owns more than half of the smartphone sales market, while iOS remains in second place with 41.4% of smartphone sales, and Windows came in third....more

Samsung Adds Two New Screen Sizes to Galaxy Tab Range
June 3rd 2013 - 11:53 GMT
Samsung has expanded its Galaxy Tab 3 product range to include two new screen sizes....more

Apple Diversifying IPhone Assembly Partnerships
May 31st 2013 - 17:45 GMT
Apple is widely reported to be planning to broaden the number of companies it uses to assemble its iPhone handsets... to two firms....more

Android Antiviral Products Easily Evaded
May 30th 2013 - 19:02 GMT
Researchers tested 10 of the most popular antivirus products for Android smartphones and found each could be easily circumnavigated by even the most simple obfuscation techniques....more

Samsung Shows Off Mini Version of Its Galaxy S4 Smartphone
May 30th 2013 - 16:40 GMT
Samsung Electronics has shown off a compact version of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4....more

Motorola Mobility to Use Former Nokia Factory for Smartphone Production
May 30th 2013 - 08:13 GMT
Motorola Mobility has announced that it is taking over a former Nokia handset factory in the USA, and will manufacture its next smartphones in the country, bucking a trend to production in cheaper countries....more

Apple Preparing for Low-Cost IPhone Launch - Report
May 30th 2013 - 08:00 GMT
Apple may be planning to launch two new smartphones in the third quarter of this year, although both models appear to be just revamps of their existing range....more

Old Mobile Phones are a Security Threat to Companies
May 29th 2013 - 12:25 GMT
A survey conducted by Norstat on behalf of Telenor reveals that half of all employees that receive a new mobile phone from their employer choose to not return their old phone....more

LG Launches White Version of Nexus Smartphone
May 28th 2013 - 10:45 GMT
LG Electronics today announced the launch of Nexus 4 White, the newest edition of the smartphone developed in collaboration with Google....more

Dubai Police Arrest Sellers of Counterfeit Mobile Phones
May 27th 2013 - 17:15 GMT
The UAE's telecoms regulator says that it worked with the Dubai Police in raids of mobile phone retailers who were suspected of selling counterfeit phones....more

China's Lenovo Targets US Smartphone Market
May 27th 2013 - 10:50 GMT
Chinese computer and smartphone manufacturer, Lenovo is planning to expand its smartphone sales into the USA within the next year, the company's CEO has announced....more

Amazon Expands App Store and Kindle Availability
May 23rd 2013 - 13:15 GMT
Amazon has announced that its own Android apps store is now available in nearly 200 countries. ...more

Foxconn to Start Work on Indonesian Handset Factory
May 23rd 2013 - 10:20 GMT
Indonesian handset distributor, PT Erajaya Swasembada is reported to have signed a partnership with Taiwan's Foxconn Technology to set up a local handset manufacturing plant....more

Samsung Galaxy S4 Hits 10 Million Milestone in First Month
May 23rd 2013 - 07:30 GMT
Samsung has announced that global channel sales of its Galaxy S4 smartphone has surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one month after its commercial debut....more

Former Nokia Employees Show Off First Jolla Smartphone
May 20th 2013 - 14:55 GMT
Finland based smartphone start-up, Jolla has started taking pre-orders of its first handset, based on its own Sailfish OS....more

Original IPhones Nearly Came with Intel Inside
May 18th 2013 - 10:00 GMT
The first Apple iPhone very nearly came with an Intel processor, the company's outgoing CEO has revealed in an interview....more

Amtel Offers Remote Device Management for Apple IPhones
May 17th 2013 - 13:25 GMT
Amtel has announced the release of its device management software for Apple devices. The new MDM solution offers support for both iOS and Mac OS X devices....more