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German group demands smartphone ban for pedestrians

BERLIN: A German association representing pedestrians has called for a ban on people staring at… Read More

Health checks by smartphone raise privacy fears

BARCELONA: Authorities and tech developers must stop sensitive health data entered into applications on mobile… Read More

Build-your-own Google handset reconstructs smartphone

BARCELONA: With a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, US Internet giant… Read More

Emerging world drives cheap smartphone boom

BARCELONA: Phone and Internet firms are rolling out cheaper handsets and may turn to hot-air… Read More

QMobile launches new smartphone series

KARACHI: QMobile has recently launched LINQ, a new series of smartphones that will add value… Read More

China's Xiaomi performed better than Samsung

SHANGHAI: Upstart Xiaomi was the top smartphone company in China last year with a 12.5… Read More

Google buys smartphone photo handling app Odysee

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Monday said that it has bought smartphone photo backup and sharing… Read More

Smartphone can test for HIV, syphilis: study

MIAMI: US researchers have found a way to turn a common smartphone into a quick… Read More

Samsung Electronics ponders stock split to appease investors: executive

SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is considering a stock split, a… Read More

Apple sues Ericsson over LTE wireless telecom patents

Apple Inc sued Ericsson alleging that the Swedish company's LTE wireless technology patents are not… Read More

Boeing Black: Smartphone that self-destructs

WATERLOO: BlackBerry Ltd is working with Boeing Co on Boeing's high-security Android-based smartphone, the Canadian… Read More

Smartphone expansion cooling, prices dropping: survey

WASHINGTON: The global smartphone market will see cooler growth in the next few years, amid… Read More

Ten Tips for Better Smartphone Photos

No matter how much you love to take selfies, other photographs, you may have heard… Read More

Microsoft unveils first Lumia smartphone without Nokia name

PELTOLA, Oulu: Microsoft Corp said it would roll out its Lumia 535 smartphone this month with… Read More

Samsung to build $3 billion smartphone plant in Vietnam

HANOI: South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has applied for a license to invest $3… Read More

BlackBerry set to launch Passport smartphone

TORONTO: BlackBerry is set to launch an unconventional new smartphone dubbed the Passport on Wednesday,… Read More

Google launches cheap ‘Android One’ smartphone

NEW DELHI: Google Inc launched in India on Monday a $105 smartphone, the first device… Read More

After China smartphone success, Lenovo plans leap forward overseas

BEIJING:  China's Lenovo Group said first-quarter profit jumped 23 percent, beating estimates, as a surge… Read More

Five tricks to make your iPhone run much smoother

One of the many reasons Apple’s iPhone lineup has been so popular over the years… Read More

Smartphone camera makers see next opportunity in cars

YONGIN: South Korean smartphone camera makers are tapping the surging yet more technologically demanding market… Read More