smartphone

Qualcomm signs 3G/4G patent license agreement with Gionee

SAN DIEGO: Qualcomm announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a new 3G and… Read More

Nintendo’s mobile Mario game sets download record

Nintendo's first Mario smartphone title has set a download record but gamers baulked at the one-time… Read More

Nokia phones are coming back

HELSINKI: Nokia smartphones are poised for a comeback after former managers at the Finnish company… Read More

Samsung Electronics considers split as investor pressure builds

SEOUL: Tech giant Samsung Electronics, under pressure from shareholders to improve investor returns, said on Tuesday… Read More

Samsung Electronics to consider split, says newspaper report

SEOUL: South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will consider splitting itself into two as proposed… Read More

Xiaomi says shrinking smartphone sales won’t hit the company

BEIJING: Sharp drops in smartphone sales for China's Xiaomi Inc will not have a major impact… Read More

India tops ranking for selfie deaths; Pakistan on second

NEW DELHI: Next time you're at the Taj Mahal, find yourself standing on a precarious… Read More

‘Govts increasingly going after messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram’

WASHINGTON: Internet freedom declined for a sixth consecutive year in 2016 as governments around the… Read More

Google lawyer says Android helps rather than harms competition

BRUSSELS: Google's Android mobile operating system enhances competition rather than hurts it, the company's general counsel… Read More

Android gets record 87.5% of smartphone market: survey

WASHINGTON: Google's Android operating system captured a record-high 87.5 percent of the global smartphone market in… Read More

BlackBerry launches its third Android-based phone

TORONTO: BlackBerry Ltd launched its third Android-based phone on Tuesday, opting to price the device… Read More

Skype, WeChat, Snapchat among least secure messaging apps

Snapchat, Microsoft's Skype and WeChat are placed among the least secure messaging apps and face… Read More

Microsoft once tried to buy Facebook for $24 billion

Microsoft Inc. once offer Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg $24 billion to acquire social media platform in… Read More

The ‘reincarnation’ of camera legend – Kodak unveils smartphone for photographers

This could be the rebirth of the legendary camera company: Kodak has unveiled the KODAK… Read More

‘Samsung in talks with LG for new smartphone batteries’

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd  is in talks with LG Chem Ltd to supply batteries… Read More

Samsung faces potential class action in US over Note 7

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's U.S. unit is facing a proposed class action lawsuit from three… Read More

Apple stock hits highest since December on Samsung Note 7 fire crisis

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) stock on Monday jumped 2.3 per cent , reaching a… Read More

Google starts big advertising push around new Pixel phone

Google's new "Pixel" smartphone is off to a fast marketing start with $3.2 million in… Read More

Sony to return image sensors to full capacity on smartphone pickup

TOKYO: Sony Corp's image sensor production will return to full capacity in the October-March half-year… Read More

Fighting fires: Samsung struggles to limit damage from smartphone recall

SEOUL: Heated meetings, sacrificed holidays and teams monitoring social media round-the-clock to track whether there… Read More