Samsung has had its security-enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defence …
MediaTek to improve low-cost Android smartphone performance
Semiconductor company MediaTek wants to improve the performance of low-cost, Android-based smartphones with its latest system-on-a-chip (SoC), the MT6572. MT6572 …
Intel, Etisalat Misr launch region’s first Intel powered smartphone
Intel and Etisalat Misr, one of the leading telecom operators in Egypt, have announced the launch of the Middle East’s …
Mobile insurer names Galaxy S3 most unreliable smartphone
According to insurance data, the Samsung Galaxy S3 is most prone to breaking, while Apple’s iPhone 3GS the most reliable. …
Sony unveils Xperia SP, Xperia L smartphones
Sony recently announced that two new Xperia smartphones will join its 2013 spring line-up – the Xperia SP and the …
Smartphones, tablets set to spark Asia-Pacific telecoms growth, says Ovum
The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and …
iPhone ‘most reliable’ smartphone
It was seem that the premium Apple buyers pay for their iPhones is worth it, given that new research suggests …
Huawei unveils ‘world’s fastest smartphone’
Huawei yesterday bolstered its worldwide consumer offerings with the introduction of the Ascend P2, which it dubbed the world’s fastest …
Nokia unveils new smartphones
Nokia today unveiled a new range of smartphones at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and announced plans to extend the …
ZTE promises Tegra 4 smartphone by mid-year
Chinese technology firm ZTE said on Thursday that it will be the first vendor to launch smartphones using Nvidia‘s Tegra …
Samsung tops 2012 smartphone sales list
Global smartphone sales went up by 38 percent in the fourth quarter year over year, Gartner reported on Wednesday, with …
Smartphones, tablets top electronics sales for DSF 2013
Jumbo Electronics announced on Sunday that it had seen a 50% growth in the sale of smartphones and tablets during …
BlackBerry launches BlackBerry10 platform, two new smartphones
BlackBerry last night launched BlackBerry 10 across the world – dubbed ‘the re-designed, re-engineered, and re-invented BlackBerry’ platform that creates …
Intel releases Yolo smartphone in Kenya
Intel on Friday announced the release of a new entry-level smartphone designed for emerging markets, which it has created in …
Mozilla launches Firefox OS smartphones
Mozilla announced this week that it had launched Keon and Peak, two smartphones based on the web-centric Firefox OS platform. …
iPhone still best selling smartphone
In the face of reports claiming that sales of the iPhone are slowing down, one analyst has drawn up a …
O2 urges end to sale of smartphone chargers
U.K.-based telecoms operator O2 recently urged the mobile industry to cease selling smartphone charges with new handsets, having completed a successful trial. …
Samsung shifts 100m Galaxy S smartphones
Samsung has sold more than 100 million smartphones from its Galaxy S line since the first one sold in May …
Intel’s smartphone struggle continues as ARM rivals move forward
It’s been a year since the introduction of the first Intel Inside handset, but the company’s struggles to break into …
Intel releases new ‘smartphone class’ server chip
It’s clear that Frank Frankovsky, VP of hardware design and supply chain at Facebook, didn’t study marketing in school. At …