Some of the new phones launching at Mobile World Congress are sporting fingerprint scanners, but a new device from ZTE uses a very different biometric security measure to lock its screen. Using technology… Read more »
T-Mobile has a new attractive large phone option for its bargain-seeking customers. The ZTE Z Max is a 5.7-inch smartphone — one of the first to be sold in the United… Read more »
While carrying some amount of risk and a high amount of resistance from entrenched vendors, modular handsets may present a viable economic and ecological alternative as we look toward the inevitable… Read more »
A sub-$200 device from ZTE comes with the Google Now Launcher pre-installed, although ZTE says it’s not abandoning its homegrown Android skin. Read more »
To coax more hardware makers into the Windows Phone fold, Microsoft and Qualcomm have started doing the engineering for them. A new reference design could make building a new Windows device… Read more »
Similar to Motorola’s Project Ara, ZTE has a concept phone at CES that you essentially build yourself. Different hardware modules can be swapped in or out for a custom device that… Read more »
ZTE’s new flasghip, the Grand S II, features all the trimmings of a high-end smartphone, along with voice recognition unlocking for multiple users. Read more »
Version 1.1 of Mozilla’s web-centric smartphone platform adds major features such as push notifications and browser downloads. But will this be enough to see signed-up manufacturers such as Huawei and LG… Read more »