A smartphone (or smart phone) is a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones. Smartphones typically include the features of a phone with those of another popular consumer device, such as a personal digital assistant, a media player, a digital camera, and/or a GPS navigation unit. Later smartphones include all of those plus the features of a touchscreen computer, including web browsing, Wi-Fi, 3rd-party apps, motion sensor and mobile payment.
CyanogenMod, one of the most popular alternative distributions of Android, has been ported to MediaTek-based phones, partially thanks to increased attention from Android One. Read more »
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Adobe announced a slew of new graphics apps for iOS. The new software, including mobile versions of Photoshop and Illustrator, follows the trend of breaking out individual features into their own… Read more »
That record of 10 million new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus’ sold in one weekend could have easily been 50 percent higher based on the reported reservations in China for the handsets. Read more »
A new Apple tool allows users to check whether a iPhone has Find My iPhone turned on by typing in the device’s unique identifier into a web form on iCloud.com. Read more »
FreedomPop was facing a shortage of cheap Android phones — especially the bigger-screened devices that are popular today — so it’s bringing in custom low-cost devices from overseas. Read more »
A bigger “iPad Pro” is still a 2015 event says Bloomberg, however, gold will be added as a color option to new iPads later this month to help sales. But will… Read more »