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.
Lenovo is quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with, thanks to strong mobile device sales on top of its world-leading PC sales. Being in China, the company is well positioned… Read more »
Google and HP have been discussing an enterprise partnership for the past year with little progress made, according to a new report. Topics have included a “Nexus tablet” with hardware encryption,… Read more »
HTC will release its Zoe app to other high-end Android phones later this week. Zoe, which debuted on the HTC One M8 earlier this year, is a way to remix video… Read more »
Amazon’s Local Register has a lot in common in Square’s Reader, but Amazon is hoping to set itself apart from its rival by dropping its transaction fees to 1.75 percent for… Read more »
Samsung announced its long-awaited metal-edged smartphone on Wednesday. It’s components are not as high-end as those found in the Galaxy S5, but it is a compelling device. Read more »
There’s no shortage of reasons why mobile payments have largely flopped in North America. But the restaurant industry could be low-hanging fruit for such offerings, and OpenTable is well positioned to… Read more »
With carriers changing up their handset upgrade and hardware subsidy strategies, Apple looks ready to keep you coming to its own stores to buy that new iPhone. Why? More foot traffic,… Read more »
Android made gains in the workplace this last quarter according to Good Technologies but I doubt Apple is too concerned: It still leads by quite a bit and has a new… Read more »
The first handset to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 chip, which supports 64-bit processing, will be a middling HTC device codenamed the A11. Read more »