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.
Internal Apple documents show that the company knows it is missing big sales opportunities from both cheaper phones and larger-screened handsets as well. That puts the 4.7-inch iPhone reports in a… Read more »
Cortana, Microsoft’s clone of Apple’s Siri, got a lot of the attention and ink during last week’s Build conference, but the real news was something more foundational, and economic. Microsoft showed… Read more »
An early look at Project Ara demonstrates how electro-permanent magnets will hold blocks of the modular phone in place. This approach works both with and without power for the handset, which… Read more »
Apple appears to be continuing on its path to ever more vertical integration as Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported that the consumer electronics giant is in talks with Japan’s Renesas Electronics to… Read more »
A new survey indicates mobile users are increasingly eager to watch long-form video on their phones, and many are watching sports-related content. That’s an audience marketers should be working aggressively to… Read more »
The battle of Android flagships is on as both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 are here. We look at each briefly to help you decide between them. Google… Read more »
Google reportedly has begun requiring new handsets running its mobile OS to display “Powered by Android” when they’re turned on. It’s Google’s latest move to take control of its Android ecosystem… Read more »
With sales of older BlackBerry 7 phones higher than new touchscreen models, BlackBerry is planning to re-tool its product line with keyboard handsets aimed at government and corporate clients. Read more »