Google's new Android seeks to make smartphone smarter

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google s updated Android mobile software seeks to make the smartphone smarter, while keeping the search titan relevant in a world where people rely on apps on the go. At its annual Google developers conference Thursday, Google offered ... Read more

All Tips & Articles about Smartphone - May 29, 2015

A look at what goes into a $30 smartphone

"The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed." -William Gibson The cost of a smartphone has come down considerably over the past few years. However, there are still billions of people for whom the cost remains prohibitive and ... Read more

New rebellion ONE CLICK Android Smartphone A Smartphone That Knows You

The Next Generation User Interface in a Smartphone design Your iD with ONE CLICK Copenhagen, Denmark May 28, 2015 Christina Agger, CEO and Founder of iD2me, wanted to challenge the biggest players in the market of smartphone manufactures. She developed a ... Read more

Lenovo smartphone uses lasers to project a touchscreen onto any surface

It takes something special to make a smartphone stand out in 2015. Apple reportedly thinks Force Touch will do the trick. Lenovo, meanwhile, is looking to laser beams. At Lenovo Tech World, the company just revealed the Smart Cast. It's a fairly standard ... Read more

Your smartphone and tablet are tracking your location - should you be worried?

GPS is one of the wonders of the modern age. Short for Global Positioning System, this conglomeration of satellite systems covers the surface of the Earth with a signal that allows anyone with the right equipment to pinpoint their location with an accuracy ... Read more

AT&T, Verizon, U.S. Cellular Taking LG G4 Smartphone Preorders

With the LG G4 flagship smartphone set to launch next week, more mobile carriers are starting to take preorders from waiting customers. AT&T, U.S. Cellular and Verizon are the latest mobile carriers to announce that they are taking preorders for the new LG ... Read more

Huawei sees strong smartphone growth in southeast Asia

China's Huawei Technologies, the world's No. 2 telecom equipment maker, expects total shipments of smartphones in southeast Asia to rise 160 percent to 8 million units in 2015, boosted by strong demand in Myanmar, it said on Thursday. In the first ... Read more

Lenovo Smartphone Concept Boasts Interactive Projector

BEIJING—Lenovo's new smartphone concept is taking the idea of a phablet to a whole new level. Shown off today at Lenovo Tech World, this smartphone features a built-in pico projector and laser sensors, which not only let you project your smartphone's ... Read more

Next billion smartphone users to come from only six countries

Google's biggest opportunity for the future is in just a handful of countries. In the next two years, the tech giant expects 1.2 billion smartphones to be sold in just six countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Russia. The vast majority of ... Read more

Emerging Markets Drove Worldwide Smartphone Sales in Q1 15

Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users reached 336 million units, an increase of 19.3 percent during the first quarter of 2015, according to Gartner, Inc. This growth was led by strong smartphone sales in emerging markets (excluding China); the ... Read more