Ten reasons to still consider a basic flip phone in today's smartphone world

I was on active duty in the USCG back in 1997 and carried a duty Motorola StarTAC in order to respond to marine casualties. Many years were spent with flip phones and I'm actually pleased to see that you can still buy flip phones from LG, Samsung, Kyocera ... Read more

All Top Articles about Smartphone - May 30, 2015

Amazon gets grip on gadget for movielike smartphone videos

Grip Gear, which created a handheld gadget to steady smartphone videos, officially launched its first product, the IndieSolo, Friday on Amazon Exclusives. The device from the small Hong Kong startup made a splash at this year's Consumer Electronics Show ... Read more

Nexpaq's crowdfunded modular smartphone case may just crush Google's Project Ara

The latest example of how a small startup can build disruptive hardware to challenge a goliath comes courtesy of the team behind Nexpaq, a modular smartphone case. The idea behind Nexpaq is to create a basic skeleton that clips to the back of an iPhone 6 ... Read more

Project Ara Smartphone Prototype Demonstrated

We did mention how Project Ara might very well be featured on stage at MWC 2015 earlier this year, but it did look as though that failed to come to pass. Well, fret not, as it looks as though the Project Ara smartphone prototype was demonstrated for all ... Read more

Smartphone and tablet could be used for cheap, portable medical biosensing

As mobile technology progresses, we're seeing more and more examples of low-cost diagnostic systems being created for use in developing nations and remote locations. One of the latest incorporates little more than a smartphone, tablet, polarizer and box to ... Read more

Google shows off functioning Project Ara smartphone at Google I/O 2015

During the ATAP session at Google I/O, the company's ATAP team showed off the latest prototype of Project Ara. For those of you who don't know what Project Ara is, or may have forgotten, it's the world's first modular smartphone. The company has demoed ... Read more

Smartphone security threats plague Android and iPhone alike

Share this item with your network: Statistics published by IDC Thursday forecasted smartphone growth to slow to 11.3% in 2015, down from the 27.6% growth rate in 2015. But even though the growth curve for smartphones may be flattening, the news this week ... Read more

Google's new Android seeks to make smartphone smarter

SAN FRANCISCO: 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 a ... Read more

Google and Qualcomm squeezed Project Tango tech into a smartphone

It seems like a decent of chunk of Google's big news today deals with its partnerships. The search giant is already teaming up with Levi's to explore the realm of smart Jacquard clothes, and now Google has confirmed that it's been working with Qualcomm to ... Read more

Google and Qualcomm are working on a Project Tango smartphone

Google and Qualcomm have a Project Tango smartphone with 3D-sensing camera tech in the works. Currently the search giant is offering a Project Tango tablet for developer for $512 in the Google Store. The partnership between Google and Qualcomm will see the ... Read more