Yota Launches Crowdfunder To Get Its Dual-Screen E-Ink Smartphone To The U.S.

Fans of unusual smartphones should point their eyes at this Indiegogo campaign. Russian smartphone upstart Yota Devices is today launching its crowdfunder to bring its sequel dual-screen e-ink Android-based smartphone, the YotaPhone 2, to market in the ... Read more

All Top Stories about Smartphone - May 20, 2015

Smartphone Apps to Map Your Meanderings

Who needs yet another smartphone app, let alone one that plots and records your wanderings? You do — if you want to explore a city without keeping track of every turn, yet later call up the coordinates of that quaint patisserie you passed on that little ... Read more

ZTE Blade S6 review: A dual-SIM, 4G smartphone for less than $300

"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," goes the old adage. Apple and Samsung must be red faced then because ZTE's latest smartphone, the Blade S6, borrows its moniker from Samsung and its styling from Apple. Samsung has been working towards ... Read more

4G, Asia lead smartphone sales rise

Global smartphone sales rose by eight per cent in value terms in the first quarter of this year. Sales of larger screen devices (5″ and higher) continued to drive year-on-year growth according to data from GfK. But while handset demand increased seven ... Read more

Best Buy and Cole Haan set to supply new options for smartphone cases

The Cole Haan smartphone cases for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+ models, available at Best Buy. (Photo: Best Buy) Best Buy will soon be offering the gift-giving answer for Father's Day shoppers: a stylish new wrapper for his dad's smartphone. The electronics ... Read more

Smartphone use while driving grows beyond texting to social media, web surfing, selfies, video chatting

When you see the driver next to you looking at their phone, it's no longer safe to assume they're texting. New research from AT&T shows nearly four-in-10 smartphone users tap into social media while driving. Almost 3-in-10 surf the net. And ... Read more

What would make the perfect smartphone?

Buying a new smartphone is tough. There are so many great options out there. How do you prioritize your needs and find the right phone for you? According to the latest research from Kantar Worldpanel, on the last quarter, a third of people did no research ... Read more

Scratch Wireless targets bargain hunters with $99 smartphone, free Wi-Fi calls

Scratch Wireless is introducing a $99 smartphone that can be used with the company's free wireless service, setting a new bar when it comes to cheap mobile options. On Tuesday, the company introduced the CoolPad Arise, a Chinese-manufactured smartphone ... Read more

Smartphone Users Do More Than Text While Driving: AT&T

Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on the findings of a new survey commissioned by AT&T that finds smartphone users are doing a whole lot more than texting while driving. (Source: Bloomberg) Read more

Smartwatch critical: how the wrist will save us from our smartphone addiction

Two years ago I unboxed my first smartwatch. I was a backer of Pebble's original Kickstarter campaign – which set a record in 2012 by raising $10 million dollars – and I still remember my excitement when the long rectangular box (a much cruder ... Read more