Canvas Knight 2: Micromax launches 4G smartphone, at Rs 16,299

Micromax has launched the second generation of its popular Canvas Knight smartphone dubbed Canvas Knight 2 with 4G support at a price of Rs 16,299 in India. The main USP for the smartphone is that both Nano-SIM card slots support 4G connectivity. Read more

All News Summary about Smartphone - June 7, 2015

Samsung's Definition Of Insanity: Its Disastrous Smartphone Strategy

Let's wind the clock back to the end of 2014 and look at the position Samsung found itself in. The company had reported a sixty percent year-on-year fall in profits, revenue was down twenty percent year-on-year, and the responsibility lay with the poorly ... Read more

Android loses ground to iOS, hope for a turnaround may rest in Samsung

Android remains the top smartphone platform in the U.S. and Europe, but Google's mobile operating system lost ground in recent months, particularly in Europe. Hope for Android's recovery may rest in Samsung's hands. During the three months ending in ... Read more

Running out of smartphone battery? A new digital circuit could fix all of that

The research: Developing a circuit that can be integrated into the battery of a computer or smartphone and can help the device function for a longer time in one cycle of charging. In other words, finding the optimum level of supply voltage which will keep ... Read more

Evie puts down smartphone in 'Love and Miss Communication'

"Love and Miss Communication" (William Morrow Paperbacks), by Elyssa Friedland Elyssa Friedland, a corporate lawyer, writes an honest love story with a bizarre twist in her debut novel, "Love and Miss Communication." Readers must consider one ... Read more

HTC hits Apple, Samsung wall as smartphone demand slackens

HTC is in a jam. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has long crafted critically acclaimed smartphones, only to have them ignored in favor of larger, flashier brands. The company's troubles continued on Friday, when it cut its second-quarter revenue ... Read more

I bought a $200 Android 'flagship' smartphone and it changed everything

A few weeks ago my one-and-a-half-year-old Nexus 5 started to misbehave. Its power button wasn't holding up well, forcing the phone to switch off a dozen of times, while also making it a chore make it a chore to turn the phone back on again. I realized the ... Read more

LG unveils G4 smartphone in Saudi Arabia

LG unveiled its new flagship smartphone, LG G4, at a largely attended ceremony in Jeddah. "We're happy to announce our latest achievement to Saudi consumers. We are living up to our promise of innovation for a better life with a clever smartphone that ... Read more

Upgrading your smartphone: Should you buy it or rent it?

Upgrading your phone is no longer as simple as paying $100 or $200 and extending your service contract by two years. Phone companies have been shifting away from contracts and trying to get you to pay full price — $600 to $700 for a high-end phone. Read more

Huawei P8 Lite smartphone arrives in the U.S. at a no-contract price of $249.99

Chinese telecom firm Huawei has announced its new low cost unlocked smartphone, the P8 Lite, carrying lower specs a more affordable price, for the U.S. market. The P8 Lite is a toned-down version of Huawei's flagship smartphone, the P8, which was announced ... Read more