This is how much time you're spending on smartphone apps

You're devoting a whole lot of time to smartphone apps, and it's likely more for play than work. At least that's what recent statistics suggest. The amount of time people spend each month on smartphone apps was nearly 37 1/2 hours in the fourth quarter of ... Read more

All Trending Topics about Smartphone - June 11, 2015

Help catch skin cancer early with this potentially life-saving, $100 smartphone accessory

Here's an incredible statistic. If the skin cancer melanoma is detected when it's already pushing through the advanced stages, then there's a 15-percent chance of survival. However, if it's caught early, that survival rate climbs to a massive 98 ... Read more

Xiaomi is way more than just a smartphone maker

Turns out Chinese tech upstart Xiaomi makes a heck of a lot more than its signature, low-cost smartphones. Founded just five years ago, the Beijing-based firm has already done battle with Samsung and Apple for the top spot in China's cutthroat smartphone ... Read more

Blind Capetonians get smartphone savvy

A whole world of communication and access to information is at the fingertips of visually impaired and blind people, CEO of the Cape Town Society for the Blind (CTSB) Lizelle van Wyk told Health24. On Monday Vodacom launched the opening of a smartphone ... Read more

A six-step program for breaking your smartphone addiction

Have you ever been chatting with someone when they glance over to check their smartphone? Of course you have. So you must know what always happens next: Distracted by their latest email, or text message, or tweet, or Facebook update, or Instagram pic ... Read more

Fast-Growing Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Hires Qualcomm's Head Of China

Left to right: Xiaomi SVP of strategic cooperation Wang Xiang, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun and Xiaomi president Lin Bin Chinese phone maker Xiaomi announced today that it's hired the head of Qualcomm's Chinese operations, Wang Xiang. Wang is joining Xiaomi as ... Read more

How Ingress, Google's Real-World Smartphone Game, Got Me Out of My Shell

Getting out of the house and meeting new people is hard. For a long time, I let inertia limit me to the same neighborhood and daily routine—until I started playing a mobile, augmented-reality game from Google called Ingress. In just a few months, I've ... Read more

ZTE reportedly working on a smartphone called the Star 3 with a 5.5-inch 4K display

We've just started warming up to the idea of smartphones outfitted with 2K displays, and already it seems manufacturers could be looking towards 4K in this year's devices. We've heard rumors that Samsung could be looking to equip this year's ... Read more

Seven Simple Tips to Take Better Photos With Your Smartphone

Smartphones have become the world's most popular cameras because they're always with you, are easy to use, and allow you to quickly take and share pictures. They are far more portable than cameras and the quality of smartphone photographs has steadily been ... Read more

4K smartphone from ZTE allegedly in the works

We're still getting used to Quad HD resolution smartphones, but the industry could be moving on to 4K displays before too long. A new report claims ZTE is developing a device called the Star 3 with an incredible pixel density. According to MyDrivers ... Read more