In the whacky world of smartphone marketing, it may seem odd to have two lineups of devices not on the same number-naming structure. At Samsung, we have the Galaxy S line, as well as the Galaxy Note line, but these lineups are not on the same number, and apparently, that’s a problem. This issue, if …

It's a cliché to say that your smartphone is a pocket-sized computer, but sometimes we forget exactly how powerful these devices are. BLIPS — a set of thin, stick-on lenses that turn your cell phone into a portable, digital microscope — are a brilliant reminder. The lenses are currently available on Kickstarter (the cheapest price is €20), and come in a pack for both micro and macro shots.

The Nexbit Robin is a cool new Android smartphone that began its journey to the market as a successful Kickstarter project. Even though it is an offspring of a startup, the Robin is surely not lacking in credentials. Based in San Francisco, Nextbit has a duo of former Google execs (also co-founders), as well as an ex-SVP of Design and User Experience as part of its leadership team.

This article explore smartphone applications for Engineers. 8 different sensors inside the cell phone allows tons of measurement and analysis opportunities.

Smartphones haven't really changed in the last few years. Yes, they're faster, have high resolution, and take better photos, but the core technology has remained relatively unchanged. But that might change soon. Researchers at Queen's University Human Media Lab in Australia showed off Holoflex, a holographic, flexible phone with an OLED display that's a breath of life into the future of smartphones. This means holograms without 3D glasses or any kind of equipment, that can be viewed at any...

One of the persistent tragedies of Android, Google’s globe-conquering mobile operating system, is that it continues to be better in theory than in reality. The search company has spent more than a decade perfecting its software, and in the abstract, Android is now just as pristinely well-conceived as Apple’s iOS. But almost nobody buys Google’s idealized version of Android; instead, most people buy a version that has been chewed up and predigested...

HP Inc. — the PC and printer side of the recently split HP – is trying to get back into the phone game with an interesting approach. At Mobile World Congress, HP announced the Elite x3, a phablet (3.29 x 0.31 x 6.36 inches) designed for enterprise customers. But it’s not just a big smartphone – the device can be paired with two accessories that turn the device into either a desktop computer or laptop.

Canonical and Meizu will launch the most powerful Ubuntu phone ever, the Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition, at Mobile World Congress.

A little-known Indian company is launching the cheapest smartphone in the world today. The Freedom 251, manufactured by Ringing Bells, is priced at just Rs 251 (under $4). Affordable and feature-rich, it could play a significant role in connecting India, where smartphone usage and Internet connectivity still remain a work in progress.

The problem comes down to industry commoditization.

In the past decade, mobile computing has gone from a niche market for well-heeled enterprises with large field organisations to the fastest growing, and often most popular, way for employees of organisations of all sizes to do business computing. The near-universal adoption of mobile devices by consumers—who are also employees—has forced one of the most major shifts that corporate IT has ever seen.

The share of Americans with broadband at home has plateaued: It now stands at 67%, down slightly from 70% in 2013. At the same time, more Americans rely only on their smartphones for online access.

LG seriously has something quite formidable here with the V10. Sure, it has some features that folks might perceive as novel, such as that secondary screen, but if we’re to look at the overall picture, the LG V10 is a new direction that hopes to strengthen LG’s place in the landscape.

Forget picking up a gigantic USB battery, or shoving your phone into an equally bulky battery case -- if Oukitel has its way, your phone will have the juice you need for days on end. Its upcoming K10000 smartphone has a whopping 10,000mAh battery that, under "normal" use, reportedly lasts for 10 to 15 days per charge. If this isn't just marketing fluff, you could go on a week-long vacation and still have enough energy to upload your photos before plugging in.

Today, Mozilla revealed that it will no longer develop or sell Firefox OS smartphones and devices, ending a two and a half year effort to break into the low-end smartphone world. The news was originally announced at a developer event and Mozilla later confirmed it to TechCrunch. Mozilla's original goal for Firefox OS was to deliver it to emerging markets at the very low-end of the smartphone spectrum. At one point, it even tried to push for a $25 smartphone...

If a report from the Japanese blog Macotakara is to be believed, Apple is planning on getting rid of the headphone jack in the next iPhone. As it attempts to once again shrink its flagship device, Apple is reportedly planning on shipping EarPods that connect through the Lighting port with the next iPhone in order to remove the thicker 3.5mm headphone jack. This is a bad idea.

Walmart is now selling a TracFone-branded LG smartphone that costs $9.82 (it also ships free if your online order total tops $50). Now, there are a few reasons why you may not want such a smartphone—for one, it’s running an outdated version of Android that may make it vulnerable to hackers—but there’s no denying that it represents something pretty special. For less than $10 (plus the cost of data access) the user gets access to the Google Play app store, giving him or her the power to summon...

Google launched Android many years ago without actually making a smartphone. Instead, the company partnered up with various smartphone manufacturers to create Nexus-branded devices to show customers, developers and partners a fully functional high-end (or thereabout) smartphone running the latest version of Android. Though rumors said Google might ditch the Nexus smartphone program, the company kept making them – and Google is probably forced to...

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As you might have guessed from the naming convention, the phones look identical other than size, and both look akin to the Nokia Lumia handsets of years past. Or like most smartphones of the last few years, sleek rectangles with mild camera humps in the back.