Smartphone

Check out the 'most indispensable' travel companion for Indians

The relevance of mobile devices is tied to how the device improves the quality of travel itself.

Jan 19, 2016, 08:48 AM IST

BlackBerry to launch 1st Android smartphone in India on January 28

BlackBerry had also hinted the company may soon unveil another Android phone this year.

Jan 18, 2016, 21:49 PM IST

Many smartphone users unaware of what Android apps are accessing

Consumers are feeling so overwhelmed by requests from their smartphones, PCs and the online services that they habitually use, that they're increasingly blindly clicking 'accept' or 'OK'.

Jan 18, 2016, 17:57 PM IST

New app hides user location from third parties

There is a chance for tragedy if that information is used in a bad way.

Jan 17, 2016, 21:12 PM IST

Smartphone 'most indispensable' travel companion for Indians: Study 

At least 60 percent travellers who check in with work during a vacation say their travel partner or spouse does not mind. However, among Indians, who are the most likely to check in with work, one-fifth admit that their spouse or travel partner does get annoyed.

Jan 16, 2016, 19:56 PM IST

Want to try world's first smokeable smartphone?

Bored of calls, emails, chats and endless Facebook posts with your smartphone? Now offer your friend an electronic puff with this unique magical device that also works like an e-cigarette.

Jan 12, 2016, 00:08 AM IST

Game on with one hand courtesy new smartphone app

Gamezop is a game aggregator that lets users choose from 350 games that can be played with a single hand.

Jan 10, 2016, 15:03 PM IST

Scientists create $100 smartphone-powered 3D printer

The machine uses a z-axis platform to shape the design, and the phone to cure the material as it builds the object in layers.

Dec 31, 2015, 15:31 PM IST

Smartphone monitoring can boost behavioural studies

Interpreting the data collected from volunteers' own smartphones -- which has the potential to emulate randomised trials -- can boost research into human behaviour, finds a new study.

Dec 28, 2015, 00:33 AM IST

Here are three steps to speed up your iPhone

As Apple is aggressively seeking to expand its market share in India and China, people are eagerly waiting for the upcoming iPhone 7. But people using the ios, often find it running slower than expected.

Dec 25, 2015, 00:22 AM IST

Now, your smartphone can also be 3-D scanner

What if you could turn your smartphone into a 3-D scanner? Now, with this algorithm, you actually can.

Dec 23, 2015, 22:00 PM IST

Yahoo Messenger rebuilt with eye to the future

Yahoo is up against some well-established rivals such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, iMessenger and Facebook Messenger.

Dec 06, 2015, 22:41 PM IST

Smartphone market to see first single-digit growth year

IDC predicts worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8 percent in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units.

Dec 05, 2015, 15:06 PM IST

Jio Chat now available in nine countries

The application can be accessed through any internet enabled smartphone.

Dec 04, 2015, 18:01 PM IST

Check out! Lenovo ZUK's transparent display smartphone prototype

Transparent smartphone displays could soon be a reality with Lenovo's ZUK recently having launched a prototype Android smartphone that sports a see-through screen.

Nov 27, 2015, 00:35 AM IST

Control your BP with your smartphone

 Scientists have developed an interactive web system that, along with your smartphone, can efficiently control your blood pressure.

Nov 27, 2015, 00:13 AM IST

India mobile subscriber base to top 500 mn; fastest growing market in world

India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday.

Nov 26, 2015, 18:52 PM IST

Micromax in top 10 as global smartphone sales reach 478 mn units

Driven by growth in emerging markets, global mobile phone shipments in July-September 2015 reached 478 million units and Indian brand Micromax was among top 10 handset vendors, research firm Gartner said Wednesday.

Nov 18, 2015, 21:50 PM IST

Smartphone can be your fitness tracker

Uncomfortable with your wristband fitness tracker? Now you can bury it somewhere in your closet as your smartphone would be your new fitness tracker, say researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Nov 15, 2015, 16:29 PM IST

Huawei eyes next generation "superphone" by 2020

China's telecommunication giant Huawei Thursday said the next generation mobile phone called "superphone" will come out around 2020 and open up a new era by transforming perceptions with its enhanced intelligence.

Nov 12, 2015, 19:47 PM IST