The mobile chipset market is in a state of flux with a number of key vendors struggling, but analysts say …
Huawei invests €70M in R&D for smartphones
Huawei Technologies will invest €70 million (US$90.6 million) over a five-year period to establish a research and development centre in …
Toshiba develops MRAM for smartphone processors
Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs …
Microsoft Surface and Amazon smartphones on horizon
Microsoft and Amazon will launch own-brand smartphones mid-2013, including a Windows Phone 8 Surface. iPhone maker Foxconn has apparently received orders from Microsoft and …
Dual-identity smartphones to bridge BYOD private, corporate divide
Late next year, consumers will be able to buy smartphones that either come with native hypervisor software or use an …
Lenovo to lead China’s smartphone market by 2013
Lenovo, already China’s top PC seller, is expected to take the title for the country’s top smartphone vendor in 2013, …
My Phone, the smartphone for the elderly
Age UK has teamed up with Cognatel MVNO CyCell to develop a no-frills mobile phone for the elderly. According to …
Smartphones and tablets growth exploding, especially in business, Gartner says
IT managers already know that smartphones and tablets are being purchased in vast numbers by workers, and Gartner added credence …
China’s ZTE unveils new 5-inch smartphone
Chinese handset maker ZTE showed off a new high-end phone on Wednesday. The Z5 has a 5-inch screen, a 13-megapixel …
Will Windows 8 boost advanced business use of tablets and smartphones?
In a September survey of 599 C-level executives and IT decision-makers in 19 countries, managed services provider Avanade found that …
Google debuts Nexus 10 tablet, Nexus 4 smartphone
Google on Monday announced a new 10-inch Nexus tablet and 4.7-inch Nexus smartphone with the latest Android 4.2 operating system, …
Nokia drops off from list of top five smartphone vendors
Nokia has dropped off the list of the top five smartphone vendors in the third quarter, facing stiff competition from …
Google+ hints at multiple Nexus smartphones
Google+ page has strongly suggested Google will reveal multiple Nexus smartphones on 29 October. The message on Google+ states that the current device, the Galaxy …
Xiaomi to look beyond China with its low-price smartphone business
Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, which has built up an enthusiastic following in its home market by undercutting rivals’ prices and …
Whitman: No HP smartphone next year
HP has no plans to launch a smartphone next year but will need to sell one eventually to avoid missing …
Intel Medfield chips with LTE to pave way for smartphones
Intel is working on LTE network support for its Medfield system-on-chips, which may finally open the door for Intel-powered smartphones …
Smartphone shipments to hit 1.7bn in 2017, says Ovum
Global smartphone shipments will reach 1.7 billion in 2017, with emerging markets experiencing particularly strong growth, according to Ovum’s ‘Smartphones …
HTC, Microsoft unveil ‘signature’ Windows 8 smartphones
HTC and Microsoft, have introduced Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones that will be the signature devices for the software …
Whitman: HP will return to smartphone market
HP CEO, Meg Whitman, has confirmed that the company will be returning to the smartphone market a year after its …
Google threat blamed as Acer cancels China smartphone launch
PC maker Acer has allegedly cancelled the launch of a new smartphone using a Chinese-developed mobile operating system because Google …