At the same time the world of mobile descends upon Barcelona for Mobile World Congress (MWC), Gartner has reported the first ever fall in the sales of smartphones. During the fourth quarter of 2017…
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3D-printed smartphone microscope is good enough for scientists
Your smartphone could soon be a fully functional microscope capable of examining samples as small as 1/200th of a millimeter. Australian researchers have developed a clip-on device that requires no…
iPhone X-Style Model With LCD to Replace iPhone 8: KGI’s Ming-Chi Kuo
HIGHLIGHTS KGI reports that 6.1-inch LCD iPhone model price will replace iPhone 8 Apple is estimated to sell 100 million units of the LCD model The iPhone X production is reported to be “ceas…
Smartphone makers ‘may reconsider’ price and spec as costs rise and growth slows
Smartphone market growth will slow to just 2.8 per cent in 2018 due to lower demand, fewer replacement purchases and saturation in the Chinese market, according to research from TrendForce. It pred…
New Age-Detecting Algorithm Can Make Your Smartphone Childproof
Finding it hard to keep your phone out of your toddlers’ reach? Take heart, a newly developed age-detecting algorithm can automatically figure out if your kid is swiping the screen and also b…
Samsung’s new ISOCELL Dual module will bring dual-cameras to budget smartphones
Dual-camera setups that allow for better zooming and a background-blurring fake bokeh effect have become pretty much a standard feature on flagship smartphones; however, they are still far less com…
Apple may not throttle your iPhone X or iPhone 8
It’s now well-known that Apple has been slowing down iPhones as they age, but if you’re worried that the same thing will be done to the iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus you might no…
All iPhone XI and iPhone 9 handsets might use Intel modems
Apple currently uses a mix of Qualcomm and Intel modems in its handsets, but for the iPhone XI, iPhone 9 and any other 2018 model Apple may exclusively use Intel ones. That should mean users of dif…
Apple investigating iPhone X bug after users report incoming-call delays
Apple’s flashy and expensive new iPhone X is only about three months old at this point, and after its slightly delayed launch and recent reports of demand being lower than expected, the Cuper…
Nokia Shipped Over 4 Million Smartphones in Q4 2017, Captured 1 Percent of the Market: Counterpoint
HIGHLIGHTS Around 4.15 million Nokia units shipped in the last quarter, says Counter HMD Global sold around 8.45 million smartphones in 2017 More Nokia smartphones to be announced at MWC 2018 Nokia…