Page 7 - Smartphone

The anxiety is not new: Is your smartphone making you shy?

Look at any public space today and you'll see faces buried in tablets and phones

Manufacturing a cheap smartphone comes at a price

Manufacturers admit making low-cost models is not feasible and can only be undertaken with central subsidy

Zen Cinemax Click smartphone launched, priced at Rs 6,190

The device is bundled with Jio 4G SIM so that the customers can enjoy "Jio Happy New year offer" which is now extended till March 31

70% smartphones shipped are now 4G-ready: Study

The share of 4G handsets went up further in September quarter from 65 per cent in June quarter

Smartphone addiction disrupts sleep in young adults: survey

According to the UK Mobile Consumer Survey 2016, UK citizens collectively look at their smartphones over a billion times a day

Smartphone makers line up 70 new models

Companies bank on festive season to beat slow market blues

New protective coating may make smartphones waterproof: Scientists

The water-repellent or superhydrophobic coating is also transparent and extremely resistant to ultraviolet radiation

Noida draws mobile phone makers

India is expected to overtake the US as the second largest smartphone market next year, according to a recent Morgan Stanley research report

Xiaomi now third in major cities, pips Intex and Lenovo

iPhone's share fell further during June quarter to 2.5% in top 30 cities; demand from smaller towns now growing faster than tier-1 cities

Not using smartphones can improve productivity by 26%, says study

It unearthed a correlation between productivity levels & distance between participants and their smartphone

Indian smartphone brands miss 4G bus

As the buzz around 4G gets louder, smartphone companies are embracing the technology faster than ever

Online smartphone sales drop in 2016 as launches dry up

Less online-only launches, offline focus of Chinese entrants led to a drop in online's share in the first half of 2016, according to Counterpoint Research

Smartphone sales slowed down in June quarter

Experts say price continues to be a barrier in wider adoption of smartphones, whose shipments were at around 44%, still lower than those of feature or basic phones in Q2

Software to let you control smartphone with eyes

Users' gaze was recorded with the phone's front camera as they were shown pulsating dots on a smartphone screen

Texting on smartphones can alter your brain rhythm

This is because handheld devices due to smaller screens require more concentration

Reliance launches LYF Earth 2 smartphone with retina scan at Rs 19,999

It has 5-inch HD LCD display, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory expandable up to 64GB, 13MP front and rear cameras

Smartphone app can help you avoid unplanned pregnancy

It relies solely on a woman's period start date to provide her with tailored, accurate information about her chance of pregnancy for each day of her cycle

Sub-Rs 10k smartphone segment to grow 44% in 2016: CMR

Smartphone shipment in country expected to grow to about 130 mn units this year from 97 mn last year by 163 brands

Govt dials back chip ambitions as investors spurn plant funding

Country's wobbly infrastructure, unstable power supply, bureaucratic red tape and poor planning put off the potential investors

Smartphone subscriber base grows fourfold

India to have 810 mn subscriptions by 2021: Ericsson