Page 54 - Smartphones

Why jihadi terrorist leaders are asking accomplices to avoid smartphones

The Islamic State group gunmen and bombers who struck the Bataclan concert hall and other nightlife spots used smartphones extensively

How brands can engage customers better by tracking smartphone prices

By tracking handset prices, brands can engage customers better and bring down the drop-out rates, says Nielsen

Flipkart and Bajaj Allianz team up to provide insurance for smartphones

Prices for Flipkart's mobile protection insurance scheme will start at as low as Rs 99 for one year

Average spend on smartphones in India rises 30% in 2 years: Report

The report found that the engagement level of users with these devices also increased depending on the price of handsets

Smartphone screens harbour thrice as many germs as a toilet seat: Study

One in 20 smartphone users was found to clean their phones less than every six months

Phones are useful, but here's how not to let it ruin your next vacation

If you're going to spend your trip trolling Instagram, what's the point of leaving home?

Mobile marketing to influence auto sales in India by 2022: Facebook-KPMG

Optimising mobile in auto marketing media mix can help create a potential sales opportunity of over 3.6 million vehicles between brands by 2022

Poll: 18:9, notch or all-screen; which mobile phone screen do you prefer?

Which screen format is best suited for smartphones according to you? Let us know by taking the poll here

A middle path for Chinese pedestrians glued to their phones

WHO estimates around 68,000 pedestrians are killed every year in China

Videocon EyeConiq review: An affordable but impressive TV for D2H viewers

Business Standard reviewed the 43-inch model to test the EyeConiq's video processing engine capabilities, other than the overall utility of the television. Here are our observations

How smart are we with our smartphones

Today several schools offer cyber security workshops, ensuring that teenagers at least know about the dangers of sharing information online

The smartphone's future: It's all about the camera

Here's a rundown on what this all means for how your next smartphone will work

Smartphones are increasingly leaving teenagers lonely and depressed

Number of teenagers who spend daily time with friends dropped by 40% between 2005-15

Looking for a mid-range smartphone with dual cameras? Here are the top 5

Business Standard lists 5 best mid-range smartphones with dual camera set-up

Half the Indians with mobile connections to own smartphones by 2020: Report

The smart phone adoption in India is likely to touch 49 per cent of total connections in 2020 from 28 per cent recorded in 2016."During 2016, India overtook the US to become the second largest smartphone market in the world (behind China) and, with adoption at just under 30 per cent, will be the main driver of smartphone growth in the Asia Pacific region over the next few years, adding 360 million smart phone connections by 2020", said a report on the mobile economy: Asia Pacific 2017 by rating agency Care Ratings."As per the GSMA report, the smartphone adoption in India is likely to increase to 49 per cent in 2020 from 28 per cent in 2016. This will be mainly on account of the growth in data usage which, in turn, will increase the demand for 3G and 4G data connections. However, the smartphone adoption for India is lower compared to China. The smartphone adoption for China is 71 per cent in 2016 which is likely to grow to 74 per cent in 2020", said Bhagyashree Bhati, research analyst .

Low-end handsets take backseat in India's smartphone journey

Increasing average selling price has dented the prospects of local players of late

28 hours a week: Indians spend 7X more time on smartphones than on TV

Around 4 per cent of the time is spent on online shopping

Parents beware! Your smartphone obsession may affect your kid's behaviour

Interruptions could be as simple as checking phone messages during conversations with their children

Xiaomi rules! Indian smartphone makers routed by Chinese rivals

At the end of March, the cumulative share of local smartphone makers was 13.5%

Here's how smartphones can speed up ER discharges

Smartphones in the emergency rooms can help discharge patients faster, according to a recent study