Devices

A forward looking report on tech trends from Ericsson ConsumerLabs found survey respondents think artificial intelligence will replace smartphones – and do so in just five years. The Ericsson Consumer Insight Summary Report, compiled by the Swedish telecom equipment vendors …

Apple announced new battery charger case for iPhone 6 and 6S; retails for $99 Smartphone battery life is a constant source of frustration for everyone from business travelers to social media fiends. And now, tech giant Apple has quietly debuted …

Market research firm IDC says that 2015 will be the first full year of single-digit growth in the global smartphone market. According to the company, worldwide smartphone shipments will grow 9.8% in 2015 to a total of 1.43 billion units. The …

The Internet is awash in rumors that technology giant Apple, in its next smartphone release perhaps called the iPhone 7, could do away with the standard headphone jack in favor of the proprietary Lightning port. That tidbit was initially reported …

Apple is stealing users from rival Android in record numbers, according to a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners. The report found 26% of consumers who bought the iPhone 6s in the first month it was released were former …

As part of its annual year-end evaluation, Samsung has chosen a new leader of its handset division. Koh Dong Jin, who had been in charge of Samsung’s research and development division will take over for long-time Samsung Mobile head JK …

WASHINGTON – “Internet of Things” technology has a wide range of applications from precision agriculture to a smart city and even a smart building. Like so much with IoT, what a smart building currently lacks  is a concrete, widely accepted …

Samsung leads the market with 13.1% growth One out of three smartphones shipped in the Indian market in the third quarter of this year were “4G” enabled, according to a new report published by International Data Corp. IDC’s Quarterly Mobile …

There’s no doubt about it: Smartphones have become the world’s favorite cameras Approximately 1 trillion images will be created this year, according to Josh Haftel, who manages mobile photography solutions at Adobe: that comes to over 31,000 new images per …

iPad crashes, union demands and another Cisco acquisition 5 things to know today … 1. Cisco is buying a video conferencing software company. Acano is a London-based company with a video conferencing platform deeply integrated with Microsoft’s Skype for Business. …

Think Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Android Pay; details of service rollout are scarce South Korean company LG, known for its handsets, televisions and other electronics, announced it plans to enter the mobile payment market with LG Pay. The move is …

1. Ericsson is teaming up with Cisco in a move that should make it a stronger competitor to Huawei and to the combined Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent. The partners said the deal will yield $1 billion in incremental revenue for each …

In a move that could make or break the long-term viability of BlackBerry as a devicemaker, the company’s first-ever Android-powered device, the Priv, is slated for release to Verizon Wireless customers. AT&T Mobility supports the Priv, which is for sale …

The brand-new BlackBerry Priv has been launched on the AT&T Mobility network. The next question is: Will it succeed in the smartphone marketplace against the Apple iPhone and Android competitors? Let’s take a closer look at the Priv, at BlackBerry …

The Chinese vendor calls for joint efforts to narrow the connectivity gap in developing countries HONG KONG – Rotating Huawei CEO Ken Hu told journalists during a press conference at Huawei’s Global Mobile Broadband Forum, which took place in Hong …

WASHINGTON – The Russian-made YotaPhone, which that country’s president, Vladimir Putin, has called his nation’s answer to the Apple iPhone, has stalled in its sales, but the company behind it is hopping to find more fertile ground in China. Despite an optimistic …

CellSpot 4G LTE device provides on-demand coverage for T-Mobile US customers In the latest of its Un-carrier amped marketing events, T-Mobile US today announced the 4G LTE CellSpot, which the company describes as a “first-ever 4G LTE mini-tower” designed for indoor …

Apple’s campaign to convert Android users into iPhone customers is picking up steam. The company estimates that during the third quarter of this year, more than 14 million iPhones were purchased by “Android switchers.” Overall, Apple sold 48 million iPhones …

Huawei expects to sell 100 million smartphones this year, making the Chinese wireless giant a solid No. 3 in the smartphone market behind Samsung and Apple. The company said it sold 27.4 million smartphones during the third quarter, and that …

Inside Dell World – HetNet Happenings: Episode 36 On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney takes you inside the Dell World exhibition, which concluded this week in Austin, Texas. In the first clip, Dell founder Michael Dell discusses …

Panel discussion at Dell World focuses on the transformative power of the ‘Internet of Things’ in both consumer and industrial applications AUSTIN, Texas – The Dell World exhibition closed on Thursday with an insightful panel on how “Internet of Things” …

Western Digital, which sells digital storage solutions among other products, announced it will buy SanDisk for $19 billion. The boards of directors of both companies have voted to approve the deal. In materials provided to investors, Western Digital said the …

Early indications show Apple’s iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are not selling as well as its predecessors in India. Retailers in key cities such as New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai are reporting lukewarm response for the new iPhones compared …

Apple’s custom processors that power the iPhone and iPad include patented technology that the company used without permission, according to a Wisconsin court. The patent licensing arm of the University of Wisconsin prevailed in a lawsuit brought against Apple and …

Research from an investment bank says Apple iPhone 6s sales have been “disappointing” thus far. Pacific Crest Securities expects sales to reach 67 million units, which is well below many analyst expectations of 76 million units through the fourth quarter of …