Devices

Connecting us to one another may still be the most important thing that smartphones do, but their reach is steadily extending into other parts of our lives. Smartphones are poised to control the smart home, to pay for goods and …

Smartphone prices range from $40 to $4,000, but the cost of building a device usually falls somewhere between those extremes. The bill of materials for a high-end smartphone like the iPhone 5S is much less than the off-contract retail price. …

Hewlett-Packard is turning its attention to the “phablet” market, after its purchase of Palm left the company empty-handed in the smartphone space. The company is calling its offerings “VoiceTabs,” a name that might catch on even if the products themselves …

The touch-screen is a key element of most smartphones and tablets today, and the speed with which it responds to users’ touch is a critical part of successful interaction with the device. While stats on screen size and resolution are …

Kyocera Wireless highlighted some of the real-world features of its mobile devices at this year’s CES event, features that have allowed the company to find a growing niche in the domestic space. Those features include ruggedized construction for its Torque …

The major shopping season for much of the world has wrapped up, but in the world’s biggest market it is just getting started. Chinese New Year is Friday January 31, and all three of the country’s largest mobile operators are …

LAS VEGAS – The big names as always dominated the device news coming out of this year’s CES event, but that has become expected as those players typically have the biggest booths and spray paint their names across the most …

Smartphones connect us to one another through voice, text and video, and soon they will be connecting us to our home appliances as well. As connectivity chipsets find their way into everything from televisions to ovens, smartphones are set to …

Curved screens, connected cars, and wearable tech are three of the biggest trends so far this year at CES. Ahead of the curve Since the human face is curved, why shouldn’t a smartphone follow that shape? That’s the apparent thinking …

ZTE is looking to make a bigger name for itself in the U.S. market, announcing a handful of new smartphones at this year’s CES event, with some of those devices already set to launch with domestic operators. The devices hit …

Perhaps hoping its news would be quickly overshadowed by CES, HTC reported net income that was less than half what analysts were expecting for the fourth quarter. The struggling Taiwanese smartphone maker earned $10 million on revenue of $1.3 billion …

Devices: What’s Inside? Smartphone manufacturers are steadily increasing device capabilities with new components, more powerful chipsets, and more software. RCR Wireless takes a look at what’s inside high-end handsets and at the increasingly complex process of integrating components and software …

Google is suing the Rockstar consortium in a California court claiming that Rockstar has pressured California companies to discontinue the use of Android in their devices. The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Google is not infringing seven patents, which are …

BlackBerry’s mobile device business is costing it billions, but the Canadian company that pioneered the smartphone is determined to stay in the game. Its latest strategy is a partnership with China’s Foxconn, best known as the manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone …

With projections of a 35% compound annual growth rate in tablet PCs through 2016 and consumer demand for bandwidth at an all-time high, one would think that manufacturers would be churning out tablets that offer the highest possible wireless capacity, …

Walmart may be kicking off an iPhone price war. The retailer is getting ready to offer deep discounts on the 5s and the 5c. Starting on Friday the 13th, the 16 GB 5c will be $27 at Walmart. That means …