Smartphone News

French government may impose new smartphone tax

The French government is considering levying a new smartphone tax at a rate of 1% in order to protect the French entertainment-cultural industry.

In the Media by Sami Zaatari

Amazon to produce eyeball-controlled 3D smartphone

Citing its most favorite source: “people familiar with the company's plans”, Wall Street Journal says Amazon has recently been developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets, including two smartphones and an audio streaming device.

In the Media by Eko Armunanto - 1 comment

Gadget breakthrough: Braille smartphone for the blind

For this prototype, a touchscreen transforms images and text into touchable patterns, enabling users to interpret facial expressions, maps, and graphics.

In the Media by Eko Armunanto - 3 comments

3G has reached North Korea

3G mobile technology has reached one of the last places on Earth: North Korea, with some two million citizens signing up to the service.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 3 comments

Smart-watches to become the next big thing?

From the Apple iPod and iPhone to the tablet, and maybe the laplet (Merge between laptop and tablet), technology in the form of mobile computing has changed quite a bit. Now, is it possible for smart watches to become the next big thing?

In the Media by Milton Este

Can the new BlackBerries save BlackBerry?

Blackberry hope their two new phones will help Blackberry survive, but will they be able to compete with the strong competition?

In the Media by Matthew Hendricks

Does decreasing a smartphone’s brightness increase battery life?

A physicist has conducted a number of experiments on his mobile phone to see how the battery life can be extended. He came up with some interesting results.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 6 comments

Facebook planning its own smartphone

Tech sites are reporting that Facebook will soon be announcing its own branded smartphone, to be launched in 2013 to stake a challenge in the crowded mobile market.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

BlackBerry sells 1 million Z10's but loses 3 million users

Mobile phone maker BlackBerry has reported that it has sold one million of its new Z10 smartphones (in territories outside the U.S.). It has, however, lost three million users over the past twelve months.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 2 comments

iPhone 5S set for launch in Q3 2013

Despite the iPhone 5 being relatively new to the smartphone market and to Apple's growing portfolio of tech products, the iPhone 5S is set to be released later this year.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment