Smartphones

4 Mar 2013

Vertu, the pioneer manufacturer of luxury mobile phones, is expecting a bumper year with the release of the Ti, the company's first smartphone to run Google's Android operating system.

Indian women use smartphones to 'pin the creeps'

3 Mar 2013

With virtual bodyguards, panic buttons and maps to pinpoint harassment blackspots, women in urban India are using their smartphones for protection after a notorious gang-rape in New Delhi.

Judge slashes Samsung damages to Apple by US$450 million

3 Mar 2013

US District Judge Lucy Koh affirmed the remainder of the award, amounting to US$598.9 million, in the patent infringement case, while denying Apple's request for a bigger penalty.

Letters to the Editor, March 1, 2013

1 Mar 2013

I read with shock the news that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Hong Kong is axing the HK$500 a month it currently pays out to refugees. How can this be? Is the UNHCR broke?...

Nokia targets BlackBerry in battle for business mobile phone users

28 Feb 2013

Nokia is betting its partnership with corporate computing giant Microsoft will help it win business users, targeting BlackBerry's stronghold. Nokia's newest Lumia smartphones, including two...

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Huawei and ZTE bolster branding to boost smartphone sales

Huawei Technologies and ZTE separately announced their initiatives before the opening yesterday of the annual Mobile World Congress, the largest exhibition for the mobile communications industry....

Mozilla jumps into smartphone OS fray

Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox internet browser, will today launch its first smartphone operating platform and the handsets on which it will run in an attempt to shake up the way the mobile...

BlackBerry seeks past prowess, woos China

BlackBerry, once lauded as a boardroom status symbol, is banking on its new operating system and two new smartphones to woo back users who have switched to trendier competitors.

SMARTPHONES

Struggling HTC gets ready to ring in changes in 2013

HTC, known for its mid-priced Android-based smartphones, posted operating income of just 1 per cent of sales in the fourth quarter, capping a tough year.

Overdosing on virtual connections

A decade ago, all the talk was about the digital divide leaving behind millions of poor people. Today, that has been replaced by a modern drug of choice for the masses - digital crack.

BlackBerry eyes future beyond its new line of devices

Barely a week after launching an all-new, make-or-break line of smartphones, BlackBerry is already looking at a future in which it is a leader in “mobile computing,” chief executive Thorsten Heins...