A smartphone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system, with more advanced computing capability connectivity than a feature phone. The first smartphones combined the functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a mobile phone. Later models added the functionality of portable media players, low-end compact digital cameras, pocket video cameras, and GPS navigation units to form one multi-use device.
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Sending a single link can cause anyone's smartphone to crash
There's a link doing the rounds on social media today that can crash almost any smartphone, just by opening it in your browser. The ...
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SMS vs. Push notification vs. Email: When should your app use what?
A main concern for many companies is evaluating the best communication technique to increase customer engagement. How do ...
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How the OnePlus' marketing strategy made it the most desirable phone in the world
It’s the smartphone that’s managed to dominate the market in a very short amount of time, Here are the elements of OnePlus' ...
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Teenagers have built a summary app that could help students ace exams
Summize could be the summary tool every high-school student has ever dreamed about.
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When life gives you lemons, make a video of it rolling down a hill and get 4M views on Twitter
When life handed Mike Saskasegawa a lemon, he did what anyone would do: made a video of it rolling down a hill. For context, ...
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Report: Facebook ad clicks tumble, but the internet keeps on growing
The new 2018 Q3 Global Digital Statshot report from Hootsuite and We Are Social shows that there was plenty of change in ...
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France passes a new law banning smartphones in schools
France has banned the usage of mobile phones and tablets in schools across the country from next month to prevent screen ...
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Instagram influencers almost duped me into using ineffective fertility apps
Instagram influencers are promoting fertility apps as a way to prevent pregnancy with no added hormones. But the irresponsible ...
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I tested this kid-friendly phone to see if it could protect me from pervs
Being a kid in today's world is tough. When I had a rough time at school, it generally stayed there. Yeah, there were chatrooms, ...
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All Android phones should run stock OS (including you Samsung!)
Countless consumers around the globe cherish the customization options available to them when it comes to their smartphones, ...
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South Korean women protest against growing epidemic of spycam porn
South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul and protested against the issue of spycam porn. The hidden filming devices ...
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OPPO's new R17 phone has a teensy-tiny, itsy-bitsy little notch
OPPO's R17 is a mid-range Android phone. Its main differentiation points are an interesting color scheme and a interesting ...
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Razer's second gaming phone will struggle to find anything more than a niche
Gaming phones are a strange experiment in the mobile market. I can see them being either wildly successful or abject failures ...
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Everything Apple announced at its 2018 iPhone event
It's that time of year again. Apple CEO today Tim Cook took to the stage to announce all of the latest and greatest in Apple ...
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‘Free tech’ economy creates harmful monopolies and alters our self-expression
Many of the world’s biggest companies would be giving away their services for free in today’s digital economy and costs ...
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Animation reveals what could be Google's new 'Pixel Stand'
A new accessory for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL could give Alexa devices a run for their money. The Pixel Stand, as its reportedly ...
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Full moon patents: Alphabet isn’t giving up on Google Glass
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Without coaching our privacy, does Google even have a business?
Google is on a seemingly-ceaseless crusade to turn every one of its users into an open book that it can exploit for valuable ...
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Will the algorithmic timeline be the death of social media?
A built-in stopping point provided a sense of control over our social timelines and newsfeeds. Do you miss the days of chronological ...
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Samsung’s flexible displays could bring us foldable phones
We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology ...
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Palm's new companion phone is the comeback we didn't ask for
The Palm brand is back, and this time, it's on a 'companion phone' that you might use on weekends. Sadly, it's not the return ...
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The iPod is the greatest gadget ever – fight me
The original iPod was released on October 23, 2001. 17 years later, we still believe that it's the greatest gadget of all ...
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Miss the iPod? Get yourself one of these groovy music players
The iPod as we know if doesn't really exist anymore, which is a massive shame. Luckily though, there are plenty of great ...
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Here’s how face recognition tech can be GDPR compliant
Ah, face recognition, that nifty little feature that's already making the still new fingerprint scanners (kind of) obsolete. ...
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Is Tim Cook the champion of privacy?
Today’s ceaseless data scandals have everyone talking about privacy, especially insofar as our favorite digital devices ...
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October in Africa: Egypt stifles tech innovation, Google gets busy
The Egyptian government has had a busy time of late, shutting down taxi app mergers, taxing e-commerce platforms, and enforcing ...
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Here's how to find your old embarrassing tweets
Twitter doesn’t allow you to simply scroll to the bottom of your personal feed — it only shows your last 3,200 tweets. ...
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Yes, GPS apps make you worse at navigating – but that’s OK
Many of us have had the experience of arriving in an unfamiliar city and needing to get to a specific destination – whether ...
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Why your phone's notifications are the way they are
The notification bell that was once used to keep us in the loop is now mostly used to bring us back into the loop instead. ...
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We should teach human rights law to software engineers
Technology dominates a large amount of our lives and software engineers should be taught about human rights laws to avoid ...
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This study shows why people fall for fake online profiles
The first step in online propaganda and misinformation campaigns is a fake social media profile. According to this study, ...
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These are the 10 coolest Kickstarter campaigns of 2018
Kickstarter is always a mixed bag. On the one hand, there are some of the most innovative products on Earth, all in one place. ...
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Here’s what your phone can learn from the sound of your voice
It can determine everything from who you are and where you come from, your current location, your gender and age, and what ...
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Honor's new View20 gets a 48MP rear camera and an under-screen selfie camera
Honor reckons this phone can replace your DSLR
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Pixel 3 Lite XL renders show a headphone jack and no notch
Google's Pixel 3 Lite XL made its way to the internet thanks to 91 mobiles and OnLeaks renders. The phone shows no notch ...
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Samsung could be developing its own blockchain phone
There might be another name joining HTC and Sirin Labs as makers of blockchain smartphones, and it's one of the world's largest ...
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The OnePlus 6T McLaren edition has 10GB RAM, warp charging, and a $699 price tag
Company has tied up with car company McLaren to bring its first phone with 10 GB RAM: the OnePlus 6T Mclaren edition at $699. ...
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Asus' Zenfone Max Pro M2 phone takes on Xiaomi with a massive battery and a $180 price tag
Asus launched its mid-range Zenfone Max Pro M2 phone in India today, and priced it competitively at Rs. 12,999 ($181). The ...
