Smartphones
High school graduation season is upon us, which means celebrations, parties, and preparations for college-bound graduates. While some gifts for a new life away from home in the dorms are easy to figure out - necessities like computers, TVs, shower sandals and bed sheets - there are some gadget gift possibilities that may just turn out to be necessities, and will definitely make the soon-to-be freshman happy. Here's a categorical checklist of five great gadgets for graduates.
New research by communications analyst Informa Telecoms & Media shows the smartphone market over the next few years splitting into two segments --- one for low-end devices, the other for high-end devices. Low-end smartphones, costing $150 or less, will gain enormous market share over the years, accounting for just over half (52%) of all smartphones sold in 2017.
HTC unveiled the stunning HTC One smartphone at simultaneous events in London and New York on Tuesday.
A video featuring an in-depth look-around at the middle and back casing of the rumored HTC M7 smartphone was leaked to Etrade Supply this morning.
While eagerly awaiting the Sony Xperia Z's release date, more and more features of the Xperia Z are being talked about on the tech blogosphere. Sony's new flagship smartphone does have great specs, but here are the three other Sony-original, exclusive features that will make the Sony Xperia Z a serious threat to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy S series.
The unlucky thief that tries to steal an Android phone equipped with this app will unwittingly create a mugshot while committing their crime.
It's official. You can't unlock your smartphones anymore in the United States - at least not legally. In what is already brewing as a controversial decision, the Library of Congress ' Register of Copyrights passed a law stating that it is against the law to unlock a smartphone without a carrier's permission.
With the HTC M7 due to be revealed possibly sooner than we originally thought and the Sony Xperia Z unveiled at this year's CES, it looks like we have a flagship Android smartphone showdown in the making. Here's a rundown of how the two will (likely) compare.
The HTC M7 could get a release date on Februrary 19th, according to a new rumor hitting the internet today. This would be before the Mobile World Congress 2013, which starts on February 25th.
The HTC M7, HTC's next flagship smartphone, will be released in the United States on the AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon networks, according to @evleaks on Twitter, who gave us the first rendered image of the HTC M7 and leaks all sorts of information about HTC and the mobile industry.
Sprint has announced that it wants both HTC and Samsung to create Windows Phone 8 handsets for their unlimited LTE data plan.
This week, Nokia will begin rolling out the official cases for their flagship smartphone, the Lumia 920. You will be able to choose one of two varieties of cases, which will hit the U.S. market starting on the 25th of January.
Another update on Sony's new Xperia Z smartphone: With an impressive list of technical specs and some interesting never before seen features, the Xperia Z was the talk of the Consumer Electronics Show this year, and it is only getting better and better, according to a screenshot leaked today on the Vietnamese tech forum, SECafe.vn.
The Nokia 920 will be heading for Verizon's stores, if rumors seen on Twitter today are true. The top selling high end phone (and Samsung Galaxy S3 rival) may be available with Verizon's service sometime this year, according to Ubergizmo.
The specs for LG's Optimus G Pro, the newest version of the popular Optimus G, were revealed today along with a leaked image, as first reported by Engadget.
