Shipments of smartphones will climb to 1.03 billion units in 2015, accounting for over half of the global mobile market, new research has revealed.
According to the latest IHS iSuppli Mobile Handset Market Tracker, the fastest-growing category within the smartphone sector will be low-end devices – those with lower memory densities and features.
Shipments have been [...]

Details of a new range of BlackBerry Curve models have been revealed by Research In Motion (RIM).
Consisting of the BlackBerry Curve 9350, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and the BlackBerry Curve 9370, the devices all feature the BlackBerry 7 Operating System and come with a five megapixel camera.
In addition, the smartphones have an optical trackpad – [...]

Annual shipments of smartphones will surpass the one billion milestone by 2016, according to a new study.
Data released by Juniper Research indicates that while 302 million smartphones were produced in 2010, this figure will more than triple in five years' time.
Over this period, the devices will deploy a range of new technologies including biometrics and [...]

The new Apple iPhone will be this year's most significant new smartphone.
Such is the assertion of Know Your Mobile features editor Richard Goodwin, who claims that the latest version of the handset "will obviously be the big, big release" for 2011.
But despite the anticipation of the model, he indicates that it is so far unclear [...]

The burgeoning use of smartphones has resulted in more people using their mobiles to get online.
Such is the view of Rob Thurner, mobile consultant and digital trainer for the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing (IDM), who states that the fact 28 per cent of internet browsing takes place via a smartphone "isn't that surprising".
Key [...]

Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE has revealed it is to start selling mobiles in the UK under its own name for the first time.
While the firm has already released a number of models in the market, these have been branded by various network operators such as Orange and 3.
However, this is now set to change with [...]

Smartphone users looking to get their hands on the latest BlackBerry may only have to wait until next month to do so.
Online retailers have begun to list the BlackBerry Bold 9900 handset as available for purchase in mid-to-late August, a month earlier than its scheduled release date of September 15th.
If true, consumers will be able [...]

British smartphone users tend to display a sense of loyalty in terms of buying a device that works with one particular operating system (OS) and then sticking with that same platform, according to new research.
Data released by Kantar Worldpane ComTech reveals that around three-quarters (74.3 per cent) of sales of Android devices come from people [...]

The viability of smartphones for supporting children with special needs is being explored through a joint venture between Fujitsu and Kagawa University.
According to Fujitsu, the project will examine whether the devices can provide educational and lifestyle improvements in the lives of those who have specific disabilities.
The organisations are also hoping to develop emotional [...]

An increasing number of people are buying smartphones, new research has revealed.
Research carried out by Nielsen reveals that in the three-month period ending May 31st, just over half (55 per cent) of Americans purchasing a mobile opted to get a smartphone, up from the 34 per cent who did so this time last year.
Overall, around [...]