Semiconductor and chip manufacturer ARM Holdings has revealed that it has benefited financially from the increasing popularity of smartphones.
Releasing a trading report for the three-month period ending June 30th, the Cambridge-based firm notes that revenue increased by just under one-fifth (18 per cent) during the quarter compared to the same period last year.
"The increasing penetration [...]

The Asus Padfone is one of the most anticipated smartphones yet to be released.
Such is the view of Mobiletechreview.com editor-in-chief Lisa Gade, who claims that "it's hard not to get excited" about the product, which consists of an Android smartphone that fits into a slot on an accompanying ten-inch tablet PC.
"Asus is really thinking outside [...]

Electronics company LG has announced two new smartphones running on the most up-to-date Android 2.3 platform Gingerbread.
The devices, the LG Optimus Pro and the LG Optimus Net, will have enhanced gaming support, better power management functions and improved multimedia options.
President and chief executive officer of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Dr Jong-seok Park said [...]

Two-fifths of Europeans plan on making the Apple iPhone their next smartphone purchase, according to new research.
In its 2011 European Mobile User Study, Yankee Group reveals that 40 per cent of people on the continent who intend to purchase a smartphone as their next mobile are looking to get an Apple iPhone.
Just under one-fifth (19 [...]

Smartphone users keen to keep up to date with the latest handsets on the market are sure to be interested in news that LG's first 3D capable smartphone has finally been given a release date by the South Korean manufacturer.
The LG Optimus 3D will hit the UK on July 11th as online retailers make the [...]

The growing popularity and proliferation of smartphones is changing the way people are living their lives, it has been claimed.
Having the internet in the palm of your hands means that everyday tasks that would usually have to be carried out on home PCs or laptops can now be completed anywhere.
Indeed, among the benefits of owning [...]

Demand for mobile handsets will remain strong as more consumers look to use the devices in conjunction with personal computers, it has been claimed.
Speaking to researchers, Crucial.com noted that connected mobile devices will supplement desktop and laptop computers rather than supersede them.
Roddy McLean, marketing director at the memory upgrade website, explained: "Tablets and smartphones won't [...]

HTC has unveiled plans for a new compact seven-inch tablet computer to compete in the market between larger tablet computers and cheaper single-function e-readers.
Dubbed the Flyer, the Android-based device has a 5-megapixel camera on the back and runs the Gingerbread operating system.
HTC has said an upgrade to the Honeycomb system will come at some point, [...]

LG has announced the release of its latest smartphone, the LG Revolution 4G.
The device has been launched as a mid-to-high range Android smartphone boasting a 4.3-inch, 800×480 pixel screen, single-core 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU, five-megapixel back camera and a 1.3-megapixel front one for video calls.
Users will also be able to take advantage of its 16 [...]