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  Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

  Verizon Wireless is partnering with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in creating a USretail distribution company that will offer Verizon's devices in stores and online destinations designed to appeal to Latino consumers.

  By Stephen Lawson | 22 May, 2013 20:50

  Tags: distribution, consumer electronics, smartphones, ctia, mobile, Viva Movil, Verizon Wireless

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  Would you pay $US30 for a waterproof Android smartphone?

  If you've ever dropped, broken or drowned your mobile phone, Kyocera Wireless has a deal for you: two new waterproofed Android phones, one of them ruggedized, aimed at first-time smartphone buyers looking for affordable handsets. The products were announced for the U.S market at this week's CTIA cellular industry conference in Las Vegas.

  By John Cox | 22 May, 2013 20:28

  Tags: Target, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, ctia, anti-malware, kyocera

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  Google Drive updates Android UI, adds document scanning

  Google's Drive cloud storage service has been retooled for Android users and is now capable of capturing a document by converting a photo of it to text.<

  By Lucas Mearian | 22 May, 2013 20:07

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data storage, Google, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, Android, mobile

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  Unity adds free mobile game development for Android and iOS

  Unity Technologies has added the ability to develop for Android and iOS games for free using its platform.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 21 May, 2013 16:45

  Tags: application development, Mobile games, telecommunication, applications, Unity Technologies, ios, iPhone, Android, mobile, Development tools, mobile applications, Android OS, consumer electronics, smartphones, games, Mobile OSes, software

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  OpenGL developer to create API for controlling smartphone cameras

  The Khronos Group has announced plans to create an open and royalty-free application programming interface for controlling mobile and embedded cameras and sensors, giving developers access to features such as burst modes and flash.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 21 May, 2013 15:54

  Tags: application development, Languages and standards, consumer electronics, smartphones, software, digital cameras, Khronos Group

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  Control your TV with your smartphone, tablet

  Using your smartphone or tablet to control your Tivo box is easy and offers a lot of flexibility in recording shows and channel surfing.

  By Nick Barber | 22 January, 2013 18:49

  Tags: mobile applications, consumer electronics, TVs, smartphones, mobile

• How to create custom notification tones in iOS 5

  Apple's latest iOS 5 operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices went live last week and one of its new features is custom notification tones.

  By Ross Catanzariti | 18 October, 2011 09:39

  Tags: Apple iPhone 4S, Apple, mobile phones, Apple iPhone 4, smartphones, iPhone, iOS 5

• Smartphone security: Keep your handset safe

  Once upon a time, a phone was just a phone: It simply made and received calls. The only security you worried about was if someone had picked up in the other room to listen in.

  By Brent Rose | 12 January, 2011 02:07

  Tags: online security, tech support, consumer electronics, smartphones, Phones, windows phone 7, data protection, RIM BlackBerry

• BlackBerry 6: Wipe Your Smartphone, Restore Factory Settings

  Many reasons exist for why you might want or need to "security wipe" a BlackBerry, or completely erase all personal data stored on your handheld: You got a new smartphone and plan to retire the older device; you're trading in your existing BlackBerry for a new one from your wireless carrier; you and a friend are swapping devices; you loaded too many applications or media and just want to start over from scratch; etc.

  By Al Sacco | 15 December, 2010 07:11

  Tags: research in motion, consumer electronics, security, smartphones, Phones

• 7 smartphone disasters that could happen to you

  Like all technology, smartphones can be hugely useful. However, some of the time they provide opportunities for tech-tinged embarrassment. We tracked down seven of the most unfortunate mobile phone disaster tales we could find. The stories are fun to laugh at now, but most of them were anything but amusing when they actually occurred...

  By Shane O'Neill | 31 August, 2010 11:51

  Tags: mobile phones, smartphones

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  Google woos developers as software becomes more important

  Google did its best to court developers at this year's I/O conference with a much-needed integrated developer environment, API for better games and the ability to more easily translate apps. Their allegiance will become increasingly important as smartphone and tablet hardware sees fewer dramatic improvements.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 17 May, 2013 15:43

  Tags: application development, smartphones, hardware systems, Android, tablets, software, mobile, Android tablets, mobile applications, Android OS, consumer electronics, Google

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  Nokia reboots Windows Phone push in the US but success will still be hard-won

  Nokia's is rebooting its U.S. Windows Phone push with the arrival of the low-cost Lumia 521 on T-Mobile and Lumia 928 for Verizon Wireless, but increasing sales to meaningful volumes in the very competitive U.S. market will not be easy.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 10 May, 2013 17:02

  Tags: telecommunication, consumer electronics, Carriers, smartphones, Nokia, Mobile OSes, mobile, T-Mobile USA, Windows Phone, Verizon Wireless

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  Google Wallet chief's resignation another bad sign for NFC

  The chief of the Google Wallet operation has resigned to pursue new opportunities, another sign of continuing troubles in convincing U.S. smartphone users to adopt mobile wallets using NFC technology.

  By Matt Hamblen | 10 May, 2013 14:34

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, mobile payments, consumer electronics, Google, Networking, wireless, smartphones, mobile

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  Opinion: Microsoft's smartwatch - Been there, didn't do that

  Vendors are falling all over themselves to develop smartwatches. Will this be yet one more example of Microsoft getting to a market first and then failing to cash in?

  By Preston Gralla | 06 May, 2013 10:08

  Tags: Apple, Mobile/Wireless, consumer electronics, Google, Microsoft, Networking, smartphones, wireless, mobile

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  Opinion: What I learned living abroad as a digital nomad

  Digital nomad Mike Elgan returns to the US. after 10 months of travel and shares these tips for working and living abroad.

  By Mike Elgan | 05 May, 2013 06:10

  Tags: Mobile/Wireless, consumer electronics, Networking, wireless, smartphones, hardware systems, tablets, mobile, wireless networking

Whitepapers about smartphones

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  The TCO and Security of Enterprise Grade Mobility

  In this whitepaper, Strategy Analytics present the findings of extensive research into the total cost of ownership (TCO) and security across major mobile platforms. Find out about the challenges companies are encountering in the face of the four Cs: Compliance, Control, Cost and Consumerisation. Click to download.

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  Setting New Standards in Mobile Security

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  Top 10 tips for Migration

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  IT Operations Wake up Call - The Impact of Consumer Driven IT