Using Your Smartphone May Reduce Your Hand Function
New research from Turkey shows that college student who frequently use their smartphones may be at risk of impaired hand function and reduced pinch strength. While the study does not conclusively link smartphone use with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, it does show that...
Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–July 6, 2015
Digital Amnesia: Mobile Phones Deprive Users of Memory SkillsA lot of people prefer to store information in their mobile phones instead of keeping it in their heads; thus the loss or breakdown of a mobile phone can be a disaster for modern people. Kaspersky lab...
Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–August 3, 2015
AT&T Requests Android Smartphone Makers To Turn On FM Radio ChipsAT&T will require the activation of FM radio chips for its Android smartphones beginning next year. Smartphones contain several kinds of radios within them to be able to provide users with...
Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–August 10, 2015
Court Rules that Warrants are Required for Searches of Cell Phone Location HistoryIn a decision that could have broad implications for law enforcement searches in the digital age, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday afternoon that officials must get a search...
Verizon Eliminates Two-Year Contracts and Promotionally-Priced Smartphones
Today, Verizon shook up the cell phone industry by eliminating two-year service contracts for new customers. In addition, the nation’s largest wireless company stopped offering discounted prices on new smartphones. Customers will begin paying full price instead of a...
Weekly Cell Phone News in Review–August 17, 2015
Cell Phone Contracts are DeadCell phones may have only hit the mainstream in the late ’90s, but it seems like the two-year contract has been around forever. In fact, “that’s just the way it is” has been the standard response to customer complaints for years as if the...
Google Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Microphone Issue
Google has been sued over an issue with its first and second generation Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. The class action lawsuit, which was filed in a California court on Tuesday, alleges that Google continues to advertise and sell its Pixel phones even though the...
Specs of Samsung Galaxy S9 May Have Been Leaked
Samsung was set to reveal the spec details of its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ on February 25 at a special Unpacked event preceding the Mobile World Congress, but details may have already been leaked. German publication Winfuture published marketing materials and press...
5G Phones Could Arrive in 2019
At Qualcomm’s 5G Day, the modem company announced a number of devices will be released as 5G-ready in 2019, including devices from LG, Nokia, Sony, and others, which will all use the Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem. Qualcomm says that 5G is not only impressive for...
Weekly Cell Phone News in Review—February 26, 2018
Global Smartphone Sales Fall for the First Time in More Than a DecadeGlobal smartphone sales fell by 5.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 – the industry’s first decline since 2004, according to a study from research firm Gartner. Chinese smartphone makers Huawei...