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AliveCor, the developer of a breakthrough mobile electrocardiogram recorder, today announced results from a study that demonstrated the accuracy of the company’s iPhone-based device, by comparing its Lead I to Lead I from a conventional 12-lead ECG.

Smartphone users have a weaker sense of personal space – both their own and others’ – new research from Tel Aviv University shows. read more

Intel finally entered the smartphone market last month but the company is not sitting still, with plans to quickly release chips that improve performance and…

A portable USB fuel cell promises to charge your smartphone for up to two weeks without going near a wall socket. Lilliputian Systems says its portable fuel cell will provide juice for your smartphone a dozen times before running out – and then you just need to buy a replacement cartridge.

J.D. Power and Associates Reports: As Canadian Smartphone Penetration Increases, Carriers Adapt Their Wireless Offerings

Jack Wallen offers some tethering tips for your Android tablet, including some helpful apps and additional security, even if your provider doesn’t allow tethering.

New Bria Android Tablet Edition Application Enables Enterprises to Extend PBX Features to Android Tablets, Including Employee-Owned DevicesVANCOUVER, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Android had 39 percent of …

A new study by global information and measurement company Nielsen has showed that smartphone ownership and usage is expected to reach critical mass in Malaysia within the coming year. In a statement today, it said the smartphone penetration rate was at 27 per cent as of the first quarter this year, with 36 per cent of local mobile users aged between 25 and 34 owning a smartphone. The Nielsen …

A new study by global information and measurement company Nielsen has showed that smartphone ownership and usage is expected to reach critical mass in Malaysia within the coming year.

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(Credit: NPD Group) Android has staged a healthy lead over Apple’s iOS as the smartphone wars continue. Looking at the first quarter of the year, NPD Group pegged Android’s U.S. market share at 61 percent, a jump over the 49 percent recorded in last year’s fourth quarter. On the flip side, iOS lost ground with a 29 percent market share, down from 41 percent during 2011′s final quarter. Apple’s …

Samsung took the wraps off of its latest smartphone, the Galaxy S III , last week. The new phone joins a line of other flagship smartphones from several manufacturers that are vying for a spot in consumers’ pockets. Read full article > >

Recently, the United States lost its position as the world’s biggest smartphone market, but that’s nothing to lament about – it’s something that had to happen…

Despite its status as the most commercially successful Android tablet to date, sales of Amazon’s Kindle Fire have plummeted, falling from 4.8 million during the fourth quarter of 2011 to just 750,000 through the first four months of 2012, a new International Data Corporation (IDC) study has revealed. According to Telegraph Consumer Technology Editor Matt Warman, the tablet’s global market share …