What are indoor positioning systems?
Indoor positioning systems (IPS) are the indoor equivalent of what GPS offers outdoors: visibility. They are able to locate people and objects inside buildings, usually using a mobile device, like a smartphone or tablet.
IPS relies on technologies like wall- or ceiling-mounted...
Sprint claims latest lab test used 60 megahertz in the 2.5 GHz band to support speeds up to 295 Mbps
Sprint continues its quest for speed, noting its latest three-channel carrier aggregation lab testing resulted in throughput of up to 295 megabits per second using...
Column updated to correct information on game features
Catching the little Pokémon creatures has caught on like the Hula-Hoop, with the real benefit of the game getting people to use augmented reality
We’ve all heard a lot in the news about the rage that’s taken over...
With next Apple iPhone, 'I expect the headphone jack to disappear'
Just like every other year, Apple has absolutely nothing to say about the next iPhone. However, there is plenty we already know if we look back at the last several years. And more if...
According to The Telegraph, Google is in talks with mobile network operators
Technology giant Google is considering a move into the highly competitive smartphone market with its own branded handset, according to a new report in The Telegraph, which cites "sources familiar with the discussions."
Google...
Cries that the Apple iPhone market is saturated are overblown, with opportunities in new markets, new technologies and new software set to spur growth
It has been reported in the press that Apple has reached its peak of market adoption since the sales of the...
Google’s Android platform is a powerhouse around the world, which Jim Patterson said could be set for even more growth at the expense of Apple
Back when we wrote the first “Android World” column a few years ago, the thesis was that Google’s commitment to...
Microsoft bought brand in 2013, now Nokia licensing owned by HMD with Foxconn acquiring manufacturing/distribution rights
After the Nokia smartphone unit was purchased by Microsoft in 2013, the brand slowly faded away, a big departure from the days when the brand dominated the market. But,...
The smartphone market will grow at a 7% CAGR between 2015 and 2020, according to new study
A total of 2.04 billion mobile phones will be shipped globally this year, according to a new study by U.K.-based research firm CCS Insight.
The study revealed smartphone sales...
Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Apple’s iPhone 6 highlight the near convergence in camera technology with DSLR cameras
Smartphone cameras today are as good as most point-and-shoot cameras. They can also capture video in 4K – four times the resolution a high-definition TV can display. The...
We've all been there. The agonizing moment as you fumble your phone and it lands squarely in the pool or a pitcher of margaritas. In fact, according to a new study conducted by Verizon Communications and KRC Research, 49% of us have been there.
The...
China to account for 24% of smartphone shipments
Total smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.5 billion units this year, representing a 5.7% compared to 2015, according to a report from IDC. The research firm said total smartphone shipments hit 1.44 billion units last year,...
India surpassed the US smartphone user base
Smartphone shipments in India totaled more than 100 million units during 2015, representing an increase of 23% compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by Counterpoint Research.
By the end of 2015, the smartphone user base...
IDC smartphone tracking shows Apple, Huawei and Xiamoi had year-over-year growth in smartphone shipments
For smartphone shipments around the world, 2015 was a good year. IDC reports smartphone sellers moved nearly 1.433 billion units last year.
That breaks down to smartphone sales of 399.5 million units in the...
WASHINGTON – The Russian-made YotaPhone, which that country's president, Vladimir Putin, has called his nation’s answer to the Apple iPhone, has stalled in its sales, but the company behind it is hopping to find more fertile ground in China.
Despite an optimistic target of 1 million...
AT&T NumberSync platform taps IMS core to sync phone number across multiple devices
AT&T is set to tackle multidevice integration with its NumberSync service that it said will use network technology to sync a single phone number across multiple mobile devices.
AT&T said the platform taps...
Consortium of trade groups, carriers and device makers updating anti-theft guidelines
WASHINGTON – CTIA – The Wireless Association, along with several major carriers and smartphone manufacturers including Apple, AT&T, BlackBerry, Google and Huawei, announced a new effort to update the smartphone anti-theft agreement, which aims...
Announced in earnings report to investors; Priv slated for launch in late 2015
In an earnings report published on Sept. 25, BlackBerry announced a new Android smartphone called Priv, which is designed to emphasize security and productivity.
“We are focused on making faster progress to achieve...
Former Wireless Zone exec provided insider knowledge on BlackBerry woes
A former wireless retailer executive was sentenced to five months in prison after being found guilty of selling insider information about device-maker BlackBerry in 2013 to an analyst. That information was reportedly used as the...
LAS VEGAS – With smartphones becoming ubiquitous, carriers and device retailers are finding it increasingly difficult to get repeat business. The trade-in market for handsets so far has done little to help.
At this week's CTIA Super Mobility event, Inhance Technology debuted a cloud-based solution...
Cavendish Kinetics, maker of tunable radio frequency micro-eletromechanical systems, has closed on $36 million in funding that it expects to use for advancing its technology a generation and developing RF switches for a more efficient, simplified RF front end that can support the numerous bands that...
Last month there was speculation about Nokia getting back into the handset business. Now, there is solid evidence that the company is indeed heading in that direction.
Nokia is reportedly looking for sales partners and testing new products that indicate a return to the mobile...
Motorola Moto X Style and Moto X Play run on Qualcomm chipset
Motorola this week held simultaneous events in New York, London, Mexico City and Sao Paulo to unveil the latest flagship smartphones, the Moto X Style and Moto X Play.
The Moto X Play will hit...
Corporate blog post suggests return to device market with come via brand-licensing model
With building speculation, a Nokia spokesman addressed rumors about the Finnish networking gear – and former device – powerhouse returning to the lucrative smartphone market.
Last year Nokia sold its smartphone market for...
