Oppo Partners with Hasselblad on Smartphone Cameras, Joining OnePlus
Oppo has announced a three-year partnership with camera maker Hasselblad to co-develop camera technologies for Oppo’s Find X series smartphones. The announcement follows a similar arrangement between OnePlus and Hasselblad last year. The Result of…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi denies job cuts as it pushes ahead with EVs, high-end phones
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi, which has an ambitious plan to become the world’s No 1 smartphone brand within three years, has denied reports it is trimming 10 per cent of its payroll amid ongoing investments in electric vehicles (EVs) and high-end…
Carl Pei might have started teasing a Nothing Android smartphone
TL;DR Nothing CEO Carl Pei is possibly teasing a new Android phone. Pei has put out a cryptic tweet that’s been acknowledged by the official Android and Snapdragon accounts. A smartphone would be a first for the company, which has just one product in its…
iPhone ruled the smartphone market in 2021 despite supply chain issues
New data is out from Counterpoint Research providing their analysis on U.S. smartphone market shares in 2021. The data shows the market shares between leading smartphone brands such as Apple, Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, and others with iPhone defeating…
Yakuza Creator Promises He Won’t Make Smartphone Games at NetEase
When Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi announced he would join NetEase, some fans definitely have balked at the news, given that NetEase is primarily known for its popular smartphone games. Speaking to IGN, though, Nagoshi-san reassured everyone that he…
Smartphone System Can Assess Blood Clotting From Single Drop | Health & Fitness
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A micro-mechanical clot detection system using the vibration motor and camera on smartphones correlates strongly with laboratory and point-of-care prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR)…
‘You Won’t Find Us Making Smartphone Games’
Toshihiro Nagoshi has explained how his first post-Sega, post-Yakuza company – Nagoshi Studio – will approach making games, and the goals for its debut project. Speaking to IGN Japan, Nagoshi explained how he felt about leaving his extremely successful…
Smartphone app can vibrate a single drop of blood to determine how well it clots
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new blood-clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera. The system includes a plastic attachment that holds a tiny cup of blood beneath the…
Samsung just introduced the Samsung Galaxy S22 smartphone. Here’s what’s new, and where to get the best deal
The new Samsung S22 Ultra phone features upgraded cameras for night photography and an S-Pen. Samsung On Wednesday, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus and Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphones. The latest iterations of Samsung’s 5G…
Secret treasures: Hidden apps on your smartphone and how to find them
Streaming Mobile Apps (iStock) There’s a whole slew of features baked into smartphones most people don’t know about. Tap or click here for my favorites, from seeing where a plane overhead is going to quickly deleting your last few searches. Some of the…