Hardware makers and network operators provided insight on adoption of the hottest mobile platforms--Android and iOS--via financial reports this week. Here are four things we learned......»»

Apple might be one of the biggest hitters in the smartphone and tablet space, but it needs a big re-think of its strategy if it's going to stay at the sharp end.Sure, iOS 5 has been a big hit, with record numbers of iPhone 4S and iPad 2 sales plus the con.....»»

A home theatre device that staves off the smartphone/tablet revolution for at least a little while.....»»

For Windows 8, Microsoft is a preparing a new way to log in to tablet PCs by letting users perform gestures on the screen instead of typing in letters and numbers. A user will choose a photo with some personal meaning to them, and create a sequence of tap.....»»

LCD vendors worldwide are being pressured by smartphone and tablet makers to quickly integrate touch into the display itself, using in- or on-cell sensors, but slow development has prompted add-on touchscreen vendors to offer interim sensor-on-cover, touc.....»»

Smartphone makers, commenting on Samsung Electronics' recent announcement that its Galaxy S smartphone and Galaxy Tab tablet PC will have difficulties supporting Android 4.0, have pointed out that product differentiation within Android camp is inevitable.....»»

In response to the rumor that Acer will withdraw from the tablet PC and smartphone markets, the company's founder, Stan Shih, has said that although Acer's tablet operation has not performed well, it is not time to give up the business......»»

The Samsung Galaxy Note took on a unique hybrid form factor. As a device with a 1280 X 800 high resolution 5.3-inch screen, the Note could either be used as a large smartphone or a small-sized portable tablet. In the few months that the Note has been on t.....»»

As the year winds down, here's a look back at the biggest, most significant things that happened in the apps we use on our smartphones and tablets this year, as well as the most important themes to watch out for come 2012. Smartphone and tablet purchas.....»»

Want to print from your smartphone or tablet--or from another city? The printers of 2012 will handle that for you--and offer other ways to use the Web or email to make printing easier......»»

Just got an Android or Apple phone or tablet for Christmas? Lucky you!Both platforms have a wealth of apps, free and paid-for, that you can download and enjoy on your new device.But with so many apps available, how do you know which ones to get? That's wh.....»»

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a si.....»»

This IDC study forecasts demand for dedicated handheld gaming platforms (i.e., Nintendo's DS/DSi/3DS line and Sony's PSP and Vita), smartphone and feature phone gaming, and media tablet gaming through 2015. It leverages survey data to distinguish paying c.....»»

The newest release of the IDC Worldwide New Media Market Model (NMMM) forecasts that the impact of smartphone and, especially, media tablet adoption will be so great that the number of users accessing the Internet through PCs will first stagnate and then .....»»

Intel's Medfield may still be a ways from breaking into the smartphone and tablet market, but we're finally starting to get some concrete details on its specs and capabilities. VR-Zone got the bitty gritty on Chipzilla's first true SoC and it looks almost.....»»

BungBungame Technology, a Taiwan-based developer of smartphone-based and customized application software, has unveiled Photon 100, an internally developed own-brand tablet PC model for business purposes, including medical care, restaurants, hotels and ins.....»»

Despite releasing relatively affordable Android tablets and smartphones on the market, like the Iconia Tab A500, Acer has not so far gained any momentum in the market, leading many to speculate that the company may be exiting the mobile market. However, t.....»»

Elpida Memory announced December 28 the company has begun sample shipments of 4Gb wide IO mobile RAM and 4Gb DDR3 mobile RAM (LPDDR3) chips targeted at smartphone and tablet PC applications, with volume production slated for 2012......»»

Samsung celebrates more than 1 million Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet crossover devices being shipped, and teases the forthcoming US launch too......»»

The past 12 months have been a boon of technological innovation, particularly in the world of mobile devices, where top companies have been waging an arms race for the top of the smartphone and tablet hills. Not everything has been smooth sailing, however.....»»