Starting earlier this year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 launch, the companies behind the most popular smartphones seem to be dead-set on using AI features as selling points for new hardware. Much of it will be free to start with, but eventually everything comes with a cost.
A wedding photographer has been praised on TikTok for stopping a guest from taking photos on their phone during the ceremony.
Samsung has experienced some steep declines in profit over the last couple of years and in its recent earnings report, the company has failed to turn that around.
Last week, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 Ultra that had some hardware improvements, but leaned much more heavily on software and the addition of AI-powered features. It got us thinking, does a new smartphone need more than just AI to be compelling?
Perhaps in an attempt to compete with Apple's tightly connected ecosystem, Samsung is beefing up the inter-connectivity of its devices thanks to a stronger partnership with Microsoft.
Smartphones are a staple of modern life and are changing how we see the world and show it to others. Almost 90% of Aussies own one, and we spend an average of 5.6 hours using them each day. Smartphones are also responsible for more than 90% of all the photographs made this year.
After months of mystery and intrigue, a wearable AI pin that is partially controlled by lasers projecting onto the user's hand was launched today at a cost of $699.
Developed by its research division, Samsung Gauss is a ChatGPT rival that will also be able to generate images and will be at the core of several on-device technologies that will surely debut in the company's next smartphone.
Only the Google Pixel was able to gain some more popularity when compared to last year, even doubling its market share. It is the only smartphone manufacturer to move in a positive direction.
The Chinese government banned the use of all foreign-branded phones for government work and from being brought into offices, including Apple's iPhone which remains supremely popular in the country, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Toronto Zoo is asking visitors not to show their phones to the gorillas. Turns out, too much screen time is bad for them, too.
According to research carried out by a British photo store, 92.5 percent of all photos are now taken with smartphones.
Almost everyone wields a camera these days because they already have one by default on their smartphones. But not just any phone will capture the best results, and that’s why some stand out for particular reasons.
There’s a reason why my iPhone is often the only camera I’ll carry with me. Its imaging quality allows me to take good photos without having to carry any additional gear.
Innovation from Canon got me into photography, but sadly Canon and its competitors lost their way.
New data suggests that Generation Z's adoption of Android phones is shrinking at a startling rate as younger consumers increasingly prefer iPhones.
Google is rolling out some of its more recent photo features to older Pixel phones and Google One members, starting with the Magic Eraser tool.
Even Qualcomm, the company that makes the near-ubiquitous Snapdragon brand of smartphone chips, doesn't think many people are going to be buying smartphones -- at least not in the first half of 2023.
Semiconductor company Spectricity has developed a proprietary spectral imaging technology that is capable of greatly improving smartphone cameras by making them smarter and able to capture colors more consistently no matter the lighting condition.
Smartphone shipments dropped nearly 20% compared to the same time last year, according to International Data Corporation, making it the largest-ever quarterly decline.
Fans attending World Cup games in Qatar can now see live stats for the players in front of them by pointing their smartphones at the pitch using augmented reality (AR).
LumaTouch has announced the availability of the ChromeOS and Android versions of LumaFusion, one of the most powerful mobile editing apps that has, to this point, only been available on Apple iOS.
The United States Department of Justice today revealed that it had formerly charged two suspected Chinese operatives for plotting to disrupt the criminal investigation into Huawei.
The European Union (EU) today gave its final approval which demands that by 2024, the USB-C port will become mandatory for a range of electronic devices including mobile phones, tablets, and headphones.
Zacuto, which has thus far only made accessories for full-size cameras, is preparing for what it calls the "new filmmaking future" and embracing smartphones with a line of mobile-focused accessories, starting with a new Smart Z-Finder.
It finally happened: The European Parliament (EP) voted to make almost all electronics USB-C compatible.
DJI has announced the sixth iteration of its smartphone gimbal series, the Osmo Mobile 6. The company tries to make it stand out from a crowded market by promising an enhanced experience through a combination of hardware, software, and editing features.
For the first time since 2010, more United States customers own Apple iPhones than Android-based phones. According to the data gathered by Counterpoint Research, the iPhone overtook the Android ecosystem this past June with a 50% claim of the U.S. market share.
The European Union has proposed rules to make phones and tablets last longer by mandating manufacturers make at least 15 components available for five years or more after they release a device.
James Eagle created a fascinating data visualization that lays bare the dominance of the smartphone market over the camera.