Sentences with phrase «attempts at smartphones»

These aren't just great first attempts at smartphones; these are great smartphones, period, and every other Android device maker out there should be a little worried.

SEATTLE — Amazon released the first Echo smart speaker three years ago, not long after the company's attempt at a smartphone proved to be a humiliating failure.

With failed attempts at smartphone modularity, I've been hesitant to spend money on accessories.

This isn't Vivo's first attempt at smartphones either.

Not exact matches

For instance, a keyboard model will be the first smartphone to emerge under the Foxconn agreement after the failed attempt at the touchscreen BlackBerry Z10 earlier this year.

Researchers in the schools of management at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, San Diego as well as the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon ran two experiments to attempt to measure how well people finish tasks when their smartphones are nearby — even if the phones aren't in use.

My «new» attempt at controlling the issue was to educate students about the dangers of smartphone use and to let them set their own classroom guidelines collaboratively with me so that... Continue reading The Cell Phone Struggle: Part 2

Read this entire post and you should be able to apply at your first attempt without bricking the Sony Xperia Z smartphone.

OAXIS has followed up its earlier attempt at an e-ink smartphone case with a new take on the concept which was unveiled at the ongoing MWC event.

While RIM's first two attempts at a full touchscreen smartphone (let's call it The BlackBerry That Shall Not Be Named) didn't feature a trackpad or trackball in addition to the touchscreen navigation, RIM's newer touchscreen devices do.

October 28, 2016: GeekWire: «One of Amazon's biggest failures was its attempt at developing and selling a smartphone.

This is just my Friday evening attempt at pure BlackBerry smartphone speculation (you could think of it as a loose prediction) based on logic and RIM's past precedent.

The future of the company now rests squarely on RIM's next - generation BlackBerry 10 platform, and the world will now get its first official glimpse at the two new smartphones that mark the start of RIM's comeback attempt.

You will learn how to correctly setup your smartphone and make sure that you install the CM 10.2 at your first attempt.

Heading to T - Mobile USA and Vodafone UK in August, the BlackBerry 8520 is RIM's latest attempt at luring in the average consumer to its line of smartphones with a very budget friendly price.

The BlackBerry Torch 9800, RIM's attempt at capturing both the consumer and business smartphone markets, officially launched on Aug. 12.

Available from Rogers for $ 99 on a three - year term or for $ 549 for a no - term price, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is their first solid attempt at fusing their legendary smartphone pedigree with a burgeoning mobile OS that's pretty much taken the world by storm.

The Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue is Huawei's attempt at combining the smartphone and tablet.

Since customers can still hold onto a check after it is deposited through a smartphone, it is possible that someone may attempt to deposit the same check at multiple banks.

This article will look at Nintendo's strategy for smartphones and attempt to explain how Super Mario Run has performed in the app store.

You may remember the company's last attempt at this sort of thing, a suite of browser games that used smartphones and tablets as controllers.

As this is the company's first attempt at bringing a smartphone the U.S. market, I have to say that they did a good job.

Previous attempts at creating a gaming - centric smartphone include phones with slide - out game controllers, a cross between a Sony PlayStation Portable and a phone and the Nokia N - Gage.

ZTE's new Axon M isn't the first attempt at a dual - screen folding smartphone.

Display controversies aside, Google's second attempt at making smartphones with the Pixel 2 was mostly successful.

A few years ago, major smartphone makers such as LG and Motorola attempted to shift what we expect from the tiny, powerful computers we carry around in our pockets all day by launching modular components aimed at adding new functionality to their devices.

If Microsoft can't win the smartphone landscape with its own proprietary mobile operating system, which is all but dead, it can at least attempt to improve two of the biggest operating systems with its Windows apps.

We saw the first step in that direction last year with the launch of Pixel and Pixel XL, Google's first attempt at making smartphones under its own brand, just like Apple.

Early attempts at modular smartphones have fallen flat.

The OnePlus 5T is the latest attempt at a flagship killer by OnePlus, and at a price tag of only $ 499, the smartphone is certainly worthy of the label.

This might only be Google's second attempt at bringing to market a self - branded smartphone, but for us, Google has managed to bring the market the best Android smartphone of the year.

Google is a global business that supports technology at scale even more than it did when attempting to build smartphone market share.

Xiaomi Mi 5 is the company's big attempt at going premium in the Indian smartphone market.

Google is looking at the Android Oreo (Go edition) launch as another attempt to tap into India's mobile subscriber base, by targeting entry - level smartphones.

One of the major obstacles for smaller smartphone OEMs attempting to build their own bezel-less smartphones has been sourcing the necessary panels at scale.

To many, it's Microsoft's next attempt at breaking into the smartphone market, while at the same time reinventing how we think about smartphones altogether.

Android Go stumbled mainly because it attempted to address a need that did not actually exist — people were already getting better - specced phones at lower prices (the Moto / Xiaomi effect had just started), and contrary to what the fanboys would have people believe, timely Android updates are never a buying decision factor in the affordable smartphone segment.

At this stage in the development of mobile technology, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that a fingerprint sensor is a necessity for most smartphone users, though they may not realize the importance of the sensor unless they've attempted to return to a password - only device.

Among the things that Google has unveiled at this year's I / O are the public beta of Android O, which is the next major version of the mobile operating system; the upgraded Google Photos; and Android Go, the company's second attempt at budget Android smartphones.

Motorola's short - lived Atrix smartphone was a disappointing first attempt at bridging this gap, but with renewed interest from Huawei and Samsung, the smartphone - desktop experience will hopefully change for the better.

In an attempt at revitilizing its smartphone business, LG is said to be contemplating if it's best to start anew this year by ditching the G and V smartphone series and adopting new brands for its flagship handsets.

It inherits Sony's now tiring design, but the edge - to - edge display, which we first saw on the original Sony Xperia XA, attempts to keep the look up to date with the current vogue for bezel - free smartphones — although the effort is undermined somewhat by the chunky bezels at the top and bottom of the screen.

For example, on most Android smartphones, swipe right from the home screen and you'll be greeted with Google Now, Google's attempt at giving you the news you would be interested in, events for the day, and so on.

Originally announced in mid-October, the Axon M is ZTE's first attempt at making a foldable device designed in a manner reminiscent of the 2011 Kyocera Echo and sporting specs that put it in the upper mid-range segment of the smartphone market.

Aiming at Apple's iPhone X, Xiaomi launched the Mi MIX S2 Android - powered smartphone today in an attempt to offer mobile phone users around the world a more robust and powerful experience.

One could say that after the ill - fated $ 549 iPhone 5c from 2012, the $ 399 iPhone SE has probably been the company's most earnest attempt at cracking the mid-range smartphone market.

Most notably, it tanked in its attempt to make a smartphone, putting it at a disadvantage against Google and Apple — the makers of Android and the iPhone, respectively — in the battle to stay connected with consumers when they're on the go.

Apple is facing an uphill struggle in its attempts to wean Chinese smartphone users off cheaper rival devices in a saturated mobile market, according to a new Bloomberg report.With Apple gearing up to sell its most ambitious but most expensive iPhone yet, local competitors like Huawei, Oppo, and Xiaomi are already poised to compete by launching their own less expensive feature - packed devices around Apple's September 12 «iPhone 8» launch date.Unofficial «iPhone 8» poster spotted in Chinese store (via Slashleaks) While it sticks to a global template that's served it well, local vendors have become adept at technology design while tailoring phones to local tastes, such as with dual SIM capability.

The 2017 iPhone line - up was Apple's first attempt at wireless charging in its smartphones, opting for the Qi standard.

At first glance, the Huawei GX8 looks like the phone maker's latest attempt to make a premium smartphone for a midrange price.