Samsung says the new Galaxy S24 Ultra has a “Quad Tele System” that offers four levels of magnification: 2x, 3x, 5x and 10x. The middle two are obtained with optics,…
Last time we looked back at Nokia's attempt to modernize Symbian with Anna, but that was just the first step. The next one was called Belle, and brought the long-lived…
The king was on his last legs: Symbian once ruled the smartphone world, but the introduction of the iPhone followed by the arrival of Android spelled the end for the…
The Nokia N95 was a highlight for Symbian, but as we noted in our previous Flashback article, its success has never been replicated. It was also the end of this…
Samsung's robust XCover line dates back to 2010 and started with feature phones, but even when it moved into smartphones it was never a premium line. For hard + premium…
Samsung and LG are two South Korean tech giants that have a healthy rivalry in so many markets, including phones, until LG pulled the plug in 2021. Today we want…
Mini phones are on our minds again: when are they not? – but the most recent memory to emerge is just another confirmation that the market doesn't actually want such…
In a previous episode we examined the history of the memory card. The microSD has emerged as the clear winner, but it may soon follow MMC and Memory Stick into…
This week we say goodbye to the Lightning porting: with the launch of the iPhone 15 series and the Pro models its story comes to an end. We've already taken…
Modern smartphone chipsets are awesome – their CPUs reach incredible clock speeds of up to 3.46GHz on the iPhone 14 Pro (Apple A16) series. Android rivals are not far behind…
A long time ago Sony joined forces with Ericsson to tackle the mobile market. They found great success with feature phones that focused on camera or music, the time with…
According to App Annie stats, in 20213 there were only 7 mobile games with revenues of $100 million (or more) annually (PDF). Fast forward to 2021 and there were 7…