smartphone

How smartphone light affects your brain and body

Checking your phone at night and before going to sleep seems like a normal habitual act, but it is some harmful than you think.
26 December 2015, 05:03 AM

5 things to do when your phone is lost

Losing your beloved cellphone is fairly common business in this city and it seems there are countless ways to lose your phone.The Daily Star interviewed tech experts and cops, who have advised on possible steps to take if you lose your phone.
13 November 2015, 05:50 AM

Facebook expands smartphone alerts to news, weather

Facebook says it is expanding its mobile alerts to include sports scores, weather updates and local news updates.
27 October 2015, 10:57 AM

The creator of Android thinks the next big thing isn't in mobile

Andy Rubin, the "father of android," on his 50th birthday in October 2014, announces that he was passing off the division and leaving Google.
10 October 2015, 02:12 AM

Google’s new smartphones: Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P

Just a week after Apple released its newest iPhones, Google has debuted two new phones of its own.
30 September 2015, 04:26 AM

Stay safe from mugging

Eid is just around the corner, and as if on cue, so and are potential muggers on every street corner waiting to pounce.
23 September 2015, 12:05 PM

While in Dhaka, beware of precision mobile snatching

You can’t believe how fast they snatch; you’re the prey in a flash! You won’t believe how sharp their eyes are, like an eagle, eager to strike.
23 September 2015, 09:51 AM

Rumor claims Samsung will unleash its craziest smartphone ever in January

Samsung rolled out the stunning Galaxy S6 edge smartphone this year, but it looks like this is a mere prelude for what Samsung has planned for the next year, reports BGR news according to Yahoo Tech.
16 September 2015, 06:03 AM

Did Huawei just spill the beans?

Huawei’s long-awaited smartwatch briefly goes up on Amazon for preorders before price and other details are eventually taken down.
29 August 2015, 15:42 PM

Thin is in: Elite Evo Air

Elite has taken cues of some of the leading flagships and incorporated that seamlessly into their Evo Air device. A great looker with a decent performance package.
9 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Creating a 3D hologram with your smartphone (video)

YouTube user Mrwhosetheboss in fact has created this devilishly simple video which shows how using just a few everyday items you can turn your smartphone into your very own holographic projector.
5 August 2015, 05:42 AM

Apple fake factory 'caught in China'

A factory which had made up to 41,000 fake Apple iPhones has been caught in China leading to nine arrests.
28 July 2015, 05:45 AM

Taking smartphones to wheelchairs (video)

A young Bangladeshi engineer invents the “Smart Wheel Chair” to help physically challenged people operate their wheel chairs through any android smart phone.
8 July 2015, 09:47 AM

Should you plug your smartphone into charger overnight?

Leaving your phone plugged in overnight is okay to do, it will not drastically harm your device, says Shane Broesky, co-founder of Farbe Technik.
21 June 2015, 04:49 AM

'Text walking lanes': Antwerp sets up temporary scheme

People sending text messages in the centre of Belgian city of Antwerp have been provided with dedicated temporary "text walking lanes" so that they do not collide with pedestrians.
14 June 2015, 05:11 AM

Android M could surface later this month

At the Google I/O developers’ conference, set to take place in San Francisco on May 28 and 29, the Mountain View firm will likely introduce the latest iteration of its mobile OS - Android M.
9 May 2015, 06:02 AM

Huawei Honor Holly: Unassuming fighter

The Huawei Honor Holly isn't a name that's easy to throw around. When you look at the specs though, you wouldn't mind throwing those figures around in bragging discussions among friends.
3 May 2015, 18:01 PM

China's Xiaomi to set up 100 'experience' stores in India in 2015

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc said it will open 100 stores in India this year to help consumers in the world's third-largest smartphone market "experience" the company's devices, but will not sell them at these stores.
12 March 2015, 11:37 AM

Smartphone couture: Where technology meets fashion

Around the 1860s, Levi Strauss invented the ‘blue jeans’ made of indigo-painted canvas that he had bought for making tents.
4 October 1991, 18:00 PM