
Smartphones blamed for teen angst
In my day it was television, later it was video games
A new study is blaming smartphones for teen loneliness.
According to the Journal of Adolescence, smartphone use is the most likely candidate for a sharp rise in teen angst in 36 out of 37 countries between 2012 and 2018.

Sales of smartphones fall in India
Coronavirus dents smartphone sales
One of the world's largest smartphone markets has been dinged by a coronavirus wave.

LG thinking of getting out of smartphones
Competition too much
After losing around $4.5 billion over the past five years, LG is considering exiting the smartphone market in 2021.

Huawei might work its way around US chip ban
If it is prepared to wait a bit and scales back on high end phones
Huawei might have a way to avoid some of the worst consequences of tightening US trade restrictions, provided it’s willing to wait a while.

Huawei shipped more smartphones than anyone else
Despite American bans
For the first time, Huawei has shipped more smartphones worldwide over a quarter than any other company, according to a report from analyst firm Canalys.

Honor X10 Max specifications and renders appear
Launch soon
Honor X10 Max specifications and renders are starting to appear with the first details appearing on the China Telecom website.

Honor gets a temperature sensor
Welcome to the 21st century
The Honor Play 4 Pro smartphone is set to ship with an infrared temperature sensor.

Global smartphone shipments will fall further
IDC sees lower consumer spending due to coronavirius
IDC beancounters say that global smartphone shipments will fall nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion units in 2020 due to lower consumer spending due to the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.

Chinese smartphone makers looking away from US
US dependence is too risky
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo is increasing its its efforts to develop its own smartphone CPUs believing that US gear is too risky to have in your supply chain.

Honor teases May 18 for new launch
Smart life as opposed to the one you see on Facebook
Huawei sub-brand Honor is holding an event next week, on 18 May to announce new smart life products. The new products are part of the company's vision to offer a full ecosystem of products around its smartphones, such as the recently-announced Honor 30 family.