Panda protects smartphones, tablets

Panda Security has announced general availability on Google Play of version 1.1 of Panda Mobile Security, its solution for protecting mobile devices running Android. Among other features, this new release includes geolocation and anti-theft protection, allowing users...

Smartphones now 55% of mobile phone sales

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end-users totalled 455,6-million units in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of 5,7% from the same period last year, according to Gartner. Sales of smartphones accounted for 55% of overall mobile phone sales in the third quarter of...

Smartphones to outwit owners by 2017

Gartner predicts that by 2017 smartphones will be smarter than their owners – and will be predicting the consumer’s next move, forecasting their next purchase and interpreting their actions based on what it knows. This insight will be performed based on an...

SA fourth biggest spenders on smartphones

Smartphone users in South Africa spend on average $31.00 (approximately R321) per month on their mobile phone bills, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Looking at trends in global mobile data usage, the company’s research highlights the fact...

Massive growth for global smartphone market

The worldwide smartphone market grew 38,8% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Vendors shipped a total of 258,4-million smartphones in 3Q13, establishing a...