I decided my daughter will not have a smartphone for all four years of high school. Her "dumb phone" will not have access to social media.

When it comes to tracking your heart rate, nothing beats using equipment designed for such a purpose, such as chest strap heart rate monitors or electrocardiograms. However, if you're looking for an easy way to get a potential measurement of your heart rate, there are smartphone apps out there that use your phone's camera to measure heart rate.

If you didn’t know already, now you do – it’s Data Privacy Week (January 27 to 31)! The brainchild of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, it aims to arm you with everything you need to spot and avoid the biggest risks to your data privacy and “Take control of your data”.

The Minimal Phone is the first Android device with an E ink display and a physical QWERTY keyboard. After facing multiple delays, the device recently began shipping to backers on Indiegogo and is up for pre-order on Minimal's website. The phone resembles a Blackberry but has the charm of a Kindle and the Boox Palma 2 .

India’s smartphone market reached a record high in 2024, driven by premium and 5G devices. Vivo led by volume, while brands like Nothing, Xiaomi, and Motorola saw significant growth.

It’s easy to switch devices—just pop in your current phone’s SIM card and instantly have a phone that’s a more convenient size for activity.

Smartphones also leave a trail of web activity and notifications. A forensic expert can uncover whether a driver was browsing the internet, reading articles or checking notifications just before the crash. Such data builds a case by showing how the driver's attention may have been diverted.

In the same quarter of the previous year, Apple’s volume share was 9 per cent, while Realme was just ahead at 10 per cent. The other brands in the top five include

The New York State United Teachers Union convened in Rochester to deliberate on the state's initiative to prohibit smartphone usage in K-12 sc

Vivo's upcoming V50 smartphone is rumored for a February 2025 launch at ₹37,999. It may feature Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, a 6,000mAh battery with fast charging, and a design similar to the V40, but details are yet to be confirmed.