Turn on your Android phone and tap Start on the setup screen. Read the terms and conditions and privacy policy, and then tap ...

Your phone's SIM card allows the device to make calls, send texts, and connect to the internet. The SIM card provides a phone number that identifies your device on the carrier's network, whether it's ...

TikTok owner ByteDance has entered the race against Apple to define the future of smartphones by putting its artificial intelligence agent Doubao into a ZTE-made handset. The Beijing-based company on ...

Android 17 will introduce “Registered App Stores” as a result of the Epic settlement, allowing users to install rival marketplaces through a single, uniform screen. This eliminates security warnings ...

India mandates all cellphone makers to pre-install the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app within 90 days, allowing users to uninstall it if desired. All cellphone makers and importers must pre-install ...

Unlike iOS, which sees only a curated selection of iPhone releases each calendar year, the Android market offers a virtually endless variety of smartphones. You have budget-friendly, carrier-locked ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday (December 1, 2025) ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices sold from March 2026, and to make sure ...

The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro Max are among the best phones from Apple's stable this year, alongside the smaller iPhone 17 Pro and the ultra-slim iPhone Air. Apart from a powerful processor and ...

Starting in 2026, Apple is reportedly planning to separate phone launches across fall and the following spring. This two-part annual release schedule could predictably cause a reactionary split in ...

NEW DELHI: A push by the Centre to curb phone-based scams by mandating a government app on every smartphone in circulation is likely to be opposed by the world’s largest handset makers — including ...

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