Predicting that smartphones will overtake “regular” phones in 2015 is no different than me saying, “tablets will surpass ‘traditional’ laptops in 2012” – both are purely nonsense.

Since its introduction, smartphone vendors have scrambled to offer a comparable browsing experience, generally by building a browser based on WebKit—the same engine that powers Mobile Safari.

Some 58% of teens with smartphones cite texting as the main way they communicate with their closest friend online or by phone, compared with 25% of teens without smartphone access. On the other hand, ...

We talk about the smartphone side of things ad nauseum and it’s easy to forget that some OEMs actually sell other products. In some cases, companies sell non-smartphone products rather successfully.

I also hear parents moaning about their kids being glued to their phones, sharing their tricks on how to get them off, and I understand this.On a recent holiday to Italy, where the WiFi was non ...

Facebook users who want to access the social-networking service on the go, but don't have smartphones, ... Facebook brings mobile app to non-smartphones. news. Jan 19, 2011 2 mins.

Those non-smartphone owners also skew toward Windows desktops from brands like Dell or HP. They purchased their current machine five or six years ago, and paid less than $400 for it.

One of the largest mobile operators in Britain, VMO2 says it has seen sales of non-smartphones double year-on-year, with a significant spike this September, as the new school year started.

Parents can defeat the smartphone epidemic. They can’t do it alone. ... Many families I met gave their children non-smartphones that allowed them to call and text without an internet browser, ...

The "Wait Until 8th" pledge, created in 2017, now has more than 45,000 signatories who will be waiting until eighth grade (at least) before giving their children a smartphone.

Whether you call them dumb phones or feature phones, the best non-smartphones focus on providing only the most essential functions, just like the Nokia you had over 10 years ago. For some, a basic ...

Briones owns basically every non-smartphone available. (He called from a Sunbeam F1 flip phone— sold as a family phone “without the distractions and potential dangers of most modern devices.”) ...