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  By Mike Wuerthele Thursday, April 30, 2020, 04:53 am PT (07:53 am ET) Even as the China supply chain lurches to life after a shutdown for most of the first quarter, the global smartphone market is expected to post a record contraction in the second quarter because of ongoing coronavirus impacts.The first calendar quarter of 2020 was impacted by the smartphone supply chain effectively shut down by the coronavirus pandemic. However, that virus is going to have demand effects carrying forward in the second quarter, according to new research by Trendforce.In a report published on Thursday morning, Trendforce believes that global smartphone production for the first calendar quarter of 2020 fell 10% year-over-year to 280 million units across the industry. If accurate, this is the smallest global volume of smartphone production in five years.While the firm acknowledges that the supply chain is recovering now, demand destruction and major economic...

KEY POINTS The new iPhone SE is currently the cheapest iPhone model out there The new device is well-built, considering its $399 price tag Several tests confirm this to be true Several tests aimed at determining the new iPhone SE's durability were recently conducted to see just how much the device can withstand. The tests involved several ways of beating the device up, sometimes in ways that reflect everyday use. Here's what the tests revealed. Drop Test EverythingApplePro got his hands on a new iPhone SE and subjected it to one of the most common mishaps that could happen to it on a daily basis: being dropped. But instead of just dropping it from a height of four to five feet, the YouTuber dropped the iPhone SE from a height of 50 feet – twice. The test involved putting a thin plastic case on the iPhone SE. The case, however, didn't cover the sides of the phone; the case, however, covered the corners as well as the top and bottom sides of the handset. After the first 50-fo...

1. IDF diabetes atlas - 2017 Atlas. 2018. http://diabetesatlas.org/resources/2017-atlas.html. 2. UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). Lancet Lond Engl. 1998;352:837–53. 3. Nathan DM, Genuth S, Lachin J, Cleary P, Crofford O, Davis M. Diabetes Control and Complications Trial Research Group et al. The effect of intensive treatment of diabetes on the development and progression of long-term complications in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. N. Engl J Med. 1993;329:977–86. 4. Lachin JM, White NH, Hainsworth DP, Sun W, Cleary PA, Nathan DM. Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Research Group Effect of intensive diabetes therapy on the progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 diabetes: 18 years of follow-up in the DCCT/E...

WTF?! Most people aren't fans of smartphone notches, and that's led to several companies coming up with innovative designs that do away with cutouts. But a new patent from Xiaomi shows something we've never seen before: a twistable phone. As spotted by LetsGoDigital, the patent shows a phone with no notches, cutouts, or punch-holes. When users want to take a selfie, they twist the very top portion of the handset, including the screen, horizontally so that the rear cameras face the user. Xiaomi filed the patent with the Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) in the middle of last year, and it was approved on April 24, 2020. There appears to be an extra button on the side, which could be used to rotate the camera module. The design brings a few questions. The patent shows how the screen contents and interface alter to match the new screen size when the camera is flipped, but it's likely...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries. FILE PHOTO: A sign with distancing rules and the notice that masks must be worn, is seen at the entrance of a shop, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Erfurt, Germany, April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Karina Hessland Chancellery Minister Helge Braun and Health Minister Jens Spahn told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that Berlin would adopt a 'decentralized' approach to digital contact tracing, in so doing abandoning a home-grown alternative. Nations are rushing to develop apps to assess at scale the risk of catching COVID-19, where the chain of infection is proving hard to break because the flu-like disease can be spread by those showing no symptoms. In Europe, most countries have chosen short-range Bluetooth ...

© Provided by The Financial Express India smartphone market: Device shipments up 4% in Jan-March, says Counterpoint © Provided by The Financial Express While the smartphone market registered an annual growth in Q1, the feature phone market saw a decline of around 24% y-o-y during the same period implying consumers are transitioning to smartphones. (Represnetative image) Smartphone shipments in India rose a modest 4% y-o-y to around 31 million units in January-March this calendar year (CY) as the quarter witnessed launches and promotions during the first two months, while the nationwide lockdown in last week of March due to Covid-19 outbreak impacted shipments, Counterpoint Research said. "January and February shipments grew annually due to new launches and aggressive promotions. However, a steep annual decline in March (-19%) due to Covid-19 outbreak restricted overall quarter growth to just 4%," the research firm pointed out. Sin...

India has emerged as one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the last decade, reporting growth each quarter even as handset shipments slowed or declined elsewhere globally. But the world's second largest smartphone is beginning to feel the coronavirus heat, too. The Indian smartphone market grew by a modest 4% year-over-year in the quarter that ended on March 31, research firm Counterpoint said Friday evening. The shipment grew annually in January and February, when several firms launched their smartphones and unveiled aggressive promotional plans. But in March, the shipment saw a 19% year-over-year dip, the firm said. Counterpoint estimated that the smartphone shipments in India will decline by 10% this year, compared to a 8.9% growth in 2019 and 10% growth in 2018. The research firm also cautioned that India's lockdown, ordered last month, has severely slowed down the local smartphone industry and it may take seven to eight months to get back on track. C...

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China and one in the U.S. has developed the POCKET DNA-testing kit—a small, inexpensive system that uses a 3-D-printed integrated chip and a smartphone to perform DNA tests on small samples of various materials. In their paper published in the journal Science Advances, the group describes the system and its possible uses. The new system, which the team calls a point-of-care for the entire test (POCKET) device, was designed to provide small-scale DNA testing in non-laboratory settings. The system consists of a 3-D-printed integrated chip (i-chip) device and a smartphone. It weighs less than three ounces and the researchers claim it costs less than $10 to make. They suggest it could be useful in a wide variety of applications. The system works by noting changes in DNA that can signal disease in materials such as urine, saliva or blood. The smartphone is u...

Considering everything we know about the Galaxy Note 20, there were not meant to be many surprises left. Until this. MORE FROM FORBESSamsung Galaxy Note 20: Everything We Know So FarBy Gordon Kelly If you visit the Samsung.com Rewards page at the time of publishing, you will find the company has casually posted a new hero image of a stunning, unidentified Galaxy smartphone which uses the same chassis design as the Note range but has no notch or hole-punch camera. It looks too good to be true but what makes it intriguing, is Samsung is leaking similar images elsewhere.  Picked up by SamMobile, a now-removed image, also on the Samsung Rewards page, showed a similar Galaxy smartphone sandwiched between the Galaxy S10+ (famous for its dual front camera hole punch) and the Galaxy S20 (single centred hole punch). Again the mysterious phone in the middle has no hole punch at all. So while a concept phone may well appear in isolation, but it seems very odd to then also post it between ...

Apple's iPhone SE will be the mid-range flagship of the company's smartphone range for the next two years, as it delivers all the device most people need at a price that's going to be more within reach of most. The hard truth is that the incoming 5G standard is irrelevant and will remain so for longer than even I originally anticipated. COVID-19 is having a chilling effect on network roll-out, service and infrastructure investment and enterprises IT budgets are shifting to crisis management, remote collaboration and RPA to help navigate current challenges. With a workforce stuck at home, iPads, notebooks and external displays are more relevant investments for many enterprises. 5G devices aren't much use outside of the major conurbations. Not only this, but supply chain constraints mean shipments in most categories are down and are likely to remain so for some time yet. A little of what you need In this context, what Apple has intr...

A few days back, we reported that LG is working on a new mid-range smartphone, the Velvet, to revive its slumping mobile business. Now, the South Korean electronics giant has posted a teaser video from its official Korean YouTube channel, revealing its design and confirming the presence of the 5G-ready Snapdragon 765 processor. Here are more details. Design and display How will it look like? As per the teaser video, the LG Velvet will come with an edge-to-edge screen featuring a familiar waterdrop notched design. On the rear, the curved panel will house tri...

© Provided by The Financial Express Smartphones, laptops and PCs fall under the category of non-essential goods. (Photo credit: Reuters) E-commerce websites Flipkart, Amazon and others are prohibited from selling non-essential goods until May 3, according to fresh guidelines released by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday. The revised guidelines come days after the Government of India announced that it would ease the restrictions on e-commerce websites, allowing them to operate, from April 20. To be fair, the Government never said on record that e-commerce portals can start sales of non-essential goods from April 20. https://twitter.com/PIBHomeAffairs/status/1251756442815811586 Since smartphones, laptops and PCs fall under the category of non-essential goods, e-commerce websites like Flipkart, Amazon and others can?t commence their sales from April 20. Popular brands like Realme and Xiaomi had been cueing up their launches and sales operations, ahead of April ...

© Pexels Contact tracing apps could help prevent second and third waves of the coronavirus once social distancing rules loosen up across the country. In California, early signs have begun to appear that the state's swift and aggressive social distancing measures have slowed the spread of COVID-19. Now, the city of San Francisco is assembling a task force to prevent the disease from surging back once they relax stay-at-home orders. They plan to do so by tracking down everyone who has come into contact with those who test positive for COVID-19. This technique, known as contact tracing, will be necessary across the United States to tamp down transmission levels until a vaccine comes along; a similar effort is already ramping up in Massachusetts. However, traditional contact tracing is time and labor-intensive, and will be difficult for public health officials to enact on the scale needed across the country. It also depends on people's ability to remember eve...

© Provided by The Indian Express Typically March and April are busy months for the Indian smartphone market. Companies like Xiaomi, Samsung, vivo, Oppo and Realme are introducing their latest devices. There is speculation on what the upcoming OnePlus phone will bring. Each week has more than its share of launches. But in 2020, all of that has changed thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Products which were due to launch in March such as Xiaomi's flagship Mi 10, realme's new Narzo series, the Vivo V19 are all delayed, though companies are now gearing up to release new phones in view of some relaxations from the Ministry of Home Affairs. While new guidelines have allowed for sale of mobile phones via e-commerce, there is still a lot of uncertainty for smartphone companies in the country. While Samsung and Oppo refused to comment, a Xiaomi spokesperson said, "We are currently discussing the details with all our partners and evaluating. We will be able...

Coronavirus: NHS contact tracing app to target 80% of smartphone users By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor 16 April 2020 comments Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this wit...

© LOU BENOIST Numerous governments are studying digital 'contact tracing' by smartphone -- alerting people who have been in proximity with an enfected person -- as a way to contain the COVID-19 pandemic without sacrificing privacy Can an app contain the pandemic? Interest is growing in smartphone technology as a potential key to ending lockdowns and reopening economies around the world. Digital "contact tracing" would allow mobile systems to log instances where people have been in proximity with an infected person and send alerts where appropriate. Researchers and health agencies around the world have been ramping up research on the potential solution, which could get a boost from a joint initiative by Google and Apple to make tracing more effective. © Sergei SUPINSKY Efforts are underway to study or implement contact tracing in multiple countries Here are some answers to the...

KEY POINTS Webcams have been in high demand since COVID-19 forced people to stay at home Those who can't buy a webcam can use a smartphone instead Smartphones can be webcam substitutes with some help from an app Today's technology allows people everywhere to keep in touch with one another despite the necessity of staying at home to avoid being infected with COVID-19. These technologies help people know what's happening to their loved ones and friends regardless of location. People from all over have been using a variety of video chat and video calling apps to communicate with each other. Apple device owners use FaceTime, companies use conferencing apps such as Zoom and Teams, and families with other devices use Skype, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to stay updated with one another. These platforms are very helpful at a time like this. These platforms make use of the cameras found on the devices they are used in. They make use of smartphone selfie cameras, as well as the bu...

You're maybe using video calling software a heck of a lot more than you were, say, a month ago—and you don't want to be the only remote worker out there without a video feed to your name. If your home computer setup doesn't come with a webcam built-in, then you can use the camera on your smartphone to plug the gap.Before we get on to the software options though, it's worth talking a little bit about the hardware setup. The good news is that your phone's camera will have a much better camera than most webcams, but you need to make sure it's steady—a good mini tripod or at least a thick book acting as a prop can help here.You can usually choose between the front and back cameras for your webcam, so you obviously want to pick the rear camera on your phone—it's going to offer the best quality. Finally, if your app of choice gives you the option of connecting via USB rather than wirelessly, it's a good idea to take it to get the fastest, most stable feed.G/O ...

Tired of missing calls and important updates during marathon sessions of Half-Life: Alyx? Holoswitch might have a solution for you. Launched in Early Access on SteamVR in late March, Holoswitch offers a pretty seamless way to keep track of messages in VR. Once you have it running on both a companion app (Android only for now) and on Steam, you'll get virtual pop-up notifications whenever you get texts or app updates. Holoswitch is available now for $5.99. It looks like this: Others have attempted this, of course, but I found Holoswitch's take on pop-ups that were as noninvasive as possible to be pretty effective. A small bar will fade into view with a quiet blip to alert you to its arrival. It then fades back out, but an extension in your SteamVR menu lets you quickly see all the notifications currently sitting on your phone. It's not just a good way to keep track of your phone but also for anyone in the room while you're using VR to contact you wit...