For the past three years, my primary go-to smartphones have been Plus-sized iPhones. I’ve never thought of them as anything other than, well, smartphones. But research firm IDC classifies them–and all ...

Phablets -- smartphones with screens larger than 5.5 inches -- are perhaps the lone bright spot in an otherwise listless and maturing smartphone market. In fact, research firm IDC has estimated that ...

More consumers were unwrapping new “phablet” devices this holiday season, according to a report out this afternoon from Flurry. The big-screened form factor, whose name is a mashup of “phone” and ...

The iPhone maker is leaving its mark on one of the fastest-growing mobile device markets around. Apple shares are down over 5% year-to-date, and that's following what many investors would consider a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The biggest trend in smartphones over the past few years has been big smartphones. They just keep getting bigger and bigger, and ...

In March and April, Xiaomi sold a staggering 600,000 Redmi Note 3 phablets ($135 each) according to its supremo for international business Hugo Barra. The Redmi Note 3 phenomenon continues to ...

Microsoft has published hardware requirements for Windows 10 Mobile devices that span smartphones, phablets, and tablets. The specifications give us more details on what the company is requiring ...

Large-screened smartphones are set to become more popular in the years ahead, and they can make workers more productive. According to recent research from IDC, shipments of phablets — the portmanteau ...