KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Nepal has imported smartphones worth around Rs 13.6 billion in the first five months of the current Fiscal Year (FY). The Department of Customs (DoC) has unveiled data revealing that smartphones worth Rs 13.6 billion were imported into Nepal in the first five months of the fiscal year 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, May 11: Samsung is back with another awesome addition to its beloved A-series of Smartphones.

KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Samsung unveiled its most premium flagships, Galaxy S22 Ultra, Galaxy S22+ and Galaxy S22 – in Nepal on Wednesday. Galaxy S22 Ultra combines the unrivaled power of the Note series and the iconic S-Pen with the pro-grade camera and performance of the S series to set the new standard for premium smartphones.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: Police have arrested two persons with a huge number of smartphones from Naghdhunga checkpoint in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning. Police said the smartphones were being smuggled into Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Amid growing concerns over access to different Google apps for Huawei phones, the distributor of the Chinese smartphone-maker has offered its customers a full money-back guarantee if the application fails to work on Huawei phones and tablets.

Samsung stole the show at the Mobile World Congress with its Galaxy Fold, but it is by no means the only foldable smartphone – several other devices using alternative folding mechanisms are also on the way.

SEOUL, Jan 31: Samsung Electronics Co. has posted a near-30 percent drop in operating profit for the last quarter after seeing slowing global demand for its memory chips and smartphones. It still finished the year with record highs, but expects a decline in earnings this year.

NEW DELHI, Jan 28: Smartphone makers in India are calling for export credits on devices and tariff cuts on machinery imports as part of measures they say will make Asia's third-biggest economy a global smartphone manufacturing hub.

From reducing bezels to going bezel-less and of course, the notch.

We use our smartphones all the time. But are we using it smartly? Here's five smarter ways to use your smartphone next time.

Allowing smartphones in class may affect the students’ ability to concentrate, eventually hampering their academic performance, warns a new research. Instead of using their phones to follow the lectures, students use them to communicate with friends, watch YouTube videos or just browse around the web to follow their interests, said the study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior.

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: Jaima Intercontinental Pvt Limited (JIPL), the sole authorized distributor and marketer of Coolpad Smartphones for Nepal, has introduced the new Coolpad Cool 14+64 GB in the market.

KATHMANDU, June 22: Evolution Enterprises Pvt Ltd, the official distributor of ZTE phones for Nepal, has launched the ZTE BLADE A2 Plus for the Nepali market.

When it comes to one’s security, anyone hardly would want to make any compromises. Whether it is about securing one’s privacy or protecting the gadget from any sort of threat, people do look out for safe measures. Republica here talked to a few people to ask about the security apps they prefer to install in order to secure their smartphones from any kind of threat.

KATHMANDU, April 24 : Lifecom Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of Lenovo smartphones for Nepal, has brought two new Lenovo smartphones -- VIBE P1 Turbo and A6600 -- in the Nepali market.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: Colors Mobile has offered heavy discounts on two of its smartphones -- Elite E15 and Elite E20.

Smartphones are revolutionizing the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Smart-phones of Coolpad brand have hit the Nepali market. Jaima Intercontinental Private Limited, the sole authorized distributor and marketeer of the product, launched the product in Nepal.

The iPhone 7 and Google Pixel XL may have captured the market in 2016, but there still many more smartphones that we expect to be released in this year, i.e. in 2017.

HELSINKI, Dec 1: Finnish company HMD Global on Thursday announced that it would bring a new generation of mobile phones to consumers, with the first smartphone product set to be launched in the first half of 2017 along side the existing Nokia branded feature phone business.

KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Evolution Enterprises, an authorized distributor of ZTE smartphones in Nepal, has launched two flagship Axon series smartphones -- Axon Elite and Axon Mini (premium edition) -- in the Nepali market.

Hours before Google’s big event, UK retailer Carphone Warehouse has leaked pictures and specifications of the company’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones.

KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Gionee has launched two new smartphones -- S6 Pro and P7 Max -- in the Nepali market.

KATHMANDU, Sept 28: Allied Trade Link International, the authorized distributor of Panasonic mobile phones for Nepal, has announced 100 percent cashback offer on purchase of Panasonic phone.

KATHMANDU, June27: LifeCom Private Limited, the authorized distributor of Lenovo smartphone for Nepal, has announced a cut in price of selected smartphones.

While phones evolve to become ever more‘smarter’ we seem to be going in the opposite direction with our etiquette.