Allegedly unhappy with the current light sensor in the iPhone 4, Apple is said to be testing a new component supplier for future hardware. Citing its industry sources in the Far East, DigiTimes ...

If you were worried about your webcam being a privacy threat, well, here's some bad news - there's something else to be concerned about that snoopers could leverage on your devices, namely the ambient ...

An overwhelming majority of handheld devices these days have ambient light sensors built into them. A large percentage of TVs and monitors do, too, and that proportion is growing. The sensors allow ...

Editor's take: Researchers have figured out a way to take pictures with the ambient light sensors on most mobile devices and laptops. The study has spawned more than a few fear-mongers and clickbait ...

We learned a couple of things from those Fitbit smartwatch pictures that leaked this week – and a bigger picture of what the company’s new device is emerging. For starters, it’s going to look like a ...

Here's why camera sensor size beats megapixels for low light photography. Compare 1-inch sensors vs 200MP smartphones, full-frame vs APS-C image quality. Pixabay, fotografyarte The photography world ...

Since the backlight of the LCD panel in a smartphone accounts for around 40% of the device’s total power consumption, one can benefit greatly by adjusting the brightness in response to changes in ...