Apple extends Qualcomm contract to 2026 as homebrew 5G chip dream still on snooze
Chipmaker reigns supreme, at least until iGiant gets its house in order
Systems12 Sep 2023 | 11
Smartphone
China reportedly bans iPhones from more government offices
Analysis So what? Smartphones are routinely restricted in, or excluded from, sensitive locations
Security07 Sep 2023 | 19
India, China pump up the patriotism to celebrate local hardware manufacturing wins
Huawei's mystery smartphone excites, as top laptop-makers reportedly sign up to make in India
On-Prem01 Sep 2023 | 2
Microsoft maybe still dreams of bendy phones, judging from 360° folding screen patent
Could a Surface mobe with one of these displays eliminate all that bad press from the Duo?
Personal Tech30 Aug 2023 | 6
Qualcomm's great vanishing act: $2.48B of Q3 profit disappears
Smartphone CPU king talks of 'additional cost actions' as market recovery still out of reach
Systems03 Aug 2023 | 1
Someone just blew over $190k on a 4GB first-gen iPhone
Could've sworn that came out yesterday
Offbeat18 Jul 2023 | 70
NARROWER TOPICS
Samsung’s midrange A54 is lovely, but users won't feel seen
First look Mostly indistinguishable from a premium handset, but the moments it misses may leave you miffed
Personal Tech14 Jul 2023 | 48
Samsung warns of imminent profit plunge
It looks like memory glut and consumer indifference to smartmobes are persisting
Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 8
Indian telecoms leaps from 2G, to 4G, to 6G – on a single day
Lays out ambition to set standards, as a $12 not-quite feature phone emerges to get millions connected
Networks04 Jul 2023 | 34
Five billion phones are dead in drawers – carriers want to mine them
There's gold in them thar mobes. Also copper, silver and cobalt
Personal Tech28 Jun 2023 | 79
After decades contributing to science, John Goodenough powers down
Obit The American lithium-ion battery inventor has died aged 100
Personal Tech26 Jun 2023 | 21
Micron warns China's ban could cost it $4 billion annual revenue
Asia In Brief PLUS: Crypto just isn't cricket in India; China's budget smartphone surge; Jack Ma is back, again; and more
Legal19 Jun 2023 | 1
Huawei could be banned from 5G networks across the EU
In other news, member states are falling behind in their rollouts, says markets chief. Um...
Networks07 Jun 2023 | 10
Smartphone recovery that's always around the corner is around the corner
Pay a bill or buy new phone? That lovely question facing some of us in 2023
Personal Tech01 Jun 2023 | 40
India official fined after draining reservoir to recover phone
Dam it all to hell
Offbeat01 Jun 2023 | 24
The FBI as advanced persistent threat – and what to do about it
Opinion Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you
Personal Tech30 May 2023 | 93
BMW adds games to the 5 series but still ain't the Ultimate Gaming Machine
Forget Grand Theft Auto. This is far tamer fare – controlled by a smartphone
Personal Tech30 May 2023 | 39
Phones' facial recog tech 'fooled' by low-res 2D photo
Someone who looks a lot like you could also unlock it, says Which?
Personal Tech19 May 2023 | 39
Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra is a worthy heir to the Note
First Look And just about worth the pain of a cross-platform migration. Eventually
Personal Tech16 May 2023 | 60
Pixies keep switching off my morning alarm, says Google Pixel owner
That's certainly one of the stranger headlines we've written
Offbeat04 May 2023 | 66
Qualcomm chips are down as smartphones stay on the shelf, looks to AI for rescue
Yes, maybe ChatGPT can write them a better earnings report next time
Systems04 May 2023 | 2
Huawei masters the great vanishing act as UK sales evaporate
Revenues one third of 2018 peak as US and UK sanctions weigh heavy on Chinese biz
Networks19 Apr 2023 | 28
Samsung scores fresh Radeon deal with AMD for Exynos chip line ahead of profit crunch
Prelim Q1 2023 results expected to be company's worst in 14 years
Systems06 Apr 2023 | 2
Had enough of Android? First 'Focal' based Ubuntu Touch is out
First version built on 20.04 hits smartphones and tablets of UBPorts fans
OSes29 Mar 2023 | 53
Europe's right-to-repair law asks hardware makers for fixes for up to 10 years
Smartphones and tablets would also be added to the EU's list of devices that must be repairable under new rule
Personal Tech22 Mar 2023 | 129
Qualcomm adds 'premium experiences' to Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2
Tosses some features to mid-tier masses, including those buying upcoming Redmi, realme handsets
Systems17 Mar 2023 | 9
Yes, Samsung 'fakes' its smartphone Moon photos – who cares?
Comment Moon is real. Pictures of Moon are real. Phone uses lots of pictures of Moon to make your picture less crap
Offbeat13 Mar 2023 | 87
HMD offers Nokia phone with novel concept: Designed to be repaired by its owner
With spares and tools coming from iFixit, no less
Personal Tech27 Feb 2023 | 46
Rugged satellite messaging phone Bullitt fired out ahead of MWC
MWC Plus Bluetooth gadget that gives your Android or iPhone the same ability
Personal Tech24 Feb 2023 | 17
Puri.sm puts out LapDock for its Librem 5 smartphone
If a phone is as mighty as a laptop, why not make it convertible and use it as one
Personal Tech22 Feb 2023 | 20
Server DRAM to be biggest part of memory market for years
Analyst haus Trendforce sees DC gain where there's consumer pain
Storage21 Feb 2023 |
Apple complains UK watchdog wants to make iOS a 'clone' of Android
Move means possibility of new WebKit-free iPhone browsers is even more likely
Applications09 Feb 2023 | 69
Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now
Stop us if you've heard this one
Systems03 Feb 2023 | 7
200MP smartphone and first premium PC spearhead Samsung's pro push
Updated Galaxies dive into Apple territory
Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 32
Samsung profits and sales slump, hopes for a jump start from cars
Record income for foundry business offers sole bright spot
Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 1
Phone the rich: Premium handsets sole survivors of slump in India, China
Market shifts from volume-driven to value-driven
Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 3
Time to buy a phone as shops use discounts to clear out inventories
More stock is NOT wanted as shipments plunge to lowest point in decade, Apple floats to top
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 52
Second-hand and refurbished phone market takes flight amid inflation hike
Who needs shiny new blowers when there's bills to pay and kids to feed? Answer: fewer and fewer folk
Personal Tech10 Jan 2023 | 40
JP Morgan must face suit from Ray-Ban maker after crooks drained $272m from accounts
Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no
Cyber-crime06 Jan 2023 | 17
US sanctions drain Huawei of homegrown advanced chips
Huawei to the chipless zone prediction
Systems21 Dec 2022 | 19
Here's something communism is good at: Making smartphones less annoying
Beijing cracks down on undeletable pre-installed bloatware and dodgy apps
Software15 Dec 2022 | 56
China regulates use of motion detection to trigger smartphone ads
'Shake to jump' technique nixed a year after top apps put it to work
Legal06 Dec 2022 | 3
India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging for smart devices
Move for consumer welfare and preventable e-waste as nation seeks to ramp up electronics production
Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 70
Only iPhone 15 Pro models will have higher data transfer speeds on USB-C – analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo is prognosticating again
Personal Tech17 Nov 2022 | 35
Xiaomi reveals bonkers phone with bolted-on Leica lens that will make you look like a dork
A weighty lens, placed off-centre on a lightweight smartphone – what could possibly go wrong?
Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 50
Party like it's 2014, if you can – that's the last time smartphone sales were this low
If not for Apple, this addition to this week's orgy of bad economic indicators would be even less pleasant
Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 17
Luxury smartphone brand returns with $41,500 device
If your mobile's not 18k gold with diamonds, do you even crypto bro?
Offbeat25 Oct 2022 | 48
What's up with WhatsApp? Messaging platform suffers outage in the UK
Updated Massive spike in user reports on DownDetector, no word on cause
Off-Prem25 Oct 2022 | 28
Apple perfects vendor lock-in with home security kit
Company won't stop until you need an iPhone to operate every facet of your life
Offbeat24 Oct 2022 | 48
Lenovo reveals rollable laptop and smartphone screens
Can't say when they’ll roll out for sale or why you want kit with more moving parts
Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 15
Huawei rolls dice, adds exec heads to enterprise and carrier divisions amid troubled times
Wang and Li appointed following death of Ryan Ding
Networks18 Oct 2022 | 3
Junk cellphones on Earth would stack higher than the International Space Station
Happy International E-waste Day!
Personal Tech14 Oct 2022 | 28
iPhone 14 car crash detection triggered by roller coasters
While you're having a blast, your mobe could be telling your family you're dead
Offbeat10 Oct 2022 | 58
Foldable smartphones crawl to one percent of global market share
They’re on track for a whopping three percent in 2026 – well out of the mainstream, but growing faster
Personal Tech04 Oct 2022 | 39
India reportedly asks smartphone makers to add local satnav silicon
Manufacturers allegedly told to connect to NavIC by 2023, which did not make them happy at all
Personal Tech28 Sep 2022 | 15
Letter to FCC: Why are US carriers locking handsets to networks?
'If someone else puts a lock on a thing that you own, and doesn't give you the key, it's not for your benefit'
Networks20 Sep 2022 | 50
NTT Docomo claims first 5G network with both sub-6 GHz and mmWave
Handsets with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform should be able to take full advantage
Networks08 Sep 2022 | 4
Qualcomm targets mid-range and volume smartphones with fresh Snapdragon SoCs
Both platforms based on Kyro semi-custom Arm CPUs
Systems07 Sep 2022 |
EU proposes regulations for tablet battery life, spare parts
Rules for devices including phones aimed at reducing environmental impact of scroll addiction
Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 64
Inflation to kill growth prospects for smartphone sales
Buy a new phone or pay food and household energy bills? Shipments to crash in 2022
Personal Tech01 Sep 2022 | 12
T-Mobile US and SpaceX hope to deliver phone service from space
Companies claim 'no modifications .. required' on ordinary cellphones, but analyst says Starlink has 'no authorization to deploy v2 satellites'
Networks26 Aug 2022 | 47
Xiaomi could be 'adversely affected' by tax allegations in India
India wants low-end Chinese smartphones out – and its efforts may be working
Personal Tech25 Aug 2022 | 3
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