Smartphones

Apple Opens Major Research Hub In China

Apple opens research centre in Shenzhen, China, aiming to make it biggest such facility outside US amidst tough local competition

2 months ago

Huawei Ditches Android Apps With HarmonyOS Next

Sanctioned Huawei formally launches HarmonyOS Next on smartphones, tablets as it builds new ecosystem around Android-free experience

3 months ago

Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers

Epic Games says Samsung's Auto Blocker flags third-party app stores as malware, requires 21 steps to turn off

3 months ago

Apple Must Face Reduced Claims In Device Privacy Case

Privacy lawsuit against Apple to go ahead after federal judge throws out claims related to some data collection settings

3 months ago

Xiaomi Asks For Recall Of India Antitrust Report

Smartphone maker Xiaomi asks Indian antitrust regulator to recall August report, saying it failed to redact confidential data

3 months ago

Apple Previews AI Features As iPhone 16 Sales Begin

Apple launches public beta test of Siri revamp, text generation, other key AI features as iPhone 16 goes on sale

3 months ago

Huawei’s Mate XT Launches On Same Day As iPhone 16

Huawei, Apple hold duelling flagship smartphone launches in China as Huawei attracts interest with world's first double-folding phone

3 months ago

Samsung Warns Striking Workers In India Of No Pay, Possible Termination

Industrial dispute of Samsung workers in India escalates, as tech giant warns of no pay and potential terminations

3 months ago

EU Begins Proceedings To Force Apple To Open Up iOS, iPadOS

European Commission begins two “specification proceedings” to force Apple to open up iOS operating system to rival tech

3 months ago

Qualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Fine

EU General Court upholds European Commission €242m antitrust fine against Qualcomm, after it allegedly forced a UK firm out of…

3 months ago

CMA Cites Higher Prices Post Vodafone, Three Merger, Demands Changes

The British competition regulator has provisionally found competition concerns over Vodafone’s planned merger with Three in the UK. Following an…

3 months ago

Samsung India Workers Strike, Amid Report Of Overseas Job Cuts

Hundreds of Samsung workers in India continue their strike action over wage demands. Meanwhile report suggests heavy job layoffs

3 months ago

Apple Ordered To Pay Ireland €13bn In Taxes

Europe's top court backs Commission's 2016 decision that Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid, and Tim Cook must pay it back

3 months ago

Huawei Launches World’s First Double-Hinged Smartphone

Huawei launches Mate XT, world's first tri-fold or double-hinged smartphone, as it challenges Apple for domestic market share

3 months ago

iPhone 16 Gets Generative AI, Siri Upgrade

Apple launches iPhone 16 range with generative AI features, plus camera-based 'visual intelligence', new AirPods, Watch

3 months ago

Huawei Plans ‘Trifold’ Phone Launch Hours After Apple Event

Huawei expected to launch landmark double-folding smartphone next week, hours after Apple's AI-powered iPhone 16 event

4 months ago

Honor Tops Samsung In Western Europe Foldables

Honor overtakes Samsung for top spot in Western European foldable smartphone market as region becomes competitive flash point

4 months ago

HMD Launches ‘Barbie’ Flip Phone To Tackle Smartphone Addiction

Digital detoxing. HMD teams up with Mattel for HMD Barbie flip phone with no mobile browsing or social media

4 months ago

IDC Raises Smartphone Shipment Forecast Amid GenAI Optimism

Global smartphone shipments in 2024 are expected to grow nearly 6 percent according to IDC, as premium handsets embrace AI

4 months ago

Apple Axes Jobs In Digital Services Group – Report

Tech giant Apple reportedly cuts 100 jobs in its digital services group, with sources citing a shift in internal priorities

4 months ago

Apple Targets 10 September iPhone 16 Launch Event – Report

Latest Apple iPhone, Watches and AirPods are slated to be unveiled to the world on 10 September, according to Bloomberg…

4 months ago

Epic Games’s Fortnite Returns To Smartphones After Four Years

Epic Games' Fortnite returns to Android devices and EU iPhones via company's third-party app store after years of legal wrangling

4 months ago

Google Shows Off Pixel 9 Lineup, Plus AI Upgrades

Alphabet's Google has this week unveiled its latest Pixel smartphones that offer improved performance coupled with advanced cameras, as well…

4 months ago

Xiaomi Makes Gains Across Latin America, Japan, India

Xiaomi makes large smartphone market share gains in markets including Latin America, Japan, India as Southeast Asia sees premium growth

4 months ago

Apple Beats Expectations, Despite Falling iPhone Sales

Another solid quarterly financial performance from Apple, despite concerns over iPhone shipments in mainland China

5 months ago

China Sees Slowdown In Foreign-Branded Smartphone Growth

Mainland China sees slower growth in foreign-branded smartphones, after strong competition sees Apple fall out of top 5 vendors

5 months ago

Apple Smartphone Sales In China Drop 6.7 Percent, Canalys Finds

China woes. Apple's China smartphone shipments decline during the second quarter, dropping it down into sixth place in that market

5 months ago

Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’

Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in…

5 months ago

IT Spending Set For 7.4 Percent Growth In 2024 – Gartner

Good news for tech suppliers, after worldwide IT spending is forecasted by Gartner to grow 7.4 percent in 2024

5 months ago

Apple Shares Reach All-Time High On AI Optimism

Apple shares surge after Morgan Stanley rates company 'top pick' over AI plans and says it could sell nearly 500…

5 months ago