Smartphones

Smartphone Market Recovery Heading For ‘Slow, Steady Growth’

Global smartphone market shows growth for third consecutive quarter as it recovers from weakest year in a decade, Counterpoint finds

5 months ago

India Regulator Finds Apple App Store Breaches Competition Law

India competition regulator finds Apple App Store in breach of law over lack of third-party payment options

5 months ago

Honor Launches ‘World’s Slimmest’ Foldable AI Smartphone

Huawei spin-off Honor looks to compete with Samsung, Huawei, Apple with slim Magic V3 foldable handset that includes on-device AI

5 months ago

AT&T Admits Data Breach Impacted “Nearly All” Customers

American telecommunications giant AT&T admits that “nearly all” customer accounts were compromised in 2022 breach

5 months ago

Samsung AI-Upgraded Bixby Voice Assistant Coming This Year

Samsung reportedly confirms it will launch the upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year, that will feature its own AI models

5 months ago

Germany Agrees Deal To Phase Out Huawei, Chinese 5G Kit – Report

German government reaches deal with mobile operators to phase out 5G equipment from Chinese firms, including Huawei

5 months ago

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: New Foldable, Flip Phones, Wearables And AI

New foldable smartphones, wearables, enhanced AI, and health monitoring announced by Samsung at Paris launch

6 months ago

Samsung Workers To Extend Action To Strike ‘Indefinitely’

Worker unrest in South Korea, as unionised workers at Samsung Electronics declare an indefinite strike at tech giant

6 months ago

Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 Extend Network Sharing Deal

Current network sharing deal between Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 extended to mid 2030s, including some spectrum sale

6 months ago

China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel

Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities

6 months ago

Apple Delays AI Features In EU Over DMA Rules

Apple to delay launch of AI and two other new features in EU, arguing new competition rules pose privacy and…

6 months ago

Apple Drops ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service

Apple sunsets its buy now, pay later service known as 'Apple Pay Later', and will rely on established third-party players

6 months ago

Apple, Meta Likely To Face EU Antitrust Charges

Apple, Facebook parent Meta reportedly likely to face EU antitrust charges before August under new Digital Markets Act rules

6 months ago

Japan Passes Law To Allow Third Party App Stores, Payments

Copy of EU's DMA? Japan passes law that will require Apple and Google to open up their respective ecosystems

6 months ago

Tech Groups Call On US DoJ To Investigate YouTube Monopoly

Open letter urges US Department of Justice to investigate Alphabet's YouTube for alleged domination of home entertainment sector

6 months ago

Elon Musk Drops OpenAI Lawsuit, Threatens Apple Ban

Surprising twist by Elon Musk after he ditches lawsuit against OpenAI, and also threatens to ban Apple devices over ChatGPT…

6 months ago

Apple Brings ChatGPT To iPhones, Macs In AI Push

Apple launches 'Apple Intelligence' AI strategy across devices, including tie-up with OpenAI's ChatGPT amidst heavy competition

7 months ago

Staff At Samsung Stage First Ever Walk Out

Trade union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers have staged a first ever strike on Friday

7 months ago

Google To Begin Manufacturing Pixel Smartphones In India

Google set to begin Pixel smartphone manufacturing in Indian state of Tamil Nadu as electronics makers diversify away from China

7 months ago

Upcoming Honor Smartphones To Feature Google AI Tech

Honor will include Google AI features in upcoming devices, despite geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing

7 months ago

SpaceX Demos First Video Call Of T-Mobile’s Direct To Cell Service

Video call made from one smartphone connected to Starlink satellite, to another phone connected to T-Mobile USA network

7 months ago

Apple Slashes iPhone Prices In China

Amid intense competition from Huawei and others, Apple has again slashed the price of its iPhone models in China

7 months ago

Apple Store Workers Vote To Strike Over Contract Talks Delay

Workers at unionised Apple store in Maryland vote to authorise first ever strike, after delays in bargaining for contracts

7 months ago

Apple Shares Surge Ahead Of New AI Hardware Launches

Apple shares surge on optimism that new AI-focused hardware launches will drive renewed sales, starting with iPad event on Tuesday

8 months ago

Apple Announces Record Share Buyback, Amid iPhone Sales Decline

Investor appeasement? Apple unveils huge $110 billion share buyback program, as sales of iPhone decline in almost all global markets

8 months ago

Apple iPhone Q1 Sales In China Fall 19 Percent, Says Counterpoint

Bad news for Tim Cook, as Counterpoint records 19 percent fall in iPhone sales in China during first three months…

8 months ago

EU Set To Approve Apple Plan For Opening NFC Access

European Commission reportedly set to approve Apple proposal for providing rivals access to iPhone, iPad contactless tech

8 months ago

Tim Cook Says Apple Considering Factory In Indonesia

CEO Tim Cook during visit to Jakarta says Apple will look into building a manufacturing facility in Indonesia

8 months ago

Apple Loses Smartphone Crown To Samsung Amidst China Pressure

Apple cedes top smartphone sales spot back to Samsung in first quarter as China sales see pressure from Huawei

8 months ago

Apple’s Tim Cook Visits Vietnam Amidst China Troubles

Apple chief Tim Cook visits Vietnam as company seeks to expand consumer sales, diversify manufacturing base away from China

8 months ago