smartphones

US Smartphone Sales Slump, As Customers Delay Upgrading

Counterpoint research finds that sales of smartphones in the US during January have plunged, as customers delay upgrading

10 months ago

UK Mobile Network Choice ‘Fell By 25 Percent’ In Past Decade

UK has 25 percent fewer mobile networks to choose from than in 2014, with some of largest MVNOs shutting down…

10 months ago

Huawei Retakes Top China Smartphone Sales Spot

Huawei retakes No. 1 sales rank in China with premium 5G handset, in spite of US trade sanctions in place…

11 months ago

Apple ‘Infringes DMA’ With New EU Developer Terms

Apple plans for compliance with EU's Digital Markets Act show 'disdain' for regulators and 'should not be tolerated', argues legal…

11 months ago

Spotify Decries ‘Outrageous’ New Apple Developer Fees

Spotify calls new US App Store fees for external payments 'outrageous', calls on UK government to block similar move

11 months ago

Apple Becomes Top Smartphone Vendor By Volume For First Time

Apple has become the world's biggest smartphone maker by volume for the first time ever, dethroning Samsung after 12 years

11 months ago

Samsung ‘Sees Fourth-Quarter Chip Rebound’

Analysts expect Samsung to show lowest profit drop in six quarters in latest sign of semiconductor market recovery

12 months ago

Huawei Mate 60 Shows China ‘Progress’ In Replacing US Parts

Huawei Mate 60 Pro 5G-capable handset shows China making 'significant progress' in replacing US RF chips, 5G baseband processors, study…

1 year ago

UK Mobile Giants ‘Overcharged Users’ £3.3bn, Lawsuit Claims

Class action lawsuit claims mobile companies' 'loyalty penalty' contracts have overcharged consumers billions since 2007

1 year ago

Huawei Ramps 5G Smartphone Production Amidst Strong Demand

US-sanctioned Huawei ramping up production of popular 5G smartphone as it gets around US sanctions to achieve chip breakthrough

1 year ago

China Smartphone Sales See Promising Holiday Growth

Smartphone sales in China see 'significant' jump during 'Golden Week' period, set for return to growth in Q4, says analyst

1 year ago

Dutch Competition Regulator Rejects Apple Fine Objections

Dutch competition regulator ACM rejects Apple's objections to 50 milion euros in fines over App Store payment policies

1 year ago

Huawei Launches Luxury Brand, Remains Silent On Advanced Chip

US-sanctioned Huawei launches luxury smartwatch and handset under new brand, remains silent on source of high-end tech in latest phone…

1 year ago

Apple To Introduce iPhone 15 Amidst Market Share Gains

Apple prepares launch of iPhone 15 range at 'Wonderlust' event as it bucks smartphone trend with market share gains

1 year ago

Apple Shares Slide After China Ban Reportedly Broadened

Apple shares fall for two days in succession following reports of broadening ban on iPhone use by Chinese government workers

1 year ago

Southeast Asian Smartphone Users ‘Prefer Budget Models’

Smartphone users in key Southeast Asia market overwhelmingly prefer mid-range and budget models, study finds, as manufacturers look beyond downturn

1 year ago

ARM ‘Saw Annual Revenue Decline’ Ahead Of IPO

UK-based chip designer ARM reportedly saw 1 percent annual revenue decline due to smartphone slump as it prepares bellwether IPO

1 year ago

SoftBank Acquires Vision Fund ARM Stake At $64bn Valuation

Japan's SoftBank acquires 25 percent ARM stake from its Vision Fund unit in deal that values UK chip designer at…

1 year ago

Huawei Looks To AI-Driven HarmonyOS For Smartphone ‘Comeback’

US-sanctioned Huawei integrates generative ai tool Pangu into HarmonyOS 4 as it sees smartphone market share jump in China

1 year ago

Apple Mulls Price Rise For iPhone Pro – Report

Amid popularity of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max models, Apple is reportedly considering raising the prices for new…

1 year ago

Samsung Sues Chinese Rival Over Display Patents

Samsung Display sues China's BOE over allegedly infringed OLED display patents as China encroaches on South Korean market share

1 year ago

Android Feature ‘Behind Deluge’ Of 999 Calls

Police forces urge users to turn off Emergency SOS on Android phones, saying it is behind sharp increase in 'silent…

1 year ago

Arm Rolls Out Next-Gen Smartphone Chip Tech

UK-based Arm announces Cortex-X4 core and Immortalis-G720 GPU for next-gen smartphone processing, AI and ML performance

2 years ago

Indian Court Rejects Xiaomi Plea To Return Seized Funds

Indian court rejects plea by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi for return of £543m in seized funds, amidst ongoing political tensions

2 years ago

Tim Cook Opens First Apple Store In India

Tim Cook opens first Apple Store in India in financial centre Mumbai as firm seeks to expand sales and manufacturing

2 years ago

India ‘Considers’ Mandatory Smartphone Security Screening

India government reportedly considers making preinstalled apps removable and mandatory security screening of major operating system updates

2 years ago

Apple Delivers New iPhone 14…In Yellow

Fancy a more colourful smartphone? Apple makes iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus now available in 'beautiful yellow'

2 years ago

Samsung Chip Business Posts Profit Plunge

Samsung to continue investing in chip production capacity even as it sees poor conditions for first half of year

2 years ago

Smartphone Shipments Plunge In Largest Ever Decline

Worrying development. Shipments of new smartphones plunged 18.3 percent in Q4 2022, with total shipment in 2022 down to 2013…

2 years ago

Largest European Rare Earth Deposit Found In Sweden

Vital material for mobile phones and electric vehicles found in Sweden to help end dependent on Chinese suppliers

2 years ago