BROWSING: Devices

Qualcomm continuously delivering technology upgrades to its XR platform as glasses gradually become next-generation mobile compute devices The long arc of Extended Reality (XR)—a term that covers augmented, mixed and virtual reality—is toward standalone glasses and headsets that deliver mobile, immersive experiences and gradually become...

Apple is not 'making its own products better,' says Attorney General Merrick Garland, but 'other products worse' The U.S. Department of Justice and 16 state and district attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolizing the smartphone market. The...

ZTE recently launched a set of 5G-Advanced products at MWC 2024 Chinese vendor ZTE said it has recorded an operating revenue of CNY 124.2 billion ($17.27 billion) during 2023. In a release, the company said its net profit amounted to CNY 9.33 billion last year, representing...

Vodafone, Qualcomm and Xiaomi achieved peak upload speeds of up to 273 Mbps in this recent test Vodafone, Xiaomi, and Qualcomm Technologies said they have successfully tested a new 5G technology that will enable customers to get faster upload speeds and wider coverage with the...

During a CES keynote, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted “at least” a 10-year AI super cycle as automation is brought into different industries AI everywhere—that’s the new tagline from Intel as it optimizes its silicon for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, and partners with its growing...

LAS VEGAS--As you’d expect, CES was dominated by positioning, presentations and products designed to capitalize on the (hopefully durable) moment generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) is having. As to how this opportunity maps generally to the mobile industry and specifically to Qualcomm, company CEO...

Juniper expects that Apple's move to support RCS will boost business RCS messaging revenues by 500% in just two years With Apple set to begin supporting Rich Communications Services (RCS)-based messaging late this year, Juniper Research estimates that the shift will drive operator revenue from...

The XR2+ Gen 2 comes with more GPU and AI capabilities; Qualcomm named Google and Samsung as among OEM partners Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show starting today in Las Vegas, Qualcomm announced the latest-and-greatest in Extended Reality (XR) silicon platforms. The XR2+ Gen 2,...

HFCL said its 5G FWA products are already under trial with domestic and international customers Indian telecom gear maker HFCL announced the launch of its locally developed 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) consumer premises equipment (CPE) for telecom operators, local press reported. HFCL said its 5G...

Total mobile shipments in the January-October period surged 4.2% year-on-year to 230 million units China's mobile phone shipments surged 19.7% year-on-year to over 29.16 million in October, local press reported, citing data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). According to the report,...

5G presents a challenge for batteries in connected devices. Ookla has estimated that, based on its data, smartphone users connected to 5G networks drain their batteries between 6-11% faster than users on LTE networks—although the newer the chipset inside the device, the better the...

Oppo says that the AI model has three major technical characteristics: dialogue enhancement, personalization and cloud-device collaboration Chinese handset manufacturer Oppo has furthered its commitment to generative AI (GenAI) with the launch of AndesGPT, a self-trained, an in-house large language model (LLM) designed to improve...

The GSMA published the SGP.32 eSIM IoT Technical Specification in May Last year, the GSMA published the architecture and requirements for the new eSIM remote provisioning standard intended for IoT devices, SGP.31 eSIM IoT Architecture and Requirements for remote provisioning of eUICCs in Network Constrained...

Apple's iPhone 15 leads the pack in speed improvements in most global 5G markets tested Do the latest iPhone and Samsung Galaxy ZFlip and ZFold models offer enough of a performance boost to be worth an upgrade? It depends on your geographic market and its...

Samsung said its AI model is coming 'early next year,' suggesting it might be included in its Galaxy S24 lineup Samsung Electronics this week announced Galaxy AI, which the company described as “a comprehensive mobile AI experience” in a blog post. According to the...

The Oryon CPU is part of the Snapdragon X Elite SoC which is positioned to make Qualcomm an even more major player in the PC category Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.  HAWAII--Former Apple CPU architect and ARM fellow...

Every decade, mobile networks take a great leap forward to the next generation, with innovation staged in two major cycles: foundational and transformational phases. In the foundational stage, companies address the previous generation's shortcomings, while building the backbone to support the succeeding transformation. Maturing...

HMD Global is starting manufacturing in Europe with assembly of the 5G-capable rugged Nokia XR21 HMD Global has begun manufacturing smartphones in Europe, starting with assembly of the 5G-capable rugged Nokia XR21, which the company first unveiled in May and is designed for enterprise customers and...

Ericsson highlighted that 5G users in India stand out for their high daily engagement with apps, such as streaming HD video, video calling services, mobile gaming and AR Nearly 31 million users in India could upgrade to 5G phones in 2023, according to a report...

Lenovo will use the Rakuraku and arrows brands to create a new company under its mobile business group Lenovo has completed the purchase of FCNT Ltd’s assets, which include the arrows and Rakuraku smartphone brands in Japan. Lenovo will use these new assets to create...

NTT exec: 'We used to say software is eating hardware; I think AI will eat software' This week, during Mobile World Congress Las Vegas, NTT and Qualcomm announced a partnership focused on bolstering the 5G device ecosystem to accelerate the global private 5G market, which...

Qualcomm also makes money from Apple as a result of a lawsuit over royalties that was settled in 2019 Qualcomm this week announced that it will supply Apple with 5G modems for smartphones through 2026, despite previous suggestions that Apple would likely begin using an internally developed 5G modem...

This is the fifth consecutive quarter that smartphone trade-in values have risen, Assurant says The trade-in value of smartphones continues to rise, according to the most recent quarterly tracking from device insurance and support company Assurant. The average trade-in value was $135 during the second...

The global smartphone market declined for the sixth consecutive quarter since 2022, according to the latest data from Canalys According to the latest data from Canalys, the global smartphone market declined by 11% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, due to such low demand that even giants...