Smartphone sales decline, while most consumers turn premium
Consumers turned out to be more interested in premium smartphones in 2023. In this segment, where models start at $600, increased six percent from a year earlier. The trend can be seen across multiple technology devices.
The increasing sales in the premium segment are shown in a report by Count... Read more
Samsung presents new Galaxy S24 smartphones already end this month
Samsung is presenting its new Galaxy S24 series of high-end smartphones already in January rather than at the Mobile World Congress a month later. Among other things, the upcoming flagship model has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor in it.
The times when Samsung presented its new high-end ... Read more
Huawei nears €90 billion in sales
Huawei expects to record more than 700 billion yuan sales this year, which converts to about 89.3 billion euros. It would represent year-on-year growth of about 9 per cent.
In recent years, Huawei has faced political sanctions, limiting, for example, Western organizations' access to the Chinese ... Read more
EU wants patronizing rules against endless scrolling on smartphones
The EU will create a set of rules that will ensure we all spend less time on apps and social media. Since it's hard to prohibit using cell phones for more than 60 minutes a day, the design of these digital products will have to change. The rules come across as disparaging, but does the EU have soli... Read more
OnePlus demonstrates function for hassle-free typing in the rain
OnePlus is demonstrating a feature for using smartphones hassle-free in the rain. The feature would for a big part be dependent on an algorithm designed by OnePlus itself.
OnePlus is demonstrating "Rain Water Touch," a feature for still being able to use a wet touchscreen. This would be possibl... Read more
End of Microsoft Surface Duo appears to be in sight
Microsoft has been very quiet around the future of the Surface Duo. It is unknown if the foldable device will get any updates and if the tech giant will add any new features. The end seems to be in sight.
According to Windows Central, it has become uncertain whether Microsoft still sees a future... Read more
Samsung Galaxy XCover 6 Pro review: finally, it all makes sense
Most recent version of the Samsung Galaxy XCover line is the most expensive yet. Does the Galaxy XCover 6 Pro manage to brush away the downsides of previous generations? And if so, is it worth the extra cost? We tested the device thoroughly.
The title of our review of the Samsung Galaxy XCover ... Read more
New Android smartphone has desktop-worthy specs
Chinese smartphone maker Nubia has unveiled the RedMagic 8S Pro+. The base model has 16GB of system memory, but customers in China who want a step up can expand it to a whopping 24GB.
To put that in context, 16GB for x86-based desktops is more than enough in most cases nowadays, unless a user ha... Read more
Millions of phones already infected by malware out-of-the-box
Trend Micro researchers have discovered that millions of Android phones already contain malicious firmware from the factory. They revealed this during the Black Hat Asia conference in Singapore.
The Register has reported on the proceedings in Singapore. Most of the affected devices appear to be ... Read more
Bullitt and MediaTek announce satellite-to-mobile smartphone
Bullit Group has started a partnership with MediaTek to launch the world’s first smartphone to include two-way satellite messaging technology.
Over the past 18 months, MediaTek and Bullitt have collaborated to integrate satellite communications in a 5G smartphone designed by Bullitt. The pho... Read more