The new Qualcomm chip promises AI, gaming, and camera upgrades for mid-range smartphones
In sum – what to know:
Modest performance boost, major gaming focus – Built on 4 nm with a Prime core up to 2.7 GHz, the chip delivers ~7% CPU/GPU gains and adds...
Deutsche Telekom noted that the AI-phone integrates the Perplexity Assistant, enabling users to perform a range of everyday tasks
In sum – what to know:
Launch in 10 markets – Deutsche Telekom releases AI-enabled phone and tablet in Germany and nine other European countries, starting at...
If managed well, the Z Fold7 has the potential to propel this device category from today’s niche to mainstream
The tagline of Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 is “Galaxy S25 Ultra Unfolds.” I found that to be true during my last almost a month of rigorous...
I have been using Samsung’s category-defining Galaxy S25 Edge for the last three weeks and loving it. My biggest realization during that time is that liking this phone comes down to a simple question: “Do you know what you want?”
If you are looking for...
The Trump Mobile phone is gold, the branding is "patriotic" and the network is… T-Mobile’s
The Trump Organization has launched a new telecom venture dubbed Trump Mobile, featuring a gold-colored (of course) Android smartphone priced at $499, along with a $47.45 monthly service plan —...
Editor’s note: I’m in the habit of bookmarking on LinkedIn and X (and in actual books, magazines, movies, newspapers, and records) things I think are insightful and interesting. What I’m not in the habit of doing is ever revisiting those insightful, interesting bits of...
I have spent the better part of the last three months using the OnePlus 13 daily, and ithas only impressed me more the longer I have used it. You can read my review of theOnePlus 12 from last year to get an idea of...
Qualcomm CEO discusses the "era of AI inference” and what it means for the company's diversification strategy
Qualcomm this week reported Q1 2025 financials marked by the company’s QCT business, including handsets, automotive and IoT, bringing in record revenues of $10.084 billion, up 20% from...
The Meta CEO told investors that the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses “are a real hit”
First things first, AI infrastructure is a continuum that spans cloud, datacenter, edge and devices. Distributing workloads improves latency, bolsters privacy and, generally speaking, makes the economics of the whole...
The laws of physics, economics and countries suggest edge AI inference—where your device is the far edge—just makes sense
In the race to build-out distributed infrastructure for artificial intelligence (AI), there’s a lot more glitz and glam around the applications and devices than around the...
During the spring of 2020, many telecom stores closed temporarily amid the spread of the coronavirus. Wave7 Research in late March 2020 reported that “an estimated 55% of national carrier stores have been closed, including 75% of Sprint stores and 80-90% of T-Mobile stores....
The iPhone 16 is fastest 5G iPhone yet in five out of 11 countries, Ookla says
Ookla wasted no time in diving into data around the performance of the newly released iPhone 16 from Apple. The company collected speed and latency data from the first...
Mainstreaming spatial compute, and giving AI the context it needs for hyper-personalization, is a “Qualcomm-sized problem”
MAUI—Qualcomm is the leader in on-device gen AI; the company effectively defined the concept, brought it to life from a hardware, software and ecosystem perspective, and took it to...
What do Qualcomm's 4s Gen 2, footballer Asisat Oshoala and the usage gap have in common?
It’s been a busy few weeks for me, but two particular things stand out that I’d like to (try to) link together. First, at Mobile World Congress Las...
T-Mobile US collaborated with consumer electronics manufacturer TCL on the 5G RedCap USB-C dongle
T-Mobile US has launched TCL LINKPORT IK511, a 5G RedCap USB-C dongle, in collaboration with consumer electronics manufacturer. The new device features the Snapdragon X35 5G Modem-RF System, offers peak data rates of...
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into radio systems marks a significant turning point in wireless communication technology. This trend, spearheaded by industry leaders across the entire supply chain, including mobile operators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and chipset suppliers, is reshaping the landscape of...
Softbank and Intelsat are developing a universal device capable of maintaining a network connection worldwide
Softbank and Intelsat have announced a joint effort to establish “seamless 5G connections” between mobile and satellite networks. The pair said the hybrid network will be “ubiquitous,” providing connectivity worldwide.
As...
A laptop you can fall in love with, but with some minor quirks
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge is a premium laptop among over 20 Copilot+ PCs announced on May 20th, 2024. Powered by the high-performance Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite platform variant (X1E-84-100), with top-notch hardware...
All iPhone 16 models will also support sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G is the U.S.
It was initially suggested by the Apple rumor mill that Wi-Fi 7 would only be available on the iPhone 16 Pro models; however, end users of all budgets can rejoice:...
Huawei said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9 billion
Chinese vendor Huawei recorded revenues of CNY417.5 billion ($58.8 billion) in the first half of the year, surging 34.3% year-on-year.
In a brief statement, Huawei also said its net profit rose 17.8% year-on-year to CNY54.9...
IDC revised down slightly the expected growth rate of gen AI devices, but it's still more than 340% YoY
International Data Corporation (IDC) has upped its smartphone forecast for worldwide smartphone shipments from growth of 4% for the year, to 5.8%, reaching 1.23 billion units....
Starting this fall, some Verizon customers will be able to use emergency messaging and location sharing
Verizon has partnered with California-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) communications provider Skylo to enable direct-to-device messaging service for the carrier’s customers using “certain” smartphones. Starting this fall, some Verizon customers...
iPhone 11 has been number one device turned in from upgrade programs, for nine quarters
Consumers continue to hold on to their current smartphones, particularly their iPhones, for increasingly long periods before upgrading: Nearly 4 years, now, according to new data from device services company...
Extreme and Intel are helping organizations leverage network data in conjunction with unique device data from PCs
Extreme Networks and the Intel Connectivity Analytics Program have formed a co-innovation alliance to enhance native AI capabilities within its Extreme Labs solution AI Expert. By leveraging network...
