Devices

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 …

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, …

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 …

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% …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Global data usage has skyrocketed since the launch of the first smartphones. In 2010 the figure stood at just 2 ZB. Fast forward to now and it has reached 120 …

Mid-range gen AI smartphone shipments are expected to take off in 2026 According to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) forecast, global generative AI (gen AI) smartphone shipments are forecast …

Since the announcement on May 20th, 2024, the PC industry has been abuzz with the new generation CoPilot+ PCs. Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x laptop was among over 20 models launched …

Ericsson and Oppo will also work together on several 5G-related projects, including device testing and marketing Ericsson and Oppo have entered a multi-year cross-licensing patent agreement that covers patents related …

Demand ‘remains challenged in many markets,’ IDC said; gen AI smartphones expected to grow rapidly The second quarter of 2024 marked the fourth consecutive quarter of growth for the smartphone …

GSMA says smartphone affordability is the most significant connectivity barrier for those living in low- and middle-income countries Mobile operators and vendors, the World Bank Group, ITU and several other …

Smartphone users are consuming and creating short-form videos at astonishingly high rates Vodafone Group and Meta Platforms are deepening their network traffic optimization partnership by addressing the capacity needs of …

Consumers dislike current device options and worry about social perception and privacy when it comes to XR, according to a report from Ericsson Consumer Lab Options and adoption of augmented, …

EchoStar said that the estimated value of the program with all yearly options is up to $2.7 billion over 10 years EchoStar announced it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, …

Samsung’s Galaxy S24 provided ‘statistically significant’ improvement in 5G download speeds across seven out of 15 countries, according to Ookla testing Samsung’s newest Galaxy models provide faster median 5G download …

Docomo and the other three Japanese companies have been jointly conducting R&D on sub-terahertz devices since 2021 Japanese companies NTT Docomo, NTT Corp., NEC and Fujitsu jointly announced the development …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …