Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, IDC says
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) – Apple’s smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot,…
Oppo Reno 11F, an ‘extreme’ smartphone
We tested it in an unusual and spectacular scenery at an altitude of 3,500 metres Oppo Reno 11F: Going high, indeed very high, to put the smartphone under stress and…
Samsung, the first ‘Ultra’ foldable will arrive with Galaxy Z Fold 6
It has been rumoured for some time now that, like Vivo, Samsung will for the first time offer two foldable, folding smartphone models this year, and over the weekend, colleagues…
Not just smartphones, Xiaomi broadens horizons with its first electric car
Xiaomi electric car: In an edition of the Mobile World Congress characterised by the scarcity of new products unveiled by the major brands, Xiaomi showed substance with the usual long list of…
Xiaomi launches new photo-geared 14 Series smartphone
Βy Olivier Sorgho (Reuters) – Chinese consumer electronics maker Xiaomi on Sunday launched for international markets its new AI-enhanced and photography-geared 14 Series smartphone, along with other wearable gadgets. The…
Galaxy AI marks the end of smartphones to buy every year
At the launch of the new Galaxy S24s, Samsung confirmed the arrival of Galaxy AI, its artificial intelligence, on past phones such as the Galaxy S23. This will make it less…
Baidu partners with Lenovo in third China AI smartphone deal
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Baidu has partnered with Lenovo to feature its generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology on Lenovo’s smartphones, in the latest team up with…
Samsung sees tech devices demand recovering in 2024 after record chip loss
By Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics flagged a continued recovery in memory chips and tech demand in 2024, after reporting a 34% drop in fourth-quarter…
Smartphones with AI? It’s just marketing
After 2023, under the banner of artificial intelligence everywhere, it is time for smartphones. CES in Las Vegas sci showed how AI could be integrated into every object, especially those…
iPhone supplier Murata targets China budget smartphone makers
By Sam Nussey and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese smartphone component supplier Murata Manufacturing aims to grow sales to Chinese makers of lower-end handsets destined for emerging markets as…