We’ve seen incredible upgrades in processing speeds, graphical power, and camera functionality on smartphones in recent years, but one of the features that repeatedly ends up at the top of the most-wanted list for many consumers is longer battery life. It is difficult to take advantage of all the improvements on your phone if the […]
Mobile World Congress had to stay home sick this year with the coronavirus, but that’s not stopping the mobile industry from making a bunch of announcements this week. LG has announced its obligatory Snapdragon 865 smartphone: the “LG V60 ThinQ.” The phone has Qualcomm’s latest SoC, the Snapdragon 865, along with the X55 5G modem. […]
TikTok is one of the hottest social media platforms but the CEO of Reddit had some harsh words for the popular app, calling it “fundamentally parasitic” at an event Wednesday. The comments from Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman were some of the more controversial offered up during a panel discussion with former public policy […]
After the US government placed a ban on certain Chinese companies working with local businesses, Huawei was forced to drop Google’s Android operating system from all its devices as the search giant was an American company. Now, Google has applied for a license with the US government, asking permission to resume business with the Chinese […]
Foxconn, the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics, has tapped the famed Chinese scientist behind the discovery of the SARS virus in 2003, to advise on the prevention of the new coronavirus as the firm looks to get production back on track. Zhong Nanshan, who has been dubbed the “SARS hero” by Chinese state media, […]
Over the past several years, Apple has made efforts to expand the health-related features of the iPhone and Apple Watch. Apps and features like fall detection and high heart rate monitoring provide helpful insights, especially for senior citizens. Last year, Johnson & Johnson announced a study that would explore how these capabilities could reduce the […]
Samsung customers around the world were perplexed recently when a mysterious “1” notification appeared on phones. Within a day, The Register reported about a data breach involving a small group of account holders and linked it to the ‘1’ notification that almost all Galaxy device owners received. Samsung has now admitted to a “small” data […]
We already know that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 chipset will power most Android flagship phones this year. The first batch of 865 phones are already out there, including Samsung’s Galaxy S20 series, Xiaomi’s Mi 10 series, and the Sony Xperia 1 II. Now, Qualcomm has confirmed a bunch of new smartphones headed to the market with […]
Huawei’s new MatePad Pro 5G is a 5G version of the 10.8-inch tablet it announced last year for the Chinese market. When combined with its keyboard case and M-Pencil, the tablet invites some obvious comparisons to Apple’s iPad Pro, but Huawei’s tablet has a couple of unique features up its sleeve. These include two-way wireless […]
Apple today shared two new “Technical Overview” white papers that take an extensive look into the technology and feature set of the Pro Display XDR and the Mac Pro. Available as PDFs, the Mac Pro overview and the Pro Display XDR overview (via 9to5Mac) walk through key features and components, with ultra detailed rundowns on every component. The Mac Pro […]
Garry Kasparov dominated chess until he was beaten by an IBM supercomputer called Deep Blue in 1997. The event made “man loses to computer” headlines the world over. Kasparov recently returned to the ballroom of the New York hotel where he was defeated for a debate with AI experts. Wired’s Will Knight was there for a revealing […]
It would have been Mobile World Congress this week if not for the panic over the coronavirus—so get ready for plenty of news from the world of international smartphones. First up, we have a reminder that Sony is still out there making cellular telephones, and last night it announced the “Sony Xperia 1 II.” Wait, […]
