Samsung Electronics announced that it will cease operations at one of its mobile phone manufacturing plants in China, owing to poor sales in China amid rising competition from lower-cost local rivals. Samsung has witnessed its shares in China shrink to 1 percent in the Q1 2018 of this year Continue reading “Samsung to shutdown its mobile plant in China by the end of this year”
According to IDC, worldwide smartphone shipments are expected to decline by 3% in 2018 before returning to low single-digit growth in 2019 and through 2022. Despite the on-going US-China trade war, IDC says that it believes that continued developments from emerging markets, combined with potential around 5G and new product form factors, will bring the smartphone market back to positive growth. Continue reading “Worldwide smartphone shipments expected to further decline by 3% in 2018, will return to growth in 2019: IDC”
We already know about the ongoing battle between Qualcomm and Apple. Qualcomm today announced that Fuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in China has granted two preliminary injunctions against four Chinese subsidiaries of Apple Inc., ordering them to immediately cease infringing upon two Qualcomm patents through the unlicensed importation, sale and offers for sale in China of the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. This doesn’t apply to new iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.
Facebook is said to be testing a Live video feature for merchants that let them demo and describe their items for viewers. Customers can screenshot the product they wish to buy and use Messenger to send it to the seller, who can then request payment right through the chat app. Continue reading “Facebook confirms testing live video shopping in Messenger”
At the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou, MediaTek has introduced the first 5G baseband chipset Helio M70. The Helio M70 is among the industry’s first wave of 5G multi-mode integrated baseband chipsets and is in line with the booming 5G market and the enhanced mobile experience. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio M70 5G multi-mode baseband chipset announced”
As expected, Apple has officially announced that it will roll out watchOS 5.1.2 update starting today that will bring the Apple Watch Series 4, an ECG app that lets customers take an electrocardiogram right from their wrist, capturing heart rhythm in a moment when they experience symptoms like a rapid or skipped heart beat and helping to provide critical data to physicians. Continue reading “watchOS 5.1.2 brings ECG functionality to Apple Watch Series 4, irregular heart rhythm notification to Watch Series 1 and later”
Apple has rolled out iOS 12.1.1 update, it is the third update to the iOS 12 operating system since its September launch. However, it is a minor update comparatively. It brings the ability to capture a photo during FaceTime call and save the moment. It requires the person you’re video chatting with to have the “FaceTime Live Photos” setting toggled on. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12.1.1 update with expanded eSIM support, redesigned FaceTime with live photos and more released”
At the Flutter Live Google announced it is experimenting Flutter on the web which it is calling Hummingbird project. It also debuted the Flutter Live which is Google’s first ever major standalone event for their Flutter app development SDK. Flutter is Google’s cross-platform application SDK which is no longer restricted to mobile. Continue reading “Google Hummingbird project to bring Flutter applications to the web”
Inseego Corp and Verizon demonstrated Virtual Reality Telemedicine over 5G at Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit. Both the companies have conducted a live virtual reality telemedicine demonstration in partnership with Columbia University using an Inseego mobile hotspot device that is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon X50 5G modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end, and antenna elements, running on Verizon’s 5G NR mobile network. Continue reading “Verizon to offer Inseego MiFi 5G NR Mobile Hotspot in 2019”
Samsung, Qualcomm, and Verizon have announced a successful 5G New Radio (NR) data connection using 400MHz of bandwidth in the 28GHz spectrum, resulting in maximum throughput of more than 1.7 Gbps. The data connection demonstrated the delivery of multi-gigabit 5G speeds to a smartphone form-factor mobile test device. Continue reading “Samsung and Verizon demonstrate 5G data transmission using 400MHz of mmWave spectrum”
Google has announced that it will bring eSIM support to more carriers and more countries. Pixel 2 was the first major smartphone with eSIM, and now, on Pixel 3. In Germany, Google is supporting eSIM from networks including Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone soon. Continue reading “Google expands eSIM support on Pixel 3 to more carriers including Airtel and Jio in India”
SIRIN LABS has announced the commercial launch of FINNEY which is its the first blockchain smartphone. It runs on SIRIN OS and offers a truly mobile blockchain experience with an embedded cold storage crypto wallet. SIRIN LABS also said that it is looking for strategic OEMs to implement SIRIN OS in consumer devices. Continue reading “SIRIN LABS FINNEY Blockchain phone with cold storage crypto wallet announced”
DJI has announced Osmo Pocket which is a highly compact three-axis stabilized camera. It just sports 4-inch tall and is the smallest three-axis stabilized camera and packs 1/2.3-inch sensor with a 12-megapixel sensor and record up to 4K video up to 60fps at 100Mbps. Continue reading “DJI Osmo Pocket 3-axis stabilized handheld camera announced”
WatchOS 5.1.2 for Apple Watch Series 4 to bring ECG functionality, according to an internal Apple Store training document. The version is currently in beta testing. WatchOS 5.1.2 will feature an ECG app that can indicate whether your heart rhythm shows signs of atrial fibrillation, a serious form of irregular heart rhythm, or a normal sinus rhythm. Continue reading “Watch OS 5.1.2 to bring ECG functionality to Apple Watch Series 4”
Google is expanding Project Fi to more phones including the majority of Android devices and iPhones. Owing to this occasion, the company is also rebranding Project Fi to ‘Google Fi.’ Users can now sign up for Fi with popular Android and iPhones (in beta).
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