Smartphones
China’s Honor pledges $10 billion AI investment and deepens ties with Google in global push
Chinese smartphone company Honor has released devices that fold up to be nearly as thin as an iPhone. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BARCELONA — Honor on Sunday pledged $10 billion in artificial intelligence investments over the next five years and announced a deepening partnership with Google, as the Chinese smartphone maker looks to […]
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Xiaomi launches $1,600 Samsung phone challenger as it rides 300% stock rally to record high
The Xiaomi 15 Ultra, in the foreground, and the Xiaomi 15 in the background. Xiaomi BARCELONA — Xiaomi launched its latest flagship smartphone on Sunday continuing its push into higher-end devices as it seeks to challenge market leader Samsung. The Xiaomi 15 and Xiaomi 15 Ultra are the most recent pair of smartphones from the […]
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Chinese smartphone firm Oppo launches slim $1,870 folding phone to rival Samsung, Huawei
Oppo’s new Find N5 folding smartphone on display at a press briefing in London. Ryan Browne | CNBC Chinese smartphone firm Oppo has unveiled its new flagship folding phone Thursday, touting a slimmer body and artificial intelligence-focused features in a bid to compete with high-end foldable devices from the likes of Samsung and Huawei. The […]
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The key to a smartphone free childhood is enforcing 4 ‘simple’ rules, says NYU professor
mother picking up her teenage daughter from her basketball practise Srdjanpav | E+ | Getty Images When — and if — to give your child a smartphone has become a hot topic over recent months. Parents are citing evidence that social media can increase the risk of mental health issues as a reason to stop […]
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Huawei launches $3,660 trifold phone outside of China as it charts international comeback
A Huawei Technologies Mate XT smartphone arranged in Hong Kong on Sep. 24, 2024. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images Huawei launched its trifold smartphone outside of China on Tuesday, as it plots a comeback in international markets after getting hammered by U.S. sanctions. The Mate XT will have a starting price tag of […]
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Gen Z battling with phone anxiety are taking telephobia courses to learn the lost art of a call
Nottingham College in the U.K. is offering a telephobia course to help students with phone call anxiety. Jamie Grill | Photodisc | Getty Images There was once a time when picking up a phone call was the main mode of communication, but now with endless choices available, some tech-savvy Gen Z are consumed with anxiety […]
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Taiwan’s HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million
An HTC Corp. smartphone is displayed inside an HTC store in Taipei, Taiwan. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taiwan’s HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of […]
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Samsung launches S25 with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up
Samsung S25 Ultra on display at one of Samsung’s stores in London, U.K. Samsung has boosted the capabilities of the S25 on the Ultra model. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched its latest flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S25 series — touting a custom chip and boosted AI features. The S25 release […]
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CEO of Chinese smartphone brand Honor resigns due to personal reasons
George Zhao, Chief Executive Officer of Chinese consumer electronics brand Honor, smiles as he shows the new Honor Magic 6 Pro smartphones during a presentation on the eve of the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecom industry’s biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona on February 25, 2024. Pau Barrena | Afp | Getty Images George Zhao, […]
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Foreign phone sales plunge 47% in China spelling trouble for Apple
An Apple flagship store in Shanghai, China, October 15, 2024. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Sales of foreign phone brands in China plunged in November, according to official data released Friday, underscoring further pressure on Apple, the biggest international handset vendor in the country. In November, foreign mobile phone shipments in China stood […]
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