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Google gets into the foldable phone game       

As ever Google’s I/O event threw up hordes of announcements and updates related to the tech giant’s estate of interests – one of which was a flashy looking foldable phone called the Google Pixel Fold.

• 11 May 2023

Apple makes gains as global smartphone shipments drop

Global smartphone shipments totalled 268.5 million units in Q1 2023 according to the latest Omdia figures – down 12.7% year-on-year and down 11.1% from the previous quarter.

• 05 May 2023

Apple and Google team up to combat Bluetooth stalking

Big tech rivals Google and Apple have got together and jointly submitted a proposal for an industry specification designed to curb the use of Bluetooth devices for unwanted tracking.

• 03 May 2023

Smartphone makers risk ‘drowning’ in excess inventory

Smartphones shipments are still on the decline globally and, although an uptick is in sight, vendors still need to tread carefully, analysts say.

• 27 Apr 2023

Ericsson combats silicon lock-in with AMD deal

Swedish kit maker Ericsson will develop Open RAN solutions that run on AMD processors as well as Intel ones.

• 27 Apr 2023

US reportedly pressures South Korea over memory chip sales to China

It looks like the US is calling in even more favours among its allies in its bid to cripple China’s technology capabilities.

• 24 Apr 2023

Smartphone market still struggling and India’s not helping

The global smartphone market is showing signs of stabilising, but it continued to shrink in the first quarter of this year, according to new analyst data.

• 19 Apr 2023

Qualcomm launches a bunch of IoT chips

Building on the launch of its Aware platform, US mobile chip giant Qualcomm has fleshed out its IoT proposition with no less than four new SoCs.

• 17 Apr 2023

VMO2 points finger at other operators over smartphone billing

UK operator VMO2 says that ‘bamboozled Brits don’t realise they’re being taken for a ride by opaque, confusing and out-dated mobile contracts.’

• 17 Apr 2023

Intel and Arm join forces on chip production     

UK chip designer Arm and Intel’s contract manufacturing business unit Intel Foundry Services (IFS) have partnered to combine Arm core and Intel angstrom-era process technology.

• 12 Apr 2023

Global PC shipments tumble 33% in Q1

Canalys figures clock a 33% drop in global shipments of desktops and notebooks during Q1 2022, the fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit decline.

• 11 Apr 2023

Foldables could be a potential bright spot in a gloomy 2023

Smartphone makers need to tread carefully in their hunt for elusive growth opportunities this year.

• 31 Mar 2023

Samsung makes its ultra-wideband move

Korean electronics giant Samsung wants a piece of the precise positioning market.

• 22 Mar 2023

Premium priced phones now represent over half the market revenue

Despite ongoing global economic woes, more expensive phones – specifically ones that cost over $600 – represented 55% of overall handset revenue last year.

• 21 Mar 2023

Qualcomm lines up OEMs for satellite smartphones

The trickle of satellite-capable smartphones looks set to become a flood if MWC is anything to go by.

• 28 Feb 2023

AMD drops new radio chips and opens telecoms testing lab

Chip maker AMD has launched some new 4G/5G RFSoC digital front-end devices and created a ‘Telco Solutions’ testing lab with VIAVI, as its purchase of Xilinx last year brings it into closer orbit of the telco industry.

• 23 Feb 2023

Qualcomm drops ‘world’s first’ modem for 5G Advanced

Chip firm Qualcomm has launched the Snapdragon X75, which it says is the world’s first 5G Advanced-ready modem-RF system.

• 15 Feb 2023

Currys says its boom time for refurbished tech

Tech retail chain Currys says that 80% of its refurbished devices sell out within the first week of going on sale, as it expands its online store to include even cheaper/more knackered items.

• 14 Feb 2023

US ecommerce sales topped $1 trillion for the first time last year

Economic headwinds and a post-pandemic comedown haven’t stopped people from shopping online, according to ComScore.

• 01 Feb 2023

Continued slump in device shipments forecasted for 2023

Analyst Gartner predicts that worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and mobile will drop 4.4% this year, which would mean the second consecutive year of decline. But there is perhaps some light at the end of the tunnel.

• 31 Jan 2023