Orange to Facilitate Smartphone Financing in Cote d’Ivoire
Orange, one of the leading telecom operators in Cote d’Ivoire and Yabx Netherlands, a fintech venture offering credit products across multiple countries in Africa, today announced their collaboration with Cofina Cote d’Ivoire, a leading financial…
World’s Largest Smartphone Maker Throttling Apps
Samsung doesn’t appear to have learned from Apple, as the company has been caught throttling thousands of apps’ performance. According to XDA, Samsung is using an app called Game Optimization Service (GOS) to throttle the performance of more than 10,000…
Apple maintains iPhone sales leadership in 4Q21 amid supply constraints that affected most smartphone companies
According to a new report, after the first year of COVID-19, worldwide smartphone sales grew 6% in 2021. Apple saw a rise in market share as well as becoming the number-one vendor of smartphones to end users in 4Q21. Although Apple looks good in this…
HTC pivots from blockchain to the metaverse for its next smartphone gimmick
HTC’s slow-motion fall from smartphone grace is reportedly set to continue in 2022, with the company said to be working on a new “metaverse”-focused phone in April as the remnants of the once-flagship smartphone company continues to desperately cling to…
Evidence Reveals Samsung Is Slowing Down Your Galaxy Smartphone, Benchmarking Apps Are Excluded
There have been multiple instances where phone makers were found limiting the performance of their products, and now, Samsung has been caught in the act. Whether it is to improve battery life, or any other reason, the Korean giant has apparently been…
Think you could go without your smartphone for 24 hours? The yearly challenge starts Friday
We are so used to using our phone for everything. It is our map, calendar, camera and messaging lifeline. Even the thought of going without it for a few minutes is painful. But every year, the National Day of Unplugging challenges us to do just that – 24…
Federal judge defends dismissal of Sarah Palin’s libel case, says he didn’t realize jurors could see smartphone alerts
By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Updated: 7 hours ago Published: 7 hours ago FILE — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on…
Honor Magic 4 Pro hands-on review: a first look at the smartphone after its MWC reveal – Reviews – Technology
We got some time with the Honor Magic 4 Pro at MWC 2022, ahead of its UK release in May. It’s worth remembering that this is a preliminary hands-on and due to the limited testing time we had — we can’t yet render a full verdict. We got a…
Navitas Powers World’s Fastest Smartphone Charging Technology from Realme at MWC 2022
150W GaNFast™ charger powers new realme GT Neo 3 smartphone from 0-50% in just 5 minutes Published: Mar. 1, 2022 at 8:30 AM EST|Updated: 3 hours ago EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the…
Pixelworks Expands Flagship Visual Performance Boundaries in HONOR Magic4 Pro Smartphone
SHANGHAI, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced the newly launched HONOR Magic4 Pro flagship smartphone incorporates the Pixelworks X5…