Apple patent hints at foldable iPhone that automatically snaps shuts when dropped
Thereby protecting the screen, in theory
AMD delays Ryzen 7040HS series and Intel cancels Thunder Bay SoCs
Some short-term bad news
New FCC ruling sends mobile carriers a very real message about stopping robospam texts
Carriers are now required to block messages from illegitimate numbers
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 brings faster performance, better photography, and more
The new chip is coming to smartphones later this month
Google advises Android users to take action after finding 18 zero-day vulnerabilities in popular phones
All an attacker needs is the target's phone number
T-Mobile to acquire Ryan Reynolds' Mint Mobile for $1.35 billion
Nice payday for Ryan Reynolds
Almost everyone wins in the business of selling used smartphones
Follow an iPhone 11 through the refurbishment process
Samsung responds to the recent Moon-camera controversy
Some people might be left unsatisfied by Samsung's explanation
AMD Ryzen 5 7640U 'Phoenix' mobile CPU arriving with 6 cores and nearly 5GHz boost clock
The Ryzen 5 7640U will be AMD's first Zen 4-based U-series mobile APU
Samsung's "Space Zoom" Moon photos rely heavily on AI, simple test reveals
Was Samsung trying to pull a fast one?
AMD launches the Ryzen 9 7945HX, its first 16-core mobile CPU
AMD claims the 7945HX is 10% faster than the i9-13950HX in games
Hackers accessed personal data from 9 million AT&T customers
No credit card information or social security numbers exposed
WhatsApp and Signal would leave the UK rather than comply with potential requirement for weakened encryption
Many say the Online Safety Bill's requirements aren't possible without removing end-to-end encryption
Massive Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leak reveals surprising new core configuration and more
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could be a big leap in mobile processing
Meta is bringing Messenger back to the Facebook mobile app
Almost nine years after Messenger became a separate app
Apple's iPhone SE 4 could use OLED screens from a Chinese supplier instead of Samsung or LG
iPhone SE 4 promises to be a major upgrade
Eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022 were iPhones
Two entry-level Samsung Galaxy phones also made the list
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC could have higher clock speeds than Apple's A17 Bionic
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 promises to be a beast
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC features iSIM silicon to replace SIM cards and eSIM chips
Saving space and money for manufacturers, removing portability for users
Modder adds (more like glues) 30,000mAh battery to a Samsung phone
Impractical but impressive
The computerized, cloudified 5G network is getting real
Forward-looking: One of the most famous phrases about the value of networks came from Sun Microsystems' Scott Gage in 1984 when he declared that "the network is the computer." That long-time Sun tagline referred more to the value of connecting computers together and the concept of thin clients attaching to a centralized computing infrastructure than cellular networks. Nevertheless, it remains a prescient, pithy synopsis of where the computing and telecom worlds have been headed for the last three decades.
Qualcomm ran a complete Stable Diffusion AI model on an Android phone
Optimizations led to a completely offline image generation experience
Nokia changes logo for first time in almost 60 years to distance itself from smartphones
What just happened? Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has announced that the company is rebranding and, for the first time in almost six decades, changing its logo. The move is part of a strategy to disassociate Nokia from smartphones, which it hasn't made in around ten years.
Criminals are spying on iPhone users' passcodes and stealing their handsets
In brief: For all the advanced, complicated ways that thieves can access the troves of sensitive data on our phones, the simplest method remains the most effective: discover a victim's passcode before physically stealing the handset. A number of these crimes have taken place recently with iPhone users being the main targets, leading to a response from Apple.
