Apple to expand applied research labs in Shanghai and Shenzhen as iPhone sales weaken in world’s largest smartphone market

Apple to expand applied research labs in Shanghai and Shenzhen as iPhone sales weaken in world’s largest smartphone market

Apple is enlarging its applied research operations in mainland China, as the US technology giant’s iPhone sales slow in the world’s largest smartphone market amid increased competition from Huawei Technologies and other major domestic handset vendors. Cupertino, California-based Apple plans to expand its research centre in Shanghai to support all of its product lines and …

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Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

At a nearby booth in the same MWC Barcelona exhibition floor, Xiaomi displayed its new flagship handset model, the 14 Ultra, which features enhanced photography features and AI capabilities. The handset’s AI Album Search function employs natural language processing that enables users to locate specific images within their collections based on a prompt describing them, …

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Two Demos That Were Jaw-Droppingly Fantastic

Two Demos That Were Jaw-Droppingly Fantastic

MWC 2024 Prakhar Khanna The Mobile World Congress 2024 event in Barcelona had hundreds of exhibitors from all over the world. I saw and experienced a few dozens of these – from smartphones to full-fledged talking humanoids. There were flexible displays, bendable concept phones and transparent laptops, but two tech demos had my jaw drop, …

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Honor Magic V2: European pricing, launch date and pre-order bundles confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 competitor

Honor Magic V2: European pricing, launch date and pre-order bundles confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 competitor

Honor has finally confirmed European pricing for the Magic V2, its primary Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 competitor. For reference, Honor last showcased the Magic V2 in September 2023 at IFA 2023 in Berlin, two months after its Chinese release. Incidentally, the company has shared the information a few days after releasing the Magic V2 RSR …

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HONOR Magic 6 Pro launched with a crazy 180MP periscope camera

HONOR Magic 6 Pro launched with a crazy 180MP periscope camera

TL;DR HONOR has launched the Magic 6 and Magic 6 Pro phones. The Magic 6 Pro packs a 180MP 2.5x periscope camera. This is the highest-resolution periscope camera we’ve seen on a smartphone. We’ve heard murmurings for a while now that HONOR could be working on crazy periscope camera technology. Now, the company has launched …

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HONOR announces Magic OS 8.0 update based on Android 14

HONOR announces Magic OS 8.0 update based on Android 14

TL;DR HONOR has announced its Magic OS 8.0 UX based on Android 14. The update’s highlight is a new intent-based shortcut recommendation feature and on-device MagicLM. HONOR has not announced global rollout details, though. Android 14 is the latest version of our beloved operating system, and phone makers are moving forward with updating their UX …

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My top 5 phones of 2023 – Hristo

My top 5 phones of 2023 – Hristo

08 January 2024 Hi there, I’m Hristo, the lead news editor here at GSMArena and I have the honor of wrapping up this year’s installment of the “My top 5” series. Being arguably the biggest foldables fan at the office I don’t share the sentiment expressed by some of my colleagues that the year was …

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