Apple is a victim of its own success
Apple reported its first revenue decline in 13 years, noting the upgrade cycle for the iPhone 6s has not been as robust as the upgrade cycle for the blockbuster iPhone 6 a year earlier. The 6s was...
Chinese ICT giant Huawei, looking to boost its smartphone market share compared to competitors Apple and Samsung, is reportedly looking to raise $2 billion through a 10-year bond issue.
The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter," reported the deal could close as...
5 things to know today ....
1. Demand for Apple's iPhone SE is outpacing supply, according to RBC analyst Amit Daryanani. He thinks Apple will sell about 40 million SEs this year, and that 15 million of those will be incremental sales, meaning that those...
The smartphone market will grow at a 7% CAGR between 2015 and 2020, according to new study
A total of 2.04 billion mobile phones will be shipped globally this year, according to a new study by U.K.-based research firm CCS Insight.
The study revealed smartphone sales...
As low-power networks take off, what’s the place of Bluetooth?
Invented by Ericsson in the early 1990s and initially standardized in 1999, most people associate Bluetooth with connectivity between a handset and an earpiece or mobile speaker.
But Bluetooth, which operates in the 2.4 GHz band...
Virtual reality is being hyped as one of the next big things in tech, and Google has brought VR to the masses with its low-cost, do-it-yourself Google Cardboard headset. Building on that, meet Google Cardboard Plastic.
The new product provides a fully immersive experience in...
U.S. Department of Justice attorneys on Monday vacated legal action against Apple seeking to require the technology giant to help federal investigators access an iPhone associated with the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attacks.
Attorneys asked a judge to vacate a previous motion to compel Apple...
Some say just a repacked 5s, others say a more studied entrance to the midtier market
Apple, turning the trend of increasingly large phones, on Monday released its latest iPhone iteration in the iPhone SE, which Wired wrote is essentially an iPhone 6s in a...
5 things to know today ...
1. Apple introduced a new iPhone, called the iPhone SE. The company said customers have been asking for a more powerful version of the 4-inch iPhone 5/5s, so the SE packs Apple's A9 processor and M9 motion coprocessor into...
Testing 3x carrier aggregation for future network, Sprint says
In what it described as prepping for future network deployments, Sprint said it used a Samsung Galaxy S7 coupled with three-channel carrier aggregation of its 2.5 GHz spectrum holdings in a test resulting in data transmission speeds up...
AUSTIN, Texas – Following its January debut at the Consumer Electronics Show and a stop last month in Spain for Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm brought its Invisible Museum to South by Southwest Interactive.
The splashy exhibit, on the heart of Austin's famous party-friendly 6th Street...
Virtual reality is here ... well, sort of. I have two questions. As a user, is it worth buying products like the Samsung Gear VR today, and, as an investor, is it worth investing in today? Like the early smartphone market, while I believe...
APAC leads global LTE connections in market share
The global LTE and LTE-Advanced market reached 1.068 billion connections by the end of 2015, following 156 million net additions during the final three months of the year and 552.2 million for the full year, according to...
We've all been there. The agonizing moment as you fumble your phone and it lands squarely in the pool or a pitcher of margaritas. In fact, according to a new study conducted by Verizon Communications and KRC Research, 49% of us have been there.
The...
China to account for 24% of smartphone shipments
Total smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.5 billion units this year, representing a 5.7% compared to 2015, according to a report from IDC. The research firm said total smartphone shipments hit 1.44 billion units last year,...
New York case could help Apple in its fight with the FBI
While FBI director James Comey and Apple lead counsel Bruce Sewell were testifying Tuesday before Congress, other members of Apple's legal team had a victory to celebrate. The company won a case against...
Suddenly we are interested in security. Let me ask you a question: who has the most secure wireless phone? The vast majority would say BlackBerry. However, the current FBI vs. Apple case is changing everything we know about security. As a wireless analyst, I...
Apple 'hacking department,' Sprint worker complaints ... 5 things to know today
1. Apple told a court it has a "compelling interest in not creating" the software the FBI is requesting. The FBI wants Apple's engineers to write software the government could use to access...
BARCELONA, Spain – Following weeks of rumors, Samsung finally unveiled its latest flagship smartphone just ahead of this week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona, Spain. As predicted, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, but what no one expected was the...
5 things to know today ...
1. Apple's refusal to open up the iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernadino gunmen has elicited comments from both of the Democratic Party's presidential hopefuls. Hillary Clinton said she can see both sides of the argument,...
MWC set to showcase latest in 5G technology advances, IoT and some high-profile device launches
The mobile telecom world is set to again convene in Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress event, with this year’s festivities expected to feature a strong dose of...
Battery life is an essential feature that directly influences a consumer’s purchase decision, brand choice and subsequent usage of a wearable device. A wearable device’s small size and mobile nature limits manufacturers' ability to use bigger or more densely packed battery cells. On the...
Samsung to unveil Galaxy S7, S7 Edge; LG rolling out X series
In keeping with Internet tradition, Samsung and LG are releasing teaser details of new smartphones, which are set for official unveilings next week during Mobile World Congress.
Samsung is expected to release its flagship...
Xiaomi, Huawei and Apple led in market share
 A total of 117.3 million smartphones were shipped to China in the last quarter of 2015, an 8% year-over-year increase according to a recent study by IDC. The growth was mainly driven by China’s annual singles day online...
