smartphones
Consumers are splurging on premium smartphones amid tough economic conditions, report says
Amid the declining smartphone market, premium devices are having their moment. These pricey devices made up more than half of the worldwide smartphone market’s revenue, according to a report by
Samsung unveils its own solution for satellite-based smartphone communication
Earlier today, Samsung announced its own solution for satellite communication on smartphones. The company unveiled the 5G non-terrestrial networks (NTN) modem so phones can communicate with satellites
The $699 OnePlus 11 arrives Feb 16
There’s a lot to be said for consistency in this world. There’s also a lot to be said for realistic expectations. OnePlus should be applauded for both. While it’s true the company has had variou
Nothing’s second phone will take on the US this year
It there’s one thing Nothing’s first phone excelled at, it was bringing a bit of excitement to the staid world of smartphones. Shipments have been stagnating, slowing and contracting for the past
2022 global smartphone shipments were the lowest in nearly a decade
One of these days I’ll have some positive news to share about the global smartphone market. Today is not that day. The industry capped off another dismal year with a 17% year over year drop for Q4.
Samsung is holding its next Galaxy Unpacked event on February 1, teases camera improvements
Samsung announced today that it’s holding the next Galaxy Unpacked event on February 1 at 10:30 AM PT/1:30 PM ET. The company will expectedly announce the S23 series of phones at its first in-pe
Solana’s web3 phone is an ‘opportunity’ against Google and Apple, co-founder says
It’s been almost four months since the layer-1 blockchain Solana announced its web3-focused smartphone Saga and as the phone is approaching its official release date, the plan has shifted. “Our go
Smartphone woes continue as global market dips 9%
More doom and gloom for smartphone manufacturers, as global smartphone shipments experience the third consecutive decline this year. Per numbers from Canalys, shipments dropped a lowly 9% last quarter
Here’s Google’s Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro, starting at $599 and $899
The Pixel 6 represented a rebirth for Google. After several generations of trying — and mostly failing — to distinguish itself as a late-comer to the smartphone game, the device finally ha
Apple’s in-app purchase prices jumped 40% year over year, likely tied to privacy changes
It’s become increasingly difficult to estimate how much money Apple’s App Store business makes, as it’s lumped in with other services on Apple’s balance sheet — and becau
Daily Crunch: New Starbucks Odyssey loyalty program ‘happens to be built on blockchain and web3’
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25+ iOS 16-ready apps featuring Lock Screen widgets you can try today
One of the major changes with today’s launch of iOS 16 is the ability for users’ to now personalize their Lock Screen with widgets, in addition to adding widgets to the Home Screen, which
Google eyes moving some Pixel smartphone manufacturing to India, report says
Google is eyeing moving some production of its Pixel smartphone lineup to India, according to a report, the latest in a series of phonemakers with growing ambitions to locally assemble their handsets
This Week in Apps: Apple’s event brings a ‘Dynamic Island,’ new widgets and iOS 16
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached $65 billion in th
Google upgrades its Apple AirDrop competitor ‘Nearby Share’ and five other Android updates
Google introduced Thursday a bevy of new features for Android devices, including an upgrade to a self-share option that works like rival Apple’s AirDrop and lets users transfer files across its
iPhone theming app ScreenKit gets ready for the iOS 16 Lock Screen with over 100 new widgets
ScreenKit, an iPhone personalization app that’s topped 12 million downloads to date, is ready to embrace the new Lock Screen customization options shipping with the release of iOS 16 on Septembe
Huawei offers satellite SOS in China where Apple’s is unavailable
A day before Apple unveiled its highly anticipated satellite-powered SOS feature for iPhone 14, Huawei announced its own equivalent. The Chinese telecoms equipment and smartphone giant said its flagsh
UK’s FocalPoint raises $17M for its software-based approach to repairing the flaws of GPS
GPS in its many regional flavors has become a ubiquitous feature in phones, smart watches, cars and other connected devices, but for all the location-based features that it helps enable (mapping being
What, no Mini? Apple’s big event leaves small-phone fans empty-handed
I bear bad news if you’d rather not walk around feeling like you have a brick in your pocket: Apple seems to be bailing on its smallest smartphone … again. That’s right: The $2.5 trillio
Investors shrug, once again, at Apple’s latest deluge of product news
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