Space engineer revolts against Steve Jobs’ dream
Creates a rotary mobile phone
Justine Haupt, 34, hates smartphones and has built her own with no LED screen, a clunky antenna and a rotary dial.
The Patent Quality vs. Quantity 5G story
Qualcomm has the 5G patent quality lead
5G has already started happening in many parts of the world. Early adopters have already started rolling out their 5G networks in 2019, while there will be a lot more traction in 2020. Years before 5G started to materialize, many companies had to come up with very smart ideas on how to make 5G possible. Some of the obvious elephants in the room a few years back were the ability to make things much faster, how to reduce latency and how to make mmWave work.
Top phones in short supply
Sales are falling too as people realise they have better things to worry about
As Chinese factories hit by the coronavirus look to restart production, the pain is only beginning for carriers that rely on steady shipments of Asian smartphones.
Apple lets advertisers push adverts on your screen
If you are dumb enough to agree to it
Apple will now allow push notifications to be used for advertising, so long as users agree to receive the ads first.
Black Shark releases third generation gaming smartphone
Comes in standard and Pro versions
Xiaomi's sub-brand, Black Shark, has released its third-generation gaming smartphone, and although it will first launch in China, Black Shark 3 and Black Shark 3 Pro will be bringing their unique gaming-oriented features to the global market at a later date.