Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 5G SoC
All major smartphone makers are on board
During the first day of its Snapdragon Tech Summit Digital 2020, Qualcomm has announced its new premium tier platform, the Snapdragon 888 5G SoC, promising improvements all across the board and, it is claimed, ushering a new era for mobiles.
Samsung might kill off Note next year
No one wants high end smartphones any more
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that Samsung may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year.
Gartner sees smartphone recovery
5G is the cause
Beancounters at analyst outfit Gartner have been consulting their Tarot cards and rattling their collective bones to divine that there is a recovery underway for the smartphone market.
Huawei wants Honor to be a good rival
Company sells budget brand
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei called on employees of its departing Honor sub-brand to strive to surpass its parent in a farewell speech as the tech giant sells the budget brand to keep its US sanction-hobbled supply chains going.
Smartphone users have the attention span of a goldfish
Nothing to do with too many notifications
A study has poured cold water on the notion that smartphone users are distracted by too many notifications.