Smartphones AP shipments slide
Published in News
Friday, 14 September 2018 12:26

Smartphones AP shipments slide


0.8 percent

Global smartphone AP shipments may show a 0.8 per cent on-year decline to reach 1.59 billion units in 2018.

Why the “post-PC” era never happened
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 11:34

Why the “post-PC” era never happened


Ever get the impression you have been lied to?

In 2007 Steve Jobs announced that humanity had entered the “post PC era” and that the world would be completely mobile.

UK people losing the power of speech
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 02 August 2018 12:12

UK people losing the power of speech


Much better to text

Britons are more attached to their mobile phones than ever before, but are not particularly interested in using them to talk.

HTC axes 1,500 people
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 02 July 2018 16:12

HTC axes 1,500 people


Restructures business


Troubled Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has laid off 1,500 members of its staff as it continues to restructure its business.

Government pushes to ban smartphones in schools
Published in Mobiles


Phoney war breaks out

A senior minister in Theresa May's fragile UK government said schools should ban the use of mobile phones.

ARM announces Cortex A76 for 7nm
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 31 May 2018 20:07

ARM announces Cortex A76 for 7nm


Laptop class performance in 2019

Before we even start, we want to make clear that Cortex A76 - the successor of the flagship A75 today - is targeting both phones and laptops with a big focus and four times improvement in ML and AI performance.

Dr Peper claims smartphones more addictive than heroin
Published in News


Harder to inject

Smartphones are more addictive than heroin and  the world is falling to bits because kids are addicts, according to a new study.

US Justice Department has another go at cracking smartphones
Published in Mobiles


Still wants to force tech companies to install backdoors to encryption

The US Department of Justice is refusing to give up on its plans to force tech companies to build tools into smartphones and other devices that would allow access to encrypted data in criminal investigations.

Gartner confirms smartphone sale's slide
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 22 February 2018 12:42

Gartner confirms smartphone sale's slide


Three year cycle is with us for ever

Beancounters at Gartner have added up some numbers and reached the same conclusion as everyone else that the smartphone boom is over and people will only start replacing them once every three years instead of yearly.

Mario Kart arriving on mobiles real soon now
Published in Gaming
Thursday, 01 February 2018 07:21

Mario Kart arriving on mobiles real soon now


Mario is driving onto your mobile drivers


Now that Nintendo has already released hits such as Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Super Mario Run on both iOS and Android, it's choosen to bring its signature death race to the market. Nintendo haa teased the next instalment of its mobile market takeover: Mario Kart Tour.