Apple steps up production
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Expects to sell 30 per cent more iPhones

Apple plans to manufacture up to 96 million iPhones in the first half of 2021, a nearly 30 per cent year-on-year increase.

Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 888 SoC technical details
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Improvements across the board

After initially announcing its 5nm Snapdragon 888 platform yesterday, Qualcomm has now revealed some official technical specifications, showing improvements all across the chip, with the new Kryo 680 CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, new Spectra 580 ISP, Hexagon 780 processor, and more.

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 888 5G SoC
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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
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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
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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.