Smartphone Sales in China Hit Nearly a Decade Low in Q2 2022: Counterpoint

Smartphone Sales in China Hit Nearly a Decade Low in Q2 2022: Counterpoint

Smartphone sales in China have slid by 14.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) in the second quarter 2022, according to Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Service. Honor is said to have doubled their handset sales in the same period, making it the only brand that reported a YoY increase. Chinese phone brand, Realme,…

Apple iPhone 14 Rear Cameras Facing Coating-Crack Quality Issues: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple iPhone 14 Rear Cameras Facing Coating-Crack Quality Issues: Ming-Chi Kuo

Apple is facing quality issues with the rear camera lenses for the iPhone 14, according to an analyst. The Cupertino company is said to have sourced some of the rear camera lenses for the upcoming iPhone 14 from a supplier Genius. However, these lenses reportedly suffered from “coating-crack quality issues”….

Democrats Widen Scrutiny of US Tech Companies Over Abortion Data Privacy

Democrats Widen Scrutiny of US Tech Companies Over Abortion Data Privacy

Democratic representatives are widening their scrutiny into the role of tech companies in collecting the personal data of people who may be seeking an abortion, as lawmakers, regulators and the Biden administration grapple with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling last month ending the constitutional protections for abortion. In…

Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use

Thai Minister Backtracks on Spyware Admission as Government Denies Pegasus Use

A Thai minister on Friday sought to walk back remarks before parliament that authorities had used spyware to monitor individuals, taking a U-turn on his admission just days earlier that surveillance software was actively being used. Under questioning on Tuesday from opposition lawmakers alleging use of Israeli-made Pegasus spyware, Digital…

Apple iPhone 14 Rear Cameras Facing Coating-Crack Quality Issues: Ming-Chi Kuo

iPhone 14 Series Component Suppliers List Reportedly Being Expanded by Apple

iPhone 14 models’ component suppliers will be expanded to help Apple cope up with supply chain issues, as per a noted analyst. Ming-Chi Kuo claims that SG Micro has passed the quality certification of the higher-end iPhone 14 models and will likely ship the power management integrated circuitry (PMIC) in…

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US Senator Campaigns to Pass Antitrust Bill Against Big Tech as Time Runs Short

US congressional leader on antitrust, Senator Amy Klobuchar, on Tuesday called for Congress to pass a bill to rein in Big Tech, as prospects of it becoming law seemed to be dimming. Supporters have been pressing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote on the bill that would…

Apple Music Sessions Premiere With Live Performances From Carrie Underwood, Tenille Townes

Apple Music Sessions Premiere With Live Performances From Carrie Underwood, Tenille Townes

Apple Music premiered the Apple Music Sessions — exclusive live releases from revered and emerging artists from all over the world recorded in Spatial Audio — on Friday. It launched with releases from Carrie Underwood and Tenille Townes, who recorded their Sessions at Apple Music’s new state-of-the-art studios in Nashville,…

Realme Notebook Air With 4.9mm Wide Bezels to Launch on July 12; Colour Options Tipped

Realme Notebook Air With 4.9mm Wide Bezels to Launch on July 12; Colour Options Tipped

Realme has announced that it will be launching the Notebook Air laptop with 4.9mm wide bezels in China on July 12. The upcoming laptop has been tipped to launch in two colour options with a checkerboard-style design like the Realme Pad X. The renders of the laptop have also been…