Qualcomm's Snapdragon price hikes test Apple, MediaTek flagship phone demand – digitimes

With iOS 27, Apple focused on making improvements to iOS performance, optimizing everything from system animations to AirDrop transfer speeds. iPhone performance is smoother and faster on all iPhones able to run ‌iOS 27‌, which includes the iPhone 11 and newer. There are over 80 ‌iOS 27‌ improvements Apple announced, with 10 of the most…

Samsung Electronics is producing its first-ever 4:3 aspect ratio ‘Wide Fold’ model at the highest volume among its foldable and flip phone lineup. With Apple’s foldable iPhone on the horizon, competition over screen aspect ratios in the foldable market appears to be rapidly consolidating around the 4:3 standard. According to industry sources on the 19th,…

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has imposed heavy penalties on the country’s four cellular mobile operators after investigations found repeated violations of SIM issuance rules, including unauthorized activations, weak biometric verification controls, and inadequate supervision of franchise networks. The enforcement action was taken under Section 23 of the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996, following a series…

Motorola’s latest midrange earbuds, the Moto Buds 2 Plus, aim to deliver high-quality sound at an affordable $150 price point. Compared to the regular Moto Buds 2, the Plus version adds Sound by Bose tuning, featuring 11mm dynamic drivers and 6mm micro-planar magnetic drivers. In other words, the Moto Buds 2 Plus have the hardware…

Google is getting into the “star in your own AI-made videos without the need for a camera” game. The tech company said on Thursday that two new updates to Google Vids, its AI video creation tool, will let you star in your own videos, which you can now create with a typed prompt. Personal avatars…