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Phone AP Shipments To Drop Second Straight Year

Roma Christian February 4, 2019 No Comments

Global shipments of smartphone application processors (AP) are forecast to drop for the second consecutive year, following uncertain China-US trade tensions and production volatility. According to new research from Taiwanese…

BREAKING NEWS: TPG Axe Mobile Network Over Huawei Saga

Roma Christian January 29, 2019 No Comments

Undone by factors “outside its control”, TPG Telecom has ceased the roll-out of its Australian mobile network, citing the local government’s ban on Huawei telco equipment a key contributing factor.…

ALDI Unveil iPhone 6S 64GB For $469

Roma Christian January 25, 2019 No Comments

German supermarket giant ALDI has continued to expand its consumer electronics arsenal, with the unveiling of a refurbished iPhone 6S (64GB) for $469, included within its January 30 Special Buys sale.…

LG Tease Gesture Control Tech For MWC

Roma Christian January 24, 2019 No Comments

LG has sought to lift its struggling mobile comms division with a new gesture controlled device, teased in a Mobile World Congress (MWC) promo video with the tagline “Goodbye Touch.”…

Huawei Launch Honor V20 With Flagship Chipset

Orlaith Costello January 23, 2019 No Comments

Huawei’s affordable sub-brand Honor has released its stylish V20 in Paris, with a global price tag from £499 (~A$905). The Honor V20 was launched in China in December 2018 and…

Foxconn Slash 50,000 Jobs Amid iPhone Slump

Roma Christian January 21, 2019 No Comments

Component giant, Foxconn, has reportedly slashed tens of thousands of seasonal jobs earlier than norm, driven by declining iPhone sales, and low flagship phone replacement demand. As per the Nikkei Asian…

Microsoft Kill Windows 10 Phone Support

Orlaith Costello January 21, 2019 No Comments

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile, which it once declared “buries the competition”, is officially on its last legs, with its upcoming End of Support scheduled to start June 11, 2019. The…

LG To Unveil ‘Foldable Phone’ At MWC 2019?

Roma Christian January 18, 2019 No Comments

LG has reportedly taken on the likes of Samsung and Huawei, following reports its first ‘foldable phone’ will unveil at Mobile World Congress next month. Reported by Korean news outlet Naver, LG is…

Apple May Switch To USB-C To Lift iPhone Sales

Orlaith Costello January 16, 2019 No Comments

Rumours are circulating that Apple may switch from its proprietary Lightning port to a USB-C port for 2019 iPhones, as it seeks to lift struggling sales. With iPhone sales dwindling…

BREAKING NEWS: Apple Admits To Replacing 11 Million Dodgy iPhone Batteries

David Richards January 16, 2019 No Comments

Finally, it’s been revealed, that Apple has had to replace 11 Million dodgy iPhone batteries in what was known as ‘Batterygate’. According to analysts ‘Batterygate’ may have had a far…