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iPhone 17 Air, Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim price range and thickness leak

This year, both Apple and Samsung are set to release slimmer high-end smartphones, and today a new report from Korea brings us some more details about them.The iPhone 17 Air will replace the iPhone 16 Plus, as    

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2025 predictions: Advanced process competition, Trump's tariff war, and China's continued lead in EV growth

As 2024 comes to a close, the global technology industry is looking forward to new opportunities in 2025. The rapid implementation of generative AI (GenAI) technologies has led to an influx of new applications,    

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Global smartphones, 3Q 2024

Global smartphone shipments rose 5.2% on year in the third quarter of 2024, but the increase in the fourth quarter will shrink to only 0.2%.    

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Canalys: smart watch/band market up 3% in Q3'24, affordable smart bands help drive the growth

Smart wearables for the wrist – smart bands, basic smartwatches and advanced smartwatches – grew a modest 3% in Q3 2024 compared to the same period of 2023. That’s a total of 52.9 million unit    

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The prices of Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra could remain the same

We’ve been hearing murmurs that the Galaxy S25 series will be more expensive than the outgoing 2024 generation. However, a new report contradicts that, saying that prices will remain the same. Note that t    

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Apple Watch Ultra 3 to have satellite messaging abilities

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 will come with support for satellite messaging, a new report from Bloomberg's always-in-the-Apple-loop Mark Gurman states. This will let you send texts even without a cellular or Wi    

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Apple receives new patent on a hinge for foldable devices

Over the years, Apple has been issued various patents for the design of foldable devices, but it is yet to actually produce one (and its first foldable keeps getting delayed). The latest patent (issued today) i    

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Copilot now lets Windows 11 users to manage their Android phone

Microsoft’s AI service, Copilot, now enables you to manage your Android 14 phone right from your PCs. If you have linked your Android device via Phone Link the AI assistant can retrieve messages, set alar    

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Apple poised to get OpenAI board observer role as part of AI pact

Apple Inc. will get an observer role on OpenAI's board as part of a landmark agreement announced last month, further tightening ties between the once-unlikely partners.    

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US to fight labor shortage with new Chips Act worker program

The Biden administration is kicking off a program to cultivate the US computer-chip workforce, aiming to stave off a labor shortage that threatens to undermine domestic semiconductor production.    

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