Microsoft goes all-in on holograms in the workplace with the new Hololens 2 February 24, 2019 Microsoft's long-awaited update to its mixed reality headset, the Hololens 2, has placed big bets on businesses including holograms in their day-to-day working life. Revising several major issues to the 2016 Hololens such as comfort and immersion, the biggest change to the Hololens 2 is the price. Coming down 30 per cent from the cost of [...]
Nokia shows off a five camera array in the Nokia 9 Pureview February 24, 2019 Nokia's latest addition to its premium smartphone range includes a hexagonal array of five cameras, which work together to create one large, high-definition photo. The Nokia 9 Pureview, developed under the Nokia brand by Finnish startup HMD Global, has five cameras on the back joined by two flash and colour sensors, and then two more cameras [...]
Huawei can survive without US, chairman says as tensions grow over cybersecurity fears February 24, 2019 The chairman of Huawei said his company can survive without US business amid a global controversy over its products, while welcoming a conciliatory tone from President Donald Trump. Guo Ping, whose firm is facing a backlash from western governments over cybersecurity concerns, said he agrees with recent tweets from Trump, where he seemed to take [...]
Huawei one-ups Samsung with world’s fastest foldable 5G smartphone February 24, 2019 Huawei has stepped up to the plate with a foldable smartphone that is bigger, thinner, and faster than Samsung's model launched earlier this week. The Huawei Mate X features screens on both the front and the rear of the phone that fold outwards to form one larger, eight-inch OLED display. The front and back screens on [...]
China’s Xiaomi lifts the lid on its first 5G smartphone with a sliding camera February 24, 2019 Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has unveiled its first 5G phone, priced far lower than any of its counterparts. Xiaomi's director of product management Donovan Sung told attendees at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that the Mi Mix 3 5G will start at €599 (£520) when it launches in May. By way of comparison, Samsung's 5G phone which [...]
Huawei takes ground from Apple and Samsung in smartphone war February 21, 2019 Tech giants Apple and Samsung are losing their grip on the smartphone market to cheaper rivals such as China’s Huawei, as the sector looks increasingly trapped in a slowdown. Research by consultancy firm Gartner found global smartphone sales stalled in the final quarter of last year year, growing just 0.1 per cent from the end [...]
Qualcomm launches new 5G smartphone chip ahead of network rollout February 19, 2019 Tech giant Qualcomm today unveiled its second generation of chips that allow smartphones to connect to 5G in a bid to fasttrack the rollout of the new network. The US chipmaker said the so-called modem chip is designed to support the global 5G rollout and can also work on 4G networks, allowing greater flexibility for [...]
Samsung Unpacked 2019: Your guide to the launch event as Samsung prepares to unveil Galaxy S10 February 19, 2019 Samsung is gearing up to unveil a spate of new smartphones and wearable gadgets at its Unpacked 2019 event tomorrow night, but several leaks might have taken the wind out of its sails. The South Korean tech giant is expected to launch three new smartphones at a dual launch event in San Francisco and London, [...]
Financial services sector must prepare as tech giants set to shake up the industry, FSB warns February 14, 2019 The financial services sector must prepare for both the benefits and risks of tech giants shaking up the industry, the global finance regulator has warned. The Financial Stability Board said that tech giants, such as Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, were muscling into the financial services sector and predicted that expansion to continue. Read more: [...]
Apple chipmaker AMS warns of ‘subdued’ smartphone demand hitting revenue February 5, 2019 Shares in Austrian chipmaker AMS slipped more than 13 per cent today, after the iPhone supplier warned investors about a smartphone slowdown. The firm revised down its revenue expectations for the current quarter to between $350m (£270m) and $390m, reflecting continued "subdued smartphone demand" globally. Reporting its results for the three months to 31 December, AMS [...]