Xiaomi flexes silicon muscles with XRing chip
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China’s phone makers race to dump Qualcomm

Xiaomi is sharpening its knives for Qualcomm and MediaTek with its own in-house silicon, the XRing 01, and if leaks are anything to go by, it might just have the grunt to pull it off.

Job’s Mob’s AI ambitions strangled by China deal backlash
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Beijing data woes and Alibaba tie-up give Washington conniptions

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might want to shove Apple Intelligence into every iPhone it sells, but doing that in China could turn into a diplomatic landmine.

Google increases Android's anti-theft walls
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Factory Reset Protection gets some teeth

Google is giving Android’s Factory Reset Protection (FRP) a badly needed kick up the backside, promising to make stolen phones even more useless than before by spotting setup wizard dodges and forcing a second reset until ownership is nailed down.

Apple prepares to gouge iPhone buyers
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Cook does not want to blame tariffs

The Fruity Cargo Cult, Apple is plotting price hikes for its autumn iPhone 17 lineup while pretending tariffs have nothing to do with it.

Apple finally admits Siri spies on you
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Coughs up $95 million

Apple fanboys using Siri-enabled gear in the US between 17 September 2014 and 31 December 2024 can grab a slice of a $95 million (€88 million) payout, after the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple was caught red-handed snooping on private chats.