Google forcing better Gemini integration in WhatsApp
Part of its cunning plan to replace Google Assistant
Search engine outfit Google is working on making its Gemini AI project more tightly integrated with WhatsApp.
People type on mobiles as fast as a keyboard
Not me
People can now type nearly as fast on a screen as they can on a keyboard according to a study from Swiss boffins.
Punters upgrade every three years now
Funny what the effect of jacking the price up is
People are hanging on to their phones for three years rather than two according to a new survey data released by Ting Mobile
Chinese phones being used for monitoring
And it is pretty obvious
A global anti-censorship network AdVox claims that Chinese mobile phones are overtly spying on their users.
France says “non” to mobiles in schools
Public health issue
The French government is planning to ban students from using mobile phones in the country's primary, junior and middle schools.
Trump wants to purge White House of mobiles
Not his of course
Donald (Prince of Orange) Trump is rather attached to his mobile phone which he uses to make pronouncements through his Twitter account at all hours.
Indian government considers propping up failing Apple
Sure we will prop up your failing business model - what else can we spend our cash on?
It appears that the Indian government is taking seriously a request from Apple to help prop up its failing business model and inflate its stonking margins.
LG sees highest profit in eight years
On home appliances and tellies, not the phones
LG Electronics said its first-quarter operating profit rose to its highest in nearly eight years on strong sales of home appliances and televisions, with revenue likely to increase in the current quarter.
MediaTek plans Indian expansion
Leaning on the next big thing
Now that the Chinese smartphone market has become saturated, telco makers are trying to jump through all the hoops the Indian government is setting up so they can set up shop there.
"Arrogant" Apple falls foul of Tsar Putin
Price fixing allegations
Fruity cargo cult Apple's arrogant attitude to its business partners might have earned it a price fixing court case in Tsar Putin's Russia.