Google forcing better Gemini integration in WhatsApp
Published in Mobiles


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
Published in Mobiles


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
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 23 August 2019 11:52

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
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 12 July 2018 12:30

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
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 12 December 2017 13:11

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
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 28 November 2017 13:02

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
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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
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 27 April 2017 12:19

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
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 10 October 2016 12:29

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
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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 12:16

"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.