Smartphone Use

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  DOJ Said to Push Google to Sell Chrome to Break Search Monopoly

  The US DOJ has decided to ask a judge to force Alphabet Inc.’s Google to sell off its Chrome browser. The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence and its Android smartphone operating system.

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  Samsung’s New ISOCELL ALoP Camera Technology Could Result in Slimmer Camera Bumps

  Samsung has introduced a new camera technology which aims to revolutionise the smartphone market by eliminating chunky camera bumps while maintaining similar brightness levels. The technology, dubbed All Lenses on Prism (ALoP), has been developed by Samsung Semiconductor which employs a large set of telephoto lenses without having to incurring the ...

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  OnePlus 13 Update Introduces Macro Mode on Default Camera App in China: How it Works

  OnePlus 13 was launched in China on October 31. One of the standout features of the smartphone is its Hasselblad-tuned triple rear camera. The company has now bolstered its feature set even further with the introduction of a new dedicated macro mode that lets users capture close-up images using the OnePlus 13’s ultra-wide angle camera.

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  Reliance Jio True 5G Network Extends Battery Life by Up to 40 Percent, Claims Official

  Reliance Jio’s True 5G network can improve the smartphone’s battery life by up to 40 percent, a company official highlighted during the company’s earnings call for the second quarter (Q2) of FY25. The telecommunications provider leverages a standalone (SA) architecture along with other technical features for its 5G services in India and assig...

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  ToxicPanda Banking Trojan Infects Over 1,500 Android Smartphones, Targets 16 Banks: Report

  ToxicPanda has been detected by security researchers as a new banking trojan, infected devices in Europe and Latin America. It is used to remotely take over accounts on compromised phones, allowing attackers to transfer funds while bypassing a bank's security measures. ToxicPanda was reportedly found on over 1,500 devices, while targeting users of ...

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  iQOO 12 Android 15-Based FuntouchOS 15 Update Reportedly Rolling Out for Global Users

  iQOO 12 was unveiled in China in November 2023 with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and a dedicated Q1 gaming chipset. It runs on Android 14-based OriginOS 4 in China out-of-the-box. For global and Indian users, the phone ships with FuntouchOS 14 based on Android 14. In September this year, Vivo and iQOO smartphones started receiving the Android 15-based ...

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  Samsung One UI 7 Tipped to Bring AI Notification Summary Feature With Support for Multiple Languages

  Samsung previewed One UI 7 — the latest operating system (OS) for smartphones and other devices, based on Google’s Android 15 update last month. A tipster now suggests that it might come with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, including a feature that can summarise notifications.

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  After iPhone 16, Indonesia Bans Sale Of Google Smartphones

  Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components.

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  iQOO 13 Price, Key Features Leaked Ahead of October 30 Launch

  iQOO 13 is set to launch in China on October 30. So far, the company has teased the phone's design, colour options, display, AnTuTu benchmark numbers, and confirmed that it'll use the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with an in-house Q2 gaming chipset. The battery and charging details of the phone have been revealed as well. Now, a tipster has...

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  Realme Patent Describes Foldable Device With Magnetic Components for One Hand Operation

  Realme may be developing a new device featuring a foldable display, as suggested by a patent document on China's patent and trademark office website. It is said to include magnetic components that facilitate one-handed folding and unfolding of a foldable phone's display.

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  Oppo to Implement On-Device Mixture-of-Experts AI Architecture for Improved Battery Life

  Oppo announced a new on-device artificial intelligence (AI) innovation on Wednesday. The consumer tech brand stated that it plans to implement mixture-of-experts (MoE) AI architecture to substantially reduce energy consumption, while also improving processing speed. The company highlighted that it collaborated with leading chipset manufacturers to ...

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  WhatsApp Will Soon Make It Easier to Add or Manage Contacts on Web and Other Linked Devices

  WhatsApp has announced that it will soon roll out a big change that will make managing contacts on linked devices an easier process. At present, users need to save a contact on their primary device for it to show up on WhatsApp with the saved name. However, this is now expected to change, following the announcement. Users will be able to add or man...

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  Android 15 Update Reportedly Bricking Some Users' Pixel 6 Units

  Pixel 6 owners are reporting that the Android 15 update has 'bricked' their smartphone, rendering it unusable. While some users claim that the issue occurred after they enabled a new feature introduced on Android 15, other users state that their handset stopped working while they were using it. The Pixel 6 was previously affected by a multi-user bu...

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  Snapdragon Summit: Samsung to Use Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip on Upcoming Phones; Could Arrive on Galaxy S25 Series

  Snapdragon 8 Elite will power an upcoming Samsung smartphone, according to an announcement made by Samsung Mobile President TM Roh at the ongoing Snapdragon Summit. The Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup is expected to be the first of the company's smartphones to be equipped with a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset.

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  Asus ROG Phone 9 Set to Launch on November 19 With Snapdragon 8 Elite Chip

  Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 8 Elite processor at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii on Monday. Soon after the launch, Asus declared that its next gaming smartphone the — ROG Phone 9 — will use the latest Android chip. The ROG Phone 8 successor will be announced next month. It is teased to arrive with AI features and with a boxy design.