Neowin News Feed for: Phones

Here's the full list of Samsung Galaxy phones, tablets that'll get One UI 7 update

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 06:08:01 +0000

This post lists all the Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets eligible for the Android 15-based One UI 7 update. Read more...

Premium Samsung phones in the future may ditch the 'Galaxy' branding

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:10:01 +0000

It is reported that future premium Samsung phones may not use "Galaxy" branding to stand out from the company's crowded smartphone portfolio. Read more...

Android phones may soon have 24GB of RAM

Rahul Naskar — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:54:01 +0000

Android phone makers' obsession with numbers knows no limit. According to the latest leak, some Chinese phone makers are planning to introduce 24GB of RAM to their top-configuration flagship phones. Read more...

Vodafone to green up its European operations from Spring

Paul Hill — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 21:56:01 +0000

Vodafone is planning to offer a range of new services in Europe that will extend the life of devices. This will help the company become a circular economy business where little is thrown away. Read more...

U.K. bans the installation of Huawei equipment from September 2021

Ather Fawaz — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 05:42:01 +0000

Carriers will be barred from installing new Huawei equipment from September next year while the purchase of new equipment will be banned earlier in January. Existing equipment can be overhauled. Read more...

HMD Global introduces the Nokia 6300 and 8000 with 4G and Google Assistant

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:38:01 +0000

HMD Global has announced a pair of "dumb" phones, the Nokia 6300 4G and Nokia 8000 4G. Borth are powered by a Snapdragon 210 chipset and run KaiOS, featuring Google Assistant support. Read more...

Huawei drops lawsuit against U.S. government agencies after equipment returned

Paul Hill — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:50:01 +0000

Huawei has reported that the U.S. government has returned hardware to it that was seized back in 2017. The Chinese firm has dropped a lawsuit it filed in June over the matter as a result. Read more...

Google announces Assignable reminders to keep you organised and productive

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:04:01 +0000

Google will start rolling out Assignable reminders in the coming weeks to users in the U.S., U.K., and Australia who speak English. These reminders let you remind others about events. Read more...

Degui: U.S. has no proof against Huawei; China to create list of "unreliable" foreign firms

Florin Bodnarescu — Sun, 02 Jun 2019 19:38:02 +0000

After the ban on Huawei products in the U.S., officials and company execs have denied spying allegations, stating the U.S. has no proof. China is also working on a list of "unreliable" foreign firms. Read more...

Gartner: 30 million foldable phones will be sold in 2023

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 13:56:01 +0000

Gartner has predicted that 30 million foldable phones will be shipped in 2023. The firm said that manufacturers will continue to experiment with the foldable form factor to find what users like. Read more...

OnePlus launches trade-in program for its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 6

Abhay V — Wed, 09 May 2018 20:38:02 +0000

OnePlus launched a trade-in program for the purchase of its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 6. The program offers up to £205 ($277) for your old phones or tablets, in way of vouchers or cashback. Read more...

Alcatel provides a glimpse of the Alcatel 5, 3v and 1x, coming 24 February

Abhay V — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 22:34:01 +0000

Alcatel took to Twitter to provide a glimpse of its phone lineup coming to MWC on 24th Feb. The phones include the Alcatel 5, a phone with a unique styled display, the Alcatel 3v and the Alcatel 1x. Read more...

Xiaomi selects IPO banks including Morgan Stanley

Paul Hill — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 19:58:01 +0000

With rumours that phone maker Xiaomi is looking to go public, we've now got some details about the banks which the Chinese firm is working with as it prepares for its initial public offering. Read more...

Google could be heading for speaker-less future

Paul Hill — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 17:04:01 +0000

Google acquired Redux Labs in August but managed to keep the deal very quiet. It could mean that future Google devices will produce audio via their displays allowing for the removal of the speaker. Read more...

Samsung announces Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018)

Paul Hill — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 12:14:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy A devices, the A8 and the A8+. Both of the phones will be available from early January so they're likely to be shown off at the Consumer Electronics Show. Read more...

Ballmer says he and Gates disagreed on the hardware business

Christopher White — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:16:01 +0000

Although the Surface brand is a hot commodity right now, Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates disagreed on whether Microsoft should even pursue it. Ballmer's only regret? Not forcing the decision sooner. Read more...

SolidEnergy develops double-life battery, will ship in phones in 2017

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 06:46:01 +0000

SolidEnergy has developed a new battery which will ship in drones, phones, cars and other devices over the next two years, initially. It offers double the battery life of current batteries. Read more...

Samsung to begin selling refurbished devices similar to Apple in 2017

Paul Hill — Tue, 23 Aug 2016 04:08:01 +0000

Samsung is allegedly planning to launch a refurbished device marketplace in early 2017 to rival competitors such as Apple. The move could help the company fend off rivals in developing nations. Read more...

Nokia reportedly looking to make a smartphone comeback; try new markets as well

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:00:01 +0000

Insiders claim Nokia is looking to launch new smartphones next year and get into new markets as well, such as virtual reality. Though the company will only design the products, not build them. Read more...

Windows 10 for phones Preview Build 10038.12518 images leak

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:01:32 +0000

Screenshots from a fresh build of Windows 10 for phones have apparently leaked. They show a number of changes, including some cosmetic polish to fonts and the OS, as well as new options. Read more...

Microsoft files lawsuit against Kyocera citing patent infringements

Usama Jawad — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 13:37:33 +0000

Microsoft has sued Kyocera, a company which showed some interest in the Windows Phone OS at the Mobile World Congress 2015. The lawsuit cites patent infringement as the cause of the lawsuit. Read more...

What's new in the first Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 18:47:33 +0000

Microsoft has released the first Windows 10 Technical Preview for Windows phones, and for those of you who can't install the build yet, here's a quick rundown of what's new. Read more...

Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones coming today

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 17:12:31 +0000

Gabe Aul just confirmed that Windows 10 technical preview for phones and small tablets will be available for insiders later on today though which devices are supported is still unknown. Read more...

So long, Windows Phone: Microsoft shows off Windows 10 for phones and small tablets

Andy Weir — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:43:38 +0000

Microsoft has shown off Windows 10 running on smartphones and small tablets, which is set to replace the Windows Phone and Windows RT operating systems later this year. Read more...

Santa brought a lot of Apple devices under the tree in 2014, but iPhone is the favorite

Adrian Potoroaca — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:00:01 +0000

With a share of over 50 percent of mobile device activations during December, Apple's new iPhone 6 is by far the most popular gadget gift this holiday season - trailed by Samsung, Nokia, and Sony. Read more...

Nokia says it can license its brand for use on phones from 2016, and on other devices now

Andy Weir — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:44:01 +0000

Nokia's logo is vanishing from Lumia devices but it says it will be able to license its brand to other companies for use on handsets from Q4 2016, and that it can already do so on "other devices" now. Read more...

Which Android handsets would you like to see as Windows Phones?

Andy Weir — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:45:32 +0000

OEMs can now repurpose existing Android handset designs to be sold as Windows Phones with relative ease, as HTC did with its One M8. But which Android devices would you like to see as Windows Phones? Read more...

UK police want mandatory passwords for all new phones

Andy Weir — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:17:02 +0000

London's Metropolitan Police has been lobbying the government and tech companies - including Apple and Samsung - to introduce mandatory passwords on all phones sold in the UK, to help reduce theft. Read more...

Thanks to non-smartphones, Microsoft sold more phones than Apple last quarter

Brad Sams — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:53:53 +0000

In an odd twist to its purchase of Nokia's mobility arm, Microsoft actually sold more phones than Apple last quarter - but, of course, the revenues tell a very different story. Read more...

Huawei CEO: Quad HD displays on phones are "a stupid thing"

Andy Weir — Fri, 09 May 2014 05:05:11 +0000

As Samsung and LG reportedly prepare handsets with Quad HD displays, Huawei's CEO says such high-res screens on phones are "nonsense", adding cost and draining the battery, with no benefits for users. Read more...

Windows Phone 8.1 reaches RTM, new devices expected in weeks

Andy Weir — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 02:02:24 +0000

Windows Phone 8.1 has reached its RTM milestone, with the final build of the OS delivered to manufacturers this week, and the first new devices designed for 8.1 expected to launch in late April. Read more...

Job cuts result in 250 fewer employees at BlackBerry

Paul Ferson — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:23:16 +0000

In what has been officially described as 'company scaling', BlackBerry has further reduced the number of employees at its product testing unit in the corporate Washington headquarters. Read more...

Nokia unveils 3 new budget phones: the Nokia 207, 208 and 208 Dual Sim

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:27:16 +0000

Nokia has unveiled new budget phones designed for emerging market. The new devices closely resemble Nokia's earlier efforts to bring some smartphone usability down to a very low price. Read more...

ZTE Open to release tomorrow, as first Firefox OS device for the public

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Jul 2013 13:34:09 +0000

According to a tweet from Spanish company Telefónica, the ZTE Open is destined for market tomorrow. Coming in at a low price of €69, the phone will be the first to run Mozilla's operating system. Read more...

NeoBytes :) The curious habits of mobile phone users at funerals

Andy Weir — Wed, 29 May 2013 08:33:38 +0000

Some slightly bizarre research found that 1 in 10 respondents refused to turn off their ringtones at a funeral service, with 1 in 6 admitting to calling, texting or using social media while there. Read more...

The technology that lets you charge your phone with a puddle of water

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:32:28 +0000

The prospect of charging your phone with the help of a puddle of water might sound insane, but the technology is quite real, and it's going on sale soon... although it won't exactly be cheap. Read more...

iFixit takes to BlackBerry's Z10, stripping it to the motherboard

Paul Ferson — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:20:02 +0000

iFixit has taken to BlackBerry's flagship Z10 smartphone, showing how you too can do the same with your phone if you need to repair it. How well does the Z10 stack up in regards to repairs? Read more...

Design patent gives a look at a potential future Nokia handset

Paul Ferson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:28:30 +0000

Nokia's phone designs always seem to be found among US Design Patents, and the most recent is no exception. The D675587 patent contains a phone with some striking similarities to another Nokia model. Read more...

No Microsoft at CES 2013, but still plenty to see

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:38:38 +0000

Even though Microsoft will not be exhibiting at CES 2013, or delivering the opening keynote, there will still be a load of products on show utilizing Microsoft's software such as Windows 8 Read more...

Mobile tech to look out for in 2013

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:00:27 +0000

If you're thinking of making a new smartphone purchase in 2013, there's some new and upcoming technology that you'll probably want to look our for. We preview and predict the smartphone tech of 2013 Read more...