Earlier this week, Microsoft used its MWC press conference to announce the next version of its HoloLens mixed reality visor. When it demoed the first version back in 2015, quite a few pundits assumed that the company had somehow faked the demos because this kind of real-time tracking and gesture recognition, combined with a relatively […]
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Hands-on with Microsoft’s new HoloLens 2
Earlier this week, Microsoft used its MWC press conference to announce the next version of its HoloLens mixed reality visor. When it demoed the first version back in 2015, quite a few pundits assumed that the company had somehow faked the demos because this kind of real-time tracking and gesture recognition, combined with a relatively […]
View More Hands-on with Microsoft’s new HoloLens 2Huawei’s Mate X is the most promising foldable phone yet
The Mate X might be the most promising foldable phone we’ve seen yet, but that’s really not saying much. Phone makers still face a huge uphill battle convincing people that foldable phones will be worth buying. Read more…More about Tech, Smartphone,…
View More Huawei’s Mate X is the most promising foldable phone yetGlobal smartphone growth stalled in Q4, up just 1.2% for the full year: Gartner
Gartner’s smartphone marketshare data for the just gone holiday quarter highlights the challenge for device makers going into the world’s biggest mobile trade show which kicks off in Barcelona next week: The analyst’s data shows global smartphone sales stalled in Q4 2018, with growth of just 0.1 per cent over 2017’s holiday quarter, and 408.4 […]
View More Global smartphone growth stalled in Q4, up just 1.2% for the full year: GartnerHands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S10s
This year Samsung is releasing three versions of the Galaxy S10— the S10e, S10, and S10+. From 1 TB of storage to 3 rear-facing cameras, these phones pack a punch. Here’s what to expect. Read more…
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Selfie app maker Meitu eyes overseas gaming market with $340 million deal
China’s largest selfie app maker Meitu has been busy working to diversify itself beyond the beauty arena in China. On Wednesday, the Hong Kong-listed company announced in a filing that it has agreed to pay about HK$2.7 billion ($340 million) for a 31 percent stake in game publishing company Dreamscape Horizon. Dreamscape Horizon, a subsidiary of […]
View More Selfie app maker Meitu eyes overseas gaming market with $340 million dealVivo’s mid-range V15Pro puts pricey flagships to shame
The flagship, originally, is the ship (the maritime kind) that carries the fleet’s commander. In the smartphone world, the term has become synonymous with the best phone a phone company currently offers. Flagship is the most coveted by users and it g…
View More Vivo’s mid-range V15Pro puts pricey flagships to shameBRCK acquires ISPs EveryLayer and Surf to boost Africa’s public Wi-Fi
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor Africa Roundup: Zimbabwe’s net blackout, Partech’s $143M fund, Andela’s $100M raise, Flutterwave’s pivot Partech is doubling the size of its African venture fund to $143 million Kenyan communications hardware […]
View More BRCK acquires ISPs EveryLayer and Surf to boost Africa’s public Wi-FiApple is selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 in Germany again
Two older iPhone models are back on sale in Apple stores in Germany — but only with Qualcomm chips inside. The iPhone maker was forced to pull the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 models from shelves in its online shop and physical stores in the country last month, after chipmaker Qualcomm posted security bonds to enforce a […]
View More Apple is selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 in Germany againIt isn’t just apps. China’s cinemas broke records during Lunar New Year
China celebrated Lunar New Year last week as hundreds of millions of people travelled to their hometowns. While many had longed to see their separated loved ones, others dreaded the weeklong holiday as relatives awkwardly caught up with them with questions like: “Why are you not married? How much do you earn?” Luckily, there are […]
View More It isn’t just apps. China’s cinemas broke records during Lunar New YearSub-brands are the new weapon in China’s smartphone war
One of China’s top smartphone brands Vivo appears to have joined its fellows Oppo, Huawei and Xiaomi in setting up a new sub-brand as a softening market and heightened competition at home drive players to venture upon their original reach. A new smartphone brand called iQoo made its debut on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, on […]
View More Sub-brands are the new weapon in China’s smartphone warPoor smartphones sales drag LG to first quarterly loss in 2 years
We’ve written extensively about LG’s struggling mobile business, which has suffered at the hands of aggressive Chinese Android makers, and now that unit has dragged its parent company into posting its first quarterly loss for two years. The Korean electronics giant is generally in good health — it posted a $2.4 billion profit for 2018 […]
View More Poor smartphones sales drag LG to first quarterly loss in 2 years