MANILA, Philippines – As demand for AI infrastructure puts pressure on memory-chip supplies, affordable smartphones are becoming a necessity as prices on new devices face mounting cost pressures worldwide. With more everyday activities moving online, rising smartphone costs could make it harder for some Filipinos to access digital services. A mobile-first Philippines A July 2026…
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Apple iPhone Duo is the rare Apple product that has not received universally glowing or negative reviews. Opinions are split over its lack of Face ID support, iPhone 17 Pro-grade cameras (but without the telephoto lens), and slightly hefty…
A SIM card is inseparably connected with phones. From a huge, literally card-sized thing to a miniscule chip of today, it’s been with mobile phones from the earliest days. Today it might be slowly being replaced by eSIM, but most phones still have that little piece of tech inside. If you want to start calling…
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter We’re just hours away from the iPhone Duo officially going on sale here in the United States, specifically in the New York–New Jersey time zone, and it’s clear Apple’s first-ever folding phone is proving popular. Just minutes after the iPhone…
Set your phone anywhere on the desk. It charges. No pad, no alignment ritual, no millimeter-by-millimeter shuffling until the charging icon finally appears. For anyone curious about iPhone accessories that eliminate friction, this concept pushes that idea further than most products on the market. That was the promise Apple made in September 2017 when it…
Broadband | 2026-10-22 Europe Is Making Phones Again as Jolla’s Finnish-Built Smartphone Is Shipping — and Sweden’s Public Safety Sector Is Its First Public Safety Market Finnish mobile technology company Jolla, together with Stockholm-based partner CivSec AB, is presenting the Jolla Phone at National Defence Expo in Älvsjö, Sweden, as the foundation for European-controlled critical communications. Running…
T-Mobile has come to an agreement with the New York State Attorney General’s Office over claims that the carrier did not honor price guarantees for T-Mobile One plans on its 4G network between January 2017 and April 2019. Those plans were advertised as being “Price Guarantee Plans.” Affected active T-Mobile customers who leave the carrier…
Two built-in fans inside a phone that also carries IP68, IP69, and IP69K ratings is an unusual combination. Honor launched the Win2 smartphone and its first Win-branded gaming tablet in China on October 21, expanding a lineup that also includes the Win RT2 and Win Turbo2. No international availability has been announced in Honor’s cited…
Facebook Twitter/X LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Email Print Mobile shop in Tehran, Iran’s capital Three-minute read Thousands of Iranians who bought mobile phones through the domestic market are discovering that their devices can suddenly lose network access—not because they tampered with them, but because Iran’s state-controlled registration system failed to stop irregular devices before they were…
Elementary school children with personal cell phones score significantly lower on standardized reading comprehension tests than peers without them, according to a July 2026 UCLA study. Parents often hand over a first smartphone to keep track of kids after school, assuming a silenced device in a backpack is harmless. New research from the University of…