• Google teams up with Samsung to develop the new Wear OS

    Google teams up with Samsung to develop the new Wear OS0

    In the latest bid to revive its neglected smartwatch platform Wear OS, Google announced it would launch an operating system for wearable devices in partnership with Samsung. This new platform co-developed by the two tech giants would merge features from Samsung’s Tizen with Fitbit following Google’s takeover. This unified platform would be renamed “Wear” and

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  • The end of an era: LG exits the mobile phone market

    The end of an era: LG exits the mobile phone market0

    On Monday, LG announced it would shut down its mobile phone business to focus resources on more profitable areas, such as producing electric car parts. The company, which plans to make an exit by the end of July, promises to provide service support and software updates for its existing customers for a period of time

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  • China had 1.59 billion mobile phone subscribers in 2020

    China had 1.59 billion mobile phone subscribers in 20200

    According to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, the total turnover of telecommunication services in the country amounted to 13,675.8 billion yuan in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 28.1%. It has been reported that by the end of the year, there were 1,775.98 million phone subscribers across the country, 1,594.07 million of whom were mobile

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  • 5G and new iPhones to drive smartphone shipments in Q1 2021

    5G and new iPhones to drive smartphone shipments in Q1 20210

    According to the latest International Data Corporation (IDC) study, after making a rebound in Q4 of 2020, global smartphone shipments are projected to grow 13.9% year-on-year in the first quarter. This increase is mainly caused by a sustained recovery in demand and supply of 5G-enabled devices. After a contraction of nearly 6% in 2020, this

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  • Clubhouse has audio chats leaked to an external website

    Clubhouse has audio chats leaked to an external website0

    Nowadays, it’s hard to keep up with the technological innovations that appear on the market at an increasingly fast pace. While not many people heard about the Clubhouse app just a few months ago, it is now an absolute sensation in every corner of the Internet. Its popularity skyrocketed after it was recommended by Elon

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  • USSD codes – what should you know about them?

    USSD codes – what should you know about them?3

    Which device has dominated our lives and become one of the most recognisable attributes of our time? According to a survey conducted by the Office of Electronic Communications, the cell phone has unequivocally earned this title, with 90% of respondents using one. This is hardly surprising. Mobile devices that easily fit into our pockets are

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