Smartphones
Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop
[SAN FRANCISCO] In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone – overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos – was scrapped in barely over a ...
Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
The US tech giant’s tight grip on its supply chain leaves it better placed than rivals to absorb the impact of soaring memory chip costs
Samsung to stop selling US$2,899 TriFold phone after three months
The Korean company will begin by halting sales in its home market
Vietnam’s Viettel to develop AI smartphone, makes foray into 6G device development
It has joined an alliance led by Qualcomm to speed up global deployment of the AI-native cellular network technology from 2029
Apple launches iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air, starting product wave
The company has also been planning to introduce new laptops this week
China’s Honor shows humanoid and robot phone demo in AI pivot
The company and its Chinese peers are expected to look for ways to push consumers towards more expensive, premium devices as one way to offset rising costs
Smartphone market set for biggest-ever decline in 2026 on memory price surge: IDC
The research firm expects a modest 2% recovery in 2027 as the crisis eases
Chinese smartphone maker Honor plans humanoid service robot
The robot will make its debut at the MWC Barcelona tech conference
Apple’s iPhone only smartphone to see sales growth in China this January
Every major Chinese mobile maker sees steep declines in a market that is down 23% overall
Samsung to unveil AI-charged Galaxy S26 smartphones on Feb 25
The company currently leans on Google Gemini for many of its AI-powered features
