AMD launches the Ryzen 9 7945HX, its first 16-core mobile CPU
AMD claims the 7945HX is 10% faster than the i9-13950HX in games
Hackers accessed personal data from 9 million AT&T customers
No credit card information or social security numbers exposed
WhatsApp and Signal would leave the UK rather than comply with potential requirement for weakened encryption
Many say the Online Safety Bill's requirements aren't possible without removing end-to-end encryption
Massive Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leak reveals surprising new core configuration and more
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 could be a big leap in mobile processing
Meta is bringing Messenger back to the Facebook mobile app
Almost nine years after Messenger became a separate app
Apple's iPhone SE 4 could use OLED screens from a Chinese supplier instead of Samsung or LG
iPhone SE 4 promises to be a major upgrade
Eight of the top 10 best-selling smartphones in 2022 were iPhones
Two entry-level Samsung Galaxy phones also made the list
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC could have higher clock speeds than Apple's A17 Bionic
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 promises to be a beast
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC features iSIM silicon to replace SIM cards and eSIM chips
Saving space and money for manufacturers, removing portability for users
Modder adds (more like glues) 30,000mAh battery to a Samsung phone
Impractical but impressive
The computerized, cloudified 5G network is getting real
Forward-looking: One of the most famous phrases about the value of networks came from Sun Microsystems' Scott Gage in 1984 when he declared that "the network is the computer." That long-time Sun tagline referred more to the value of connecting computers together and the concept of thin clients attaching to a centralized computing infrastructure than cellular networks. Nevertheless, it remains a prescient, pithy synopsis of where the computing and telecom worlds have been headed for the last three decades.
Qualcomm ran a complete Stable Diffusion AI model on an Android phone
Optimizations led to a completely offline image generation experience
Nokia changes logo for first time in almost 60 years to distance itself from smartphones
What just happened? Finnish telecoms giant Nokia has announced that the company is rebranding and, for the first time in almost six decades, changing its logo. The move is part of a strategy to disassociate Nokia from smartphones, which it hasn't made in around ten years.
Criminals are spying on iPhone users' passcodes and stealing their handsets
In brief: For all the advanced, complicated ways that thieves can access the troves of sensitive data on our phones, the simplest method remains the most effective: discover a victim's passcode before physically stealing the handset. A number of these crimes have taken place recently with iPhone users being the main targets, leading to a response from Apple.
Nokia says you can replace the screen of this new phone in 20 minutes
A small step forward for the right to repair movement
EU Commission bans TikTok from employee devices over cybersecurity fears
TikTok says the ban "is misguided and based on fundamental misconceptions"
Mozilla harshly criticizes Google's Play Store privacy labels in new study
Games and social media apps are the worst offenders
Renewed enthusiasm for 5G infrastructure at MWC 2023
Why it matters: While there hasn't been a whole lot of groundbreaking 5G news on the consumer front for some time, it's clear there's a whole lot of work and innovation happening in another part of the 5G ecosystem: infrastructure. There's growing activity from traditional "compute" industry vendors eager to make an impact on the telco world. Everyone from chip companies like AMD, to server hardware manufacturers such as Dell, to software houses like Red Hat are doubling down on their efforts to help disrupt the market.
Samsung Bixby will clone a user's voice to answer phone calls
In brief: There's been a lot of talk about AIs being able to perfectly imitate someone's voice and the potential dangers that could bring, but Samsung wants to use the technology in a less nefarious way. The company's Bixby Text Call feature, which converts text to speech for phone calls, is getting an update, so the voice it uses is an exact copy of the user's.
Google is hardening Android security at the firmware level
An arduous but necessary task to improve security for over 2.5 billion active users
Apple procures TSMC's entire supply of 3nm chips, insiders say
Competitors will need to look elsewhere
A first-generation iPhone just sold for a record $63,356 at auction
Over 100 times its original price
