Mobile

The Google Pixel 6a is a bargain today at $299

Senators join calls for US TikTok ban as Biden administration considers deal

Epic Games accuses Google of paying Activision $360 million to stop rival app store, Activision denies claim

Qualcomm goes beyond the smartphone, shows off new hardware

Why it matters: Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit is typically a celebration of all things smartphone. After all, it's the time and place where the company unveils its latest SoC design for the next generation of premium Android smartphones. True to form, the company did introduce Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is expected to be the engine powering upcoming premium phones from Samsung, Motorola, and many other vendors including Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi.

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro may get faster USB-C ports than mainstream models

The Backbone mobile game controller is now available for Android devices

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform for future Android flagships

What just happened? During Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2022 conference in Hawaii, the wireless specialist introduced its latest premium mobile platform that'll power the next generation of flagship Android smartphones. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile platform is built on 4nm process technology and is comprised of a Kryo CPU featuring one prime core clocked at up to 3.2 GHz, four performance cores running at up to 2.8 GHz and three efficiency cores that can hit speeds of up to 2.0 GHz.

Higole launches a kickstarter for a compact HDMI 2.1 Android mini-PC-tablet hybrid

US Army and CDC remove code from apps after finding out it was Russian-made

The largest-ever commercial communications satellite spans 693 square feet

Smartphones can help monitor and maintain bridges

Mystery Pixel smartphones detailed in code references

Apple invests $450 million to prep Emergency SOS via satellite service

Who created Siri?

FCC commissioner: The US government should ban TikTok

A hot potato: Expressing a bipartisan concern about China surveillance on US citizens, FCC commissioner Brendan Carr wants a national ban against the TikTok app. However, TikTok is not giving in and is still looking forward to an agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Xiaomi unveils concept phone that supports full-size Leica M lenses

European Union to enact Digital Markets Act tomorrow

iPhone 15 Pro models could feature haptic solid-state volume and power buttons

Forward-looking: Next year's iPhone 15 Pro may feature changes that'd move Apple one step closer to what some believe could be an eventuality for the company's top-selling product. In a recent series of tweets, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said his latest survey suggests Apple might replace the physical volume and power buttons on next year's high-end iPhones with a solid-state button design.

Some 5G users think the technology has been overhyped, fail to notice speed improvements

Samsung's Maintenance Mode aims to hide your private information from repair techs

Apple begrudgingly admits that the iPhone will switch to USB-C

Lenovo drives form factor innovations in PCs and "extended reality"

These are the states with most accidental phone breakages

In brief: Have you ever had to replace a phone because you accidentally broke it? If so, you're in the majority. Three-quarters of Americans have suffered this indignity, and a new survey shows the states where it happens most often. The report also reveals some other interesting facts, such how the breakages occurred and the most common laptop mishaps.