Category: mobile
Report: MediaTek takes over as world’s largest smartphone chipset vendor
Move over, Qualcomm: According to a new report from research firm Counterpoint, MediaTek has overtaken the San Diego-based chipmaker to become the world’s biggest vendor of smartphone chipsets by market share. While Qualcomm (understandably) held ont… Source
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Not even 5G could rescue smartphone sales in 2020
This was going to be the year of 5G. It was going to be the year the next-generation wireless technology helped reverse some troubling macro trends for the industry — or at the very least helped stem the bleeding some. But the best laid plans, and all that. With about…
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Daily Crunch: Telegram prepares to monetize
Telegram will introduce ads, TikTok’s parent company is moving into drug discovery and President Trump continues his battle against Section 230. This is your Daily Crunch for December 23, 2020. The big story: Telegram prepares to monetize Telegram founder Pavel Durov said the messaging app will introduce advertising next year…
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Video: TechCrunch’s editors choose their top stories of 2020
[embedded content] As the year draws to a close, we asked members of our edit staff to choose a story or two that defined the last 12 months for their beat. Kirsten Korosec: Uber evolved from a company trying to cover everything in transportation to one focused on ride hailing…
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Honk introduces a real-time, ephemeral messaging app aimed at Gen Z
A new mobile app called Honk aims to make messaging with friends a more interactive, real-time experience. Instead of sending texts off into the void and hoping for a response, friends on Honk communicate via messages that are shown live as you type, with no saved chat history and no…
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OnePlus’ second concept phone is an 8T that changes color
Plenty of phones have a special back panel with a colourful gradient or shimmering effect. Very few, however, actually change color altogether. (Not without a case or Dbrand-style skin, anyway.) The OnePlus 8T Concept is different, though. The experi… Source
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