News tagged Mobile devices at DIGITIMES

NEWS TAGGED MOBILE DEVICES

Thursday 16 July 2026

Apple Intelligence edges closer to China with Alibaba Qwen integration

Apple Intelligence has passed a key regulatory milestone in China, bringing the iPhone maker closer to launching generative AI features for mainland users after a prolonged delay.

Thursday 16 July 2026

Apple lawsuit targets OpenAI's AI hardware ambitions

Apple has sued OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets, but the real fight is over who controls the entry points of AI. As LLM technology converges, the case shows that competition...

Thursday 16 July 2026

OnePlus's rumored Western exit signals deeper strain from the memory crisis for phone brands

OnePlus, an Android brand that once cultivated a devoted following among enthusiasts, is reportedly preparing to cease operations in...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Samsung may scale back foldable storage upgrades as memory costs rise

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to reduce a long-running preorder perk for its next Galaxy foldables as memory prices climb. According to ChosunBiz, the South...

Thursday 16 July 2026

Chip inflation drives phone prices higher, clouds 2027 demand

Rising chip costs are adding pressure to consumer electronics, with memory prices expected to stay elevated through at least 2027 and weighing heavily on downstream manufacturers and...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

MacBook Neo drives Apple notebook shipments up 10% but A18 Pro shortages cap growth

Apple's MacBook Neo is selling briskly, lifting the company's notebook brand shipments by more than 10% year on year in the second...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Memory-cost squeeze is reshaping China's smartphone market, and only Huawei and Apple are winning from it

China's smartphone market is being reordered by the cost of the parts inside the phone rather than by any loss of appetite for the devices, and the second quarter of 2026 showed that...

Wednesday 15 July 2026

Apple reportedly explores PrismML's AI compression technology to bring larger models onto iPhones

Apple is reportedly evaluating AI model compression technology from Silicon Valley startup PrismML as it seeks to run more capable AI models...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Global smartphone shipments fall to the lowest 2Q level since 2013 amid memory shortage

According to Counterpoint's latest market tracker, global smartphone shipments fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026, underscoring...

Tuesday 14 July 2026

Gemtek says optical module ramp will drive growth from 2027

Gemtek Technology said its high-speed optical module business is set to become a major growth driver from 2027, after a business model transition weighed on first-half revenue. The...

Monday 13 July 2026

Trump admin reportedly urged Apple to procure chips from Intel in exchange for dropping tariffs

Reports have emerged that Apple may have managed to avoid 100% tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, partly by agreeing to...

Monday 13 July 2026

Largan ramps variable aperture lens in 3Q as smartphone demand rebounds

Optical leader Largan Precision said on July 9 that customer demand for new smartphones is picking up in the second half, while Chairman En-Ping Lin highlighted that strong technology...

Friday 10 July 2026

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max BOM could jump US$300 as memory costs soar

New figures from Counterpoint Research estimate that the bill of materials (BOM) for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro Max could rise nearly...

Friday 10 July 2026

Smartphone financing set to cover 42% of India sales in 2026

India's smartphone buyers are increasingly turning to financing, a shift that could shape device sales patterns in other price-sensitive...

Friday 10 July 2026

Apple drives 70% surge in edge AI smartwatch sales as health features gain traction

Shipments of smartwatches with edge AI features leaped 70% in the first quarter of 2026, with Apple overwhelmingly leading the charge,...

1/40 pages