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  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2025
    Indonesia
    Indonesia says $1bn offer from Apple not enough to lift iPhone 16 ban

    Minister says proposed AirTag factory would not help US tech giant meet local content rules on smartphone sales

    Indonesia’s industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita holds up an iPhone at a press conference in Jakarta on Wednesday
  • Tuesday, 24 December, 2024
    UK mobile users had least reliable experience in G7 in 2024, data shows

    Research highlights impact of poor network performance on consumers

  • Monday, 25 November, 2024
    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei to launch phone with own software in sign of China-US splintering

    Tech group aims to establish its alternative to iOS and Android as third major mobile operating system

    People line up outside a Huawei flagship store in Beijing, China. A man in the foreground is talking on a Huawei mobile phone.
  • Thursday, 21 November, 2024
    iPhone
    Apple proposes Indonesian factory in bid to reverse iPhone 16 ban

    Investment of $100mn in key market would help meet requirement for 40% local content in smartphones

    A person looks at an iPhone 16. There is a display of the phones
  • Sunday, 17 November, 2024
    China’s smartphone makers head upmarket in European push

    Realme, Oppo and Honor are looking to challenge Samsung and Apple on the continent with fancier handsets

    Honor Magic V3 phones on display
  • Friday, 15 November, 2024
    Q&AThe Big Question
    The Big Question: should smartphones be banned in schools?

    As anxieties about mental health increase, many headteachers are prohibiting phone use for students. Should the government make that mandatory?

    Montage of images: two schoolchildren with packpacks seen from behind, a smartphone with a picture on the screen of children putting their hands up to ask a question in class, and a large white question mark
  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    News in-depthUK schools
    Should smartphones be banned in schools?

    Research has shown a link between social media apps and eating disorders, depression and anxiety among young people

    Sign on a school wall stating ‘No Mobile Telephones’ starting September 2024, with a blurred background showing a group of students in casual clothing
  • Tuesday, 5 November, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple warns future products may never be as profitable as iPhone

    Analysts say artificial intelligence and virtual reality headsets might have lower margins than smartphones and App Store

    Apple iPhone 16 models on display upon release in September at the Apple Store at The Grove in Los Angeles, California
  • Wednesday, 30 October, 2024
    News in-depthSamsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s smartphone crown slips with company in crisis

    Korean tech giant is losing market share to US rival Apple and Chinese players

    A hand examines foldable smartphones on a stand
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    LexApple Inc
    Indonesia’s iPhone 16 ban will hurt consumers more than Apple Premium content

    Government decision to block sale of latest iPhone is far from disastrous for tech group

    Various models of the Apple iPhone 16 Plus are displayed in vibrant colours
  • Monday, 28 October, 2024
    Indonesia
    Apple banned from selling iPhone 16 in Indonesia

    Government says US company’s investment in the country has fallen short

    Visitors examine the Apple iPhone 16 at the Thailand Mobile Expo 2024 in Bangkok. The display showcases various smartphones and promotional materials, with attendees testing the devices.
  • Friday, 13 September, 2024
    US Securities and Exchange Commission
    How SEC mobile phones can signal an imminent stock price drop

    Research tracking mobile data shows how some corporate insiders avoided losses by selling around the time regulatory staff visited

    The Securities and Exchange Seal on its headquarters in Washington
  • Thursday, 12 September, 2024
    Transsion Holdings
    China’s smartphone ‘King of Africa’ hit by detention of finance chief

    Shanghai-listed Transsion also facing growing competition in African market and legal challenges over intellectual property

    A person holds a Tecno phone in a mobile phone booth in Nigeria
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei takes on Apple in China with $2,800 trifold phone

    Mate XT, released hours after launch of iPhone 16, already has 5mn pre-orders

    Huawei's new trifold smartphone, the Mate XT, is displayed in a glass case at a Huawei flagship store in Beijing, China.
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple launches iPhone 16 as it bets on AI future

    Tech group seeks to put new tools at centre of its flagship smartphone in effort to entice customers

    The new iPhone 16 Pro Max models are displayed on stands. In the background, attendees, including photographers and videographers, are capturing images and footage of the devices.
  • Monday, 9 September, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple pins hopes on AI to boost flagging iPhone sales

    Markets bet generative AI features will power new revenue growth as iPhone 16 launches on Monday

    A glowing Apple logo.
  • Saturday, 7 September, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple’s new iPhone will use Arm’s next-generation chip technology for AI

    Tech giant pushing to bring generative artificial intelligence features to its smartphones

    People stand near an Apple logo
  • Friday, 26 July, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple’s iPhone elbowed out of top 5 in China by domestic smartphone rivals

    Huawei and Xiaomi gain ground in second quarter as Apple’s share of critical market falls

    Tim Cook takes a selfie with a customer
  • Thursday, 11 July, 2024
    EU tech regulation
    EU and Apple settle long-running ‘tap-and-go’ antitrust probe

    Move represents rare truce after accusations from bloc over alleged anti-competitive conduct by tech giant

    A screen displaying the Apple logo and the European flag
  • Wednesday, 10 July, 2024
    Technology sector
    Samsung launches foldable phones with enhanced AI to stay ahead of Chinese rivals

    Smartphone maker adds new capabilities in niche premium segment to combat being undercut on price

    Illustration of Samsung’s new Fold6 phone
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Apple Inc
    Apple to settle ‘tap-and-go’ payments probe with EU

    Tech company willing to open mobile pay system to rivals in concessions that will help avoid antitrust fines from the bloc

    The woman touches her phone to the kiosk’s payments terminal
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    LexApple Inc
    Hey Siri, is Apple’s AI strategy enough to sustain this rally? Premium content

    The market is probably relieved that US tech giant has jumped into the artificial intelligence race

    An Apple store in San Francisco
  • Friday, 17 May, 2024
    FT MagazineRobert Shrimsley
    Ask Shrimsley: how do I get my kids off their phones?

    Google it! Just kidding

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    Google LLC
    Google turns to AI to protect users from mobile phone thefts

    Feature that automatically locks screen when device is snatched comes amid reports of rise in the crime

    A woman using her phone stands beside an Android mascot
  • Saturday, 11 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    What I wish I’d known before my smartphone was snatched

    As phone theft surges, how can you protect your financial data?

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