Author: Ben Wood

What Vodafone’s Historic Satellite Video Call Means for Direct-to-Device Services

Last week, Vodafone UK, in partnership with satellite provider AST SpaceMobile, achieved a world first. A video call was made over mobile data from a smartphone in an area with…

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Affordable Android Smartphones Offer a Big Bang for Your Buck

I’m in the privileged position that I regularly get to try the latest and greatest flagship Android-powered smartphones from leading manufacturers such as Honor, Google Pixel, Oppo and Samsung. Phone-makers…

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Automated Processing and Grading of Second-Hand Smartphones Drives Consistency and Efficiency

I recently visited a new state-of-the-art facility in Germany set up by device processing and grading company Cyculus Services (see video below). It has invested in a robotic line that…

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The Crash Detection Dilemma

I was recently lucky enough to enjoy a track day at the PalmerSport racetrack, which was a gift I’d been given for a significant birthday. It meant I got to…

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Predictions: Interview with Annika Bizon, Samsung

For our Predictions for 2025 and Beyond event last week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Annika Bizon, Marketing and Omnichannel Director and Head of Ireland — MX…

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Honor Introduces AI Agent to Get the Jump on Apple Intelligence

As with other device-makers, support for AI has emerged as a prominent theme for Honor in 2024. Earlier in the year at MWC in Barcelona, CEO George Zhao laid out…

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Keeping Festivals Connected

Investment in Event-Specific Networks Keep Growing As the festival season gets underway in the UK, the challenge of how to provide the best possible mobile coverage once again becomes a…

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Mobile Phones in Modern Society: The Need for a More Responsible Approach

Over the past two decades, the mobile phone has become a ubiquitous device that is indispensable to almost everyone in the UK. However, that growth also presents challenges, and there’s…

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Expectations High for AI Update at Apple’s WWDC

Next Monday Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which I’ll be attending with my colleague Leo Gebbie. Everything points to the main story being the addition of…

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VivaTech 2024: An Overwhelming Frenzy of AI and Start-Ups

Last week, I was in Paris for my first visit to Viva Technology, known as VivaTech. I’ve wanted to attend the show for a couple of years, but other commitments…

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