Reality Check
Establishing a VR and AR platform for the future Virtual reality and augmented reality, or extended reality (XR) as they’re often collectively labelled, have been touted as technologies that will…
A Standalone Future for Apple Watch
Recent updates could separate the Watch from the iPhone In the context of a marathon two-and-a-half-hour keynote presentation at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference that featured major announcements such as “Sign…
Clocking Miles
Putting running watches through their paces A friend of mine recently got in touch for some advice on buying a new running watch. My eyes lit up at this —…
A Third Mobile Ecosystem
If only it were that simple for Huawei Given its recent trajectory, Huawei was on a path to surpassing Samsung and becoming the number-one global maker of smartphones. It’s been…
Folding Pains
Lessons from Samsung’s flexible-display troubles It’s no secret that I’ve been excited about the advent of smartphones with flexible displays, which now seem to be commonly referred to as foldables….
What’s Happening on My Watch?
An investigation into smartwatches on the high street A year or two ago, it felt like you couldn’t move for wearable technology. Smartwatches and fitness bands, especially those from Fitbit…
India to Become Manufacturing Hub for Apple
Foxconn will shift production from China to India This week, Foxconn, the largest assembler of Apple products, announced that it will begin mass-producing flagship iPhones in India. Until now, Apple…
Samsung’s Galaxy S10 Playground
Huge investment in promotional pop-up store To mark the launch of its Galaxy S10 family of devices and 10 years of Galaxy products, Samsung has opened a giant two-storey pop-up…
The Next Big Merger
Will two device designs fold into one? For those old enough to remember the turn of the century, there was a term used so often that it felt like it…
A Cosmopolitan Alternative
Planet Computers aims to improve on its first phone-with-a-keyboard Last week I went to see Planet Computers to check on the progress of their second iteration of the Gemini phone,…