OnePlus snubs US and Europe
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OnePlus 13T dream crushed by limited release strategy

The more pocketable OnePlus 13T had Android fans buzzing with its flagship specs and huge battery packed into a 6.32-inch frame—until the company confirmed it's not coming to the US, Canada, or Europe.

Samsung spooked by US tariff threats
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Sales hit in mobiles, AI  and memory chips

Samsung Electronics reckons looming US tariffs could sink demand for its smartphones and memory chips, with the South Korean giant sounding the alarm during its latest earnings call.

Qualcomm fast-tracks Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 to ambush Apple
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5GHz mobile spoiler alert

The Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 looks set to gatecrash the iPhone 17’s launch with a reveal as early as September.

Apple iPad diverts an aircraft
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Because it is just so well made

A Lufthansa Airbus A380 flying from Los Angeles to Munich had to make an unscheduled landing in Boston after a passenger jammed their precious Apple iPad into a business class seat, setting off alarm bells about lithium-ion fires at cruising altitude.

Vodafone tries to fix tunnel dead zones
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Conical 5G antennas installed

Vodafone Germany has decided that it's had enough of dropped calls in tunnels and is now deploying conical multi-band mobile antennas to beef up 5G coverage in the country’s underground rat runs.