How Huawei bypassed the ban
The cunning plan involved slashing Kirin production
Huawei stunned the world when it brought out the Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro last year. Despite US bans that stop the company from getting top chips, including 5G modems, the phone's China-made Kirin 9000s SoC gave 5G and satellite network links.
Apple extends its 5G modem licensing with Qualcomm
To last through March 2027 is a big day for QTL
Qualcomm has announced its Q1 fiscal 2024 results and is back to growth. The restructuring is working out, as the company announced $9.92 billion in revenues and $2.77 billion in net income, exceeding the high end of the company's guidance. A significant announcement of a great quarter result is that Apple will use Qualcomm's 5G licensing at least until the end of Q1 2027.
Samsung Exynos 2400 SoC fully detailed
Gets a 10-core CPU and Xclipse 940 GPU
Samsung has now officially and fully detailed its new Exynos 2400 SoC which will be powering the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ in certain regions, including Europe. The 4nm LPP+ Exynos 2400 SoC will have a 10-core CPU part with Cortex-X4 Prime core and Xclipse 940 GPU based on AMD RDNA 3 architecture.
Your phone can spy on you with light
Light sensor tells all
Your phone has a light sensor that can be used by hackers to see what you are doing, according to a new report by IEEE Spectrum.
Samsung officially announces Galaxy S24 series smartphones
AI features take the lead, but there are plenty of other upgrades
At its Galaxy Unpacked event, Samsung unveiled its new Galaxy S24 series smartphone lineup, including the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and the flagship Galaxy S24 Ultra. As expected, a big part of the announcement was focused on AI, or in Samsung's case, Galaxy AI, a set of AI-powered features that will be coming to the new Galaxy S24 lineup.