Google hikes price of budget Pixel 10a phone to US$599 on memory costs
Alphabet Inc's Google raised the price of its seven-month-old Pixel 10a smartphone by US$100 (RM408) to US$599 (RM2,447), another example of how rising memory costs are making even older devices more expensive.
Huawei plans to raise handset prices due to memory crunch
Huawei Technologies Co plans to join its rivals in jacking up smartphone prices to counter rising memory costs, betting on a chips-to-software edge to protect its lead while it explores markets abroad.
Huawei predicts more smartphone price hikes due to memory crunch
Global smartphone and electronics brands from Apple Inc to Xiaomi Corp have seen their margins come under pressure this year, as an unprecedented AI buildout pushes up costs for various components.
Customs snags Indonesia-bound boat smuggling smartphones worth over RM700,000
MELAKA: An Indonesia-bound boat that was supposed to be empty was instead found with 701 smartphones hidden on board.
Kuaishou’s AI video spinoff unveils new model in ByteDance chase
Kuaishou Technology's AI spinoff announced its latest video-generation model ahead of a potential Hong Kong listing, stepping up efforts to close the gap on industry leader ByteDance Ltd.
Brazil's cellphone crime: a security nightmare in every pocket
Eduardo Metzker, 29, was riding his motorcycle in Rio de Janeiro when he was suddenly boxed in by two other bikes. One of the riders put a gun to his head and demanded his phone and passcode.
New phones keep getting more expensive. The chips powering them are becoming more extreme, too
Qualcomm just announced a new chip designed for 'the best, most aspirational devices.'
Elon Musk’s new X Chat feature aims to replace your phone number. Here’s how to sign up
The new option on X Chat has a killer privacy feature that could come in handy.
Opinion: I gave my life over to Meta’s AI agent and was blown away
Muse, Meta's AI agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
AI will trigger massive surge in e-waste, environmental body warns
AI's potential environmental toll is being greatly underestimated, according to a waste tracking organisation warning that there could be enough discarded computer equipment by 2050 to circle the Earth six times in shipping containers stacked end-to-end
