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Mobile

Hidden gifts lead to a 120% surge in mobile phone bills in France

Some mobile phone users in France have reportedly witnessed a 120% rise in their mobile phone bills after major telecom service providers raised their surcharges during the summer with added gifts despite the consumers not having asked for them. Earlier, many of these tariffs, or contracts, were am

Oceanlink contracts IPLOOK to deploy 4G across the Pacific Islands

Oceanlink (ACCLINKS), a Kiribati-based mobile network operator (MNO), has reportedly the awarded a contract to commercially deploy its core 4G mobile network on the Pacific Islands to IPLOOK Technologies, a leading vendor of end-to-end LTE/5G mobile core network solutions based out of Hong Kong. Ac

MediaTek selects Keysight Technologies for validating 5G devices

Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek has reportedly chosen the American tech firm Keysight Technologies to authenticate the radio frequency performance of 5G gadgets having multiple-input and multiple-output as well as Massive MIMO antenna technologies in OTA lab-based testing. With Keysight’s 5G n

Qualcomm’s revenue forecast dented by a slowdown in smartphone demand

U.S. tech giant Qualcomm Inc’s revenue forecast for the fourth quarter is reportedly lower than the Wall Street targets, indicative of a tough economy amid slow demand for smartphones. This could severely impact its core business of handset chip manufacturing. As per reports, the company&rs

iQIYI inks content licensing deal with video sharing platform, Douyin

Chinese video streaming platform iQIYI, Inc., has reportedly announced that it has inked a definitive agreement with short-video sharing platform, Douyin, the sister app of TikTok, to license select content from the latter to edit and distribute as short form content on the iQIYI app in formats that

Malaysia to unveil plan for sale of 70% equity stake in 5G agency, DNB

The Malaysian government is reportedly set to announce a plan to sell a 70% equity stake in the state-owned 5G agency, Digital Nasional Berhad (DNB), to six firms by next week, according to Annuar Musa, Minister of Communications and Multimedia. As per reports, the government had been aiming to f

Redington to transition most of its business to digital streams

Indian tech supply chain solutions provider, Redington, will reportedly have half of its business streaming in via its e-commerce portal within the course of two years by switching to a digitalized business framework, according to a top executive at the company. Redington, known for supplying iPh

Samsung Australia fined $9.6 million over false water-resistance claims

South Korean tech giant, Samsung, has reportedly been ordered to pay A$14 million ($9.6 million) in penalties by Australia’s consumer surveillant after it admitted to have mislead Samsung users in Australia over its Samsung Galaxy smartphones’ capability to withstand water. As per rep

Apple unveils BNPL option among a host of new features at WWDC 2022

Silicon Valley major, Apple Inc., has reportedly unveiled a series of new features and innovations at its annual software developers conference, including a buy now pay later feature for products bought through its software, and an option to edit messages after they have been sent. With the buy n