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China is rebuilding the smartphone around AI agents. ZTE's NaviX sold out in hours.
16+ hour, 21+ min ago (25+ words) ZTE unveiled the NaviX Ultra at WAIC, calling it the world's first agentic AI phone. It runs ByteDance's Doubao. StepFun and Honor showed similar devices....
Apple raised iPhone 17 prices by 10% in Japan as the yen hovers near a four-decade low
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (31+ words) The iPhone 17 starts at ¥142,800 in Japan, up from ¥129,800. Apple Watch and AirPods also rose up to 10%. This follows a separate global Mac/iPad price hike....
Spanish satellite startup Sateliot wants €150 million to beam 5G directly to smartphones from orbit
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (29+ words) Sateliot is raising up to €150M to deploy 16 satellites next year and offer direct-to-device 5G by 2028. Europe is reserving spectrum for domestic players over Starlink....
Apple is preparing an OLED iPad mini for October as its tablet lineup expands
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (26+ words) Apple is preparing the biggest iPad mini overhaul in years with an OLED screen and A19 Pro chip, targeting an October release amid rising component costs....
Apple raises AppleCare+ prices as the memory shortage spreads from hardware to services
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (25+ words) Apple raised monthly AppleCare+ subscriptions by 50 cents for Macs and iPads, extending a wave of price increases driven by the global memory chip shortage....
India pledges $20 billion to boost chips and smartphones as Modi pushes for an Indian mobile brand
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (22+ words) Modi's cabinet approved $13.3B for semiconductors and $6.5B for smartphones. The minister said Modi wants India to "create an Indian mobile brand."...
OpenAI’s first Jony Ive device is a screen-free speaker built to feel alive
4+ day, 36+ min ago (321+ words) OpenAI’s first io-designed device is a screen-free smart speaker with a camera, a battery, and parts that move on their own, Bloomberg reports....
China smartphone shipments fall for a fifth quarter as memory costs bite
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (377+ words) China’s smartphone shipments fell 4.3% to 66 million units in Q2 2026, a fifth straight decline, as memory costs pushed Android prices up. Huawei and Apple grew....
AI just shrank the PC market and is killing cheap phones
1+ week, 2+ day ago (320+ words) Omdia says the PC market fell 3.6% in Q2 2026 and sub-$400 phone shipments will drop 22%, as AI's hunger for memory chips pushes device prices up....
Currys warns memory shortage will raise gadget prices
2+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) Currys, Britain’s biggest electricals retailer, warns phones, laptops and TVs will cost more later in 2026 as AI data centres soak up memory chips....