5G: We are in the midpoint of the planned 10-year release cycle for 5G. In 2024 there was operators’ monetization struggles and sluggish 5G network investments. Expect a significant uptick in 5G activity in 2025. There are several reasons why telcos and industry observers are so optimistic. First, less than 10% of operators have launched 5G Standalone (5G SA), meaning that 90% still haven’t tapped into 5G’s more advanced capabilities for driving value and differentiation. Multiple wireless operators have now completed their 5G SA preparations—determining which features to implement from 3GPP Releases 16 and 17, selecting vendors—and have either begun commercial network upgrades or will start soon. Release 18 brings additional 5G-Advanced upgrades aimed at AI and specific vertical industries. The next significant step in 5G after ever increasing download speeds is the introduction of faster uplink connections. In the future, uplink speeds can increase to up to 350 megabits per second (Mbps) with 5G-Advanced. 5G Reduced Capability (RedCAP) start to come to market, enabling much better economics for those connecting IoT implementations. Europe’s 5G coverage lagging amid declining investment.
6G: 6G will not bring major changes for consumers. Consumers have benefited from 5G, but, for example, in the automotive industry, Industry 4.0, and healthcare, its potential has largely gone unfulfilled. Despite this, 6G development is underway – now it is time to define the technology so that it provides real business value. The technology is expected to enable the use of digital twins, for example. A model called Everything as a Service (Compute-aaS, AI-aaS) will emerge, where computing power and AI services move to cloud services. Another key development step is Ambient IoT, which is a more advanced version of IoT technology and could potentially replace RFID systems in the future. Ambient IoT is already part of the 3GPP Rel. 19 planning. Open interfaces such as the Open RAN model, which should be considered in the early stages of 6G development. Mobile network operators want to ensure that “whatever they do for 5G and 5G Advanced is going to be applicable to 6G.
Chips: Qualcomm and MediaTek hold the top places in smartphone processor ranking list. After that come Apple and Samsung. Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, G2 Gen 2, and G1 Gen 2 for gaming handhelds, saying the G3 Gen 3 offers a CPU 30% faster than the previous generation. Regarding features, the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 is Qualcomm’s first G-series chip to embrace Lumen, Unreal Engine 5′s fully dynamic global illumination and reflections system.
Android: There will be some changes in Android phones because Google will develop the Android OS fully in private. The future Android OS development will now fully happen behind closed doors, but Google says it’s committed to releasing source code. Amazon will discontinue its app store for Android on August 20 this year. Xaomi is working on a tool to run PC games on Android tablet.
Duopoly: Mobile duopoly by Apple and Google is seen an emerging problem. UK competition probe of mobile browsers finds Apple-Google duopoly is ‘anti-innovation’
Smart phone camera: Realme unveiled a new Ultra concept phone that offers DSLR-level photography in a smartphone. It supports using interchangeable lenses. The device features a customized 1-inch Sony IMX989 image sensor, designed to work with interchangeable lenses. Additionally, the phone includes an ultra-wide Sony IMX890 sensor and a periscope-style Sony IMX989 sensor.
The end of proprietary chargers is near? USB-C is now effectively mandatory in Europe as the new charging era begins. Now all phones and other wireless devices sold in the EU market must have a unified USB-C port. The USB-C connector requirements apply to various device categories, such as mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, headphones, headset microphones, handheld video game consoles, portable speakers, e-readers, keyboards, mice, portable navigation systems, and earbuds or their charging cases. If a device supports fast charging, it must support at least USB Power Delivery charging technology. For laptops, the new requirements will apply starting April 28, 2026.
Smart watches: Generative AI is expected to revitalizes wearable devices and smartwatches drive wrist-worn wearable growth in 2025 even though there are some worrying about Forever Chemicals in Smartwatch Bands. Also Smartglasses and Smart Rings Poised for Growth
Foldable phones: Foldable phones are a glimpse into the future but also not really there yet. Samsung just teased a tri-fold folding phone at Galaxy Unpacked 2025.
President Donald Trump imposed 20% tariffs on China after taking office in January. Under a sweeping new plan aimed at stimulating U.S. manufacturing announced Wednesday, he added another 34% in reciprocal tariffs, bringing the total to 54%. Most of the 200 million iPhones Apple produces each year are made in China, and the iPhones could take the big hit in the price. The high end iPhone can cost soon up to $2300.
The price of Samsung phones can increase because Korea faces steep tariffs as US launches broad trade overhaul: Confusion arises as Trump cites 25% tariff for Korea, while White House document lists 26%.
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Reuters:
TSMC and Foxconn fell by the Taiex exchange’s daily 10% limit on April 7 as US tariffs roil global supply chains; Taiwan’s 32% tariff is among Asia’s highest
Taiwan stocks plummet in biggest one-day drop on record after US tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/taiwan-stock-exchange-unveil-more-market-stabilisation-steps-if-needed-2025-04-07/
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says that President Trump believes the US has the resources and workforce to build iPhones in the US — Trump’s massive 104% tariffs on China are set to go into effect at midnight tonight, a move that will have a major impact on Apple and its supply chain.
Trump thinks the US has the ‘resources’ needed to make iPhones
https://9to5mac.com/2025/04/08/trump-thinks-the-us-has-the-resources-needed-to-make-iphones/
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Elisabeth Buchwald / CNN:
The White House says that tariffs on China are set to rise to 104% at 12:01am ET on April 9 after China missed Trump’s deadline to remove its reciprocal tariffs — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday …
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/08/business/trump-china-tariff/
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Nikkei Asia:
Sources: to offset tariffs, Apple, Dell, and others pressed suppliers to fly as many premium devices as possible to the US, especially those priced above $3,000 — TAIPEI/PALO ALTO, California — Ever since Donald Trump was elected president back in November, the world’s biggest electronics brands …
From Apple to Samsung, Trump’s tariffs force supply chains to adapt — fast
Asian suppliers to HP, Dell and more reckon with a deeper, longer trade war
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Technology/Tech-Asia/From-Apple-to-Samsung-Trump-s-tariffs-force-supply-chains-to-adapt-fast
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out Loss of Pulse Detection to the Pixel Watch 3 in the US after getting FDA clearance in February 2025; the feature rolled out in Europe in 2024
Google starts rolling out Pixel Watch 3 Loss of Pulse Detection in the US
https://9to5google.com/2025/04/08/pixel-watch-3-loss-of-pulse-detection-us/
Following the April 2025 OTA update and Scam Detection yesterday, Google is now rolling out Loss of Pulse Detection in the US.
Originally expected at the end of March, Google is now rolling out Loss of Pulse Detection in the US after being granted Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance. It follows European availability last year.
To enable, make sure the Personal Safety Wear OS app is up-to-date on your Pixel Watch 3. The latest version we’re seeing on the Play Store is 2025.03.19.x.
Afterwards, go to the Pixel Watch companion app on your phone (version 3.4+) > Safety & emergency > Loss of Pulse Detection to start the set-up process.
Google tells us that it’s beginning to roll out today and will be fully available over the coming weeks.
A cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, overdose, or poisoning is considered a loss-of-pulse (“your heart stops beating”) event. When detected, the Pixel Watch 3 will prompt users to confirm they are okay, like Fall and Car Crash Detection.
If there’s no response (or motion), the wearable will call emergency services and provide your location, as well as details about what’s happening. Loss of Pulse Detection makes use of the Pixel Watch 3’s multipath heart rate monitor, other sensors, and a “multi-check, AI-based algorithm.”
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Reuters:
Call transcript: Luxshare Chair Wang Laichun says the iPhone and AirPods maker is in talks with customers to move production from China, including to the US
Exclusive: Apple supplier Luxshare weighs manufacturing in U.S. to tackle tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-supplier-luxshare-weighs-manufacturing-us-tackle-tariffs-2025-04-09/
Summary
Chinese firm looks to shift more production outside China
Considering greater investment in Southeast Asia
Sees small impact from U.S. tariffs on profits and revenues
Will have to idle some investment plans in China
TAIPEI/BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab supplier Luxshare (002475.SZ)
, opens new tab is in talks with customers on ways to respond to U.S. tariffs by shifting more production outside China, including the United States, its chairwoman told analysts in a telephone call on Wednesday.
The remarks by the Chinese company, which assembles iPhones and makes AirPods, provide a glimpse into deliberations by companies around the world scrambling to tackle President Donald Trump’s tariffs that took effect on Wednesday.
“If there is a commercial guarantee and we are able to conduct a good evaluation, we do not rule out having some products being localised to meet the needs of the U.S. market,”
“If there is a commercial guarantee and we are able to conduct a good evaluation, we do not rule out having some products being localised to meet the needs of the U.S. market,”
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Bloomberg:
US ITC data: in 2024, China accounted for 86% of US game console imports, 79% of PC monitor imports, 73% of smartphone imports, and 66% of laptop imports
Badger Hair and iPhones: Where US-China Decoupling Is Hardest
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-09/badger-hair-and-iphones-where-us-china-decoupling-is-hardest
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Uusi anturi tuo elokuvatason kuvanlaadun huippupuhelimiin
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17395-uusi-anturi-tuo-elokuvatason-kuvanlaadun-huippupuhelimiin
Piilaaksolainen Omnivision on julkistanut uuden kuva-anturin, joka tuo ennennäkemättömän laajan dynaamisen alueen ja elokuvatason videokuvauksen älypuhelimiin. OV50X-uutuusanturi on suunnattu huippuluokan puhelimiin, jotka tavoittelevat parasta mahdollista kuvanlaatua kaikissa valaistusolosuhteissa.
50 megapikselin OV50X-kenno perustuu 1 tuuman optiseen formaattiin ja sisältää 1,6 mikrometrin pikselikoon. Yhtiön mukaan kyseessä on markkinoiden korkein dynaaminen alue mobiililaitteissa: jopa 110 desibelin HDR yhdellä valotuksella. Tämän mahdollistaa yhtiön kehittämä TheiaCel-teknologia.
- Älypuhelimet ovat nykyään tärkein väline valokuvien ja videoiden ottamiseen, ja kuluttajat odottavat yhä enemmän elokuvatasoista laatua. OV50X tuo tämän mahdollisuuden kaikkien ulottuville, kertoo markkinointipäällikkö Takuritsu Li.
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Apple aikoo kiertää Trumpin tullimaksut
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17396-apple-aikoo-kiertaeae-trumpin-tullimaksut
Apple pyrkii välttämään jopa 145 prosentin tullit Kiinasta tuoduista tuotteista siirtämällä iPhone-tuotantoaan Intiaan ja nopeuttamalla logistiikkaansa, kertovat Reuters ja MarketWatch. Yhtiö on Reutersin mukaan lennättänyt viime viikkojen aikana noin 600 tonnia iPhoneja – arviolta 1,5 miljoonaa kappaletta – Intiasta Yhdysvaltoihin. Tarkoituksena on kasvattaa Yhdysvaltain varastoja ennen kuin tullit nostavat laitteiden hintoja dramaattisesti.
Trumpin hallinto on nostanut Kiinasta tuotavien iPhonejen tullit jopa 145 prosenttiin. Tämä voisi nostaa huippumallin, kuten iPhone 16 Pro Maxin, hinnan lähes 2 300 dollariin nykyisestä 1 599 dollarista, arvioi Rosenblatt Securities. Intiasta tuotavien laitteiden tullit ovat toistaiseksi 26 %, mutta niitä ei tällä hetkellä sovelleta Kiinaan verrattavalla tavalla – ainakaan 90 päivän tauon aikana, jonka Trump juuri julisti.
IPhone-tuotantoa on tehostettu Intiassa muun muassa Foxconnin tehtaan sunnuntaivuoroilla. Tehdas tuotti viime vuonna noin 20 miljoonaa iPhonea, mukaan lukien uusimmat mallit. Applen tavoitteena on lisätä Intiassa tuotantoaan 20 prosentilla, ja pidemmän aikavälin strategiana on kaksinkertaistaa tuotantomäärä, jotta Yhdysvaltoihin suuntautuva toimitusketju olisi vähemmän riippuvainen Kiinasta.
MarketWatchin mukaan Apple voi vähentää tullien vaikutusta muokkaamalla tuotevalikoimaansa. Morgan Stanleyn analyytikko Erik Woodring arvioi, että yhtiö voi luopua matalampien tallennustilojen malleista, jotka ovat vähemmän kannattavia, ja keskittää tuotantoa kalliimpiin versioihin – ilman että nimellishintoja tarvitsee nostaa.
Apple voisi myös pidentää iPhone-mallien rahoitusaikoja Apple Card -asiakkaille, mikä laskisi kuukausierätasoa ja helpottaisi kuluttajien ostohalukkuutta. Tämän lisäksi yhtiö voisi hyötyä korkeamman katteen tuotteiden myynnin lisääntymisestä, mikä tasapainottaisi tullien aiheuttamia kustannuspaineita.
Trumpin tullipolitiikka on saanut monet teknologiajätit arvioimaan toimitusketjujaan uudelleen. Bank of America arvioi, että Apple valmistaa noin 70 % tuotteistaan Kiinassa, mutta Intian osuus on jo noussut 10 prosenttiin. Intian ohella myös Vietnam ja Meksiko houkuttelevat valmistajia, jotka pyrkivät vähentämään Kiina-riippuvuuttaan.
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Kiina määräsi “viimeiset tullit” USA:lle
USA:n tuontia koskevat tullit nousevat 125 prosenttiin.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/babaa9da-7081-4e08-b009-29eb5e2a552a
Kiina korottaa kaikkea Yhdysvalloista tulevaa tuontia koskevat tullit 125 prosenttiin. Asiasta kertoo Kiinan valtiovarainministeriö talousuutistoimisto Bloombergin mukaan.
Muutos tulee voimaan huomenna perjantaina. Aiempi tuontitulli oli 84 prosenttia.
Yhdysvaltain presidentti Donald Trump on nostanut kiinalaistuonnin tullit jo 145 prosenttiin. Muita maailman maita koskevat lisätullinsa Trump on pannut tauolle 90 päivän ajaksi.
China Raises Tariffs on US to 125% and Says It Won’t Go Higher
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/china-raises-tariffs-on-us-goods-to-125-in-retaliation
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Andrew Liszewski / The Verge:
Razer launches Razer PC Remote Play, which streams PC games to mobile devices running Windows 11, iOS 18, iPadOS 18, or Android 14+ at their native resolutions — Razer PC Remote Play streams games to mobile devices at their native resolutions and aspect ratios.
Razer’s PC-to-mobile streaming platform is now available
https://www.theverge.com/news/646810/razer-pc-remote-play-ios-android-game-streaming
Razer PC Remote Play streams games to mobile devices at their native resolutions and aspect ratios.
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Here’s how much a ‘Made in the USA’ iPhone would cost
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/11/heres-how-much-a-made-in-the-usa-iphone-would-cost.html
Key Points
Defending its “reciprocal tariffs,” the White House this week said that President Donald Trump believes the U.S. has the workforce and the resources to build iPhones in the U.S.
Analysts who follow the company say the idea of an American-made iPhone is impossible at worst and highly expensive at best.
One analyst estimates that on labor wages alone, a U.S.-made iPhone could cost 25% more than they do now. Another analyst pegged the price of a stars-and-stripes iPhone at $3,500.
When President Barack Obama asked the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs about making an iPhone in the U.S., Jobs didn’t mince words.
“Those jobs aren’t coming back,” Jobs said at a dinner with Obama in 2011.
The president of the U.S. and the CEO of Apple
have changed, but the ambition of a “Made in the USA” iPhone remains.
Defending its “reciprocal tariffs,” the White House this week said President Donald Trump believes the U.S. has the workforce and the resources to build iPhones in the U.S. Apple CEO Tim Cook nor anybody else at the tech company have come out to back that claim, but analysts who follow Apple say the idea of an American-made iPhone is impossible at worst and highly expensive at best.
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US chipmakers outsourcing manufacturing will escape China’s tariffs
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-chipmakers-outsourcing-manufacturing-will-escape-chinas-tariffs-2025-04-11/
BEIJING, April 11 (Reuters) – U.S. chipmakers which outsource manufacturing will be exempt from China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, according to a notice by the main Chinese semiconductor association on Friday.
Given the highly specialized and multi-country nature of chip supply chains, there was uncertainty within the industry about how tariffs would be applied to chip imports.
For U.S. chip designers such as Qualcomm and AMD that outsource manufacturing to Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC, Chinese customs authorities will classify these chips’ place of origin as Taiwan, according to EETop, an information platform and forum for Chinese chipmakers.
This means China-based companies importing their chips will not be forced to pay China’s retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, EETop said on its WeChat account.
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2025 preview: AI-RAN would be a paradigm shift
The use of Nvidia GPUs in the radio access network would have massive implications for telcos and their suppliers
https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/2025-preview-ai-ran-would-be-a-paradigm-shift
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Lisää huonoja uutisia Nokialle: verkkoihin investoidaan entistä vähemmän
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17405-lisaeae-huonoja-uutisia-nokialle-verkkoihin-investoidaan-entistae-vaehemmaen
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Voittaako kauppasodan Kiina vai USA? Asiantuntijat yksimielisiä Ylellä
Kiina on valmistautunut tähän jo vuosia, asiantuntijat sanovat Ylen A-studiossa.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/46af99ec-37d6-46a9-b232-6b5df1b0e0ef
Yhdysvallat todennäköisesti häviää, jos kauppasota Kiinan kanssa jatkuu.
Näin sanovat asiantuntijat Ylen A-studiossa tiistaina.
– Trump on aliarvioinut Kiinan, kiteyttää kansainvälisen politiikan asiantuntija Risto E. J. Penttilä.
Kiina on valmistautunut paljon Yhdysvaltoja paremmin, sanoo A-studiossa Danske Bankin tutkimusjohtaja Heidi Schauman. Kiina on määrätietoisesti siirtänyt tuotantoa pois Yhdysvalloista ja vähentänyt riippuvuuttaan amerikkalaisista tuotteista.
– Kaikki mitä Kiina tekee, on hyvin suunniteltua, ja Yhdysvallat huitoo ja tekee, mikä tuntuu hyvältä tänään.
Donald Trump lähti kovaan kauppasotaan Kiinan kanssa lyömällä maasta tuotaville tuotteille 145 prosentin tullimaksut. Kiina pamautti vastineeksi 125 prosentin tuontitullit Yhdysvalloille.
Trumpin tullipolitiikka pisti maailmanmarkkinat polvilleen, mutta Kiina ei näytä horjuvan.
Hallinto on valmistellut kansalaisia taisteluun Yhdysvaltojen kanssa jo yli vuosikymmenen
Kiinalaisille on jo vuosia kerrottu tarinaa siitä, että Yhdysvallat yrittää painaa Kiinaa alas ja jopa kaataa maan talousjärjestelmän. Nyt Trump tekee tämän todeksi, arvioi Mattlin.
– Kiinan johtajana on tällä hetkellä kohtuullisen helppo kertoa kansalle, että nyt täytyy vetää remmiä tiukemmalle, tulee kovat ajat ja me puolustamme tässä meidän maatamme. Yhdysvalloissa nähdäkseni ei ole valmisteltu samalla tavalla, ei ole tullut tätä verta, hikeä, kyyneliä -narratiivia ollenkaan.
Asiantuntijoiden mukaan Kiina on päässyt niskan päälle, koska Yhdysvallat on paljon riippuvaisempi kiinalaisista tuotteista. Esimerkiksi kriittisten mineraalien ja teknologiateollisuuden tuotanto riippuu Kiinasta.
Etulyöntiasemastaan käsin Kiina pystyy aiheuttamaan paljon vahinkoa Yhdysvalloille, Mattlin sanoo Ylellä.
Yhdysvalloilla olisi vielä mahdollisuus voittoon, sillä Kiinalla on omia suuria ongelmia, Risto E. J. Penttilä sanoo A-studiossa.
Kiinan talouskasvu on yskinyt, väestö ikääntyy ja tullit iskevät valtiolle elintärkeään vientiin.
Valkoisessa talossa on Penttilän mukaan kaksi vastakkaista ryhmää: toinen haluaa rakentaa uuden maailmanlaajuisen kauppajärjestelmän, toinen palauttaa tuotannon Yhdysvaltoihin ja kyykyttää Kiinaa.
– Nyt oikeastaan riippuen siitä, kumpi näistä kahdesta koulukunnasta voittaa, niin joko Amerikalla on pelikortteja taikka sitten ei ole.
Kiina olisi tutisemassa, jos Trump lähtisi yllättäen tekemään diilejä Euroopan, Kanadan ja Meksikon kanssa, Penttilä sanoo Ylellä. Yhdysvallat on kuitenkin jättänyt käyttämättä tärkeimmän valttikorttinsa, eli ystävät ja liittolaiset.
Valkoisessa talossa on tehty suuri arviointivirhe, Penttilä sanoo.
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The ‘made-in-China’ tariff quagmire for Cisco, Ericsson and Nokia
Products used in networks might be assembled outside China, but the industry remains heavily reliant on it for all sorts of humdrum components and raw materials.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/the-made-in-china-tariff-quagmire-for-cisco-ericsson-and-nokia
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Trump exempts phones, computers and other electronics from his tariffs on Chinese goods
The move is seen as a win for big U.S. tech companies, whose founders have donated millions to Trump’s campaign and inauguration
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-tariffs-phones-computers-china-b2732165.html#Echobox=1744468972
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Telecom East: The decline in telco capex
Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O’Brien look at China’s parallel digital universe and Jio’s global O-RAN ambitions, and they speak with Dell’Oro’s Stefan Pongratz about the massive drop-off in the RAN market.
https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/telecom-east-the-decline-in-telco-capex
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Nokia’s 5G network in a backpack
Nokia’s Banshee Radio provides a 4G LTE or 5G ‘network in a box’ for military applications. Working with the military means Nokia can diversify beyond service provider customers in the RAN market.
https://www.lightreading.com/5g/nokia-s-5g-network-in-a-backpack
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Tim Cook explained that Apple manufactures iPhones in China due to the country’s vast pool of skilled tooling engineers and advanced manufacturing expertise, not low labor costs, as China excels in precision and vocational skills compared to the U.S.
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https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2025/04/15/samsungilta-uudet-kestokannykat-ja-tabletit/
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https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17427-kaennykkaemarkkina-kasvoi-hieman-alkuvuonna
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https://etn.fi/index.php/opinion/17426-kovaa-kaeyttoeae-kestaevaet-koneet-voi-ostaa-palveluna
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Trumpin ratkaisu kauhistuttaa: ”Tuho”
Trump sai kiinalaiset hylkäämään amerikkalaistuotteet, mikä on vakava uhka useille suurfirmoille, kirjoittavat The Economist ja Wall Street Journal.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/f67c84b0-50e6-48db-adc7-06d35f7aa0d5
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google rolls out opt-in Sensitive Content Warnings in Messages to blur nude images on Android; the System SafetyCore-powered content classification is on-device
Google Messages Sensitive Content Warnings for nudity rolling out
https://9to5google.com/2025/04/21/google-messages-sensitive-content-warnings-live/
Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android.
For adults, Sensitive Content Warnings are opt-in and disabled by default. It’s on for those under 18:
Supervised users: This feature can’t be turned off but parents can control it through the Family Link app.
Unsupervised teens (13–17 years of age): This feature can be turned off in the Google Account settings.
There are two aspects to it, with the first blurring images “that may contain nudity” with the ability to delete before viewing. Your options are:
Learn why nude images can be harmful
Block this number
Next > No, don’t view or Yes, view
You can “blur the image back” by tapping “Remove preview” in the bottom-right corner.
The second reminds “users of the risks of sending nude imagery and preventing accidental shares” before they send or forward something that may contain nudity. They must “confirm to continue.”
To send the image, tap Next.
To continue, swipe right Yes, send.
To cancel, select No, don’t send.
This image classification, which does not currently apply to videos, works on-device and is powered by Android System SafetyCore, which “doesn’t send identifiable data or any of the classified content or results to Google servers.”
As a system service, SafetyCore is only active when an application integrates with SafetyCore and specifically requests that content be classified. Images aren’t classified unless they’re sent through Google Messages with the Sensitive Content Warnings feature turned on.
Google announced it in October, and said it was beginning to roll out in February. We’re now seeing it Google Messages Settings > Protection & Safety > Manage sensitive content warnings. This takes you to a new settings page with a “Warnings in Google Messages” toggle.
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
The EU unveils new mandatory labels for smartphones and tablets sold in the bloc that rate energy efficiency, durability, and repairability, starting June 20
New smartphone labels for battery life and repairability are coming to the EU
Tablets are also covered by the scheme, which takes effect in June.
https://www.theverge.com/news/655275/smartphone-tablet-labels-eu-energy-efficiency-battery-life-repairability
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Appfigures: Google Play hosts 1.8M apps, down from 3.4M at the beginning of 2024, a 47% decline likely due to raised minimum quality requirements — Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps. — From the start of 2024 to present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting …
Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/29/google-play-sees-47-decline-in-apps-since-start-of-last-year/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17511-kenelle-samsungin-veitsenteraevae-uutuus-on-tarkoitettu
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https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/galaxy-s25-edge-hands-on-this-thin-phone-left-a-deep-impression/
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Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Apple adds red exclamation mark warnings on EU App Store listings for apps using third-party payment systems, not Apple’s “private and secure payment system”
Apple is placing warnings on EU apps that don’t use App Store payments
Apple suggests that users are putting themselves at risk by using third-party alternatives.
https://www.theverge.com/news/667484/apple-eu-ios-app-store-warning-payment-system
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.howtogeek.com/open-source-android-apps-you-should-be-using/
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William Langley / Financial Times:
Inside China’s “stolen iPhone building”: electronics traders in Shenzhen describe how even remotely locked stolen iPhones can be stripped and sold at a profit
Inside China’s ‘stolen iPhone building’
We track the roaring trade of mobiles grabbed in London and New York, then sold in a single district in Shenzhen
https://www.ft.com/content/752f84ac-329d-4e10-ae46-7a1c27319498?accessToken=zwAGNZ51SjOwkc91L4SsMp1OENOuRnocJzGUmA.MEYCIQC9EgImlV0WP8_UeYQYrTkYb0liPq5b78n_WtMzW6eNegIhAMFQNDGgX4lNezIkU6ubpHiGb_KJznA15SHI60L9ldap&sharetype=gift&token=1cd32693-d722-4e41-b9f9-7a113fbd9fe4
In any other neighbourhood, the Feiyang Times building, a drab grey-and-brown tower in southern China, would be most notable for the gaudy, propaganda-plastered columns that line its forecourt.
But like many of the electronics markets in the labyrinthine malls of Huaqiangbei, the fourth floor of the building has its own specialism: selling second hand iPhones from Europe and the US.
Many of the phones sold here are legitimate trade-ins, returned by western consumers to network operators or phone shops when upgrading to the latest models.
But the tower also sits at a location that Apple community message boards, social media commenters and victims of phone theft have identified as China’s “stolen iPhone building”.
It is one of the most important nodes in a supply chain for second hand technology that starts in the west, travels through wholesalers in Hong Kong and on to markets in mainland China and the global south.
Online message boards complaining of stolen phones emerging in Shenzhen identify a range of locations in the city. Nearly all of them are either in the Huaqiangbei area, or near the city’s border posts with Hong Kong.
The UK’s Metropolitan Police warned in February that phone theft in London was a £50mn-a-year industry. The force seized 1,000 stolen devices and made 230 arrests in one week as part of an “intensifying clampdown”. Officials in Paris and New York have also reported rises in phone snatching.
Huaqiangbei traders say the reason second hand phones end up in Shenzhen is because they can find buyers for every component of a device in the area’s various markets, from screens and circuit boards to chips and copper. There are even traders who will buy up unwanted excess plastic, which can be melted down for use in bottles.
That means that even phones remotely locked by users in the west can be stripped down into parts and sold at a small profit, they say.
The Feiyang tower is not the only mall in the district selling second hand phones. Huaqiang Electronics World, Yuanwang Digital Mall and hundreds of hole-in-the-wall shops lining the streets of the 3 sq km area all advertise recycled phones.
But Feiyang is the one most heavily focused on selling overseas models, according to traders. These have two main attractions over Chinese iPhones: access to global app stores and, in the case of US phones restricted to using SIM cards from specific networks, cheaper prices.
“There are all kinds [of phones].”
That likely included phones lost in western countries, he said, adding that even those remotely locked or with uncrackable passcodes had their “market price”.
Most other sellers are reticent on the provenance of their wares. Six sellers told the Financial Times they did not know how the US iPhones advertised in the glass booths in front of them got there.
Bilal Khan, a trader from Pakistan hoping to buy 300 iPhones, said he was specifically seeking SIM-locked US phones, which were subject to lower import duties in his home market. Customers in Pakistan used the phones for their cameras, WiFi and gaming functions, rather than mobile data and calling services, he added.
Munir, another trader who did not want to be identified by his full name, said he was looking to buy 100 to 200 iPhone 13 Pro Max’s, which he could sell on for a profit of about $70 per phone in his home market of Libya.
But traders on the second floor of the Feiyang mall, who specialise in selling iPhone components, said they bought many of those parts from the sellers on the floors above, especially when they were unable to unlock them themselves.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Koulu keräsi oppilaiden puhelimet pois, kun 16-vuotias puukotti – Näin asiantuntija arvioi ratkaisua
Kriisiviestinnän asiantuntija Katleena Kortesuo sanoo, että Vähäjärven koulun ratkaisu oli monin tavoin oikea.
https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/359f374e-d868-45ca-9de5-19e6b3ee2853
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Bloomberg:
Xiaomi unveils its Xring O1 mobile SoC, built on TSMC’s 3nm process with a 10-core ARM CPU, powering the Xiaomi 15S Pro and Tab 7 Ultra, in a bid to rival Apple
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-22/xiaomi-billionaire-touts-new-chinese-chip-in-tech-showcase
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tutkimus: Suomalaisten kaapeissa lojuu miljoonia sadan euron arvoisia puhelimia
Itävaltalainen tutkimuslaitos teki laskelmia eurooppalaisissa kotitalouksissa olevista käytetyistä älypuhelimista.
https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/talous/art-2000011255783.html
Itävaltalaisen tutkimuslaitos Fraunhofer Austrian tekemän tutkimuksen mukaan eurooppalaisiin kotitalouksiin on vuosina 2011–2023 kertynyt noin 642 miljoonaa käytöstä poistettua älypuhelinta, joista noin kolmannes voitaisiin kunnostaa uudelleen käyttöön.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17578-oneplus-ottaa-tietoisen-riskin-tilakytkin-vaihtuu-monitoiminappiin
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://etn.fi/index.php/13-news/17586-samsungin-edge-naeyttaeae-tietae-tulevaan
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Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Counterpoint has revised its 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9% YoY, down from 4.2%, citing “renewed uncertainties surrounding US tariffs”
Apple and Samsung smartphone growth to take hit from tariff uncertainty: Counterpoint Research
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/04/apple-samsung-smartphone-growth-cut-due-to-tariffs-analysts.html
Counterpoint Research research outfit said it had revised down its overall 2025 global smartphone shipment growth forecast to 1.9% year-on-year from 4.2%, citing “renewed uncertainties surrounding U.S. tariffs.”
Apple shipments are expected to grow 2.5% year-on-year in 2025, while Samsung shipments are expected to be flat.
“Although tariffs have played a role in our forecast revisions, we are also factoring in weakened demand not just in North America but across Europe and parts of Asia,” Counterpoint Research Associated Director Liz Lee said.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Maksa ja hikoile!
Polarin Flow-sovellukseen saa nyt lisää ominaisuuksia 10 euron kuukausimaksua vastaan. Mistä ilmaiskäyttäjä jää paitsi?
https://www.iltalehti.fi/ohjelmat/a/898004e5-0154-4374-a163-508a55b59055
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Ryan Whitwam / Ars Technica:
Android 16 review: live updates and Advanced Protection are nice, but features like desktop mode and Material 3 Expressive design won’t come until later in 2025 — After months of speculation and beta testing, Google is rolling out Android 16 starting today.
Android 16 is here, but the cool stuff is coming later
Android 16 arrives with a few new goodies, but the big changes are still cooking.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/android-16-begins-rolling-out-today-to-pixel-devices/
After months of speculation and beta testing, Google is rolling out Android 16 starting today. The new software will arrive first on Pixel phones, but you can expect to see updates on other phones in the coming weeks—or more likely months.
For those with Pixel devices, the OTA should begin appearing soon. If you just can’t wait, Google will have system images and update files on its developer pages. You probably don’t need to get up in arms about potential delays, though. Like other recent Android updates, there aren’t many changes bundled into this version. Many of the most interesting changes are coming later this year.
Google is also adding live update notifications, which can keep you abreast of progress in select apps. This feature is starting with support for several rideshare and delivery apps, which will be able to indicate status using a small icon in the status bar. Tapping it expands to a pop-up notification with a live progress bar. Google says it’s working with Samsung and OnePlus to integrate this capability with the Now Bar and Live Alerts, respectively.
Tomi Engdahl says:
People’s smart watches can “assume they have been in a collision”
Emergency services are urging Download festival-goers to put their body-worn devices on airplane mode to avoid making accidental 999 calls.
Read more: https://bbc.in/3HSEoUK
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.uusiteknologia.fi/2025/06/16/huawei-ylsi-ranne-elektroniikassa-ykkossijalle/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Estonian engineers found that 15-year-old smartphones, when hacked to work together as a single self-organized unit, can handle many such tasks, including image recognition, with unexpected ease. How did they turn a bunch of old phones into a mini datacenter? https://buff.ly/GGCcq44
Tomi Engdahl says:
AWS is no fan of AI-RAN the Nvidia way
Telcos are better off renting GPUs from a hyperscaler than buying them for AI-RAN, insists Ishwar Parulkar of AWS.
https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/aws-is-no-fan-of-ai-ran-the-nvidia-way
Nvidia’s graphical processing units (GPUs), the grey matter of artificial intelligence (AI), are mainly sold to IT giants such as the big US hyperscalers, which use them for the expensive training of the large language models (LLMs) that underpin today’s AI applications. But for a couple of years Nvidia has been marketing what it calls AI-RAN. Under this, the operator of a radio access network (the RAN in the abbreviation) would instead become Nvidia’s direct customer, hosting GPUs in dozens or hundreds of telco facilities used to support both mobile network and artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Google reportedly paid Apple around $20 billion in 2022 to remain the default search engine on Safari across iPhones and other Apple devices. This arrangement influences the search behavior of over a billion users and has become a key focus in the U.S. antitrust case against Google. Regulators argue that such deals give tech giants an unfair advantage by shaping user choices before they’re even made.
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