iPhone's emergency glitch still not fixed
911 glitch was the tip of the ice-burg
Last year the iPhone suffered from a security glitch that caused iPhones to repeatedly dial 911 without user intervention.
Boffins turn all stolen phones into a Samsung Note 7
Still better than an iPhone
Researchers have developed new technology that can prevent stolen phones turning into a smouldering blob of plastic, or the case of an iPhone a beautiful looking, reassuringly expensive smouldering blob of plastic.
Meizu mCharge will charge battery in 20 minutes
Sounds way to optimistic
A faster way to charge your battery seems to be a hot topic for many companies. Qualcomm has Quick Charge, MediaTek has Pump Express, Oppo has VOOC and the Huawei Mate 9 with 4000 mAh battery can charge 55 percent in 30 minutes.
Intel confirms XMM 7480 for this year
iPhone 7s / 8 modem stops at 450 Mbps
Fudzilla found a chatty person at the Intel booth and have learned that the Intel XMM 7480 modem will ship later this year. In the light of recent legal battle between Apple and Qualcomm, this could spark a rumor that Apple is preparing to use the modem in the 2017 iPhone that someone calls iPhone 8 or 7s.
Xiaomi Pinecone SoC is called Surge S1
Mainstreamish
After years of whispers, Xiaomi finally announced its processor codenamed Pinecone and decided to call it the Surge S1. After Apple, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi also goes for an in-house processor, but it is positioning itself it to the mainstream market. The first phone to get it is the Xiaomi 5c.