Overview cell phone news - Industry news Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor 16 november Today Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. A mobile processor for use in a smartphone—especially Android smartphones. Read more Apple confirms launch date iPhone 14 series 25 august 2022 Apple has sent out invitations for an in-person event. It's the first time in 3 years that an audience will be present during the launch of a new iPhone. Read more Google releases Android 13 earlier than usual 16 august 2022 Google has released the final version of Android 13 earlier than usual. Read more Samsung confirms Unpacked event for August 10 20 july 2022 Samsung has just announced an event for August 10. The accompanying video shows undoubtly a Galaxy Flip, possibly the Flip 4. Whether Samsung will also announce the Fold 4 at this event remains to be seen. Read more EU: all phones must have support for USB-C charging 7 june 2022 The EU has decided that all small and medium-sized devices must have a USB-C connection for charging. Read more Apple announces iOS 16 with personalized lock screen 7 june 2022 At WWDC 2022, Apple demonstrated the new iOS 16 for the first time. Read more Apple Self Service Repair program for U.S. iPhone customers launched 28 april 2022 Apple has begun rolling out its Self Service Repair program in the United States. Read more EU: WhatsApp and iMessage should work with other apps 25 march 2022 If it is up to the European Union, popular messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage should soon be able to send and receive messages to smaller messaging apps. Read more Oppo 150W SuperVOOC fully charges phone in 15 minutes 1 march 2022 Oppo showed off its latest charging technology at Mobile World Congress. Read more OnePlus introduces special Pac-Man edition of Nord 2 8 november 2021 OnePlus launches a special edition of the Nord 2 that is based on the classic game PacMan. Read more Google announces Android 12L; intended for foldables 28 october 2021 Just after the official release of Android 12, Google already announced a successor; Android 12L. Read more Oppo unveils ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 11 october 2021 Oppo has started rolling out the first beta of ColorOS 12. Read more Android 12 is ready, but not yet available for users 5 october 2021 Google has put the finishing touch to Android 12. Read more Official version of Android 12 expected within "a few weeks" 9 september 2021 Google has released beta 5 of Android 12. This is the last beta that Google will release. Read more Apple event announced for September 14 8 september 2021 Apple is holding an online event called "California streaming" on September 14. During this keynote, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max are expected to be unveiled. Read more Xiaomi stops using Mi name 24 august 2021 Remarkable news from Xiaomi. The Chinese company is going to stop using the name Mi. Instead, it will simply be called 'Xiaomi'. Read more Xiaomi becomes biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time 6 august 2021 Xiaomi has something to celebrate. Read more Xiaomi 200W HyperCharge can charge mobile phone in 8 minutes 31 may 2021 Google previews Android 12 at Google I/O: becomes much more personal 18 may 2021 During Google's annual Google I/O event, it explained the newest version of Android: version 12. Read more Samsung shows new folding and rollable displays 18 may 2021 Samsung Display has developed some new screens that it wants to show to the world. Read more End of era: LG stops making new phones 6 april 2021 Again a big company that announces to stop making new phones. This time it is LG after rumors about it surfaced earlier. Read more Xiaomi shows Mi Air Charge for truly wireless charging 29 january 2021 Wireless charging is something we know for a while now, but you can't really call it truly wireless. Read more Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra first Galaxy S without memory card slot 15 january 2021 U.S. sues Facebook: demands Instagram and WhatsApp be sold 10 december 2020 The U.S. Read more Get out of the way 5G; China is already testing 6G 16 november 2020 While we are still waiting for a 5G network with nationwide coverage, the Chinese are already working on 6G. Read more Reuters: Huawei sells Honor for $15 billion 10 november 2020 Honor has a new owner. According to Reuters, Honor has been sold for 15 billion dollars to a Chinese consortium. Rumors Huawei was trying to sell Honor had been going on for some time. Read more Google launches Android 11 8 september 2020 After several betas Google officially released Android version 11. But for now it is only available for a select group of Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme phones. Read more Apple announces event for September 15th 8 september 2020 If we'd been lazy, we could've left it with this headline. That is because we don't know much more than this. Apple just sent an invitation but nobody knows for sure what will be announced there or what they want to tell us. Read more Samsung promises 3 generations of updates for more Android devices 18 august 2020 Earlier Samsung made a promise that the Galaxy S10 and later will receive Android updates and upgrades for 3 generations. Read more Huawei stops making its own Kirin chips 10 august 2020 Together with Samsung and Apple, Huawei is one of the few companies that makes its own chipsets. Under the name Kirin, it has made great progress in recent years. Read more Samsung promises 3 years of updates for Galaxy S, Note and Z models 6 august 2020 During its Unpacked Event Samsung briefly mentioned something very important: updates. Read more Quick Charge 5 announced; from 0 to 50% in 5 minutes 28 july 2020 Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has officially unveiled version 5 of its Quick Charge technology. Read more Dutch 5G auction starting today 29 june 2020 The big moment is there; the auction of the Dutch 5G frequencies has finally started. Read more Vodafone Netherlands will support eSIM 22 june 2020 It has been around for a while and is already supported in other countries, but Vodafone will now also support the electronic SIM card in the Netherlands. Read more Huawei despite boycott largest telecom manufacturer in the world 16 june 2020 In Europe and the US you can only get the phones without Google apps and services, yet that hasn't stopped many people from buying a Huawei. Read more Google launches first beta of Android 11 11 june 2020 Without a big revelation or an exuberant party, Google released the first public beta of Android 11. Developments in the world didn't allow that. Read more IFA 2020 will go on but not as planned 22 april 2020 One after the other tech congress is canceled because of the coronavirus, today it's IFA's turn that is due to be held in September. Read more OnePlus gets new logo 18 march 2020 The Chinese flagship killer gets a new logo. You'll recognize it immediately because not much has changed. Read more Google cancels Google I/O 2020 over fears of Corona virus 4 march 2020 And yet another event has fallen victim to the novel Corona virus. Read more Google I/O 2020 starts May 12th; first Android 11 Developer Preview released 24 february 2020 Essential of Android creator stops, project GEM shut down 13 february 2020 Android founder's Essential company and sexually abused Andy Rubin is quitting. This automatically means that the narrow Project GEM will never be released. Read more Telephone exchange MWC 2020 cancelled due to Corona virus 12 february 2020 The largest telecom fair in the world, the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is cancelled this year. Read more TCL stops making BlackBerry smartphones 4 february 2020 TCL Communication and BlackBerry have announced that they will end their collaboration on 31 August 2020. This means that the largest and one of the few manufacturers that brought BlackBerry phones on the market is quitting. Read more Wiko has to stop selling smartphones in the Netherlands 24 january 2020 French company Wiko has been forced to stop selling smartphones in the Netherlands. Read more Robin Mobile changes name to Budget Mobile 7 january 2020 Robin Mobile gets a new name; Budget Mobile. Read more
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor 16 november Today Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. A mobile processor for use in a smartphone—especially Android smartphones. Read more
Apple confirms launch date iPhone 14 series 25 august 2022 Apple has sent out invitations for an in-person event. It's the first time in 3 years that an audience will be present during the launch of a new iPhone. Read more
Google releases Android 13 earlier than usual 16 august 2022 Google has released the final version of Android 13 earlier than usual. Read more
Samsung confirms Unpacked event for August 10 20 july 2022 Samsung has just announced an event for August 10. The accompanying video shows undoubtly a Galaxy Flip, possibly the Flip 4. Whether Samsung will also announce the Fold 4 at this event remains to be seen. Read more
EU: all phones must have support for USB-C charging 7 june 2022 The EU has decided that all small and medium-sized devices must have a USB-C connection for charging. Read more
Apple announces iOS 16 with personalized lock screen 7 june 2022 At WWDC 2022, Apple demonstrated the new iOS 16 for the first time. Read more
Apple Self Service Repair program for U.S. iPhone customers launched 28 april 2022 Apple has begun rolling out its Self Service Repair program in the United States. Read more
EU: WhatsApp and iMessage should work with other apps 25 march 2022 If it is up to the European Union, popular messaging services such as WhatsApp and iMessage should soon be able to send and receive messages to smaller messaging apps. Read more
Oppo 150W SuperVOOC fully charges phone in 15 minutes 1 march 2022 Oppo showed off its latest charging technology at Mobile World Congress. Read more
OnePlus introduces special Pac-Man edition of Nord 2 8 november 2021 OnePlus launches a special edition of the Nord 2 that is based on the classic game PacMan. Read more
Google announces Android 12L; intended for foldables 28 october 2021 Just after the official release of Android 12, Google already announced a successor; Android 12L. Read more
Oppo unveils ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 11 october 2021 Oppo has started rolling out the first beta of ColorOS 12. Read more
Android 12 is ready, but not yet available for users 5 october 2021 Google has put the finishing touch to Android 12. Read more
Official version of Android 12 expected within "a few weeks" 9 september 2021 Google has released beta 5 of Android 12. This is the last beta that Google will release. Read more
Apple event announced for September 14 8 september 2021 Apple is holding an online event called "California streaming" on September 14. During this keynote, the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max are expected to be unveiled. Read more
Xiaomi stops using Mi name 24 august 2021 Remarkable news from Xiaomi. The Chinese company is going to stop using the name Mi. Instead, it will simply be called 'Xiaomi'. Read more
Xiaomi becomes biggest smartphone manufacturer for the first time 6 august 2021 Xiaomi has something to celebrate. Read more
Google previews Android 12 at Google I/O: becomes much more personal 18 may 2021 During Google's annual Google I/O event, it explained the newest version of Android: version 12. Read more
Samsung shows new folding and rollable displays 18 may 2021 Samsung Display has developed some new screens that it wants to show to the world. Read more
End of era: LG stops making new phones 6 april 2021 Again a big company that announces to stop making new phones. This time it is LG after rumors about it surfaced earlier. Read more
Xiaomi shows Mi Air Charge for truly wireless charging 29 january 2021 Wireless charging is something we know for a while now, but you can't really call it truly wireless. Read more
Get out of the way 5G; China is already testing 6G 16 november 2020 While we are still waiting for a 5G network with nationwide coverage, the Chinese are already working on 6G. Read more
Reuters: Huawei sells Honor for $15 billion 10 november 2020 Honor has a new owner. According to Reuters, Honor has been sold for 15 billion dollars to a Chinese consortium. Rumors Huawei was trying to sell Honor had been going on for some time. Read more
Google launches Android 11 8 september 2020 After several betas Google officially released Android version 11. But for now it is only available for a select group of Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme phones. Read more
Apple announces event for September 15th 8 september 2020 If we'd been lazy, we could've left it with this headline. That is because we don't know much more than this. Apple just sent an invitation but nobody knows for sure what will be announced there or what they want to tell us. Read more
Samsung promises 3 generations of updates for more Android devices 18 august 2020 Earlier Samsung made a promise that the Galaxy S10 and later will receive Android updates and upgrades for 3 generations. Read more
Huawei stops making its own Kirin chips 10 august 2020 Together with Samsung and Apple, Huawei is one of the few companies that makes its own chipsets. Under the name Kirin, it has made great progress in recent years. Read more
Samsung promises 3 years of updates for Galaxy S, Note and Z models 6 august 2020 During its Unpacked Event Samsung briefly mentioned something very important: updates. Read more
Quick Charge 5 announced; from 0 to 50% in 5 minutes 28 july 2020 Chip manufacturer Qualcomm has officially unveiled version 5 of its Quick Charge technology. Read more
Dutch 5G auction starting today 29 june 2020 The big moment is there; the auction of the Dutch 5G frequencies has finally started. Read more
Vodafone Netherlands will support eSIM 22 june 2020 It has been around for a while and is already supported in other countries, but Vodafone will now also support the electronic SIM card in the Netherlands. Read more
Huawei despite boycott largest telecom manufacturer in the world 16 june 2020 In Europe and the US you can only get the phones without Google apps and services, yet that hasn't stopped many people from buying a Huawei. Read more
Google launches first beta of Android 11 11 june 2020 Without a big revelation or an exuberant party, Google released the first public beta of Android 11. Developments in the world didn't allow that. Read more
IFA 2020 will go on but not as planned 22 april 2020 One after the other tech congress is canceled because of the coronavirus, today it's IFA's turn that is due to be held in September. Read more
OnePlus gets new logo 18 march 2020 The Chinese flagship killer gets a new logo. You'll recognize it immediately because not much has changed. Read more
Google cancels Google I/O 2020 over fears of Corona virus 4 march 2020 And yet another event has fallen victim to the novel Corona virus. Read more
Essential of Android creator stops, project GEM shut down 13 february 2020 Android founder's Essential company and sexually abused Andy Rubin is quitting. This automatically means that the narrow Project GEM will never be released. Read more
Telephone exchange MWC 2020 cancelled due to Corona virus 12 february 2020 The largest telecom fair in the world, the annual Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is cancelled this year. Read more
TCL stops making BlackBerry smartphones 4 february 2020 TCL Communication and BlackBerry have announced that they will end their collaboration on 31 August 2020. This means that the largest and one of the few manufacturers that brought BlackBerry phones on the market is quitting. Read more
Wiko has to stop selling smartphones in the Netherlands 24 january 2020 French company Wiko has been forced to stop selling smartphones in the Netherlands. Read more
Robin Mobile changes name to Budget Mobile 7 january 2020 Robin Mobile gets a new name; Budget Mobile. Read more
