HMD has signed a sponsorship deal with FC Barcelona. The three-year deal sees Human Mobile Devices become a Global Partner of FC Barcelona, and the Official Mobile Phone Partner of the club. The partnership is designed to raise awareness of Human Mobile Devices through digital advertising opportunities at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys and Spotify

Swisscom Broadcast is deploying 300 of Nokia’s ‘Drones-as-a-Service’ networks across Switzerland to enable emergency response, handle perimeter protection, and conduct infrastructure inspections. The drones communicate over 4G or 5G networks. The drone-in-a-box as-a-service solution includes a Nokia drone, docking station, parachute, payload equipment such as a dual gimbal camera, software ground control station, and a

More than 200 Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones will be used on on 85 athlete vessels for the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.  In about a month, the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games will take place outside of a stadium for the first time ever. Paris 2024 will see 10,500 athletes float down the Seine

As Apple this week announces its AI strategy, OPPO has confirmed it has partnered with Google, Mircosoft and MediaTek to equip all of its devices with AI and .sell them to 50 million users this year. OPPO says AI should not remain exclusive to just flagship phones and selected users but should instead be accessible

Apple has revamped and strengthened its iPad lineup with a new range of devices. The range includes the new M2 iPad Air and M4 iPad Pro. The M4 chip has appeared just six months after the launch of the M3 last November and consists of 28 billion transistors built using second-generation 3-nanometer technology. At just

Europe will become a footnote in next-generation technology success stories unless innovation is prioritised over regulation warned Ericsson President and CEO, Börje Ekholm this week (Pic Raul Mee. Courtesy NIB. Speaking at a seminar at the Nordic Investment Bank’s Board of Governors Ekholm said putting telecoms regulation over innovation coupled with the fragmented nature of

Xiaomi and Leica Camera AG have unveiled the Xiaomi x Leica Optical Institute which aims to integrate optical technology with digital imaging and AI to produce the next generation of mobile photography. Xiaomi willprovide robust R&D support for the Institute. Currently, three major laboratories are planned in Beijing, with focuses on Camera Hardware, Imaging, and

Samsung Electronics UK has appointe ex-Nike and Amazon executive  Deborah Honig as its first-ever Chief Customer Officer. She spent the first part of her career as a management consultant at McKinsey where she was part of the consumer practice and advised global businesses on strategy, marketing and commercial leadership.   Honig has worked for Nike, Amazon,

HONOR has commissioned Porsche Design to help create high-end smartphones. The first jointly-developed smart device will be unveiled next month in China. The Porsche subsidiary has created designs for premium devices for about 15 years including models from BlackBerry and Huawei. “HONOR is the perfect brand partner to drive innovation and combine exceptional design and

Vodafone says its network racked up 4G speeds of more than 43Mbps at a Trafalgar Square summer event after the installation of seven Ericsson units deployed on lamp posts by wireless infrastructure company Ontix. 

Apple could next year seize greater control of the used iPhone market as the popularity of refurbished iPhones chips away at sales of the brand-new models according to analysts CCS Insight. As part of its annual ‘Predictions for 2024 and Beyond’ event CCS Insight reckons, Apple will take direct action to dominate the secondary market

HMD Global has begun producing Nokia-branded 5G smartphones in Europe. The first device, the 5G XR21, is now available and aimed at business users while the 302 limited edition versions are for consumers. The Nokia XR21 is designed to withstand dust, heat, impact, and water and uses recycled aluminium for the phone’s chassis. It is