Worldwide smartphone sales – as opposed to shipments – fell from 366.27 million in Q3 2020 to 342.29 million in the current quarter, according to tech analyst Gartner. Samsung led Q3 2021 with 69 million units, down from 81 million units a year ago. However, Apple’s iPhone sales rose from 40.5 million a year ago to 48.5 million units in Q3 2021. SEE: Best phone 2021: The top 10 smartphones available Not surprisingly, the main reason for the fall in sales was due to industry-wide component shortages....

The Morello board is the product of a collaboration between Arm, Cambridge University, Microsoft and others based on the Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions (CHERI) architecture. Microsoft says the board and system on chip (SoC) is the first high-performance implementation of CHERI, which provides “fine-grained spatial memory safety at a hardware level”. If it proves successful after testing with legacy software, it could pave the way for future CPU designs....

The 2024 E-Class is coming equipped with Webex Meetings and Calling, about a year after Cisco first extended Webex Meetings to vehicles, starting with a partnership with Ford. The new Mercedes-Benz vehicles will be equipped with Wi-Fi and cellular data connections, allowing drivers to download the Webex app from the Mercedes-Benz Car App Store. It will appear directly on the touchscreen of the vehicle’s infotainment system, meaning you won’t need your phone to connect to your meeting....

The robot dogs are known as Vision 60 Q-UGVs, for quadruped unmanned ground vehicles. Bearing more than a passing similarity to Boston Dynamics’ YouTube sensation quadrupeds, they are designed as task agnostic roving sensor platforms capable of detecting a variety of threats. Ghost Robotics describes its Vision 60 model as a “mid-sized high-endurance, agile and durable all-weather ground drone for use in a broad range of unstructured urban and natural environments for defense, homeland and enterprise applications....

The launch is part of the USSF-44 classified mission for the United States Space Force that will take its payload to a geosynchronous orbit (GEO) at about 22,000 miles (35,000 km) from Earth – much farther away from Earth than SpaceX’s Starink satellites, which orbit in low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 340 miles (550 km) from Earth. Falcon Heavy was first launched in 2018 and since then SpaceX’s focus has shifted to Starship, the yet-to-be-tested rocket that SpaceX, Tesla, and now Twitter boss Elon Musk hopes will carry humans to Mars one day....

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work/life patterns for many of us. While there are some folks out there on the front lines doing dangerous, essential work and moving around in the world, many of us are locked down at home, doing our part to reduce transmission of the virus. The home dynamic has changed drastically as well. While some of us have worked from home for years, we’ve historically been a small fringe of the overall workforce....

It also roped in Alexandra Hospital as a partner on the platform, connecting the hospital’s health coaches to provide personalised healthcare plans encompassing lifestyle and dietary recommendations. In addition, the healthcare institution would onboard its own metabolic clinic patients to help prevent diseases from escalating into complex chronic illnesses, StarHub said Friday. Called LifeHub+, the telco’s new cloud-based service would be offered free to doctors, while patients would have to subscribe to a plan through their healthcare providers at SG$9....

MyRepublic carved out a new entity, called MyRepublic Broadband, for the transaction, which would encompass its consumer and enterprise customers in the city-state. StarHub Online, which comprises the telco’s broadband business, would acquire the MyRepublic shares. The acquisition would push StarHub’s share of the local broadband market to 40%, the two companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. MyRepublic currently has a 6% share of the market. In an email reply to ZDNet, MyRepublic’s chief investor relations officer Jeannie Ong confirmed the deal would only cover its broadband business in Singapore, and would not impact its mobile business here, as well as its platform business and other overseas entities....

With the three major brands, among others, contending for a spot in your ears, the heated competition brings a wealth of new technology and enhancements for all consumers to enjoy. With Bose’s QuietComfort Earbuds II, the company is banking on active noise cancellation (ANC) supremacy for success. I’ve been testing the QuietComfort Earbuds II for the past week, going about my fair share of subway rides in ever-so-lively New York City, working in an energetic newsroom environment, and exercising at a gym that insists on putting Ed Sheeran on loop....

Net profit for the period ending 31 December was NT$166 billion, up 16% year-on-year. Shipments of 5nm accounted for 23% of total revenue, an increase from the 18% in the previous quarter, while 7nm accounted for 27%, which is seven percentage points lower than 3Q21. Meanwhile, advanced technologies, defined as 7nm and below, accounted for 50% of total revenue. The company also broke the Q4 revenue results down by platform, which showed smartphone and high-performance computing represented 44% and 37% of net revenue respectively, while IoT, automotive each represented 9% and 4%, and it was 3% each for digital consumer electronics and others....

Then I went through an only-buy-new phase. I needed super high-performance gear that would obsolete (at least for my needs) roughly every 18 months. Used gear was already too old and slow for my needs, so I had to buy new. Recently, I’ve been using a mix of these strategies. This year I bought all new Mac gear, upgrading my company’s small fleet of computers. But I also bought a refurbished Apple Watch and, courtesy of equipment reseller Back Market, I’m rocking a refurbed iPhone 12 Pro Max, which I’m quite happy with....

The deal is expected to be completed at the end of month when AU$1.2 million will be handed over, and AU$300,000 will be held for “any potential claims and adjustments”. “Predominantly built in its own ducts and with low utilisation, the acquisition represents significant value for Swoop, compared to us beginning an organic build,” Swoop CEO Alex West said. “Having previously been responsible for fibre operations at Vocus, we know both the technical and business aspects of dark fibre incredibly well....

Using Arenberg’s soon-to-be-launched helmet, which features live video streaming capabilities, as the hardware, Telstra was able to develop a slew of safety applications. These include a road safety alert system to warn cyclists about potential road blockages, collision detection system, car door alert system, and a fixed camera alert system that acts as an “enhanced sensing capability” to detect road hazards. The prototype also allows cyclists to share their ride with other users by streaming it in real time as well as enable remote coaching....

If you think you’re getting something for free, there’s always a catch. This also applies to VPN services. But instead of paying for a few extra drinks, free VPN services could end up putting your personal privacy at risk. At the very least, free VPNs often have such strong limitations that even when they are offered by a reputable company, they aren’t very useful. If you’re looking for a more reliable option, consider our handpicked list of the best VPNs instead....

Clearly, email is still a force for communication. Suppose, if you want to go beyond the free email offerings, present a professional email address, and have some level of control over your corporate email communications. In that case, you’ll want to sign up with an email hosting provider. In this article, we present you with a number of excellent email hosting providers who specialize in email and office productivity. Then, we’ll introduce you to some web hosts that also offer solid email hosting packages, in case you want to contract for web hosting and email from the same vendor....

There are still steep discounts on small kitchen appliances – from convection ovens to coffee makers to food processors. We will be updating this list frequently with the best small kitchen appliance deals, but here are a few standout savings that are still available to check out now. Fitness Computers Gaming Home and office Technology

To help you find the best TV, not to mention the best deals on top TVs, ZDNET experts combed the web and selected top picks. We’ve rounded up the best TVs overall, and we’re also constantly updating our coverage of the best TV deals to save you time and money. Also: Which LG TV is right for you and how do the top OLED models compare? Brands like LG and Sony are known for producing high-end OLED models, which offer excellent cinema-grade picture quality....

But there’s another problem. Apple’s continuing obsession with creating a feature gap between the iPhone and the iPhone Pro line could very well turn the iPhone 14 into a second-rate choice for those wanting to make the switch from Android. Also: Don’t waste your money on these Apple products: August 2022 edition Take the upcoming iPhone 14. We already know a lot about what will differentiate the “budget” iPhone 14 and 14 Max from the more energetically priced iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max....

This is an unusually great deal, so I’ll tell you upfront: run, don’t walk to this deal if you’re thinking about adding it to your home or gifting it to a family member. It’s most likely a flash deal (or an error), since the deal only applies to the black-colored display. Add the Meta Portal to your cart and checkout ASAP to make sure that you get this deal. With the Meta Portal, you can video call your friends and family on Zoom, Whatsapp, Messenger, and other video chat services....

Let’s take a look at what’s been added to Android 12 on the Pixel devices. Pocket operator This new feature is only available to the Pixel 5 and 6 phones and makes it possible to shoot a video with your phone and then turn the sounds from that video into music, add filters and layers to the video to give it a fresh and exciting look. This new app isn’t installed with the feature drop but is available from within the Play Store to install on Pixel 5 and 6 devices....