Vodafone now fully owns the UK's VodafoneThree

Vodafone and Three announced plans to merge in the UK back in 2023, and the consolidation was eventually given the go-ahead by regulators in December 2024. The merged entity, VodafoneThree, officially began operations on May 31, 2025, with Vodafone holding 51% of the shares and CK Hutchison (Three's owner) holding 49%. Now, almost exactly one year later, Vodafone is buying out CK Hutchison's stake, and thus will take full ownership of VodafoneThree. This will cost Vodafone £4.3 billion. The deal will of course need to be cleared by regulators, and that's expected to happen at some point...

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Samsung shows off a Privacy Display that can also measure your heart rate and blood pressure

Today is the first day of Display Week 2026 and Samsung Display will demonstrate a new OLED display that combines privacy and health tracking features, a display that improves brightness and color rendering, a brighter QD display and a stretchable display for cars. The company’s upgraded Sensor OLED Display is a 6.8” panel, which incorporates biometric sensors that can detect heart rate and blood pressure. This is done by organic photodiodes, which are embedded alongside the regular OLEDs. These photodiodes detect blood flow by seeing light that comes from the display and reflects off your...

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Apple is looking to diversify its chip production with Intel and Samsung

Apple had a long-lasting partnership with Intel until the company decided to move away from the chip designer and manufacturer and rely on its own silicon for its MacBooks. With TSMC, Apple's relationship started in 2014, with the Taiwanese company shipping the Apple A8 chip. TSMC has remained the only chip supplier ever since. Now, Apple is trying to restore its partnership with Intel. Numerous reports suggest that Apple has been looking to diversify away from TSMC for quite some time, but with the supply chain disruptions and chip shortage, fueled by the AI data centers, the matter...

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Apple is looking to diversify its chip production with Intel and Samsung

Apple had a long-lasting partnership with Intel until the company decided to move away from the chip designer and manufacturer and rely on its own silicon for its MacBooks. With TSMC, Apple's relationship started in 2014, with the Taiwanese company shipping the Apple A8 chip. TSMC has remained the only chip supplier ever since. Now, Apple is trying to restore its partnership with Intel. Numerous reports suggest that Apple has been looking to diversify away from TSMC for quite some time, but with the supply chain disruptions and chip shortage, fueled by the AI data centers, the matter...

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Apple launches new Pride Edition Sport Loop for Apple Watches

Today, Apple unveiled a new Pride Collection Sport Loop for 40mm, 42mm, and 46mm Apple Watches. It's available to order right now from the company's website and will set you back $49. It will also be available at Apple Stores "beginning later this week", according to Apple's press release. The band is woven from a rainbow of 11 colors on nylon yarns, with intricate weaving that blends one color into the next, "creating depth and movement across the band", Apple says. The design is "joyful and vibrant, showcasing a full spectrum of colors that reflect the unique identities that shape LGBTQ+...

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FCC to ban smartphone testing in Chinese labs, manufacturers might face regulatory hurdles

The FCC came out with a decision to ban all testing of electronic devices meant for the US market in Chinese labs. For instance, a device destined for the US market has to pass certain FCC certifications that ensure things like radio emissions and network compatibility are in check. Much of this is done in Chinese labs at the respective manufacturers' R&D centers, and according to the FCC, about 75% of all US devices rely on the testing results from Chinese labs. However as the US has deemed China a security threat for some time now, so this move might not come as a surprise for some....

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FCC to ban smartphone testing in Chinese labs, manufacturers might face regulatory hurdles

The FCC came out with a decision to ban all testing of electronic devices meant for the US market in Chinese labs. For instance, a device destined for the US market has to pass certain FCC certifications that ensure things like radio emissions and network compatibility are in check. Much of this is done in Chinese labs at the respective manufacturers' R&D centers, and according to the FCC, about 75% of all US devices rely on the testing results from Chinese labs. However as the US has deemed China a security threat for some time now, so this move might not come as a surprise for some....

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