SMARTPHONES

China domestic smartphone shipments jumped 15.9% in 2021, but remained below pre-pandemic levels as the chip shortage and Covid outbreaks held back growth.

Apple has “incredible pricing power” and still looks attractive on a pullback, says Piper Sandler’s Craig Johnson.

There has been a rise in Chinese tech companies finding success overseas. Xiaomi is the third-largest smartphone player and TikTok has a billion monthly users.

Honor was sold off in December as U.S. sanctions on Huawei crippled the company’s smartphone sales. Spinning off Honor was seen as a way of saving the brand.

Huawei’s market share in smartphones has plunged due to U.S. sanctions but it has continued to launch devices overseas.

Huawei spun off Honor to ensure the brand’s survival after U.S. sanctions on the Chinese tech giant cut off key chip supplies and crippled its smartphone business.

Geely is entering a cut-throat market and could face off against the likes of Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi in the premium smartphone category.

Safanad’s John Rutledge, who helped build President Ronald Reagan’s economic plan, warns that Covid waves will hit the supply chain for two years.

Under the Trump administration, Huawei was put on an export blacklist and cut off from key semiconductors required for its smartphones.

Huawei on Thursday launched its new P50 and P50 Pro smartphones without support for super-fast 5G internet.

On Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook warned silicon supply constraints would affect sales of the iPhone as well as other products like the iPad.

This week’s Big Tech earnings beats largely forecast future upside, three market analysts say.

The Nokia XR20 comes with a tough 6.67-inch Gorilla Glass Victus display, 5G internet and a dual-lens camera.

Xiaomi had a 17% share of global smartphone shipments, ahead of Apple’s 14% and behind Samsung’s 19%, according to Canalys.

Apple’s stock is eking out fresh record highs, and two market analysts say it it could have a strong second half.

Xiaomi, the world’s third-largest smartphone maker, has continued to expand globally and is looking at breaking into new areas like electric vehicles.

A quick “thank you” message can go from friendly to passive-aggressive or anxiety-inducing, simply by changing the exclamation point to a period. We heard from a linguist who explains how punctuation works on the internet, and its differences from the old days.

Medical doctors have stethoscopes and X-rays to diagnose and treat patients. But psychiatrists often have to rely on a patient’s word to diagnose and treat mental illness. Dr. Olusola Ajilore of the University of Illinois – Chicago is trying a new approach by using technology like smart speakers and smartphones to study and treat mood disorders.

The phones come packed with features including a music-sharing setting and Snapchat filters in Samsung’s native camera app.

The Mate X2 will be one of the first Huawei phones able to run its own HarmonyOS mobile operating system.