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Nothing Phone 2a to Humane AI Pin, check out the top 5 gadgets making news at the MWC 2024
28Feb By adminNo Comments
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Nothing Phone 2a to Humane AI Pin, check out the top 5 gadgets making news at the MWC 2024

[ad_1] Day 2 of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 has concluded with some innovative and groundbreaking announcements. With almost every new launch, we are seeing more and more use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. It is as if these companies think that if they do not have some AI angle in their product, they will be immediately thrown into the dustbin of history. Listed below are the top 5 gadgets that were the talk of the show at the MWC 2024.Top 5 Gadgets at MWC 2024Humane AI Pin: Humane, an AI startup demonstrated its AI pin, which is a wearable device powered by multiple sensors and generative AI. It also comes with smart assist features and a small camera which interprets visual information. The AI pin is priced at $699. Notably, it does not have a stall of its own an...
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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024
28Feb By adminNo Comments
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Robot dogs and flying cars: Mobile gadget highlights at MWC 2024

[ad_1] Tech companies showcased countless connected gadgets at the world's biggest wireless telecom fair, the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, which wraps up on Thursday. Here is a selection of highlights: 'World's first' flying carUS firm Alef Aeronautics displayed to the public for the first time the working model of what it says is the world's first real flying car. "It drives like a car, looks like a car and has a vertical take-off," said the company's president and CEO, Jim Dukhovny. The electric-powered car has received special airworthiness certification from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The current prototype can transport two people a distance of up to around 110 miles (170 kilometres) and the company expects to start production of a fin...
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Beware of smishing! SMS fraud, a headache for telecom operators
28Feb By adminNo Comments
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Beware of smishing! SMS fraud, a headache for telecom operators

[ad_1] SMS fraud, or "smishing", is on the rise in many countries, fuelled by the increasing use of smartphones. This is a challenge for telecom operators who are meeting at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the sector's biggest annual gathering, in Barcelona this week.What is smishing?Smishing is a cybersecurity attack carried out over mobile text messaging, also known as SMS phishing which target both individuals and corporations. The name is a play on the term "phishing", the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers "In a smishing attack, cybercriminals send deceptive text messages to lure victims into sharing personal or financial information...
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MWC 2024: What’s been launched so far? Here are the top 10 things to know about
27Feb By adminNo Comments
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MWC 2024: What’s been launched so far? Here are the top 10 things to know about

[ad_1] The Mobile World Conference (MWC) 2024 kicked off yesterday with multiple innovative launches. From smartwatches to next-generation smartphones, tech companies have upscaled their offerings and over the next few days more such announcements are expected. Apart from the launches at MWC 2024, companies are also showcasing their products of the future which are now in the conceptual or development stage - for instance, Deutsche Telekom's concept mobile that that has no apps. However, here, let's have a look at what has been launched and announced till now.MWC 2024 to 10 announcementsOppo Air Glass 3: Oppo showcased their prototype for augmented reality (AR) glasses with a voice assistant. The smart glasses will be powered by Oppo's large language model (LLM) called AndesGPT. It will...
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MWC 2024: Event to spotlight AI’s pivotal role in driving smartphone innovation
25Feb By adminNo Comments
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MWC 2024: Event to spotlight AI’s pivotal role in driving smartphone innovation

[ad_1] MWC 2024: The world's largest mobile phone fair, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2023, kicks off in Barcelona with a sharp focus on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to rejuvenate the smartphone industry amid declining sales. With 95,000 attendees and 2,400 exhibitors expected, the event aims to showcase the AI-powered innovations shaping the future of mobile technology.Phone manufacturers are poised to unveil cutting-edge AI features embedded in their latest handsets, with a particular emphasis on advanced photo editing, seamless online search, and enhanced user experience, reported AFP. Google and Samsung have recently introduced flagship devices boasting flashy AI capabilities, signaling a trend towards AI-driven smartphone development. The trend is expected to get a maj...
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Chips industry goes all-in on AI
3Mar By adminNo Comments
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Chips industry goes all-in on AI

[ad_1] It's been a wild few years for the microchip industry, recovering from a long-term supply squeeze only to be thrust into the centre of a US-China battle to control supply lines of the valuable technology.But an industry long associated with volatility is quietly getting excited that artificial intelligence (AI) could be the key to some longer-term stability. US firm Nvidia dominates the market in specialised chips known as GPUs, which happen to be ideal for training AI programmes like the wildly popular chatbot ChatGPT. "Technology trends are working in Nvidia's direction," the firm's vice president Ronnie Vasishta told AFP this week at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.This has helped make Nvidia the biggest company in the sector -- and one of the biggest firms of an...
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Best of MWC 2023: Screens that roll, ChatGPT interactive glasses, more
3Mar By adminNo Comments
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Best of MWC 2023: Screens that roll, ChatGPT interactive glasses, more

[ad_1] The father of the cellphone was there. So was Huawei and a host of other Chinese tech companies. Tens of thousands of visitors also flocked to the MWC tech fair to be dazzled by the latest advances in AI, smartphones, robotics and much more. The metaverse got a lot of attention at the show, also known as Mobile World Congress, as companies cash in on the hype surrounding new virtual worlds for work and play. SK Telecom's virtual reality air taxi flight simulator was one of the most popular demonstrations, with long lines to take a virtual ride. There were robot dogs to remotely inspect infrastructure and holograms for virtual learning, along with speeches from wireless industry executives and backroom schmoozing with government officials. Some 80,000 people were expected ...
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Chinese phone makers emerge from Huawei’s shadow
2Mar By adminNo Comments
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Chinese phone makers emerge from Huawei’s shadow

[ad_1] Western governments are falling over each other to restrict social media platform TikTok, but Chinese firms are still huge in sectors from smartphones to network equipment and are only looking to grow.One of the biggest Chinese companies, Huawei, made its ambitions obvious this week at the telecom industry's biggest annual show, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Its pavilion was by far the biggest and definitely the brightest, with arrays of piercing lights reflecting from polished white surfaces and dazzling floors. Smartphone makers Xiaomi, Oppo and Honor occupied the most eye-catching stages in the smartphone area, flanking the stand of South Korean firm Samsung, a key rival.They are seeking to fill the hole left by Huawei, which scaled back its smartphone busines...
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MWC 2023: Phone firms set for annual meet in shadow of global slump
27Feb By adminNo Comments
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MWC 2023: Phone firms set for annual meet in shadow of global slump

[ad_1] The big beasts of the telecom industry will gather in Barcelona on Monday for their most important annual get-together, this year under the shadow of a severe slump across the technology sector.Some 80000 delegates are expected at the four-day Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is back to near full strength following years of pandemic-related disruption. Industrial titans like Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and Samsung are set to showcase their latest innovations, flanked by smartphone makers like Oppo and Xiaomi and network operators like Orange, Verizon and China Mobile. Industry body GSMA, which organises the event, is building the show around forward-looking ideas like the metaverse and artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrencies and finance, and the potential of superfast 5G mo...
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