Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Technology

Can 4G feature phones rise again on QVGA, thin clients, and remote browsers? (theregister.com)
It's hard to get excited about feature phones with 320 x 240 resolution, but Shioupyn Shen thinks precisely such devices are about to bring millions of people to the web in a new way.
A Billion Pixels a Second: Inside Apple's iPhone 16 Camera Labs (cnet.com)
I'm standing on a wire mesh floor in a secluded room at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California. The "floor" I'm on is suspended over a pit filled with 4-foot foam wedges. The walls and ceiling in the room are also covered with large triangle-cuts of foam that remove virtually any echo. When I clap there's just the muffled sound from the impact of my hands. It's oh so quiet.
Most iPhone owners see little to no value in Apple Intelligence so far (9to5mac.com)
A new survey suggests that Apple Intelligence matters to iPhone buyers, but the majority say that the initial features add little to no value. It remains to be seen whether Genmoji and ChatGPT integration will change that view.
Android XR (google)
In partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, we announced Android XR, a platform to extend your reality to explore, connect and create in new ways.
Apple's Three-Year Modem Road Map: Company Plans to Beat Qualcomm by 2027 (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. is preparing to finally bring one of its most ambitious projects to market: a series of cellular modem chips that will replace components from longtime partner — and adversary — Qualcomm Inc.
Starlink Direct to Cell (starlink.com)
Seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe.
Scientists Make Smartphone App That Performs Full-Body Motion Capture (petapixel.com)
Researchers have developed a smartphone app that captures full-body motion without the need for special cameras or expensive equipment.
Australia's 3G Shutdown – Why your 4G/5G Phone is now Blocked (medium.com)
Australia is currently in the midst of the most significant change to the telecommunications landscape it has ever experienced in modern history.
Playstation Vita Architecture (Part 1) (copetti.org)
The PSVita is a noteworthy intersection between the video-game establishment and the rapidly evolving mobile sector.
Apple's new A18 Pro chip offers 2x faster ray tracing in games (techcrunch.com)
Apple revealed the full iPhone 16 line at Monday’s GlowTime event. According to CEO Tim Cook, the new handsets are “build around Apple Intelligence from the ground up.”
Smartphone Tethering: A Bigger Grind Than It Needed to Be (tedium.co)
Today in Tedium: If you’re far from home in need of an internet connection, you most likely either use your phone or hunt down the closest coffee shop. But if you’re fancy, maybe you’ll tether your phone to your laptop, and connect that way. Maybe you’ll use your phone’s ad-hoc Wi-Fi network, or connect directly via a USB cable. While we’ve given it a more modern name, tethering, it’s not particularly far removed from the old dial-up modems of yore.
MNT Pocket Reform – Unboxing and First Impressions (ratfactor.com)
The "Reimagine" feature on Google's new Pixel 9 lineup is incredible (threads.net)
Apple Is Building Its Own Modem, Plays Long Game in Dropping Qualcomm (bloomberg.com)
Ask HN: What's Your Experience with eSIMs? (ycombinator.com)
Apple's iPhone 16 Will Keep Sales Stable Until Bigger Changes Arrive (bloomberg.com)
Where Is Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit? (jeffgeerling.com)
The mere presence of a smartphone reduces basal attentional performance (nature.com)
Apple could allow audio chat with no cell or WiFi needed (appleinsider.com)
Wireless Application Protocol (wikipedia.org)
Google Maps tests new pop-up ads that give you an unnecessary detour (androidauthority.com)
Record 4 Camera Angles at Once Using Only iPhones and iPads (pcmag.com)
The Snapdragon X Elite's Adreno iGPU (chipsandcheese.com)
Google Restricts RCS Messaging on Some Android Devices (forbes.com)
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Architecture Deep Dive: Getting to Know Oryon (anandtech.com)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite prototype that runs Linux emerges (techradar.com)
New breakthrough may let us charge smartphones in 60 seconds (bgr.com)
The $499 Google Pixel 8a is official, with 120 Hz display, 7 years of updates (arstechnica.com)
iPhone 15 Pro Storage Expansion – 128GB to 512GB [video] (youtube.com)
Measuring the Mobile Body (eurozine.com)