Hacker News with Generative AI: Mobile Technology

EU confirms Apple can make a portless iPhone without USB-C (9to5mac.com)
The iPhone 17 Air is expected to be the slimmest iPhone Apple has ever made, and a report over the weekend suggested that the company even considered making it the first portless phone.

Apple, iPhones, Mobile Technology, EU Regulations, Design

28 points by ksec 14 days ago | 50 comments

It is as if you were on your phone (pippinbarr.com)
It is as if you were on your phone is an almost speculative game about an incredibly near future in which we’re all simultaneously under significant pressure to be on our phones all the time, but also to not be on our phones all the time.

Mobile Technology, Speculative Fiction, Social Commentary

852 points by bookofjoe 24 days ago | 132 comments

4G LTE: One Standard to Rule Them All [video] (youtube.com)

4G, LTE, Mobile Technology, Telecommunications, Video

5 points by ksec 26 days ago | 0 comments

Qualcomm Claims New X85 Modem Creates 'Huge Delta' in Performance versus Apple (macrumors.com)
Qualcomm believes its latest X85 5G modem will set a "huge delta" between the performance of high-end Android devices and Apple devices, largely thanks to its AI-powered features.

Mobile Technology, Qualcomm, Apple, AI

40 points by tosh 28 days ago | 65 comments

C1 modem breaks no speed records, but is power efficient (appleinsider.com)
The first real-world tests of Apple's C1 modem in the iPhone 16e say that has comparable performance to previous 5G chips, but achieves that with significantly less battery power.

Mobile Technology, Apple, iPhone, 5G, Battery Life

53 points by Tomte 32 days ago | 41 comments

'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfairly penalised (theguardian.com)
From loyalty cards, to restaurant meal deals or simply parking your car – it is harder and harder to get by without signing up to a multitude of apps

Mobile Technology, Digital Divide, Accessibility, Society, Consumerism

788 points by zeristor 39 days ago | 841 comments

Apple and SpaceX link up to support Starlink satellite network on iPhones (bloomberg.com)
Apple Inc. has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company’s in-house satellite-communication service.

Apple, SpaceX, Satellite Networks, Mobile Technology, Telecommunications

234 points by mfiguiere 63 days ago | 258 comments

Ask HN: How to produce a 3D scan of a car from a mobile phone? (ycombinator.com)
A client is interested in 3D scanning cars, outdoors and in varying conditions.

3D Scanning, Mobile Technology, Cars, User Feedback

19 points by canxerian 68 days ago | 24 comments

Using eSIMs with devices that only have a physical SIM slot via a 9eSIM SIM car (neilzone.co.uk)
Do you have a phone, tablet, or laptop (or, well, any device…) which will only take a physical SIM, but with which you’d like to use eSIMs?

eSIMs, Mobile Technology, Hardware

399 points by todsacerdoti 72 days ago | 232 comments

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.

Mobile Technology, Feature Phones, Internet Access, Emerging Markets

12 points by rntn 90 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Apple, Mobile Technology, Hardware, Photography, Design

123 points by marban 92 days ago | 112 comments

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.

Mobile Technology, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Behavior

351 points by mgh2 107 days ago | 397 comments

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.

Android, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mobile Technology, Partnerships

354 points by dagmx 111 days ago | 299 comments

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.

Apple, Qualcomm, Mobile Technology, Semiconductors, Competition

5 points by Tomte 116 days ago | 1 comments

Starlink Direct to Cell (starlink.com)
Seamless access to text, voice, and data for LTE phones across the globe.

Satellite Internet, Mobile Technology, Global Coverage

721 points by tosh 129 days ago | 799 comments

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.

Mobile Technology, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence

18 points by PaulHoule 135 days ago | 9 comments

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.

Telecommunications, Australia, Mobile Technology

268 points by the_mitsuhiko 142 days ago | 225 comments

Playstation Vita Architecture (Part 1) (copetti.org)
The PSVita is a noteworthy intersection between the video-game establishment and the rapidly evolving mobile sector.

Gaming, Playstation, Mobile Technology

272 points by wicket 161 days ago | 81 comments

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.”

Apple, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Hardware, Gaming

16 points by astlouis44 205 days ago | 2 comments

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.

Internet, Mobile Technology, Technology, Reviews

91 points by shortformblog 205 days ago | 79 comments

MNT Pocket Reform – Unboxing and First Impressions (ratfactor.com)

Tech Reviews, Mobile Technology, First Impressions

7 points by zdw 210 days ago | 0 comments

The "Reimagine" feature on Google's new Pixel 9 lineup is incredible (threads.net)

Google, Pixel, Smartphones, Mobile Technology, Software Features

25 points by colinprince 219 days ago | 13 comments

Apple Is Building Its Own Modem, Plays Long Game in Dropping Qualcomm (bloomberg.com)

Apple, Qualcomm, Mobile Technology, Business, Competition

37 points by jnord 226 days ago | 43 comments

Ask HN: What's Your Experience with eSIMs? (ycombinator.com)