News & Reviews:   Smartphones

If you thought you'd heard the end of Donald Trump's tariffs, think again. Last week, the US President claimed he told Apple's Tim Cook to not build iPhones in India. Trump wants all smartphones to be built in the US, and he's prepared to impose a new tariff to get his way.

In recent years, we've heard of multiple news reports about power banks exploding and causing fires. It's resulted in many being concerned about power banks. Are they really safe? Such concerns are equally valid in Malaysia, so it's important to understand the potential risks of using power banks and how we can use them safely.

During the weekend, President Trump made a U-Turn on his tariffs. As for now, the tariffs for electronics such as smartphones, computers, chips and other tech devices and components are exempted. However, an admin working for Trump said it's only temporary.

Before I start this, I would like to put a DISCLAIMER that the whole TechNave team does not share the same view as I do. Well, okay there are some but not everyone. Still, I have been in this industry for eight years and counting. I have reviewed countless smartphones and I didn't realise that I got bored with them after the pandemic and lockdown period. Today, I realised smartphones are so boring now.

Over the past two quarters, smartphone production took a hit. All major players in the industry were affected by this trend. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple even said the demands for Apple could be lower this year. However, a source predicted Apple to become the biggest smartphone manufacturer in 2023.

Recently, Lenovo held its annual global innovation event, Tech World and unveiled new concepts, solutions, and emerging innovations for real-world applications and the Metaverse. Among all the technologies, the most interesting one is none other than the rollable tech for smartphones and laptop PCs. 

At the recent World Economic Forum 2022 (WEF 2022), Nokia's CEO claimed that 6G could be available as early as 2030 and that it could make smartphones obsolete. That got many people thinking, "What device could take the place of this incredibly useful gadget?" Lundmark says smart glasses could replace them, and I'm inclined to agree.

Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin has reiterated that smartphones will continue to be banned in schools so as to curb gaming and digital devices addictions among students. This is despite the prevalence of these devices in primary and secondary students’ lives due to the Covid-19 necessitating online learning.

In fact, Radzi said that such a ban is actually more important now to ensure that students won’t use these devices for too long of a period, which will allegedly cause addiction. Speaking in Parliament, the Education Minister said that the ban of digital devices such as smartphones in schools among students have been enforced by his ministry since 2009.

It's understood that when we listen to a voice chat in WhatsApp, we can't leave the chat room until it's finished otherwise it would get cut off whenever we do. Well, the WhatsApp team is actually working on that and the new feature will be rolling out for iOS first globally.

These days, new Android smartphones are popping up every other month or so. This makes some consumers curious as to which flagship device can deliver the best performance. Well, AnTuTu tracks these numbers so let's take a look at the latest ones.