Vodafone tries to fix tunnel dead zones
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Conical 5G antennas installed

Vodafone Germany has decided that it's had enough of dropped calls in tunnels and is now deploying conical multi-band mobile antennas to beef up 5G coverage in the country’s underground rat runs.

Samsung cuts corners on S25 FE
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Lazy chip recycle

Samsung’s obsession with flogging dead horses continues with the Galaxy S25 FE limping out with the same Exynos 2400e processor found in last year’s S24 FE. 

Job’s Mob nudged for selling smoke as substance
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You can't say something is intelligent when it isn't 

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has quietly walked back its “available now” claim about its Apple Intelligence features after the National Advertising Division gave it a sharp nudge for being a bit too enthusiastic with the truth.

iPhone flops again in China as Xiaomi eats Job’s Mob’s lunch
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Seventh straight quarter of decline as punters pick cheaper gear

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is finding out the hard way that what goes up must come down—especially in China. Its shiny iPhones are still losing traction, with shipments dropping nine per cent in the first quarter of 2025.

Google adds stealth reboot feature to Android phones
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Locks down user data

Android phones are about to get a stealthy security upgrade to Google Play Services (version 25.14) which introduces an “auto-restart” feature that locks devices after three days of inactivity, effectively shielding sensitive data.