Amazon to acquire Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar, iPhone's satellite feature won't be affected

Amazon and Globalstar finalized an acquisition deal worth $11 billion. But by purchasing Globalstar, Amazon also had to buy out Apple's 20% stake in the company. Apple and Globalstar signed a $1.1 billion commitment back in 2024, which included a $400 million share purchase. Amazon is looking to expand its satellite service business called Amazon Leo. It aims to provide low-latency broadband connectivity through a low-orbit constellation of satellites similar to Starlink. But in order to complete the merger, Amazon needs to buy Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar by creating a new...

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Apple increases the trade-in valuations of most old iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches

The prices of smartphones – of all electronics, really – are going up, so this might be a bad time to upgrade. However, this also means that old devices are retaining more value and Apple has recognized that as the company just updated the trade-in valuations on its US site. Many older iPhones are now worth a bit more than they were just a few days ago (we got the old numbers from the Wayback Machine). Some are just $10 more, but there are plenty of models that went up by $25, some even $35. iPhones Model New trade-in value Old trade-in value ...

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Ultrahuman unveils Photon - a $249 red light therapy device that is now on pre-order

Ultrahuman is branching out – the smart ring company just unveiled the Ultrahuman Photon, a red light therapy device, which is currently on pre-order. You can visit the official site and reserve a unit for $249 – that’s less than half of what a typical red light therapy device costs, says the company. You can read more about red light therapy over at Scientific American and Nature. It has been found to assist with post-exercise comfort and muscle recovery as well as improving skin health. The Ultrahuman Photon emits two wavelengths of red light (660nm and 850nm) The Photon has 12...

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US smartphone market shrinks by 3% in Q1, expects a further decline in 2026

Omdia just shared its analysis on the US smartphone market in Q1 2026 and things are not looking great. The overall market shrank 3% year-over-year to 33.4 million units. Firstly, the Q1 2026 decline comes after smartphone manufacturers accelerated an inventory build-up in Q1 2025 in anticipation of the upcoming import tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration. Secondly, the smartphone market is starting to feel the pressure from ever-rising memory chip prices, and there's a significant slowdown in smartphone purchases. Additionally, delayed smartphone launches contributed to a...

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MediaTek unveils Dimensity 8550 with LLM Booster and support for Gemini Nano V3

Earlier this year, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 8500, a 4nm (TSMC N4P) chipset with all-big CPU cores (eight Cortex-A725) and a Mali-G720 MC8 GPU. Now the company is refreshing that chip as the Dimensity 8550. The key addition here is the LLM Booster and support for Google’s Gemini Nano V3, which is designed to run on your phone. This new version of the chip still uses the NPU 880. The rest is the same. The CPU has its top Cortex-A725 core running at up to 3.4GHz. This core is equipped with 1MB of L2 cache. The second cluster is three A725s at up to 3.2GHz, each with 512KB of L2...

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Samsung expands One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series to India as second beta update rolls out in other countries

Samsung announced the Android 17-based One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 series about a couple of weeks ago, with South Korea being the first country to receive the One UI 9 beta update, followed by the UK, Germany, and some other European countries. Now, Samsung has expanded the One UI 9 beta program for the Galaxy S26 lineup to India. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The One UI 9 beta update for the Samsung Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra released in India has firmware version S94xBXXU2ZZEQ and comes with the June 5, 2026, Android security patch. The update requires...

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Redmi 17 to debut soon with a 7,000mAh battery

Redmi recently confirmed that it will bring the Redmi Turbo 5 to India. Now, a new report claims that the company is also preparing to launch a new Redmi 17 5G smartphone alongside it. According to the report, both phones are expected to debut in India on June 18. The Redmi 17 is tipped to arrive as an entry-level 5G offering. Redmi 15 The handset could be powered by a Snapdragon 4-series chipset and pack a battery with a capacity exceeding 7,000mAh. It is also said to feature an LCD display with a high refresh rate. The report further claims that the Redmi 17 5G will sport a...

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