UK multiplay telco Vodafone has announced Vodafone TV, a new entertainment hub that brings streaming services – including Netflix, HBO Max and Freely – live television, gaming, music and a range of content apps together in one place. With households increasingly juggling multiple subscriptions, platforms and devices, Vodafone TV seeks to bring entertainment together into...
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Category: <span>Mobile</span>
Apple out-going boss Tim Cook’s Final comments as Apple CEO
Tim Cook’s full memo to Apple employees on his final day as CEO of the company. Team, Today is my last day as CEO of Apple. This is a moment I always knew would come one day, and yet it is still hard to believe it has arrived and I am writing these words. I...
CASEKOO launches New iPhone Case Colorways: Gentle Blue & Cherry Lush
As the fall season approaches, CASEKOO, the design-led lifestyle accessories brand trusted by over 17 million users worldwide, debuts two striking new colorways for its Fall iPhone case collection: Gentle Blue and Cherry Lush. The launch celebrates CASEKOO’s own interpretation of the two most discussed new iPhone color directions by public while offering Apple fans a fresh way to...
Mobile: Vodafone Group completes buyout of 49% stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion
Vodafone Group has completed the buyout of CK Hutchison Group Telecom’s 49 per cent stake in VodafoneThree for £4.3 billion (€4.9bn). As a result, Vodafone now owns 100 per cent of VodafoneThree, the UK mobile operator and broadband provider. The transaction has been fully funded from existing Vodafone Group cash resources. The company says that...
REPORT: Global smartphone shipments fell 6% in Q2 2026
Global smartphone shipments fell 6 per cent YoY to 272 million units in Q3 2026, according to data from Omdia. This follows the front-loaded demand seen in Q1 2026 which gave way to the adjustment phase of the memory cost cycle. Persistently high memory prices disrupted supply, increased component costs and forced vendors to rethink...
Virgin Media O2 Q2 revenue down 7.9% year-on-year on an adjusted basis to £2.4 billion
Virgin Media O2 has reported that Q2 revenue fell 7.9 per cent year-on-year on an adjusted basis to £2.4 billion (€2.8bn), while total service revenue was down 3.9 per cent to £2.04 billion. Consumer revenue was down 5 per cent, with consumer fixed service revenue falling 6.2 per cent and consumer mobile service revenue down...
LG Display presents vision of lifestyle transformation at K-Display 2026
LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, announced its participation in K-Display 2026 at Seoul’s COEX for three days from July 22, as the company seeks to accelerate its market differentiation based on next-generation OLED technologies. Now in its 25th year, K-Display 2026 is Korea’s largest display exhibition, hosted by the Korea Display...
New Study: YouTube worth $40bn to advertisers but growth decelerating
YouTube has become one of the world’s most powerful advertising ecosystems, now competing directly with linear TV for living-room attention. It has around 2.6 billion monthly users and annual revenue exceeding $60 billion (€52.3bn) in 2025, of which more than $40 billion is attributed to advertising, according to WARC Media. However, the platform’s ad business growth...
Telegram loses bid to overturn India’s temporary blocking of the Messaging App
Telegram on Friday lost its bid to overturn an Indian government order temporarily banning the messaging app, with a New Delhi court ruling that the government’s actions, aimed at preserving the integrity of a key med school exam, were legal and reasonable. The ban of the app from June 16 to June 22 has stirred an intense...
Truecaller Ads launches ‘Call-to-Cart’, a New Commerce Surface Built on the Communication Layer
Truecaller Ads announced the global launch of Call-to-Cart, an AI-backed intelligent commerce solution that transforms everyday communication moments into seamless commerce experiences. A first-of-its-kind full funnel solution built exclusively for direct advertisers that enables moving consumers from discovery to checkout in just two steps, powered by AI-driven relevance and deep commerce integrations! Every additional click...









