SoftBank posts second quarter of profit as AI boom lifts shares of chip designer Arm

SoftBank posts second quarter of profit as AI boom lifts shares of chip designer Arm

The Tokyo-based company earned a better-than-expected net income of 231.1 billion yen (US$1.5 billion) in the March quarter, compared with a net loss of 57.6 billion yen a year earlier, helped by investment gains at the holding company and on derivative contracts. For the full year, SoftBank reported a narrower net loss of 227.7 billion … Read more

I’ve seen the future of smartphones, and it’s astonishing

I’ve seen the future of smartphones, and it’s astonishing

Joe Maring / Digital Trends I’ve seen a future where you may never need apps or to unlock your phone at all, yet still get everything you want done, plus more, and even faster than you can now. At MWC 2024, Deutsche Telekom and Brain Technologies showed off the concept of an appless phone, where … Read more

This concept phone has no apps and relies completely on AI

This concept phone has no apps and relies completely on AI

AI smartphone with an app-free interface At the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2024, Deutsche Telekom introduced a concept smartphone that has an app-free interface. It has been developed by Deutsche Telekom in collaboration with Qualcomm and Brain.AI.  This concept phone relies completely on AI so there’s no app installed on the device, according to a … Read more