Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo will close its chip design unit, the news agency Reuters reports, citing tremors in both the global economy and the smartphone sector.



Operators will generate an estimated US$10 billion of roaming data revenue globally in 2024, a rise from US$8.6 billion in 2023, according to market research firm Juniper Research.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has announced that its Find N2 Flip will be one of the first smartphones in the world to receive the Google Android 14 Beta 1 update, the developer’s version of ColorOS built around the first beta of Android 14.

Elite sailing team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli has selected RUCKUS Networks as its Wi-Fi connectivity partner for the second consecutive race as it seeks to qualify for the 37^th America’s Cup.

Australian fibre and network solutions provider Vocus has connected a 1,000km submarine fibre cable worth $100 million linking the Australian Singapore Cable (ASC), which runs from Perth to Singapore, with the North-West Cable system that runs from Darwin to Port Hedland.

Apple's Emergency SOS via satellite service is now available to iPhone 14 users in Australia and New Zealand.

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