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1 week ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Samsung is coming out with a thinner version of its flagship Galaxy S series at a time when consumers are flocking to upgrade their devices. Whether the upgrade trend is due to carrier promotions or tariff worries remains unclear, according to industry analysts. Samsung is slimming down its flagship model smartphone with the upcoming launch of the Galaxy S25 Edge on May 12.
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1 week ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung's latest Galaxy S-series smartphone, performed best on T-Mobile's network, according to Ookla's Speedtest data for March 2025. While examining whether it's worthwhile for Samsung S21 Ultra smartphone users to upgrade to the newest model, Ookla's Speedtest data revealed that the S25 Ultra performed best on T-Mobile's network for median download and upload speeds for March of this year.
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2 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
While Samsung garnered 20% of smartphone market share, the global smartphone market overall experienced nominal growth of 0.2% in Q1 of this year, according to Canalys. Samsung, followed by Apple, led the smartphone market in Q1, according to research group Canalys. Samsung maintained its lead among smartphone vendors in Q1 with 60.5 million units shipped and 20% market share, ahead of Apple's 55 million units shipped and 19% market share.
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2 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
LG smartphones users won't be able to upgrade the Android OS after June 30. But other new Android smartphone options have recently launched including Motorola's Razr flip phones and the Nothing CMF Phone Pro 2. This summer will mark the end of an era for the LG smartphone. On June 30, LG will turn off its servers, and LG smartphone users won't be able to run Android OS updates on their devices after that time, according to Android Authority.
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2 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Amazon's Project Kuiper launched 27 satellites on Monday, the first group in its LEO constellation. But, the program is still far behind schedule in meeting its FCC deadline. Amazon's Project Kuiper has launched the first group of satellites for its low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation, according to CNBC. On Monday, 27 satellites were launched in a United Launch Alliance rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, according to the outlet.
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2 weeks ago | 
benton.org | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Amazon's Project Kuiper is behind on manufacturing its satellites and may miss its Federal Communications Commission deadline to get them into orbit, according to Bloomberg. The outlet reported that Project Kuiper has only completed several dozen satellites, a year into production, but is required to have over 1,600 low-Earth orbit satellites in orbit by the summer of 2026. The operator may need to request an extension from the FCC if it is unable to ramp up production.
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2 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Motorola partnered with Google Gemini, Meta Llama and Microsoft Copilot to develop its Moto AI features for the new series of Razr flip phones. The Razr Ultra also includes a button to access Moto AI. Motorola launched a new series of Razr smartphones this week, which include the company's own flavor of artificial intelligence (AI) technology – Moto AI. Motorola has also partnered with Google Gemini, Meta Llama and Microsoft Copilot to develop its AI features.
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3 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Amazon's Project Kuiper is behind on manufacturing its satellites and may miss its FCC deadline to get them into orbit, according to Bloomberg. The outlet reported that Project Kuiper has only completed several dozen satellites, a year into production, but is required to have over 1,600 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in orbit by the summer of 2026. The satellite operator may need to request an extension from the FCC if it is unable to ramp up production.
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3 weeks ago | 
lightreading.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
Apple is under fire for misleading claims about the availability of some Apple Intelligence capabilities. After an inquiry, BBB National Programs' National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that Apple modify or discontinue advertising claims related to the availability of certain Apple Intelligence features.
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3 weeks ago | 
urgentcomm.com | Kelsey Kusterer Ziser
ESChat President and CEO Josh Lober talks about the company's progress toward achieving FedRAMP cybersecurity authorization, which could happen during the first half of this year. Lober also outlines how ESChat users soon will be allowed to discover each other directly to enable interoperable communications. ESChat President and CEO Josh Lober talks about the company's progress toward achieving FedRAMP cybersecurity authorization, which could happen during the first half of this year.
