Tag: HMD
CES 2025: HMD OffGrid brings satellite messaging to smartphones
Satellite messaging is becoming an important feature in smartphones, yet many devices lack built-in support for this capability. HMD Global aims to bridge this gap with the HMD OffGrid, a […]
Telegram refuses to join child protection schemes, Barbie flip phone goes on sale
The BBC has learned that Telegram – the messaging app service whose boss has been arrested in France – refuses to join international programmes aimed at detecting and removing child […]
HMD becomes official smartphone partner of FC Barcelona
HMD is to become FC Barcelona’s official smartphone partner. The company will support the men’s club and Barcelona Femeni, the women’s team. The announcement also revealed that teams from other […]
Wired publisher Conde Nast signs deal with OpenAI, driverless vehicles trialled in Highlands
Vogue, Wired and GQ publisher Conde Nast has done a multi-year deal with OpenAI. The artificial intelligence company announced the partnership on Tuesday, saying ChatGPT and its prototype tool SearchGPT would […]
HMD to create ‘dumbphones’ for children, Spotify confirms ‘hi-fi audio’ – again
As part of The Better Phone project, phone manufacturer HMD is creating a ‘dumbphone’ as a low-tech alternative to a smartphone to give parents control over their child’s screen time […]
Sony planning two-lens Google Glass AR rival?
A freshly-uncovered patent suggests that Sony may be planning on launching their very own wearable computer to rival Google Glass glasses. A continuation patent for a "head-mounted display (HMD) apparatus", filed in November 2012, it looks as though Sony are…
