handset
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Sales slid 20% in the company’s handset segment, offsetting increases in its automotive and Internet of Things divisions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Although there’s caution around Qualcomm’s handset revenue given cyclical weakness in the smartphone market, Acree said those concerns should be offset by gains in its other businesses, including automotive and technology licensing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
But unbeknownst to him, his handset was still connected to the Bluetooth speaker.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
The assistant director reaches for the handset, says “Sylvie” into it, listens awhile, then sets it down.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Founded as a ground wood pulp mill on the banks of Finland’s Nokianvirta River in 1865, the company evolved through rubber and cables before it became known for mobile handsets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Yet the company may now have a proof point after landing a deal with a major hyperscaler, while its revenue targets show it can diversify its business away from its chip business for handsets.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has asked the home secretary for legislation to make phone companies publish data on stolen devices, and to enforce measures rendering handsets effectively unusable.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
A possible shift to lower-end handsets may be another.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Ten minutes later, Kyle, Akimi, and Sierra had stripped the sproingy wires off a couple of telephone handsets.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
Despite the lead and fumes, Linotypes resulted in far safer and faster conditions than handsetting, and hot-lead composition quickly become the rule for books and periodicals.
From Economist ● Mar. 30, 2018
With hobbies running from gardening to handsetting type, Boyd shares some of Jefferson's own tastes.
From Time Magazine Archive
