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handset

[hand-set, hand-set, -set] / ˈhændˌsɛt, ˈhændˈsɛt, -ˌsɛt /


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Higher prices for memory components and other materials weighed on its handset profit margins, while the torrid growth of its data-center business was not quite torrid enough to compensate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

They use Bluetooth to sync with a handset via Meta's AI app.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

He gets barely a week to settle in, with Apple holding its annual iPhone event on September 9, where it is expected to unveil its first foldable handset.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 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

His knuckles whitened as he gripped the handset.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Within the segment, revenue from handsets fell 26% to $5.14 billion, while automotive revenue was up 89% at $1.99 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

He attributes that to strong consumer demand for “premier-tier” handsets and the possibility of price increases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

That perception has been fair, since most revenue still comes from handsets and licensing, and new markets have stayed mostly off the income statement.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 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

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


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