Communication Nouvelles: 3 septembre 2025

December 10, 2025, 10:42 AM EST. October saw a 13.0% year-on-year rise in foreign-branded phones sold in China, with shipments of 7.027 million units (vs 6.216 million a year earlier). The data come from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT). Apple's iPhone is included in this category. Overall phone sales in October reached 32.267 million units, up 8.7% year-on-year.

December 10, 2025, 10:40 AM EST. AI's mainstream arrival has yet to deliver consistent value. Across studies, only a sliver of enterprise initiatives achieve real transformation. Google Workspace's Beyond AI Optimism finds only 3% of organizations genuinely reshape how work gets done. MIT Media Lab and McKinsey echo that most generative AI pilots fail to deliver clear ROI or scalable impact. The gap is not the technology but execution: leadership, culture, and workflows lag behind the tools. Five patterns distinguish the top 3% from the rest, centering on leadership choices, not gadgets. For example, 1) Treat AI strategy as an ongoing enterprise priority-aligned with broader goals and adaptable as capabilities mature. (The remaining patterns echo the same principles.)

December 10, 2025, 10:38 AM EST. DJI Neo 2 just got a game-changing firmware update (v01.00.0500) that brings Apple Watch remote control to a mainstream drone. The feature supports Apple Watch Series 8-11 and Ultra 2/3 with watchOS 11+, via the updated DJI Fly app v1.19.4. The watch acts as a full remote, enabling steering, tracking, recording, and voice commands, ideal for cycling or running where grabbing a phone is awkward. The watch shows a live camera view (subject to power-saving rules), with wake-control that pauses and resumes video as you move your wrist. Other niceties include locking your iPhone, keeping the app awake for 70 seconds, and built-in voice control and App audio recording. DJI notes the original Neo will gain the same compatibility soon.

December 10, 2025, 10:34 AM EST. An author and game co-creator explains why owning a games company can amplify human storytelling in the age of AI. Zombies, Run! blends mobile play with immersive narrative, turning runs into hero quests and emotional attachments. The piece critiques marketing bites that focus on hours or word counts, arguing that you should tell a hook-driven story-like 'A single woman comes home one evening to find a man claiming to be her husband living in her house'-instead of boasting about volume. The author warns that AI writing may replace writers in some studios, urging a focus on fundamentals: compelling story, character, and pacing, rather than substitutes for human craft.

December 10, 2025, 10:30 AM EST. Samsung's first One UI 8.5 beta for the Galaxy S25 lacks two popular camera modes: Dual Recording and Single Take. Dual Recording lets you film from two cameras at once; Single Take shoots multiple photos and clips with a single press. SamMobile notes the omission, and our tests confirm the absence on the current build. Samsung typically restores features in later betas or the stable release, so this beta is not ideal for users who rely on these modes. If you want uninterrupted Dual Recording or Single Take, you may want to skip this beta for now and wait for an update in subsequent releases.