Samsung would rather you forget that it mocked Apple for killing the headphone jack in a 2017 ad. Now that its Galaxy Note 10 phones have also done away with the headphone jack, Samsung appears to be quietly deleting an ad called Growing Up from its YouTube channels. The video shows an iPhone user getting increasingly …

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold could soon have new company. UBS analysts predict Apple could roll out a foldable product next year, though they estimate the company will likely release a folding iPad in 2021 before extending the technology to the iPhone, according to a Wednesday report by CNBC.  “This suggests that the industry will need to work to further reduce costs for …

Instagram is apparently looking to strengthen its relationship with meme accounts. The photo- and video-sharing site posted a job description last week for a strategic partner manager who will work with “emerging digital media publishers.” The listing comes after Instagram reportedly suspended dozens of meme accounts last month for violating its terms of service.   As part of the role, …

Samsung may be looking to create a media device that rolls up like a scroll, according to a patent published Friday by Patently Apple. If the design becomes a reality, it could possibly take the form of a mobile TV, the report suggests.  Images from the patent show a cylindrical object from which a flexible display can be pulled and …

Texas is joining a multistate lawsuit seeking to block T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion takeover of Sprint, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Thursday. A group of 15 attorneys general across the country are pushing back against the merger, which was OK’d by the Justice Department last week. “We are more confident than ever that enforcing our antitrust laws — as …

Users of social video app TikTok can now add GIFs to their posts, the company said Thursday. The update, part of a partnership with GIPHY, also makes TikTok memes available as GIPHY stickers. TikTok, a social media app that lets users record videos to popular music and share clips with friends, worked with GIPHY Studios to create new stickers for trends like #oddlysatisfying …

Cricket Wireless and mobile rewards developer Adfone are rolling out a rewards app and program called Ad It Up, the companies said Tuesday. Using the app, Cricket Wireless customers across the US can choose to view ads on their phone and, in return, earn points that can be redeemed for bill credits.  The Ad It Up app will come “preloaded …

If it’s always been your dream to have air conditioning with you wherever you go, Sony might have the solution. The Reon Pocket, from the company’s startup acceleration program, is a small device that fits in a shirt pocket and can keep you cool or warm at the touch of a smartphone app.  The device slides into the back of …

Adobe’s research team has created an experimental display prototype that blends digital and physical worlds, the company said in a Friday blog post. The project, called Project Glasswing, features a transparent display that lets users tweak a screen’s opacity to reveal objects on the other side. They can also interact with or reposition images and videos on the screen, which …

HMD Global, the company that makes Nokia phones, on Wednesday launched Nokia 220 4G and the new Nokia 105. The entry-level phones provide 4G and 2G connectivity to users in global markets.  Nokia 220 4G offers HD voice calls over 4G LTE and allows users to go online via a web browser. Both phones come in durable, polycarbonate bodies, HMD Global said …