It’s been almost a year since we saw the first Nokia phones running on Android. Now we’re being promised another “awesome” announcement next month. Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018 . Please expect it to be awesome 😎 — Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 18, 2018 A tweet on Thursday from the chief …

The iPhone X‘s now-infamous notch stirred up plenty of controversy for cutting into the screen space. But Apple’s notch just reflects a larger issue with newer phones: as screens begin to cover the entire face, what do we do with hardware such as home buttons and cameras? A Samsung patent application (first spotted by Dutch site LetsGoDigital) filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization …

If you’re in the market to buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 or Note 8 phone, you’ll want to act fast. Samsung is giving away a free set of AKG Bluetooth headphones with purchases of either of the two phones, along with the Galaxy S8 Plus and Galaxy S8 Active as well. The headphones are AKG Y50BT on-ear headphones, which Samsung values at $180 (about …

Future iPhones may be even more battery-thirsty in 2019 and beyond, and battery capacity could swell as a result. KGI analyst and known Apple commenter Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that upgraded 3D sensing and TrueDepth camera tech in iPhones from 2019 and later will consume more power, thus requiring larger batteries (via MacRumors).  This claim comes after the analyst predicted that all …

Sure, Apple and Samsung are competitors with their fair share of legal disagreements, but that doesn’t stop the frenemies from using each other to make a buck.  According to a report by Korean outlet ETnews (via The Investor), Apple placed an order for 180 million to 200 million OLED displays from Samsung’s manufacturing branch, Samsung Display, for the next round of …

CNET’s biggest problem with the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus was the placement of the fingerprint reader on the back of the phones, which forces right-handed folks to reach across the camera to unlock the phone. With the rumored Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ phones, Samsung could reverse that, according to an early render from phone case maker Olixar, which was spotted through online retailer Mobile …

We know Samsung is experimenting with the concept of folding smartphones. Mobile head DJ Koh has said we can expect one as early as 2018. There was also this patent for a phone that folds down at the center. The rumor flame was further stoked when a model number for an unknown Galaxy phone was found on the Samsung website. Some believe that …

From he moment it first went on sale, the iPhone X has been on back-order, with buyers waiting weeks for their device to arrive. Now, shipping estimates for the iPhone X have improved to allow for free next-day delivery or same-day pickup, on the US Apple store website. The free next-day delivery applies to all in-stock products purchased before 3pm local time on …

Samsung may finally make its move against the Amazon Echo and Google Home with a smart home speaker powered by its Bixby software. The speaker is slated to arrive in the first half of 2018, Bloomberg reports.  Early rumors of the smart speaker date back to July, but they gained credence when Samsung Mobile president DJ Koh confirmed that the …

Samsung and LG could both be on the hook for launching new low-cost phones at CES 2018 in January. Which phones, you ask? According to Korean news site ETnews, Samsung may unveil its new Galaxy A8 and A8+ devices, while LG is reported to announce its next K series phone. Exact dates weren’t shared, but CES will run from Jan. 9-12, which …