Samsung’s has started rolling out One UI, its new mobile software, in the US. Xfinity Mobile confirmed it released the One UI update for Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus phones on Tuesday. The update will be available on Galaxy S9, S9 Plus and Note 9 models through other carriers in the coming days and …

Apple says its continuing to expand its investments in US manufacturing. The smartphone maker spent $60 billion with 9,000 American component suppliers and companies in 2018, the company said in a post Monday. That’s an increase of more than 10 percent from the year before. Apple highlighted several of its US-made components, including touch-sensitive glass for iPhone and iPad models …

We’re still waiting for T-Mobile’s much-anticipated paid TV service, but the wireless carrier is reportedly close to launching a free streaming service for mobile devices. T-Mobile plans to launch an ad-supported mobile video service in the next few weeks, according to a Cheddar report on Friday. The service, which will lean on licensed Xumo technology through T-Mobile’s Layer3 TV division, …

Verizon has given T-Mobile the boot and now leads all its main rivals in 4G, streaming and uploads, wireless tracking firm OpenSignal said Thursday. “For the last two years T-Mobile has been the dominant operator…across our metrics, winning most of our speed and availability awards in OpenSignal’s last three reports. But we see a newly resurgent Verizon,” the tracking company …

Huawei is going after Samsung’s throne even though it faces challenges in the US. The Chinese telecom giant expects to dethrone Samsung as the world’s top smartphone seller by the end of 2020, according to CNN. Huawei already overtook Apple in the second quarter of 2018. “This year at the soonest, next year at the latest, we will become No. …

A lesser-known mobile brand is hopping on the flexible phone bandwagon — and it just stole Samsung’s thunder. Xiaomi co-founder and President Bin Lin on Wednesday shared a video on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, that shows the company’s foldable tablet prototype that bends on both sides of the screen. “Here comes the Xiaomi double folding phone!” wrote Lin …

Acer is introducing four new Chromebooks for students.  On Wednesday, the computer maker unveiled a new suite of 11.6-inch laptops for education customers: the Chromebook Spin 511, the Chromebook Spin 311, and two called the Chromebook 311 (one featuring an AMD chip and the other powered by Intel). Acer designed the laptops to be extra durable, for students at K-12 …

You can now use your Apple Watch or iPhone to pay at more retail locations. The Apple Pay contactless payment service is coming to Target, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, Speedway and Hy-Vee supermarkets,  Apple said Tuesday. Apple Pay is now supported in 65 percent of all retail stores in the US, the company said. “We’re thrilled even more customers will be …

The foldable screen is the new big screen. A Lenovo patent application, recently uncovered, hints at a device with a foldable screen. The invention “provides a portable information device capable of securing the appearance quality or the durability of products while having a foldable configuration,” says the patent filing, which was published in July 2018, spotted earlier by Windows Latest.  …

Google’s video chatting tool is going away for some users later this year. For G Suite customers, Google Hangouts will officially retire in October, and Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet will take its place as the next-generation tool for team communication, according to a G Suite blog post. Individual consumers can still use Google Hangouts, possibly until 2020.  Starting April 16, G …