For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. After the cancelation of major tech conferences around the world, including Mobile World Congress and SXSW, CES Asia organizers said Monday the trade show scheduled for mid-June in Shanghai would be postponed. It comes on the very same …

Oppo made its name with midrange phones aimed at young people, but its new Find X2 and Find X2 Pro come packed with flagship specs. The Chinese manufacturer unveiled the new phones — along with a new smartwatch called the Oppo Watch — Friday, nearly two years after the launch of its predecessor, the Oppo Find X. The Find X2 costs …

Snapchat’s disappearing photos and videos were such a hit that Facebook jacked the feature for its Instagram and Facebook platforms. Now LinkedIn looks to be next in line to jump on the bandwagon. The social network for professionals announced it’s currently testing Snapchat-like stories internally and will plan to expand out to members in the “coming months.” “Last year, we …

The Vivo Apex 2020 concept phone has a dual-lens camera setup with 16-megapixel selfie camera inside the display. This marks the first time Vivo has unveiled a so-called under-screen camera, effectively killing any need for a notch. It appears to be identical to the under-screen camera technology debuted by Oppo, which is owned by the same parent company. But Oppo never released …

Apple products have made prominent appearances in some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. But if filmmakers want to use the iPhone on the silver screen, they have to abide by Apple’s product placement rules. Rian Johnson, director of the Oscar-nominated Knives Out and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has revealed the lengths to which Apple goes to manage the image of its best-selling …

Chinese phone-maker Realme just launched the Realme X50 5G Pro, its second 5G-capable phone in the last couple of months. Earlier this year, in January, it launched the X50 5G. With the X50 5G and X50 5G Pro,  the company is continuing to target the premium end of the market after making waves for releasing low-priced handsets that are relatively high …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. 5G networks are beginning to rollout throughout the US, but that’s not where most of the world’s 5G smartphones are being sold. Instead, China is buying most of the world’s next-generation phones.  According to a new report by Counterpoint Research, China accounted for nearly half …