With Mobile World Congress 2020 officially terminado — thanks to the coronavirus — mobile vendors, big and small, are now scrambling to figure out their next steps. Some, particularly Chinese companies, are mulling plans to proceed with their events in Barcelona, Spain, even though the official conference won’t take place.  MWC brings together companies from …

Samsung’s newest foldable is real. The company on Tuesday officially unveiled its Galaxy Z Flip smartphone after months of leaks, hints and even a teaser commercial played during the Oscars. The device, Samsung’s second foldable after its Galaxy Fold, features a clamshell design similar to Motorola’s new Razr. The Z Flip, like the Razr, is essentially a high-tech flip phone, with an …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is guarding against coronavirus and associated worries at its Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco. The company is offering face masks and hand sanitizer to attendees and has posted signage to recommend that people wash hands and take other steps to protect themselves. …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. TCL on Monday became the latest mobile phone company to change its plans for the MWC 2020 trade show amid worries about the coronavirus.  The Shenzhen, China-based company has canceled its Feb. 22 press conference at the Barcelona, Spain, show “out of an …

A year ago, Samsung took the stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco and unveiled a device poised to change the entire smartphone market: the Galaxy Fold. It captured the attention of everyone at the event and even intrigued the non-tech-savvy tuning in from afar. But it wasn’t long before the Fold had problems: defects in the …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is the latest company to pare back its presence at MWC, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest mobile conference. According to people familiar with Samsung’s plans, the South Korean electronics giant has been considering its options when it comes to the …

Not even Apple is immune to the coronavirus sweeping the globe, with suppliers and stores impacted by the deadly disease. CEO Tim Cook last week said the company has suppliers in China’s Wuhan region, where the coronavirus first emerged. The iPhone maker has alternative sources for those components, he said, and it’s “working on mitigation plans to make up any expected …

Apple’s redesigned Maps app has arrived. The company on Thursday said its revamped app is now available for US users and will arrive in Europe “in the coming months.” Apple Maps‘ redesign makes navigation faster and more accurate and gives users “comprehensive views of roads, buildings, parks, airports, malls and more.”   Apple rebuilt its mapping service from the ground …

Samsung on Wednesday reported the end to a rough year — a day after its chief rival Apple posted an all-time high in revenue and earnings and reclaimed its title as the world’s biggest smartphone maker. Samsung said its fourth-quarter operating profit tumbled by 34% to 7.16 trillion won ($6 billion). Its overall revenue edged up 1% to 59.88 trillion …

Apple has temporarily shuttered two more stores in China, bringing the total closed as of Wednesday to three, as worries about the coronavirus rock the globe. Apple CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday said Apple had closed its Qingdao store earlier this week as a precaution. Two more stores, in Fuzhou and Nanjing, are now also closed because the malls they’re …