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After an uneven start in 2019, foldable phones have another chance in 2020 to prove that they should exist — not just as a fad, but as a viable design for future phones. The Samsung Galaxy Fold, Huawei Mate X and new Motorola Razr all suffered from an inconvenient delay or worse. I can forgive them, at least …

Hot on the heels of the UK approving Huawei for 5G, the European Commission has on Wednesday published a “toolbox” green lighting but restricting the use of higher-risk vendors. While the Chinese tech giant isn’t named in the toolbox, EU states are asked to objectively assess risks and adopt mitigating measures to ensure the security of their 5G rollouts, as …

Preorders for the Motorola Razr have been backed up until midway through next month. According to a new notice on Motorola’s website on Monday, the expected delivery date of the foldable flip phone is now Feb. 18, 2020. It follows Motorola delaying the sale of its Razr by a month in December, as preorders for the phone finally went live on …

This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. In exactly two weeks, Samsung is set to reveal the Galaxy S20 series of flagship phones and the Galaxy Z Flip, a foldable clamshell device whose screen folds from top to bottom down the middle. Rumors are pouring in that the …

Huawei was the world’s top 5G phone vendor in 2019, with 37% market share (or 6.9 million devices), according to a Tuesday report from Strategy Analytics. Global 5G phone shipments reached 19 million units last year, the report says.   “Demand for 5G smartphones is higher than many expected,” Ken Hyers, director at Strategy Analytics, said in a release. “Fierce …

The US Department of Defense reportedly blocked proposed regulations that would have made it even harder for US companies to do business with Huawei. After objections from the Pentagon, the Commerce Department pulled back a proposed rule that would have further limited what US companies can sell to Huawei from outside the country without an export license, according to a …

Huawei has postponed its upcoming HDC.Cloud developer conference as Chinese authorities try to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus detected in the southeastern city of Wuhan. The controversial company‘s event was going to take place in Shenzhen — which lies more than 700 miles south of Wuhan — Feb. 11-12, but it’s been rescheduled to March 27-28. “Based on …

UK officials are floating a proposal to let Huawei gear be used in a limited way in the country’s 5G networks, which would go against a US recommendation of a total ban on equipment from the Chinese telecommunications company, according to a report from Reuters.  The news service cites two unnamed sources who say senior government officials recommended in a …

Foldable phones like the Galaxy Fold have a big problem — the screen. Today’s phones use plastic cover materials, but bendable glass is the Holy Grail of foldable phone design because of its ability to repel the damage from casual scrapes sustained by polymer. Without a rigid top layer, the phone’s internal workings are susceptible to breaking. One company I spoke …

Samsung’s mobile chief, Dong-jin Koh, has stepped down from running the company’s day-to-day operations. Instead, Tae-moon Roh will take over management of the smartphone business while Koh focuses on the company’s long-term business strategy. Koh, better known as DJ, has handed over the title of head of Samsung’s mobile communications business to Roh but remains president and CEO of Samsung’s …