Chinese tech giant Huawei is rumored to be in early talks to sell its P Series and Mate Series smartphone brands, according to Reuters. It cited two people with direct knowledge of the matter, who said the company was in negotiations with a consortium of government-backed Shanghai investment firms. Reuters said that the talks began …
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LG exploring options that include scrapping the smartphone business
Despite recently premiering its new rollable phone tech and capturing its fair share of buzz at the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, LG may be considering getting out of the smartphone game altogether, according to a Wednesday report by The Korea Herald. The tech giant is facing stiff competition from other manufacturers as it looks to balance a $4.5 billion loss over …
Read More »MediaTek’s new chipsets pack in features for high
A week after Qualomm’s latest high-end 5G processor arrived in Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 lineup, rival MediaTek unveiled new chipsets of its own: the Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100. The new processors from the Taiwanese chipmaker bring improved AI, camera and multimedia capabilities but lack super-fast 5G found in chipsets from Qualcomm and Samsung. The new Dimensity chipsets are built …
Read More »Qualcomm’s new chip will boost gaming on phones from Motorola, Xiaomi and others
Qualcomm just launched a new high-end Snapdragon 888 smartphone processor, but it’s already got another chipset available to power slightly cheaper phones. The company on Tuesday unveiled its Snapdragon 870, which will be used by companies like Motorola and Xiaomi in their upcoming devices. The Snapdragon 888, unveiled in December, powers Samsung’s new Galaxy S21 lineup and will be in most high-end Android phones …
Read More »Trump administration reportedly restricts Huawei’s US suppliers
The Trump administration hit Huawei’s US suppliers, including Intel, with restrictions days before Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, Reuters reported Sunday. It’ll apparently reject many applications to supply the Chinese telecom as well. Huawei was added to the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List in May 2019, following an executive order from President Donald Trump effectively …
Read More »LG Rollable and other new rolling, folding phones give me something to look forward to
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It may have been just a fleeting glimpse from LG at its CES 2021 press conference, but that tease of a smartphone with a screen that rolls out hints at a comeback for mobile devices looking to shake up the conventional …
Read More »Apple now has a prototype foldable iPhone display, report says
Apple has already begun developing a foldable iPhone, Bloomberg reported Friday. So far, the tech giant has only worked on a prototype display with no set plans for a launch date, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The prototype foldable screen has an invisible hinge, Bloomberg said. An Apple patent for a foldable iPhone first appeared almost a year ago, …
Read More »Trump designates Xiaomi as ‘Communist Chinese military’ company
In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump has moved against another Chinese tech giant. On Wednesday, the Trump administration officially added Xiaomi, along with eight other companies, to its list of “Communist Chinese military companies.” Firms designated as Communist Chinese military companies by the Department of Defense are blacklisted from receiving investments from US citizens or organizations. If …
Read More »All the Samsung Galaxy S21 specs, confirmed: 120Hz display, battery, price and more
This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung officially revealed its latest Galaxy S21 phone on Thursday, at the 2021 Samsung Unpacked event on the last day of CES. The flagship phone costs less than its predecessors, starting at $800 (£769, AU$1,249), and includes new camera and video features, along …
Read More »Samsung S21 Ultra uses pixel binning to make your photos better
Megapixels used to be so much simpler: A bigger number meant your camera could capture more photo detail as long as the scene had enough light. But a technology called pixel binning now sweeping across flagship smartphones is changing the old photography rules for the better. In short, pixel binning gives you a camera that offers lots of detail when …
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