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Google is reportedly working to bring secure facial recognition support to Android Q. Code discovered in a leaked build of the upcoming 17th version of the search giant’s Android operating system hints at native support for facial recognition, according to XDA. The Android Q system would be used to sign into your phone, authorize purchases …

“Outrageous.” “Fabricated.” “All messed up.” “Sloppy.” That’s how the US Federal Trade Commission’s key expert witness on Monday said he viewed testimony given by Qualcomm’s expert economists last week.   Carl Shapiro, a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, on Monday defended his theory that Qualcomm’s high royalty rates hurt competitors, handset makers and consumers and helped …

Don’t count on the upcoming Galaxy S10 to be Samsung’s innovation darling. Leave that to the company’s first foldable phone, which Samsung is widely expected to show off in all its working glory. Rumored to be called the Galaxy X, Galaxy F, Galaxy Fold or even Galaxy Flex, the first foldable phone from the largest global phone brand has the potential to …

Huawei’s CEO has confirmed that we’ll see a foldable 5G phone from the company at Mobile World Congress in February. Richard Yu, the Chinese company’s boss, announced the launch in the closing moments of a pre-MWC 2019 briefing in Beijing. “We look forward to seeing you in Barcelona in February, where we will launch the world’s first 5G smartphone with …

Qualcomm on Friday wrapped up its defense against US Federal Trade Commission allegations that it operates a monopoly in mobile chips.  The company called Aviv Nevo, a University of Pennsylvania economics and marketing professor, to rebut claims made by FTC experts. It also called Alex Rogers, the current head of its licensing business, to reiterate how Qualcomm’s licensing business operates.  …

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. …

Samsung is expected to show off a fully functioning version of its hotly anticipated foldable phone at its Galaxy S10 launch event on Feb. 20. But after Chinese rival brand Xiaomi teased its own book-like foldable phone on Wednesday, will people still care?  In a video posted to Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, Xiaomi co-founder and president Bin Lin plays a …

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 …

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.  …

LG has sent has sent out a “save the date” invitation for an unveiling event at Mobile World Congress later this month that suggests the Korean smartphone maker is doing away with the need to actually touch your device’s screen. The invite, delivered in the form of a 10-second video (see below) posted to YouTube, a piece of white paper with …