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The reports of ZTE’s death are greatly exaggerated. Well, at least for now. The fate of the Chinese maker of telecommunications gear has been up in the air since ZTE disclosed on Wednesday that it had shut down “the major operating activities of the company.” The closure followed a US Commerce Department denial order, which …

Foldable smartphones could be the next big thing, and Motorola has at least one design patented and ready to go. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved a Motorola patent (via LetsGoDigital) for a folding phone design. The design includes a long rectangular screen that can be folded for a phone-like experience, or unfolded to work like a tablet. The …

ZTE uses two screens in its folding Axon M phone, but how about a folding device that uses three? Microsoft has one idea for the concept. A recently published Microsoft patent application shows off a tablet-like device that can fold inwardly or outwardly. The device has two main displays which can be seen when the device is opened up, but …

The US government’s export ban on ZTE has effectively brought the Chinese telecom giant and phone maker to its knees.  In a Hong Kong Exchanges filing on Wednesday, ZTE told investors that the “major operating activities of the company have ceased” because of the US Commerce Department’s export ban. In April, US officials said they were imposing a “denial of export …

Two cameras on the back of your iPhone X may not be enough — the 2019 iPhone may come with three. A second analyst just corroborated last month’s report of a triple-camera iPhone, lending the rumor a lot more credibility. In an investors note seen by CNET, analyst Jeff Pu predicts that Apple may release an iPhone in the second …

HTC teased the unveiling of its latest flagship phone on Twitter on Thursday. The date? May 23. “Coming Soon. A phone that is more than the sum of its specs,” said HTC in a tweet, with an image showing a number of components spread out on a gray background. Update, May 4: If those components look strangely familiar, this might …

You rarely see Nokia phones in the US, but little by little that’s changing.  The oddly named Nokia 6.1 is the latest attempt to make waves in the open US market. This is very much a budget device that will go toe to toe with Motorola’s Moto G6, a handset with a strong budget pedigree, and the Huawei Honor 7X, …

The Pentagon has banned the sale of Huawei and ZTE phones on US military bases worldwide, the US Department of Defense confirmed to CNET on Wednesday. The ban is based on the potential security threat the Pentagon believes the phones from the China-based companies may pose. It’s the latest move in an ongoing crackdown on the two companies by the US government, which is suspicious that they …

Xiaomi has officially filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to its regulatory documents listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The move comes as Xiaomi gains momentum with its smartphone sales, having bounced back from a slump in 2015, which saw it fall behind rivals Huawei, Oppo and Vivo in China. Since then, the company has returned …

Apple’s slice of the global smartphone market grew in the first quarter of 2018 despite an industry seeing cooling demand for handsets. Global shipments in the quarter fell 2 percent year-over-year to 345 million units, market researcher Strategy Analytics reported Tuesday. Samsung held on the smartphone sales crown by shipping 78.2 million units, a decline of 2 percent year-over-year, giving …