I’ve opened and closed foldable phones hundreds of times by now. But even after reviewing the Galaxy Fold (twice), playing with Huawei’s Mate X and bending slim concept designs, nothing has prepared me for TCL’s prototype dual-hinged phone, which folds in three parts and opens into a huge, 10-inch tablet. The most remarkable thing about TCL’s …
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Motorola updates G and E series, adds new One Macro, as foldable Razr looms
While anticipation builds ahead of Motorola’s Nov. 13 event in which it teases a “highly anticipated unveiling of a reinvented icon,” the company isn’t putting all of its eggs in a foldable basket. Instead, on Thursday the Razr creator announced a host of new devices destined for countries beyond the US that are more traditional phones than the expected folding Razr. …
Read More »Samsung’s next flagship phone chip, the Exynos 990, is 20% faster
If you buy next year’s flagship Samsung Galaxy phone, it might come with a performance boost from a new processor the Korean electronics giant announced Wednesday. The Exynos 990 is 20% faster at executing ordinary processing tasks, 20% faster handling graphics and double the speed at software tuned for the chip’s AI acceleration circuitry. Oh, and it should do that …
Read More »Huawei’s Mate X finally launches
After facing delays, Huawei’s foldable Mate X phone is finally ready to go on sale. The bad news for anyone eager to be among its early adopters is that it won’t be available outside of China. At least, for now. Read more: A new dual-hinged foldable phone prototype from TCL bends into thirds like an accordion — we went hands-on Huawei initially showed …
Read More »How to take a screenshot on any phone, iPhone or Android: iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, Moto G7
There are many reasons you might want to take a quick screenshot with your phone. Perhaps it’s to save a cool post on Instagram from your new iPhone 11 or document the newest in high fashion to help you dress better, or maybe it’s to archive a wonderful text conversation you had with your friends or family. Whatever the reason, …
Read More »How to back up your Android phone and keep all of your important information safe
Keeping a current backup of your Android phone and all of the data it holds is an important task that’s part of owning a phone. Let’s be honest, phones break, get misplaced or — even worse — get stolen. And when that happens, the financial burden of replacing a phone is stressful enough; don’t add to the stress by not …
Read More »iPhone, Galaxy S, Pixel: How smartphones evolved to dominate your life
This story is part of The 2010s: A Decade in Review, a series on the memes, people, products, movies and so much more that have influenced the 2010s. Steve Jobs’ pitch for the original iPhone in 2007 as a phone, music player and internet communicator was a landmark moment in the tech world. It crystalized the iPhone‘s almost mythic reputation …
Read More »Motorola event invite hints at rumored foldable Razr phone
Motorola has sent out invitations to an event on Nov. 13, where the rumored foldable Razr phone could launch. Motorola said the evening event in downtown Los Angeles will feature the “highly anticipated unveiling of a reinvented icon.” The save the date is a gif showing a device being folded and unfolded. “An original unlike any other,” it reads, also …
Read More »Motorola’s Moto G8 Plus details leak
Motorola’s upcoming flagship phone, the Moto G8 Plus, has had some details leak, according to a report. The phone will have a triple camera with 48MP sensor and laser autofocus, German publication WinFuture reported Wednesday, saying it has official pictures and details. The phone will reportedly have a 6.3-inch IPS display, a full HD 2,280×1,080-pixel resolution, a 25MP front-facing camera …
Read More »Pixel 4, Pixel Buds, Nest Mini: Google wants its software in every part of your life
Google on Tuesday unveiled a spate of highly anticipated new devices, including its flagship Pixel 4 phone, Pixel Buds to compete with Apple’s Airpods, and a new version of the Google Home Mini speaker, renamed the Nest Mini. But if you really want to understand Google’s goals when it comes to consumer hardware, one of the company’s less-celebrated products, a …
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