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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. At the end of the month, many of the world’s top mobile companies were scheduled to make their annual pilgrimage to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress. But worries about the coronavirus outbreak proved too strong to ignore. On Wednesday, the …

With Mobile World Congress 2020 officially terminado — thanks to the coronavirus — mobile vendors, big and small, are now scrambling to figure out their next steps. Some, particularly Chinese companies, are mulling plans to proceed with their events in Barcelona, Spain, even though the official conference won’t take place.  MWC brings together companies from across the world, with many …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. TCL on Monday became the latest mobile phone company to change its plans for the MWC 2020 trade show amid worries about the coronavirus.  The Shenzhen, China-based company has canceled its Feb. 22 press conference at the Barcelona, Spain, show “out of an …

Next week Samsung is expected to announce a new suite of Galaxy S phones at its Unpacked event in New York. Rumors and leaks point to three phones: the S20, S20 Plus and the S20 Ultra. That S20 Ultra, whispers say, will have a main camera with a huge 108-megapixel sensor. This would certainly make the S20 Ultra a headline grabber …

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is the latest company to pare back its presence at MWC, dealing a blow to the world’s biggest mobile conference. According to people familiar with Samsung’s plans, the South Korean electronics giant has been considering its options when it comes to the …

Last year Huawei had the unpleasant experience of launching a flagship phone, the Mate 30 Pro, with no support from Google’s Mobile Services. It ran Android, which is open source. But no Google apps worked, nor did apps like Uber, which rely on Google apps (Maps, in Uber’s case). Instead of the Google Play Store, Huawei offered its own AppGallery. …

Samsung will unveil its new Galaxy phone in February, which means rumors about flagship devices are flying across the internet. The newest rumor suggests the Galaxy S11 will have a screen with a high refresh rate to make using it super smooth.  A 120Hz display will indeed be one of the new features coming to the Galaxy S11, according to …

Apple’s entry-level iPhone XR turned heads when it debuted last year. It offered the latest mobile chips, a pared-down camera and a lower-quality screen. But for all those trade-offs, Apple said it would charge $749 — that is, 25% less than the $999 iPhone XS at the time. When the iPhone 11 came out this year, offering many of the …

Last year, Qualcomm met with hundreds of reporters and analysts on the sunny beaches of Maui to talk about how 5G would change the world in 2019. The hype and excitement level was high. Then, reality hit. Network rollouts were met with hiccups and delays, you needed a map to find coverage and consumers ended up more confused than excited.  …

OnePlus is beloved among Android enthusiasts. It hasn’t got the mass appeal of Samsung or Apple, but its phones are excellent and almost always a fantastic deal. You may know that OnePlus’ parent company BBK Electronics is also behind Vivo, a brand mostly only used in China, and Oppo, a brand that’s expanded out of China and into the UK …