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 …
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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 …
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Viacom said Tuesday it’s agreed to buy free TV streaming service Pluto TV for $340 million in cash. Founded in 2013, the ad-supported, internet-based service streams more than 100 channels of on-demand content, including movies, sports, news and lifestyle programming. The Los Angeles-based Pluto TV has 12 million monthly active users who stream content across devices such as Roku, Amazon …
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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 …
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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. …
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Are you ready for deep blacks on your laptop? Samsung’s almost ready to deliver them unto you. The company says it plans to enter mass production of the new 15.6-inch 4K OLED panels in mid-February, bringing wide color gamut, reasonably fast and high contrast to higher-end consumer and gaming laptops this spring, like the HP Spectre X360 15 and Razer Blade …
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You can now use your Apple Watch or iPhone to pay at more retail locations. The Apple Pay contactless payment service is coming to Target, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, Speedway and Hy-Vee supermarkets, Apple said Tuesday. Apple Pay is now supported in 65 percent of all retail stores in the US, the company said. “We’re thrilled even more customers will be …
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A month from now, Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S10 in San Francisco, settling months of rumors about all the new goodies Samsung’s next flagship phone will have. As Samsung’s 10th anniversary Galaxy S phone, the Galaxy S10 is of particular importance. This phone represents the culmination of a decade of improving designs that turned Samsung smartphones into a household name — …
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It’s not every phone that gets not one, but three launches. That why it’s extra unusual that Huawei is giving the visually stunning, midprice Honor View 20 a trio of launches. We first saw it appear in December in China, then once again at CES 2019 in Las Vegas in early January where we went hands-on with the promising phone (more on that below). Huawei …
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Qualcomm doesn’t have all the power when it comes to negotiating licensing contracts, a company executive testified Friday. Instead, handset makers have options to reach terms they view as more favorable, he said. Fabian Gonell, senior vice president of licensing strategy and legal counsel for Qualcomm’s licensing business, said during a trial Friday that Samsung, Sony Mobile and others have …
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