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Samsung could be working to step up its mobile displays with features like an in-screen fingerprint sensor and camera. On Friday, mobile tipster Ice Universe tweeted that Samsung had presented four innovations at its 2018 OLED Forum on Thursday. They include an in-screen fingerprint sensor, a speaker built into the screen, vibrations that come from …

Chinese technology giant Huawei rolled out a bundle o’ products this week at alongside the launch of its Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro phones. In interviews during the launch event, CEO Richard Yu reportedly confirmed the company is working on a foldable phone that will also sport 5G. “We are working on foldable phones. Foldable 5G phones,” Yu said, according to …

You couldn’t miss the explosion of purple and magenta amid the sedate stone and marble interior of Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. T-Mobile was, at least temporarily, making its mark on the New York icon.  The wireless carrier earlier this month had set up a pop-up event to promote the rebranding of its Metro prepaid arm, but I didn’t really …

There’s no denying that we live in an era of the Very Expensive Phone. And now that some start at a dizzying $1,000, Google’s Pixel 3 and 3 XL, which go on sale today, look like a bargain compared to the competition. It makes sense at face value. The Pixel 3 starts at $799 (£739 and AU$1,199), which is well …

After a week or so in preorder, Google’s latest flagship phones, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL went on sale Thursday as promised in the US, UK and Australia. They start at $799 (£739, AU$1,199) for the smaller model and $899 (£869, AU$1,349) for the XL. As well as the Google Store, you can get them in the US with Google Fi …

Square wants to refresh the often unloved credit card reader. The payments company on Thursday introduced its newest piece of hardware, Square Terminal, a card reader that looks more modern than the typical worn-out, bulky-plastic terminal you may find at a local corner store. It’s mobile, thanks to a rechargeable battery, has a large touchscreen and even has a built-in …

A long-promised chip manufacturing technique is now here. And that means our phones will keep getting faster, while our batteries will last longer.  Samsung on Wednesday said it’s now building 7-nanometer chips using technology called extreme ultraviolet, or EUV. EUV has been in development for decades, but it’s been difficult to roll out in real world factories. Samsung now is …

Samsung is well and truly signalling its 5G intent. The company acquired Barcelona-based Zhilabs, a network analysis firm that uses artificial intelligence to monitor the performance of telecommunications carriers and their services. The sum of the acquisition was not disclosed. The acquisition could let Samsung enhance its 5G capabilities and network quality, with Zhilabs’ AI-based analytics that monitor the performance …

iFixit’s latest teardown took on the new Google Pixel 3 XL. While there weren’t many surprises, it did clear up one of the remaining mysteries about the phone: which company made its display.  Turns out it’s a Samsung AMOLED, the same type of display (though not necessarily the same screen) that appears in Samsung’s latest models such as the Galaxy …

Every digital camera is flawed. Image sensors can’t capture light perfectly, lenses distort scenery, and photos so often seem blah compared with what you remember seeing. But Google, with its Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones, has found new ways to use software and hardware to overcome those flaws and get you better pictures. Its Pixel and Pixel 2 …