Huawei raised its shipment forecast to more than 200 million for the year and is aiming to become the world’s largest phone vendor by the end of 2019. The Chinese phone company projects that its shipments for 2018 will surpass its 180 million target after shipping over 95 million phones in the first half of …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. A 30-second video that appeared to promote the as-yet unannounced Samsung Galaxy Note 9 briefly appeared online this morning. The video — one of those advertising spots that highlight a couple of features in a product — included information about the possible storage configuration and battery …
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Corning, cover glass supplier for Apple, Samsung and other device makers, announced today its ultrastrong Gorilla Glass 6 will make its debut on Oppo’s next flagship phone. Unveiled in July, Gorilla Glass 6 is tested to survive drops from heights of 1 meter (3.28 feet) onto rough surfaces. In its tests, the glass lasted through 15 drops, double the amount of Gorilla …
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Now that the Moto Z3 — with its ridiculously fast snap-on Verizon 5G modem — has been revealed as Motorola’s new flagship phone, you might be wondering: What about the shatterproof Moto Z3 Force? Sadly, there is no Moto Z3 Force, the company just confirmed on Twitter, as spotted by The Verge. Hi. We will not be launching any more …
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At a Chicago press event today, Motorola announced the Moto Z3, a premium phone that features a dual 12-megapixel rear camera, 5G support and a splash-resistant design. It joins the Moto Z3 Play, which launched back in June, as part of the company’s high-end line of phones that work with magnetic snap-on accessories called Moto Mods. As Motorola’s flagship phone, the …
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Apple must pay Canadian patent licensing company WiLan $145.1 million in damages for patent infringement, a California jury ruled Wednesday. The jury said that some iPhone models infringed two WiLan wireless communications technology patents. One of those is for a “method and apparatus for bandwidth request protocols in a wireless communication system” and the other is for “adaptive call admission …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. You probably already know what the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 looks like. It’s been almost impossible to miss the flurry of leaked images around the web — even though the phone hasn’t been officially announced yet. But if by some chance you weren’t convinced, we …
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 uses Android and a little Samsung software magic to take on Apple and Microsoft. Like Microsoft’s Surface line and Apple’s iPad Pro, this premium Android tablet is for more than entertainment. Borrowing capabilities from the DeX dock and pad Samsung makes for its Galaxy phones, the Tab S4 has DeX features that changes the tablet’s Android interface into a desktop-style experience. Attach the $150 …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. In its earnings call Tuesday, KyeongTae Lee, Samsung’s mobile business head stated “We aim to expand the sales of flagship models via an earlier-than-usual release of a new Galaxy Note, which offers exceptional performance for a reasonable price.” He didn’t mention the Galaxy Note 9 …
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Update, Aug. 9: The Galaxy Note 9 is now official, and we’ve gone hands-on. Original story follows. Samsung’s next big phone — literally huge, that is — is most likely the Galaxy Note 9. It’s expected to be announced on Aug. 9 at an event in New York. But there’s no need to wait until then to claim one: You can reserve …
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