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Yup, Samsung is finally ready to copy the iPhone design decision it’s been mocking since 2016

November 30th, 2018

The Galaxy A8s will be Samsung’s first phone with a gorgeous Infinity-O display. That’s the kind of screen that occupies almost the entire front of the phone except for tiny bezels and a camera hole near the top. Samsung already teased the new design, and then introduced the Infinity-O screens at its SDC18 event earlier …

Tech

This $999 Android flagship has a hidden screen and doubles as an ‘ultra-secure’ blockchain phone

November 30th, 2018

Chris Smith

Given the huge popularity of Bitcoin and blockchain technology, it was only a matter of time until smartphone makers created blockchain phones. We’ve already talked about a couple of devices that are dueling for “world’s first” titles, including the HTC Exodus 1 and the Sirin Labs Finney phone. HTC gave us a few more details …

Tech

Leak reveals how insanely thin the bezels are on Samsung’s all-screen Galaxy S10

November 30th, 2018

Zach Epstein

The flagship Galaxy S9+ smartphone pictured above has what is easily one of the most gorgeous designs we’ve ever seen. The all-glass and metal construction is sturdy and sleek, while the curved glass edges on the front and back of the handset fit perfectly in the curves of your hand. It’s stunning indeed, but there’s …

Tech

Leak shows a Lenovo phone with a display as exciting as the Galaxy S10’s

November 30th, 2018

Chris Smith

The Galaxy S10 will have an exciting all-screen design when it launches next year, if recent leaks are to be believed. Samsung announced the all-screen Infinity-O screen a few weeks ago, after teasing that the Galaxy A8s will have an all-screen design with a tiny notch at the top, where the selfie camera would be. …

Tech

Corporate espionage leads to leak of Samsung’s flexible display tech secrets to China

November 29th, 2018

Andy Meek

The race to bring viable foldable display technology to market has apparently become so intense that some of the players are resorting to corporate espionage. Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted nine people suspected of leaking details related to Samsung’s flexible display technology. According to Reuters, the leaks included a sale of documents to China …

Politics

Lawmakers are finally preparing to take action to stop all those annoying robocalls

November 29th, 2018

Andy Meek

It’s not exactly asecret that robocalls have gotten out of control. According to data published last month by Consumer Reports, about one-third of all calls of any kind — including both landline and mobile calls — fall under the category of either robocalls and annoying marketing queries, or they’re just outright scams. Consumer Reports cites …

Tech

Oppo has a clever idea for eliminating the notch without removing functionality

November 29th, 2018

Chris Smith

Almost all Android device makers other than Samsung copied the iPhone X’s notch this year, while simultaneously looking for ways to create all-screen phones without notches. We’ve seen slider phones appear where the selfie cam can pop out whenever it’s needed, and we’ve seen phones with a single camera module placed on the back of …

Tech

The leaked Vivo Nex 2 demonstrates how a true all-screen phone can exist

November 29th, 2018

Chris Smith

Remember the Nubia X that we’ve shown you a couple of times already? It’s a phone that features not one, but two distinct displays, including the main screen that takes up the entire surface of the front area, and a secondary one on the back that’s smaller, with the express purpose of letting you take …

Tech

Potential Galaxy S10 designs imagined in new renders

November 29th, 2018

Chris Smith

Samsung will launch at least four Galaxy S10 versions next year, according to recent reports, including a premium 5G phone as well as a more affordable handset. The number of cameras on each of these devices will vary for both the front and back of the handset. The cheapest model is said to have a …

Tech

iOS 12 continues to make Android Pie look shameful

November 29th, 2018

Zach Epstein

Remember Project Treble? Remember how it was going to be a brilliant solution that finally addressed Android’s terrible fragmentation problem? Well, we have an update on the status of Android’s fragmentation fix: it still isn’t doing anything at all. Android Pie was first released to the public nearly four months ago and according to Google’s official …

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