Tag: Samsung
Samsung announces Galaxy A80 phone with rotating camera system
Samsung’s latest smartphone has a rotating rear camera system that slides up above the screen and flips over to become the front-facing camera too. The new Galaxy A80 device – the tech giant’s latest mid-range phone – does not have a camera built into the front of the device, instead dedicating the entire front panel…
Netflix ends support for Apple AirPlay wireless casting
In a move that many will see as a direct swipe at its latest competitor, Netflix has ended its support for the Apple AirPlay wireless casting feature, claiming “technical limitations” are behind the policy change. AirPlay – the feature which enables Apple mobile device users to wirelessly cast content to their TV – has recently…
Huawei announces P30 flagship smartphones in challenge to Samsung
Huawei has claimed its new flagship P30 Pro smartphone includes the best camera on the market as it unveiled the device for the first time. The new high-end smartphone boasts four rear cameras, engineered by German camera firm Leica, and has been designed to take better photos in low-light and offer up to 50 times…
Huawei set to announce new P30 flagship smartphones
Huawei will unveil its new flagship smartphone range on Tuesday, as the Chinese firm steps up its attempts to overtake Samsung as the biggest mobile phone maker in the world. The smartphone giant is set to announce its P30 Series range of phones at an event in Paris, where it will look to position itself…
Apple unveils iPad mini and iPad Air with Apple Pencil support
Apple has announced its first new iPad mini in nearly four years, complete with support for the firm’s Apple Pencil stylus for the first time. The 7.9-inch screen device has been upgraded to house Apple’s latest A12 Bionic chip, which the tech giant says has given it three times the performance power of the previous…
Redditors get creative with Samsung Galaxy S10 ‘holepunch’ screen
Samsung released its new Galaxy S10 smartphone range on Friday and Redditors have been quick to get creative with the device’s “holepunch” design. The display for the S10 covers the entire front of the phone, leaving the front-facing camera as a black hole in the otherwise spotless screen. The display for the new Galaxy S10…
MWC 2019: TCL reveals its own foldable devices
Chinese firm TCL Communication has unveiled its own flexible display as it looks to offer an alternative to the new foldable phones from Huawei and Samsung. The technology company revealed its patented DragonHinge technology, which it says it will use on flexible display mobile displays in the future. Concept products are on show at the…
MWC 2019: Samsung reveals more details about Galaxy Fold foldable phone
Samsung has offered a more detailed glimpse of its forthcoming Galaxy Fold smartphone in action, following a limited preview of the device last week. The Korean company showed off its first ever foldable phone during the launch of the Galaxy S10, but is yet to allow anyone other than its own executives hold the new…
How tech industry reacted to Huawei’s foldable phone
Industry experts believe Huawei has landed the first blow in the battle of the foldable phones following the announcement of its Mate X. Mobiles expert at uSwitch.com Ru Bhikha said that although the higher price of Huawei’s device may deter some, the greater array of technology in its phone gave it an advantage over Samsung’s…
Huawei unveils Mate X foldable smartphone at Mobile World Congress
Chinese phone maker Huawei has followed Samsung in announcing a new foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate X. Featuring a flexible OLED display which covers both the front and back of the device, the phone's screen can be unfolded to become an eight-inch screen tablet. Last week, fellow smartphone giants Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Fold device,…