Category: MWC 2019
#MWC19: weird and wonderful gadgets including Roboy and Energizer phone
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) technology convention is drawing to a close in Barcelona, with foldable phones among the most notable innovations appearing on the show floor. However, the four-day event also attracts a number of unique and unusual devices to its halls, as manufacturers look to strike a balance between being innovative and standing…
MWC 2019: Nubia Alpha unveils ‘wearable phone’
A “wearable smartphone” with a flexible display that wraps around the wearer’s wrist has become the latest flexible device to appear at the Mobile World Congress technology show. The Nubia Alpha has a four-inch flexible OLED display built into a watch strap as well as a five-megapixel camera and can be used to make calls…
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: New LG G8 ThinQ phone reads your palm to unlock!
If you thought it was only fortune tellers who read your palm, then think again! LG’s new G8 ThinQ can be unlocked by reading the palm of the user, offering a new type of biometric security. Unveiled at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, the G8 houses LG’s unique Z Camera that reads the veins…
MWC 2019: McAfee announces two new IoT hacks. How to protect your home from attack.
McAfee Labs' Advanced Threat Research team has revealed new vulnerabilities within common IoT devices - BoxLock and Mr. Coffee coffee machines - which gave cybercriminals direct access into the personal data and homes of consumers. A vulnerability within BoxLock, a smart padlock designed to protect deliveries, enabled hackers to remotely unlock the device in just a few seconds by using 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…
MWC 2019: NUU Mobile announces European launch of £299 G4 smartphone
Budget smartphone brand NUU Mobile has launched its new flagship G4 phone at Mobile World Congress 2019. Equipped with Google’s latest Android 9.0 Pie operating system, an AI-enabled camera, a 6.2-inch screen and either 64GB or 128GB storage options, it will be available in late Spring from £299. The G4 features an AI-enabled, dual 16…
MWC 2019: Sony announces ‘world’s first’ 4K OLED smartphone, Xperia 1
Sony is to launch the “world’s first” smartphone with a 4K resolution OLED display – similar technology to modern televisions. The Japanese technology giant’s new flagship Xperia 1 has a 6.5in (16.5cm) display set in a 21:9 aspect ratio, making it similar in shape to a cinema screen, which Sony says will allow users to…
MWC 2019: Microsoft announces HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset
Microsoft has unveiled a second generation of its mixed reality HoloLens headset, which overlays holograms on to real-world objects. The HoloLens 2 will be made available to businesses for 3,500 dollars (£2,680), with Microsoft looking to “provide a far more immersive, instinctual and comfortable experience for first-line workers whose hands are occupied by physical tasks”. Revealed…
MWC 2019: Nokia unveils smartphone with FIVE rear cameras
Nokia has announced a string of new smartphones, including one with a five camera lens system which the firm says is the first for a phone. The new Nokia 9 PureView combines two colour cameras with three monochrome sensors, all of which come with optics technology from camera firm Zeiss. The $699 flagship phone’s camera…
