Tag: MWC 2019
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: Huawei MateBook X Pro laptop can pair with a phone with one tap
Huawei has announced new laptop technology that will allow users of its phone to instantly exchange information with its computer. The new OneHop feature, part of the Chinese firm’s Huawei Share 3.0 software, will enable users to tap their Huawei phone to one of its new laptops to pair them, and then send photos, videos…
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…
