Tag: Samsung Galaxy Fold
Huawei sells foldable smartphone without Google
The Mate X uses Huawei’s own processor chips (Martyn Landi/PA) Chinese tech giant Huawei has begun selling its first foldable smartphone without Google apps or US-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X went on sale in China and competes with Samsung’s Galaxy fold. Huawei has announced…
Motorola revives Razr flip phone with foldable screen
Motorola has revived its popular Razr flip mobile phone as a modern smartphone with a foldable screen. Unveiled in the US, the reinvented Razr has a 6.2-inch screen which folds in half to shut in the same way as older “clamshell” handsets. Flip phones such as the original Razr were popular in the early 2000s,…
Microsoft announces foldable Surface Duo smartphone
Microsoft is re-entering the smartphone market with a dual-screen foldable handset. The Surface Duo is the tech giant’s first smartphone since the Microsoft Lumia 650 in 2016, when the company appeared to give up on mobile because of intense competition from iOS and Android. At an event in New York, Microsoft showed off the pocket-friendly…
Delayed Samsung Galaxy Fold to go on sale on September 6
Samsung has confirmed that its delayed Galaxy Fold will finally go on sale on Friday in South Korea, and other countries including the UK in the weeks that follow. The Korean firm said it had improved the “design and construction” of the foldable device ahead of its launch. Initially unveiled earlier this year and originally…
IFA 2019: Smarter TVs, high-end laptops announced
Smarter TVs and powerful laptops have been among the first new products revealed ahead of Europe’s largest technology trade show. Before the opening of the IFA convention in Berlin on Friday, Amazon announced its Fire TV streaming platform was to be built into a number of smart TVs. It also confirmed the Fire TV Cube…
IFA 2019: What to expect from technology convention
New smartphones, wearables and smart home gadgets will be unveiled later this week when the IFA 2019 technology convention takes place in Berlin. The annual trade show, which will host more than 1,800 companies and is expected to attract more than 200,000 visitors, will be used by the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Sony and LG…
Huawei Mate X foldable phone now ‘unlikely before November’
The launch of Huawei’s delayed foldable smartphone, the Mate X, looks set to be pushed back further. According to TechRadar, the Chinese firm will miss its slated September release and it is unlikely to arrive before November. Huawei had initially hoped to release the device this summer, but decided to spend some time testing it…
Samsung Galaxy Fold ready to launch following screen issues
The Samsung Galaxy Fold smartphone is now “ready” to be released following a delay after issues with the device’s screen were discovered. Initially unveiled earlier this year, Samsung was forced to delay its first foldable phone after a number of early testers reported issues with the Fold’s screen, including several who mistakenly removed a protective…
Huawei accused of pushing Booking.com ads to phone lockscreens
Huawei phone users have complained of being served ads for travel company Booking.com as the main image on their device’s homescreen before unlocking. The images appear to have been added to the phone’s Magazine Unlock feature – a Huawei tool which displays a rotating set of images each time the device’s screen is activated and…
Huawei Mate X foldable phone launch delayed until September
Huawei is to delay the launch of its first foldable smartphone, the Mate X, saying it wants to test the device further after rival Samsung suffered issues with its own foldable phone earlier this year. The Chinese tech giant said it wanted to be more “cautious” over the 2,299 euro (£2,048) device after Samsung’s Galaxy…