Chinese company unveils smartphone with sensor that takes temperatures down to a tenth of a degree when held next to your wrist or face The phone can read one’s temperature when held next to a wrist or face Honor says that it can read temperatures down to a tenth of a degree The feature will look … Read more
Samsung releases $1,999 VERTICAL TV that can rotate from landscape to portrait to mirror smartphone screens for easier social media scrolling Samsung is releasing its rotating, vertical TV in the US and the UK The Sero can flip vertically so that people can easily browse social media Users with compatible phones and tap the device … Read more
Face masks may help limit the spread of the coronavirus, but the protective gear has caused a problem for the public – the inability to unlock smartphones. Now, the Chinese firm Huami has solved the issue with a transparent plastic N95-like mask. Called Aeri, the device is designed with anti-fog material, revealing enough of the … Read more
LG may be working on ‘Wing’, a dual-screen smartphone with a swiveling display that lets users run different features and apps at once Renderings claiming to be LG’s new ‘Wing’ smartphone have surfaced online The handset is a dual-screen device and one of the screens swivels The top screen turns horizontally to reveal a ‘sub … Read more
Global smartphone shipments have fallen by 16.8 percent due to worldwide lockdowns to stop the spread of coronavirus, reports analyst firm Omdia. Phone vendors such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei are feeling the pinch from production shutdowns at factories, product launch delays and stunted consumer demand. In the first quarter of the year – from … Read more
An NHS contact-tracing app would only completely stop the spread of coronavirus if 80 per cent of current smartphone owners use it, researchers have warned. The team from the University of Oxford simulated how COVID-19 might spread in order to support the development of contact-tracing apps across Europe. However, a previous survey of potential contact-tracing … Read more
China could retaliate against America for its treatment of Huawei in a number of devastating ways – the most likely would be to targeting US companies that do business in the region, such as Apple. Greater China ranks third among the regions that generate the most revenue for the company, behind the US and Europe. … Read more
Smartphone shipments tumbled 38 percent in February, the biggest single month decline in the industry’s history – driven by factory shutdowns in Asia and growing consumer anxiety about the coronavirus pandemic Smartphone makers shipped 37 million fewer units in February 2020 than 2019 The 38 percent decline was the biggest single month fall in history … Read more
A foldable phone made headlines last year that pulled inspiration from the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the company behind the device is back with a next-generation model – the Escobar Fold 2. Designed by Roberto Escobar, Pablo’s brother, the smartphone claims to be a ‘real Samsung killer’ at a fraction of the … Read more