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Samsung's folding phone with 5G costs nearly $2,000

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 08:05 AM

With the foldable phone, Samsung is trying to take the technology lead on two fronts in the smartphone race, offering an eye-catching new feature with the big, bending screen and the first 5G connection in a premium phone, a feature analysts do not expect Apple to match until 2020. Read more »

Samsung seeks to reignite smartphone lust with Galaxy S10

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 03:49 AM

Samsung is betting on an overhauled Galaxy S10 to reignite consumer interest in smartphones. Read more »

FIRST LOOK: This is the Samsung Galaxy S10

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 07:45 PM

The Galaxy S10 series is the biggest redesign of Samsung's S line of flagships in 2 years. Read more »

Samsung bends displays to reignite smartphone desire

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 10:23 AM

If its bending screen smartphone becomes a hit, Samsung can take some of the premium market share from rival Apple.   Read more »

Huawei readies P30 series in answer to Samsung's Galaxy S10

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 10:01 AM

Huawei, which is second to Samsung, in terms of worldwide sales, said in a Twitter post that "rules were made to be rewritten" the P30 series. Read more »

Samsung to unveil Galaxy S10 as mobile shifts to folding displays, 5G

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 09:21 AM

The Galaxy S10 is expected to have even smaller top and bottom bezels compared to its predecessor and a tiny cutout on the screen for the front-facing camera. Read more »

'Teknolohiya posibleng pagmulan ng tukso, duda sa relasyon'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 07:42 PM

"May iilan din kasi na maraming ka-chat at madaling maka-chat gaya ng mga ex mula sa kanilang nakaraan," ayon sa isang marriage councilor. Read more »

Huawei ready to tackle extra security to stay in 5G kit race

Anna Koper and Janis Laizans, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 12:27 AM

Huawei said it is ready to face any extra security measures required to remain in the race to develop next-generation 5G networks in central and eastern Europe. Read more »

Emerging economies catching up in smartphone adoption: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 07:49 AM

Smartphone use has become the norm in most developed nations, while many emerging economies are showing sharp gains, a global survey showed Tuesday. Read more »

Huawei teases phone with foldable display coming in February

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 03:31 PM

Shenzhen-based Huawei will join the world's largest smartphone maker, Samsung, and Chinese compatriot Xiaomi in the race to be the first in the mainstream with a folding display. Read more »

Once red-hot smartphone market sees cooler trend

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 11:16 AM

The smartphone market is down but not out, with high prices and other factors combining to chill what had previously been a red-hot sector. Read more »

2018 'worst year ever' for smartphone market: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 07:44 AM

Worldwide handset volumes declined 4.1 percent in 2018 to a total of 1.4 billion units shipped for the full year, according to research firm IDC, which sees a potential for further declines this year. Read more »

2018 'worst year ever' for smartphone market: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 12:08 AM

WASHINGTON - Global smartphone sales saw their worst contraction ever in 2018, and the outlook for 2019 isn't much better, new surveys show.   Read more »

How telecoms giant Huawei is seen around the world

Julien Girault, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 08:56 PM

US charges against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei have cranked up tensions between the world's two biggest economies, but the company is already facing obstructions around the world over alleged cyber-security risks. Read more »

Huawei eyes smartphone supremacy this year after record 2018 sales

Cate Cadell and Sijia Jiang, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 04:29 PM

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd on Thursday said it could become the world's biggest-selling smartphone vendor this year even without the US market and as global scrutiny of the firm intensifies. Read more »

Xiaomi shows off foldable smartphone

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 10:09 AM

Xiaomi founder and president Lin Bin posted a video of the engineering unit on his Weibo page. He did not provide specifications of the device which folds two ways to transform from phone to tablet form factor. Read more »

Honor gears for physical retail push with 10 Lite launch

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 09:27 AM

Honor will soon introduce "experience stores" to make buying its products easier, said product director Rashid Su. The 5-year old company entered the Philippines as an online brand for millennials, selling smartphones on e-commerce platforms. Read more »

Asus’ ROG phone is more than just for gaming

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 22 09:25 PM

While almost every other phone sports the notch-glass-metal-shimmering-gradient-color design, the ROG phone sports a gun-metal gray that makes it look more like a weapon than a gadget meant to displayed at coffee shops.  Read more »

After NBA partnership, what's NEX for Vivo?

Vivo
Updated as of Jan 11 05:31 PM

Smartphone titan Vivo officially launched its multi-year partnership with NBA Philippines. Read more »

Samsung flags profit slump as Chinese rivals rise

Sunghee Hwang, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 10:21 AM

Samsung, the world's top maker of smartphones and memory chips, has enjoyed record profits in recent years despite a series of setbacks, including a humiliating recall and the jailing of its de facto chief. Read more »