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Global smartphone sales plunge 20 pct in pandemic-hit quarter

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 02 08:10 AM

Global smartphone sales saw their worst-ever slump in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic hit consumer spending, a market tracker said Monday.   Read more »

China's coronavirus campaign offers glimpse into surveillance system

Cate Cadell, Reuters
Updated as of May 26 02:24 PM

BEIJING - The coronavirus outbreak in China has given unprecedented glimpses into how an extensive system of surveillance cameras works, as monitoring stations are rebranded epidemic "war rooms" helping to check people's movements and stifle the disease. Read more »

Virus 'tracing' by smartphone: a key to reopening society?

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 15 12:35 PM

Digital "contact tracing" would allow mobile systems to log instances where people have been in proximity with an infected person and send alerts where appropriate. Read more »

Huawei P40 Pro review: Camera champ gets fuselage to match

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 06:26 AM

With 5 rear cameras on the premium model, a new screen design that curves on all 4 sides and a price tag that undercuts the flagship competition, Huawei hopes to draw specs and value-conscious buyers to its P40 smartphones. Read more »

Low-key reveal for Huawei's P40 series with 5 rear cameras

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 08:19 AM

Huawei on Thursday unveiled its P40 series of photography-focused premium smartphones in a global livestream, setting aside a glitzy launch as a third of humanity hunkered down in their homes to weather the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Huawei to unveil P40 phones online March 26, skips Paris launch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 09:20 PM

Huawei has been adding one rear lens per year to the P series since the triple lens P20 Pro in 2018. Internet leaks suggest as many as 5 rear cameras on the top tier P40, the successor to the quad camera P30 line. Read more »

Mobile game downloads surge worldwide as coronavirus keeps people indoors

Ayanti Bera, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 08:40 AM

Puzzle games like "Brain Out" and Tencent's online battle game, "Honor of Kings", were among the most downloaded in China, according to data from mobile app analytics firm App Annie. Read more »

Huawei calls for 'open, available' tech as it readies P40 with 5G

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 10:20 AM

The P40 series, which is expected to ship with multiple, Leica-engineered cameras, will go head-to-head with Samsung's Galaxy S20 series and Apple's iPhone 11 Pro line. It will be unveiled in the French capital, Paris, for the third straight year on March 26. Read more »

Huawei debuts upgraded Mate Xs 5G foldable, bets on connectivity ahead of P40 series

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 10:06 PM

Huawei unleashed a host of new devices minus the successor to last year's P30 series, which will go head-to-head with Samsung's recently unveiled S20 line of premium smartphones. Read more »

Smartphone sales tank in China as coronavirus dampens demand - govt data

Reuters
Updated as of Feb 24 09:43 PM

Sales of smartphones in China tumbled by more than a third in January, government data showed on Monday, in a sign of how the coronavirus outbreak is hurting consumer demand. Read more »

New foldable phone coming? Huawei sets Feb. 24 virtual launch

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 09:40 AM

Shenzhen-based Huawei, the world's largest dealer of telecommunications equipment, was supposed to showcase its new tech and products during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 23, but the entire fair was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

Smartphone voting stirs interest and security fears in US

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 16 05:06 PM

Rising interest in electronic voting has heightened concerns among security experts who fear these systems are vulnerable to hacking and manipulation that could undermine confidence in election results. Read more »

Foldable phones: A solution looking for a problem?

Brian X. Chen, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 12 11:53 AM

Unlike past bleeding-edge innovations, the few foldables unveiled so far have had major problems. Read more »

IN PICTURES: Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, Galaxy Z Flip

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 08:59 AM

The world's top smartphone maker on Wednesday unveiled the 11th iteration of its Galaxy S premium line and its second attempt at a foldable phone, this time with a slim form factor that flips to open and close. Read more »

World's biggest telecoms summit MWC faces cancellation due to virus

Mathieu Rosemain, Reuters
Posted at Feb 12 04:53 AM

The world event was put in jeopardy after the coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 1,000 people so far, mostly in mainland China, prompted US technology and telecoms heavyweights such as Cisco Systems Inc, Sprint Corp and Facebook Inc to pull out. Read more »

Galaxy S20 Ultra with 100x zoom, Galaxy Z Flip: Samsung unwraps 2020 flagships

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 04:25 AM

The Galaxy S20 Ultra, with a smoother display and 4 rear cameras that can zoom up to 100 times headlines the 11th generation of the Galaxy S. Read more »

Galaxy 'S20,' Fold 2: What to expect from Samsung's 2020 Unpacked

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 05:55 AM

The world's largest smartphone vendor will launch the 11th generation Galaxy S with 3 variants Read more »

Samsung Galaxy A71 review: Pretty alright, and powerful enough

Joel Guinto, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 11 01:34 PM

The Galaxy A71, the newest in the South Korean tech giant's mid range line, looks and feels like an expensive phone and we took it for a spin to find out where Samsung cut corners. Read more »

Huawei, Chinese giants to take on Google's Play store: sources

David Kirton, Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 03:36 PM

Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are ironing out kinks in what is known as the Global Developer Service Alliance, a platform for app developers to market their products in overseas markets, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Read more »

Do not disturb: How to take control of notifications

J.D. Biersdorfer, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 06 09:00 AM

Notifications on your phone and computer are great for keeping up to date with breaking news, weather and traffic updates. But those real-time alerts popping up can also drive you nuts with the frequent interruptions bombarding your screen — not to mention the battery burn on your device from all the activity. Read more »