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Samsung, Huawei tease all-screen phones with tiny cutouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 10:41 AM

The world's top 2 smartphone makers are closing the year with near full-screen displays. Read more »

4-camera Galaxy A9 is 'more than just a phone,' Samsung says

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 12:32 PM

The A9's 4 rear cameras will help millennials take photos that could standout from the 95 million images uploaded on Instagram everyday, Samsung Electronic's Product Marketing Manager Ellie Nicolle Huang said during the launch. Read more »

Apple faces threat from ascendant Chinese phones: analysis

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 08:20 AM

For the past year, investors had largely been willing to overlook stagnating unit sales of the iPhone because average selling prices kept rising. But it now faces fierce competition from mid-priced phones from makers such as Xiaomi Corp. Read more »

No 'Pro,' no 'X,' no problem: Huawei Mate 20 review

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:48 PM

Unlike its pricier sibling, Huawei's Mate 20 looks and feels more like a Mate series device, and it's a good thing. Read more »

Smartphone face uncertain future after conquering the world

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 07:08 AM

Even as top makers like Apple and Samsung unveil new handsets with new features and improved performance, smartphone sales have flattened with most major markets largely saturated. Read more »

Q&A: Smartphones raising a mentally fragile generation

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 12:20 PM

San Diego State University psychology professor Jean Twenge sees smartphones and social media as raising an unhappy, compliant "iGen." Read more »

Apple finds problems in some iPhone X and MacBook Pro models

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 12 11:39 AM

The repair offer for the iPhone X and the MacBook Pro are the latest in a string of product quality problems over the past year even as Apple has raised prices for most of its laptops, tablets and phones to new heights. Read more »

Taking the cue from Steve Jobs, Bill Gates on digital addiction

Aneth Ng-Lim
Posted at Nov 05 09:01 AM

There is a growing Silicon Valley buzz and it does not have anything to do with a new gadget, App, or any software or hardware. It seems more and more leaders sitting in the recognized technology capital of the world are starting to realize that analog is the way to go, at least when it comes to raising their kids. Read more »

OnePlus 6T launched with camera, screen, battery upgrades

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 08:50 AM

Compared to the OnePlus 6, the OnePlus 6T has a bigger battery at 3,700 mAh and a 6.4-inch screen with a smaller cutout for the front camera. It runs on Android 9 Pie, a Snapdragon 845 chip with up to 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. Read more »

With beastly specs, is the Mate 20 Pro Huawei's best yet?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 05:02 PM

Shaped like the headlights of a road beast, the square module on the rear of the phone, easily identifies the Mate 20 series as Huawei phones. It also houses the Leica-engineered camera system and approximates the shape of the Kirin 980 processor, which gives the phone its artificial intelligence smarts Read more »

LOOK: Here's what Samsung Galaxy A7's triple camera system can do

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 18 08:07 PM

The Samsung Galaxy A7 has a triple camera setup that includes a 24MP main shooter, an 8MP ultra wide lens and a 5MP "depth" lens.  Read more »

Hands on review: Huawei's supercharged Mate 20 Pro

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 06:53 AM

Huawei crammed all of its newest tech in the Mate 20 Pro, the most feature-rich in the series that was launched globally here. Read more »

Huawei unveils Mate 20 series, takes aim at Apple, Samsung

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 11:51 PM

The latest offerings from Shenzhen-based Huawei will go against Apple's iPhone XS Max and Samsung's Galaxy Note 9, both offering giant screens and top of the line chip sets and cameras. Read more »

Huawei bets on Mate 20 vs latest from Apple, Samsung

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 08:09 AM

Huawei, the world's second largest smartphone maker, is expected to showcase here Tuesday its latest Mate flagship to take on supersized offerings from Apple, Samsung and Google. Read more »

Samsung launches phones with quad, triple cameras

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 07:13 PM

The Galaxy A9 sports a first-of-its kind rear quad camera, that includes a 10MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, an 8MP 120 degree ultra wide lens, a 5MP depth lens, and 24MP main camera.  Read more »

Xiaomi Mi 8 review: flagship specs, excellent cameras at mid-tier price

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 08:47 AM

With a price just around P24,000 for the base version, which features 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, this phone is clearly aiming to capture a large chunk of the cut-throat mid-tier market. Read more »

Made by Google: Pixel 3, tablet, home speaker launched

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 08:17 AM

The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were upgraded with edge-to-edge screens that offer more display space without increasing the size of the handset. Read more »

RealMe teases affordable smartphones for as low as P6,000

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 08:01 AM

New smartphone brand RealMe on Tuesday introduced new models, which it says cater to the “real needs” of the younger generation, featuring power and design at prices that won’t break the bank. Read more »

LOOK: Samsung unveils A7 midrange phone with 3 rear cameras

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 11:26 PM

The world's top smartphone vendor announced in Seoul the midrange Galaxy A7, which features three cameras in the rear. Read more »

iPhone X sequels set for debut, here's what to expect

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 10:05 AM

Apple will unveil its 2018 iPhones the Steve Jobs Theater in California at 10 a.m. Wednesday US time (1 a.m. Thursday in Manila). Read more »