Category: News and Press

June 19, 2019

The US/Chinese trade war has sent ripples of concern throughout big corporations. Apple has relied almost exclusively on Chinese manufacturing and assembly for its product lines for many years, and has been particularly exposed to the recent rounds of tariffs […]

June 19, 2019

One Samsung executive says the company’s first foldable phone is now “ready to hit the market.” Its launch was delayed due to a huge design flaw, but Samsung is confident the device will still see a lot of attention. It […]

June 18, 2019

Next year, we are going to see a real competition in the world of mobile processing units, it seems, as both the next Exynos and Snapdragon 865 chipset lines will be done at Samsung’s second-gen 7nm production facilities. Currently, Snapdragon […]

June 18, 2019

Over the past few years, manufacturers have made great strides to discourage smartphone theft. These are usually locking mechanisms, which block the phone from ever being used by someone else than its user — either through biometric scanners or the […]

June 17, 2019

While some of Huawei’s biggest US-based business partners, including Google, Qualcomm, and Intel, have been quick to confirm every intention to comply with any and all restrictions imposed by the Trump administration, it seems these same companies are trying to […]

June 17, 2019

Huawei’s founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, says that he expects US sanctions to cause the company’s revenue to drop by billions of dollars, Reuters reports. The company expects its revenue to drop to $100 billion this year, down from around […]

June 14, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook met with Donald Trump yesterday to discuss trade, US investment, immigration and privacy. The meeting was initially revealed by the president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and confirmed by a White House spokesperson … Few details are available […]

June 14, 2019

Huawei has delayed the launch of its highly anticipated foldable phone, the Mate X, from June to September. The Chinese tech giant told CNBC and The Wall Street Journal that it was doing extensive testing to make sure the device […]

June 13, 2019

Reuters is citing an unnamed source who claims to be familiar with the matter regarding a new patent dispute. Huawei is allegedly asking Verizon to pay licensing fees for more than 230 of its patents, with the amount going as […]

June 13, 2019

AT&T has finally followed Best Buy and Samsung itself in canceling all Galaxy Fold preorders. The carrier has begun emailing customers to inform them that it is unable to ship their shiny new handset. It promises a prompt refund, and […]