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Hauwei delays launch of Mate X smartphone with foldable screen, cites quality assurance-based reasons

Foldable screens are en route, but they may be a while yet in arriving. Huawei on Friday confirmed that the company is delaying the launch of its Mate X foldable smartphone from June to September given quality assurance purposes. A spokesperson for Huawei said the Chinese smartphone maker is being more “cautious” after some reviewers […]

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Rumor: Huawei could sell 5G chips for Apple for next-gen iPhones

Even amongst the recent kerfuffle as to who Apple might be getting its 5G modems from, Chinese company Huawei, which develops its own processors and modems, has indicated that it might be interested in selling them to Apple. Huawei has developed a 5G Balong 5000 chipset, but, as with the company’s processors, it has previously […]

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iPhone sales see boost in Chinese marketplace following price drops

When in doubt, drop the price a bit. This tactic seems to be working, according to online retailers Suning and Tmal, who’ve noted improved iPhone sales numbers in the Chinese marketplace following Apple’s price reductions on the handsets. Suning saw sales of Apple products rise 83 percent between Jan. 11 — when it instituted iPhone […]

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Rumor: Apple could introduce iPhone with triple-lens rear camera in 2019

The rumor mill has it that Apple will release an iPhone model in 2019 complete with a triple-lens rear camera featuring a 12-migapixel lens. Per Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, the report claims the camera will have a 6P lens design with 5x zoom, but it doesn’t specify whether that pertains to optical, digital, or hybrid […]

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Security researchers hack iOS 11.1 at Pwn2Own event

Trend Micro’s annual Pwn2Own has kicked off over at the PacSec Security conference in Tokyo, complete with security researchers spending the day attempting to hack into the iPhone 7, the Samsung Galaxy S8, the Google Pixel, and the Huawei Mate 9 Pro in an effort to win prizes totaling more than $500,000. And, for better […]