smartphone

April 26, 2020
Germany flips on smartphone contact tracing, backs Apple and Google
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google

October 30, 2019
Samsung Elec shows off new design for square-folding phone
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has unveiled a new design for a smartphone that folds into a square, racing ahead in folding devices after it launched its first

October 20, 2019
China's Xiaomi says plans to launch more than 10 5G phones next year
WUZHEN (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp plans to launch more than 10 5G phones in 2020, CEO Lei Jun said on Sunday, speaking at the World Internet conference

August 5, 2019
Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd is testing a smartphone equipped with Hongmeng, the company’s self-developed operating system, which could potentially go on sale by the end of this

July 26, 2019
Apple pays $1 billion for Intel unit in push for chip independence
WEB DESK (Reuters) - Tech giant Apple Inc has taken a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of Intel Corp’s modem business in a

June 8, 2019
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep