3 game-changing phone trends we can expect in 2019
2018 is winding down, and we’ve witnessed a number of significant events this year as far as mobile tech is concerned: these include the US government signing an order laying...
Instagram adds Boomerang effects as TikTok looms – TechCrunch
TikTok has spawned countless memes formats from its creative effects, challenging Instagram for the filtered video crown. Now nearly five years after launching Boomerang, Instagram’s back-and-forth video loop maker is...
Why your phone’s notifications are the way they are
Few inventions affected our relationship with technology as much as push notifications have. Before modern-day notifications, most of us felt in charge of deciding when we want to use and...
Samsung acquires TeleWorld Solutions to help build 5G infrastructure – TechCrunch
Samsung this morning announced that it has completed the acquisition of TeleWorld Solutions. The Virginia-based telecommunications company provides wireless networking and consulting services. It’s TWS’s 5G solutions that Samsung is...
Nokia 9 Pureview’s five-camera setup promises quality over versatility
In the past six months, we’ve seen plenty of phones with three cameras, and a bunch with four cameras too. Now, Nokia has upped the ante with the launch of...
Quibi execs Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman explain their big vision – TechCrunch
Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Quibi executives — including CEO Meg Whitman and founder/chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg — took the stage in a keynote laying out...
Android Q makes sharing your WiFi password with friends super easy
Credit: WikiMedia Commons Google rolled out Android Q‘s first beta version for all Pixel phones last night. I’ve installed it on my Pixel 3 XL, and found some really neat...
Have we hit peak smartphone? – TechCrunch
There’s reason to believe the market may never return to sustained growth Brian Heater @bheater / 5 days Last Halloween, we broke down some “good news” from a Canalys report:...
I wanted to fold Huawei’s foldable phone but they wouldn’t let me
After reading and writing pieces about foldable phones for months, I finally got to try Huawei‘s extravagant Mate X foldable phone. I used the phone for a couple of minutes...
App stores saw record 204 billion app downloads in 2019, consumer spend of $120 billion – TechCrunch
Consumers downloaded a record 204 billion apps in 2019, up 6% from 2018 and up 45% since 2016, and spent $120 billion on apps, subscriptions and other in-app spending in...