Phone manufacturers eye their next move as 5G goes mainstream – TechCrunch
For two years running, Samsung played the same trick and front-loaded its annual event by announcing a new foldable. Last year’s announcement of the Fold was a huge one —...
Mobile World Congress is canceled – TechCrunch
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GameSnacks, from Google’s Area 120, brings fast, casual online games to developing markets – TechCrunch
A new project called GameSnacks is launching today from Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, with the goal of bringing fast-loading, casual online games to users in developing markets. Billions of...
Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets federal judge approval – TechCrunch
The U.S. mobile landscape is on track to look a whole lot different. A hotly contested $26 billion deal between T-Mobile and Sprint just got the go ahead from a...
Samsung unveils another foldable phone – TechCrunch
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Andy Rubin’s Essential shuts down – TechCrunch
Essential was supposed to disrupt the smartphone industry. And when it was done with that, it was coming for the smart home. The company came out of stealth with a...
GSMA cancels Mobile World Congress due to coronavirus concerns – TechCrunch
The GSMA, the organization behind MWC, the world’s largest mobile trade show, has announced that it is officially canceling the show. MWC usually attracts more than 100,000 attendees from 200...
FTC votes to review influencer marketing rules & penalties – TechCrunch
Undisclosed influencer marketing posts on social media should trigger financial penalties, according to a statement released today by the Federal Trade Commission’s Rohit Chopra. The FTC has just voted 5-0...
WhatsApp hits 2 billion users, up from 1.5 billion 2 years ago – TechCrunch
WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app, revealed today just how big it has become. The Facebook -owned app said it has amassed two billion users, up from 1.5 billion it revealed...
Samsung’s flagships get a new level of premium, starting at $1,400
Flagship prices that routinely top out well above $1,000 are among the chief factors in slowing smartphone adoption. Certainly Samsung has done something to address the phenomenon, both with a...