With just a few days left until Samsung’s big Unpacked event, we’ve received images from a tipster purporting to show off the company’s next foldable phone. While renders and a brief video of the Galaxy Z Flip have leaked before, these pictures show the device clearly, sitting both folded and unfolded. When it’s closed, you can spot the dual-lens camera and next to it an…
Motorola’s Razr might be getting all the attention, but mid-range phones like the Moto G are what have vaulted the brand back into profitability. In other words, those $250-ish phones are serious business, and the company’s latest models — the Moto G Power…
France fines Apple $27 million for slowing down iPhones
February 8, 2020
France’s Competition and Fraud body, DGCCRF, has fined Apple €25 million ($27.3 million) for intentionally slowing the performance of older iPhones. The issue, which centered on battery management, was seen by many as an attempt to force users to upgrade before they…
Since foldable phones are still far from common, a lot of potential buyers want to know how durable they are before shelling out money for one — especially because the available models are far from cheap. CNET has put the new Motorola Razr to the test by folding it repeatedly for thousands of times using a machine called Foldbot made by SquareTrade. The result? Its hinge started acting wonky…
Motorola shows off its test robot for folding the Razr [Video]
February 8, 2020
The launch of the Motorola Razr was slightly overshadowed by a test showing the Android Foldable’s hinge not properly closing after just 27,000 folds. On Friday, the company countered that the robot conducting yesterday’s test was not representative of actual…
The much anticipated (and well overdue) successor to the iPhone SE from 2016 is just around the corner, according to a bunch of leaks, rumors, and speculation we’ve seen about it in the past few months. Every bit of leaked info was pointing towards an introduction at…
OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro rumored to launch in late March or April
February 8, 2020
Back in 2019, OnePlus made the 7 and 7 Pro official in mid-May, but a new rumor says the company may be employing a different strategy this year.
According to one Twitter leakster, we should expect to see the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro being launched either in late March, or sometime in April. That would signify a shift in strategy for the Chinese company, as apparently it’s now trying not…
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn instructs workers not to return to Shenzhen over coronavirus concerns
February 8, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is causing mass disruptions throughout China, and has indirectly affected supply chains of major tech companies. It has even prompted some major companies to skip out on MWC this year to deal with the disruptions.
According to a memo obtained by…
UFC 247 Jones vs Reyes is set for the Toyota Center in Houston on Saturday, February 8th at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Follow along for how to watch the fight on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and more.
UFC fights are PPV through ESPN and you’ll need an ESPN+ subscription.
It was long regarded that Apple (either jokingly or not) intentionally slowed down its phones right around the time a new one came out. Just over a couple of years ago, Apple admitted that it was, in fact, slowing the performance of older iPhones, but the reasons it brought forth were somewhat reasonable.
Apple has agreed to pay the French Government 25 million in fines by the Paris Public…
