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People can now type nearly as fast on a screen as they can on a keyboard. “Researchers made the discovery during a study of typing skills in which more than 37,000 volunteers from 160 countries took a speed and accuracy test on their mobile phones,” re… Continue reading Typing Speeds On Mobiles Rival Keyboard Users, Says Report
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Samsung has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world’s biggest smartphone market. The shutdown of Samsung’s la… Continue reading Samsung Ends Mobile Phone Production In China
Japan’s sole pager provider, Tokyo Telemessage Inc, will shut down radio signals for its services Tuesday, ending support for the device first introduced in the country half a century ago. Japan Today reports: In recent years, the device had been favor… Continue reading Pager Services To End Tuesday In Japan After 50 Years
On Tuesday Purism announced their first Librem 5 smartphones were rolling off the assembly line and heading to customers. “Seeing the amazing effort of the Purism team, and holding the first fully functioning Librem 5, has been the most inspirational m… Continue reading Purism’s Librem 5 Phone Starts Shipping. It Can Run Linux Desktop Apps
After spending about 27 hours with Samsung’s new rebooted Galaxy Fold, TechCrunch’s Brian Heater noticed something unusual: “a brightly colored, amorphous blob […] nestled between the lock screen’s flapping butterfly wings.” While it’s nowhere near a… Continue reading ‘My Galaxy Fold Display Is Damaged After a Day’
The new OnePlus 7T was officially announced earlier today, bringing a speedier Snapdragon 855+ processor, 90Hz display, and more camera sensors for $599 — nearly $100 less than the base model OnePlus 7 Pro. From a report: There are more upgrades found… Continue reading OnePlus 7T Brings Snapdragon 855+, More Cameras For $599
The latest phone in the Xiaomi Mi Mix series is the Mi Mix Alpha, a $2,800 smartphone with a “surround screen” that wraps entirely around the device to the point where it meets the camera module on the other side. “The effect is of a phone that’s almos… Continue reading Xiaomi’s Mi Mix Alpha Has a Display On the Front, Sides, and Back
“Despite new initiatives by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and carriers, robocalls aren’t on the wane,” reports Forbes.
“Americans are still facing a scourge of 200 million unwanted robocalls a day, according to a report from Transaction… Continue reading FCC Fails, Robocalls (and Complaints) Increase, Along with Number-Hijacking
“It’s here! Purism announces shipment of the Librem 5,” writes long-time Slashdot reader Ocean Consulting:
Librem 5 is a landmark mobile device with a dedicated platform, runs PureOS Linux, and is the first mobile phone to seek hardware certification … Continue reading Purism Finally Starts Shipping Its Privacy-Focused ‘Librem 5’ Smartphone
With the Huawei Mate 30 launch right around the corner on September 19th, Huawei announced the new flagship chipset that will be powering the phone. AnandTech reports: Huawei is for the first time splitting its [5G] strategy, with two versions of the K… Continue reading Huawei Announces Kirin 990 and Kirin 990 5G: Dual SoC Approach, Integrated 5G Modem