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Apple reportedly sued by app developer for patent infringement

Apple are facing legal action after a developer accused the company of infringing on their patent. If true, this suit could cost the mobile giant a fortune. The feature in question is the secure Sign-in with Apple, as announced at WWDC2019. Apple announced that when using the sign-in feature, the company would no longer share …

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Watch: This minimalist phone with no Internet browser doubled its Kickstarter goal [video]

Every year the newest and fastest and most feature-packed phones are announced, sold and then replaced by newer, more hyped-up phones with even more features. Except there’s a very real concern about the impact that smartphones are having on users productivity and even their mental health. The pros and cons of smartphones Authors like Cal …

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Oppo files patent for device with sensors under ‘3D waterfall’ display

Oppo is well known for innovating in the smartphone space. They are pushing the envelope once again, and recently filed a patent for a phone with sensors under the revolutionary ‘waterfall display’. Let’s Go Digital tracked down a patent initially filed in November 2018 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The documents …

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Galaxy Fold 2: Samsung’s next-gen phone will reportedly debut in April

Rumours about the Samsung Galaxy Fold 2 – now teased as the ‘Galaxy W20’ – have been doing the rounds since March 2019. Update 16 October 2019: According to a report by The Bell, the Galaxy Fold 2 – codenamed “Bloom” – might be released as early as April 2020. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Fold …

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Samsung submits patent for Galaxy smartphone with slider screen and rotating camera

According to the patent document – which can be viewed here – the upcoming Samsung Galaxy smartphone will feature a ‘roll-up screen’, as well as an additional display on the rear and a camera that rotates under the display. Let’s Go Digital uncovered a patent that Samsung Electronics filed with the World Intellectual Property Office …

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Mara Phone: A look at the proudly South African smartphone

Mara Phones will roll out 200 Mara stores across South Africa. Part of the revenue from sales will be earmarked for youth empowerment, women empowerment and job empowerment. The Kigali manufacturing plant in Rwanda is the first of its kind to manufacture smartphones on the continent. While many phones are produced in Africa, they are …

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Here’s how startups are using AR to keep cyclists safe and informed

Augmented Reality (AR) is an interactive experience coupled with the overlay of digital information on everyday objects in the real world. From adding em In short, it means blending the real-life environment – or the real world, as some like to call it – with a digital interface by putting virtual objects in real-time. Augmented …

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Samsung aims to sell 6 million foldable phones during 2020

While the Galaxy Fold endured numerous delays before finally being launched this month, industry experts are unsure if the market will be able to support Samsung’s reported plans to increase production tenfold in the new year. Based on reports, the high-end Galaxy Fold has sold 500 000 units thus far with South African pre-orders selling …

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Samsung files patent for foldable phone with vertical notch and extra sensor

Samsung, the current leader in the foldable phone field, is reportedly planning to release a new Galaxy Fold next year. Several models are currently in development, and this is what we know so far. Back in August, Samsung filed a patent for a phone similar to the Galaxy Fold. For ease of reference, we referred …

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Watch: Samsung shows off budget foldable phone concept [video]

The Korean manufacturer shared a short promotional video at the Samsung Developer Conference 2019 (SDC19) of a new budget foldable phone with a clamshell design. The 24-second YouTube video shows the folding mechanism in detail, and showcases how the user interface changes when the device is folded.  Samsung’s budget foldable phone layout It’s also clear …

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