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Flip-phone foldables might be the next big thing in gadgets this year

Mar06
by on March 6, 2019 at 5:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


After a bevy of foldable smartphones made the headlines over the past few months, it looks like the next trend in handset design will bring back the flip-phone aesthetic from the 90s and early 2000s. We heard back in January from the Wall Street Journal that Motorola planned to revive its iconic Razr in the form of a $1,500 foldable. That report mentioned the firm would be ready to start selling it in the US by February, but the timing of the release wasn’t final. Now, Bloomberg’s Sam Kim notes that Samsung is prepping two follow-up foldables to the Galaxy…

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The Essential Phone 2 might hide its camera behind the screen

Mar06
by on March 6, 2019 at 1:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Ah, the Essential Phone. It was one of the most hyped devices in recent memory. It beat the iPhone X to a notched display by a significant margin and arguably kicked off the current trends in smartphone design. Now it appears Essential is working on another pioneering design: a camera hidden behind the display. Dutch publication LetsGoDigital spotted a patent submitted to WIPO (World Intellectual Property Office) for a phone that looks a lot like the original Essential PH-1, except with no chin or notch to be found. It’s all display. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of such technology. Samsung…

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Apex Legends is more than just another ‘Fortnite killer’

Mar05
by on March 5, 2019 at 7:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


Respawn’s surprise hit Apex Legends just achieved a truly impressive gaming milestone. So can we please not view it exclusively through the lens of Fortnite, as hard as that might be? Apex Legends hit 50 Million players worldwide! We are humbled by all your support and can’t wait to show you what’s next. pic.twitter.com/QTDH57lfvB — Apex Legends (@PlayApex) March 4, 2019 It’s awfully tempting to think of every new game to shoot to the top of the charts in terms of how it relates to Fortnite. But doing so in the case of Apex would be to do the game a disservice. While…

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