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Galaxy Fold suffers another blow as AT&T finally cancels preorders

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Are you ready to splash your cash?
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AT&T has finally followed Best Buy and Samsung itself in canceling all Galaxy Fold preorders.

The carrier has begun emailing customers to inform them that it is unable to ship their shiny new handset. It promises a prompt refund, and a $100 gift card for the inconvenience.

It is looking increasingly unclear whether the Galaxy Fold will ever make it to market.

2019 iPhone could finally take on Google Pixel’s amazing Night Sight

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The Pixel 3 destroys iPhone in low-light performance.
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Apple is developing its very own Night Sight feature for the next-generation iPhone lineup, according to a new report.

Google’s Pixel handsets have been well and truly beating rivals on low-light camera performance for years now. But it is claimed Apple has a similar feature up its sleeve called “Night Mode” — and we should see it this year.

Samsung and Huawei beat Apple in Q1 smartphone sales

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Apple still ranks no. 1 in profits, though!
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Apple placed third in worldwide smartphone sales in the first quarter of 2019, suggest new figures from Gartner.

Samsung came in first place, with 71.6 million units sold in the three month period. Huawei followed in hot pursuit, with 58.4 million sales. Apple, for its part, sold 44.6 million units for the quarter: a decline of 17.6% year over year.

Galaxy Fold looks uncertain as Best Buy cancels all preorders

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Samsung still hasn’t provided a new launch date.
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The future of Samsung’s first foldable phone looks uncertain again after Best Buy canceled all existing preorders.

The retailer says it wants to put customers first and “ensure they are taken care of in the best possible manner.” It doesn’t want people hanging on for a phone that still has no release date.

Samsung screens could be packed into OLED MacBook Pro, iPad Pro

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What a future MacBook Pro might look like.
Photo: Viktor Kadar

Samsung will be at least one of the suppliers for future MacBook Pro and iPad Pro upgrades with OLED displays, according to a new report.

The South Korean company, which already supplies OLED screens for the iPhone, has reportedly provided Apple with sample panels ahead of big product refreshes — but there’s no word on when we’ll see them.

Buy a Samsung to access ‘secret menus’ in top restaurants

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These tasty treats aren't for iPhone owners.
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Samsung has teamed up with U.K. restaurants to launch “secret menus” that iPhone owners don’t have access to.

The exclusive dishes, which are available from today at locations across the country, can be ordered by scanning table-top codes with a Galaxy device.

Samsung is fixing the Galaxy Fold, could finally deliver in June

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Could it be here any day now?
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Samsung is said to be making a number of changes to the Galaxy Fold in an effort to fix its durability issues. The South Korean company could finally launch its first foldable phone next month.

Fans were hoping to get a new release date last week — at least for customers in the U.S. — but it never came.

Samsung will reveal new shipping date for Galaxy Fold this week

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The Galaxy Fold has been a bit of a headache for Samsung.
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Samsung’s boss Koh Dong-jin says that his company will announce its conclusion about the future of the Galaxy Fold this week.

Samsung has reportedly “reviewed the defect” highlighted in early reviews, and will announce its rescheduled launch plan in the U.S “in a couple of days.”

Samsung will cancel Galaxy Fold preorders if it can’t ship this month

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Are you ready to splash your cash?
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Samsung has confirmed it will cancel preorders for the Galaxy Fold if it is unable to ship the device this month.

The South Korean company’s first foldable phone was scheduled to ship on April 26 but has been indefinitely delayed as a result of technical problems with its flexible screen.

Samsung’s vertical TV gives social media addicts a big screen

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The 43-inch Sero should curb your over exposure to small screens.
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Samsung has a new vertical TV made for social media browsing, a design the Korean electronics company says is aimed at millennials.

But will even the most voracious social media consumers pay $1,600 to get their fix on a bigger screen?

Samsung reports its weakest profits since late 2016

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Samsung's latest flagship phones are doing well, though.
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Samsung has reported its weakest profits in two years as first quarter earnings suffered from weak smartphone and memory chip sales.

While Samsung said that it expects things will be get better in the second half of the year, the immediate outlook isn’t great. Samsung posted operating profits of $5.4 billion for the quarter, its smallest since late 2016. By comparison, this quarter last year raked in $13.4 billion.

2019 iPhone lineup may finally come with 18W charger

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Apple currently charges $29 to buy the 18W charger separately.
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Freshly leaked details about the 2019 iPhone lineup claim customers can expect faster-charging capabilities right out of the box.

While Apple added faster-charging powers to the iPhone since the iPhone 8, it’s been giving customers the same 5W charger that has been used for years. That is finally set to change this year though as Apple is reportedly planning to include an 18W charger in the box with new 2019 iPhones.

Leaked Motorola Razr actually looks pretty amazing

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The new Razr has a different take on folding displays.
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Motorola is about to attempt a big comeback into the smartphone market and folding displays could be the key to making the company relevant again.

Leaked images of an alleged Motorola Razr have surfaced online revealing significant changes made to one of the most popular phones ever. While we can’t verify whether or not the image above is authentic, we have to admit, it actually looks pretty amazing.

Samsung requests iFixit pull its Galaxy Fold teardown

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Teardown reviewed what may have been devastating flaw in design.
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iFixit says it removed its teardown of Samsung’s troubled Galaxy Fold device at the Korean company’s request.

The website’s teardown revealed that Samsung may have failed to include sufficient protection against debris between the device’s OLED screen and chassis bezel. iFixit removed the article after Samsung retrieved all units sent to reviewers. Many reviews noted that the pricey $1,980 handset suffered serious screen problems.

Samsung wants to make iPhone, iPad and Mac processors

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Samsung wants to make iPhone processors again. And maybe even Mac ones, too.
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Samsung is investing billions in its chip business to better compete with Intel, Qualcomm and TSMC. The Korean company wants to make CPUs for a broad array of computers. This raises the odds that Samsung could begin making iPhone and iPad processors again.

And maybe even future Mac desktops and MacBooks could be powered by Samsung chips.

Samsung recalls glitchy Galaxy Fold review units

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The Fold isn't the precedent-setter Samsung may have hoped.
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Having pushed back the launch of its Galaxy Fold folding smartphone, Samsung is now supposedly retrieving all units it sent reviewers — without issuing replacements. While there’s disagreement on whether the original units were meant to be returned after 10 days, it seems things aren’t quite playing out as expected.

This comes after early reviewers noted that the $1,980 handset suffered some serious screen problems.

Samsung delays Galaxy Fold launch

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Could it be here any day now?
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Samsung is hitting the brakes on the launch of its folding smartphone, the Galaxy Fold.

Earlier reviewers of the Galaxy Fold found serious issues with the device’s bending display on day 1 of their reviews causing the South Korea-based smartphone manufacturer to delay its rollout until “at least next month.”

Samsung will ‘thoroughly inspect’ broken Galaxy Fold handsets

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Could it be here any day now?
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Samsung has vowed to “thoroughly inspect” Galaxy Fold handsets that suffered failures just days after making their way into the hands of reviewers.

The South Korean company hasn’t offered an explanation for the failures yet. It still plans to launch its new handset on April 26.

Crazy ‘iPhone Z’ concept takes folding phones to a new level

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This will never happen, but it’’s nice to dream.
Photo: Caviar

Caviar, the Russian company behind some of the craziest iPhone mods we’ve ever seen, has come out with its first folding iPhone concept design video today and as you’d expect, it’s absolutely wild.

Not satisfied with just one fold out display, Caviar’s ‘iPhone Z’ concept proposes having a display that folds twice. The end result is an iPhone that folds out to the same size as an iPad Pro, only its even more useful.

Prepare to be blown away:

Samsung’s folding smartphones break on Day 1

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The Galaxy Fold has some major problems.
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold smartphone has a serious problem with its folding display.

Multiple early reviewers are reporting that the display has broken after just one or two days of use. It appears that the hinge on some units is defective, causing the screen to be unusable.

Check out these tweets of the carnage:

Camera comparison proves iPhone is still one of the best

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iPhone photography is still incredibly good.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

Android enthusiasts are keen to highlight how the iPhone has dropped in the smartphone camera ranks in recent years. But a new camera comparison reveals that may not be the case.

Although there are some better options out there for low-light photography, Apple’s smartphone is still up there with the best when it comes to daytime shooting.

Pre-orders for Samsung’s crazy expensive folding phone start tomorrow

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The Samsung Galaxy Fold could be a harbinger of what all phones will look like in the future.
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Samsung’s very experimental and pricey Galaxy Fold takes a big step toward its launch tomorrow. This will be the first wide release of a folding phone in the U.S.

In addition, Samsung promised the Galaxy S10 5G will debut in the U.S in May.

Qualcomm still prepared to supply 5G modems for iPhone

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Qualcomm is still prepared to supply Apple with 5G modems for a future iPhone — despite an ongoing legal battle between the two companies.

Reports have indicated Apple may be struggling to secure 5G modems from Intel and other vendors for a 2020 refresh. But Qualcomm president Cristiano Amon says, “if they call, we’ll support them.”