Apple Sued By Dept. of Justice for Monopoly on Smartphones

Uncle Sam is taking Apple to court — claiming they have a monopoly on the smartphone business and that the interconnected nature of their products is a little too anti-competitive. The Dept. of Justice filed a federal lawsuit against Tim Cook’s company Thursday, which makes a lot of allegations against the tech giant … including … Read more

Smart rings, robot dogs, bendable phones

Mobile World Congress 2024, the world’s biggest mobile trade show, had a lot of future-looking tech on display. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC The Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile show, is a place where device makers show off some of their latest innovations. And there was quite a lot on display in Barcelona, Spain, … Read more

Honor to launch its first foldable flip phone to challenge Samsung

Honor already has a number of smartphones on the market that fold like a book, such as the Magic V2 that was launched in July 2023 shown here. The Chinese tech company is now preparing to launch a vertical-folding style smartphone, its CEO George Zhao told CNBC at the Mobile World Congress. Honor BARCELONA — … Read more

Polar ID Is the Face ID Rival for Android Phones, and Could Even Beat Apple

A little more than six years ago, Apple unveiled Face ID. It was a new method to biometrically unlock iPhones and authenticate purchases by scanning your face. Yet after all this time, there still hasn’t been a meaningful competitor on Android—at least, not with the same level of security and capabilities. Google’s Pixel 8 has … Read more

Motorola shows off concept smartphone that can wrap around your wrist

Motorola’s “adapative display concept” smartphone can wrap around a user’s wrist. The phone can generative a background to match what a user is wearing.  Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BARCELONA, Spain — Motorola thinks we may be wearing our phones on our wrist in future. The company, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Lenovo, showed … Read more

Honor shows off tech in Magic 6 Pro to control a car with your eyes

Honor demonstrated how its smartphone eye-tracking technology could be used to control a car. Honor BARCELONA — Chinese firm Honor on Sunday showed off technology that allows a user to control a car just by using their eyes. The company’s Magic 6 Pro device launched internationally on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, … Read more

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 Pro+ Review: Attractive and Affordable

Daytime shots with the main camera are detailed, with a decent depth of field, but it doesn’t always nail the exposure, and colors sometimes appear oversaturated. There’s a warm, pink tone evident in several of the photos I took. You can get a touch of natural bokeh using the main camera if you tap to … Read more

What is an AI smartphone? Samsung, major players talk up tech

Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S24 smartphones during a media preview event in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Samsung, the world’s most prolific smartphone maker, is leaning into artificial intelligence as the key to unlocking greater sales this year. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial … Read more