By July 2021, the world may be saying its final goodbye to LG Electronics Inc’s global mobile division. That’s when they’re expected to wind down, although the sales of their devices and replacement parts will continue for stocks that are still available on the market. Reports earlier this year had …
Read More »The Samsung Galaxy A72 Makes Me Question Why I Ever Forked Out Over RM2k For A Smartphone
When I look back at my recent VP Verdict reviews of Samsung products, I can’t help but feel slightly annoyed at how their products keep impressing me (though it’s not like I’m actively trying to hate on them). To be fair, they’re honest reactions after being an Apple ass-kisser for …
Read More »The Next Xiaomi: How Realme Became The World’s Fastest Smartphone Brand To Reach 50M Sales
At a time where the fight for market share in the global Android smartphone market was thought to be over, it is difficult to imagine a new entrant posing a significant challenge to existing smartphone brands. This is especially so when it takes hundreds of millions of dollars in R&D …
Read More »Immervision uses AI for better wide-angle smartphone videos and photos
VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Immervision has announced real-time video distortion correction software to help create professional quality videos on smartphones. The Montreal company also revealed an off-the-shelf 125-degree wide-angle lens, enabling mobile phone makers to improve their next-generation smartphone …
Read More »Holoswitch sends your smartphone notifications to you while in VR
Tired of missing calls and important updates during marathon sessions of Half-Life: Alyx? Holoswitch might have a solution for you. Launched in Early Access on SteamVR in late March, Holoswitch offers a pretty seamless way to keep track of messages in VR. Once you have it running on both a …
Read More »TCL debuts concept smartphone with flexible roll-out display
Chinese electronics giant TCL has unveiled a pair of concept devices that use next-gen flexible display technologies — showcasing a possible future for mobile digital devices. TCL isn’t a particularly well-known smartphone brand outside of China, but the Huizhou, Guangdong Province-based company acquired the rights to design and sell BlackBerry-branded …
Read More »Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone
Yardley Wong, captive on the Japanese cruise ship grappling with the coronavirus, captured in a single image the essence of life under quarantine. From inside her tiny cabin, Ms. Wong took a picture of the closed doorway. She posted it to Twitter last week. “So much wondering through this door,” …
Read More »5 Ways to Get a Free Smartphone This Month
Photo by fizkes / Shutterstock.com This post comes from partner site WhistleOut.com. Get a free phone from your next mobile carrier! Sounds too good to be true, right? But it’s legitimate. One way that major mobile providers like AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile woo you to their plans is by …
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