From The Verge: Huawei’s much-delayed folding phone, the Mate X, is finally going on sale next month. The company announced the news at a launch event today attended and reported on by Sina Digital.

The Mate X is a 5G phone with Huawei’s Kirin 980 processor and Barong 5000 modem, and it has a dual...

From PC Mag: One of the new, desirable features of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is the inclusion of an OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate, which promises a very smooth Android experience. However, it's been discovered the refresh reverts to just 60Hz when the screen brightness is lowered.

As...

From CNET: Huawei is keen to remind the world that the US ban isn't holding it back. The controversial company shipped 200 million phones two months earlier than it did in 2018, it said Wednesday, the same day its Mate X foldable phone launched in China.

Its release puts this success down to the...

From The Verge: Google is piloting its Duplex service outside of the US for the first time, with a new trial to confirm holiday opening hours in New Zealand. Starting this week, the company says its AI-powered voice assistant will be calling up a “small number of local businesses” to ask about their...

From PC Mag: Earlier this month, Netflix reported its third quarter results for 2019 and they make for positive reading. Revenue is up, income doubled, and millions more people subscribed to the service. However, Netflix is a rapidly maturing service and it will become increasingly challenging to...

From CNET: Pokemon Go was a global smash upon its 2016 release, and it has remained one of the top grossing games on iOS and Android ever since. The game's longevity is made more impressive when you consider that there's no online battle mode, since online battle modes are usually how companies keep...

From The Verge: HTC has announced a new entry-level phone aimed at cryptocurrency users called the HTC Exodus 1S, a followup to the $699 Exodus 1 that was originally released last year. The Exodus 1S is a much cheaper device at €219 (around $244), and offers much less powerful hardware built around...

From PC Mag: Chinese giant Huawei has reportedly been in discussions with US telecom companies about licensing its 5G network equipment.

According to Reuters, Vincent Pang, senior vice president of Huawei, said that some American firms were interested in either a long-term deal or a one-off...

From CNET: There's already privacy concerns when it comes to smart speakers in the home -- but now security researchers have found that malicious apps designed to eavesdrop can sneak through Google and Amazon's vetting process.

On Sunday, Security Research Labs disclosed their findings after...