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Phones with true flexible and foldable displays  are on the way! After a brief flirtation with phones like  ZTE Axon M , which joins two screens with a hinge in a clamshell design, we’re already seeing companies tease their products. One smaller company has even started taking orders, saying it will begin shipping in late December 2018. In 2019, we expect some of the biggest smartphone makers to launch their own foldable phones. It could be a major change in the industry. Let’s take a look at the upcoming foldable phone devices with flexible displays we’ve heard about so far.  Editor’s note:  We will be updating this list of foldable phones as more devices hit the market and more information is revealed. Royole FlexPai It turns out the first true foldable phone will probably come from a company few have heard of, even though it’s been developing flexible display technology for many years. The China-based Royole surprised the industry in late October by announcing it would rele

Last week’s poll summary: Last week, we asked you to vote for the biggest blunder that took place in 2018. Out of almost 2,000 total votes , about 30 percent of voters said Facebook’s tone-deaf response to everyone’s privacy concerns was the biggest blunder of the year. Red’s underwhelming Hydrogen One came in at a close second with 25 percent of the votes, while Huawei’s troubles with the U.S. came in third with 13 percent of the votes. We already know 2018 was a great year for Android phones , but now it’s time to look ahead at all the devices we’re expecting in the year to come. I’m going to keep this one short and sweet — you already know the standout smartphones that launched this year, so you probably have a good idea of what we’re looking forward to most. But we want to hear from you — what phone are you most looking forward to in 2019? Samsung’s Galaxy S10 , the OnePlus 7 , or something else? Cast your vote in the poll and feel free to leave a comment if there’s any

Samsung’s Gear VR is in a bit of an awkward place. It sites between the simpler offerings of Google Daydream and Google Cardboard, but not quite the super ridiculous experience of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Still, it’s an excellent device for beginners to the VR experience. Most apps are available in the Oculus Store rather than Google Play. In addition, all of these apps work in the 3D, virtual reality space. The only bad news is that most experiences are fairly basic, and mostly include streaming video content, educational experiences, and some basic tools like web browsing. It’s a growing medium, but there are some good things available now. Here are the best Samsung Gear VR apps! Check out other great VR apps here! 10 best Google Daydream apps! 10 best Google Cardboard apps for the best VR experience! Facebook 360 Price: Free DOWNLOAD FROM THE OCULUS STORE! Facebook 360 is kind of an obvious choice. It's almost the entire Facebook experience in v

The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. The Xiaomi Mi 9 will be Xiaomi’s first phone to feature a triple rear camera setup, according to recent speculation from ITHome . The Chinese language tech site reported on Dec. 28 that both the Mi 9 and Mi Mix 4 would feature the camera configuration, citing a report from Hong Kong trading group GF Securities . ITHome  suggests the phones would feature this camera setup in addition to Snapdragon 855 SoCs. This seems likely, seeing as the Mi and Mix series’ phones typically pack the latest flagship chipsets from Qualcomm. Editor's Pick Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 review: What’s old is new again The Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the clear successor to last year's Mi Mix 2 and Mi Mix 2S, now redesigned to compete head-to-head with the Honor Magic 2. It offers very similar specifications and … The triple camera smartphone trend is expected to be in full swing next year after being seen on several Android phones in 2018. Global number one smartphone manufacturer Sam

Leaker Evan Blass ( @evleaks ) has posted a render of the supposed Nokia 9 PureView , giving us some clues as to what the device might look like on its anticipated launch in January. Blass posted the image yesterday and it once more suggests the phone will feature five rear cameras. Editor's Pick New Nokia smartphone hits FCC: Is it another low-end champ? HMD Global might be prepping another low-cost smartphone for 2019, according to a new filing on the FCC website. Referenced as the Nokia TA-1124, the unannounced smartphone features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 439 chipset. Announced as Qualcomm's first … The handset depicted features the  Android One  branding — meaning it probably won’t have premium specs but should nonetheless perform well and come with snappy updates — and a curved glass rear. There appears to be no notch on the Nokia 9, nor physical fingerprint sensor, though the fingerprint image on the screen suggests one will be built into the display like o

Chat rooms don’t get the love they once did. AOL Instant Messenger, IRC, and other similar chat services don’t really exist much anymore despite the spike in data-driven messaging services. However, there are still some excellent chat room experiences out there if you know where to find them. There are a ton of messenger apps that allow for group chats. In fact, very nearly all of them do to our knowledge. However, those apps rarely have public chat rooms to join and engage with random people. If all you want is a group messaging, we might recommend our best messenger apps list linked up just below. Otherwise, let’s check out the best chat room apps for Android! More chat apps here! 10 best messenger apps and chat apps for Android 5 best private messenger apps for Android! Band Price: Free DOWNLOAD ON GOOGLE PLAY Band is a popular group chat app with a focus for general topics. You can create ones for work, sports, games, school, video games, family, friend

The holiday season can involve long or late-night driving , which is always a risk. Even the safest of drivers sometimes feel sleepy at the wheel. It only takes a moment of nodding off to risk your life and others . Well, a high-tech solution was successfully funded on Indiegogo. Ridy is a distracted driving alert device that uses AI and machine learning to check that you’re concentrating on driving. Using face-tracking technology , it can tell if you might be dozing or reading your phone. If Ridy spots any danger it sounds an alert to snap you out of it. It’s clever stuff, and it’s perfect for late-night drivers, those who drive for a living, and so on. In fact, it’s worth having in just about any vehicle . Ridy works day or night , whether you have glasses on or not , and it doesn’t need an internet connection. It’s not logging your whereabouts for some government database either, before you ask. It’s just checking that your eyes are on the road. Ridy at a glance: D