Is Microsoft secretly working on the return of its Surface Duo folding smartphone? Possibly, as a recently filed patent shows it’s still coming up with ideas for hinges that are the key to making foldables work. The unusual design of the hinge, and the way it’s illustrated in the patent, makes it different to what … Read more
Tinder, which describes itself as the “world’s most popular app for meeting new people”, was launched in 2012. The brand has since become available in more than 190 countries and in 56 languages, according to US subscription data. In September 2021, an investigation that studied Tinder account holders found that a staggering 75 million people … Read more
Xiaomi and Huawei Technologies have become embroiled in a rare public spat over a foldable phone patent, a sign of intensified competition in China’s smartphone market. The dispute originated last Saturday when Huawei’s chief executive of consumer products, Richard Yu Chengdong, said “some competitors took our intellectual property and renamed it as their own”, without … Read more
