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Bloomberg reports that Samsung could launch new smartphone models with significantly more bendability than its previous "Edge" models:
Samsung Electronics Co. is considering introducing two new smartphone models that will feature bendable screens, including a version that folds in half like a cosmetic compact, people familiar with the matter said. The devices using organic light-emitting diodes could be unveiled as soon as early 2017, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. That would likely give it a head start on new Apple Inc. iPhones. The second Samsung model will have a 5-inch screen when used as a handset, that unfurls into a display that's as large as 8 inches, similar to a tablet, the people said.
Samsung, the biggest supplier of OLED panels for mobile products, has pioneered the development of new screen formats with its multi-sided Edge smartphones. Using advanced display technology may help the company recapture customers from Apple and boost earnings that have slumped for the past two years.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 07 2016, @06:31PM
A phone is just a small computer. You don't have to pay for cell service.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Subsentient on Tuesday June 07 2016, @07:12PM
Except 99% of them have locked bootloaders and unremovable bloatware. I will never think of a phone as a computer until I can load Debian ARM onto any damn phone I please. Unfortunately, rather than this situation improving, MS seems to be trying to do the same thing to PCs with UEFI secure boot.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 08 2016, @12:37AM
Welcome to the inevitable outcome of democraticizing technology and making it accessible to the masses.