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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, @08:14PM
Uber is a taxi service... You just order the Uber taxis through an app instead of through voice, web, email, or lifting your arm like you can with regular taxi companies. Some taxi companies even have apps nowadays too.
Answering machines = voicemail and some machines do call forwarding. Does your cell really not have voicemail or a message transcription service?
Cheapest landline service here is $8 a month. My cell service is $6.63 a month and I do get spam calls. The landline has always worked during local disasters, except for a few thunderstorms storms. Cell service has never worked during the local disasters and the quality is too poor to use during the storms.
It's only 2016. Cell phone coverage is still worse than landline coverage.