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LG plans to unveil a flexible OLED smartphone for Q4 A flexible OLED display inside protective covering LG vice president of mobile, Yoon Bu-hyun, said that his company has plans to launch a smartphone with a flexible OLED screen in the fourth quarter....

For all our tech wizardry, things can still go wrong — and do. Frequently. We haven't, for example, managed to come up with a battery that can cope with heavy smartphone demands for more than a day or so, and still be a reasonable size. Gridcase thinks...

If we can predict just one thing for Apple in 2013, it's this: The company will continue to release products. But we're going to predict more than one thing (because we're crazy like that): Apple won't close down the business and give its money back to...

Microsoft Surface Pro: the design isn't perfect, but the fact that it can function as a standalone tablet and is thin and light puts it ahead of the convertible-laptop pack. PC makers take note. Microsoft is pioneering the next PC. Surface Pro makes a...

It sounds like a pretty sweet combo for road warriors. With the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, Lenovo has paired its top business Ultrabook with a touchscreen for making the most of Windows 8's interface. Everything that makes the X1 one of our favorite ultraportable...

LAS VEGAS—It's still early in the show, but I'd like to nominate Sony's new Xperia Z for prettiest phone at CES. Covered all in glass and available in either black or white, it brings to mind a certain phone from Apple, but it still stands out among the...

For the mobile world, CES is an appetizer rather than the main course, but don't worry: There will still be many tasty hors d'oeuvres in Las Vegas next week. We're going to see advances in networks and components that might not be as exciting as the phones...

Superior third-party replacements for default iOS 6 apps There's no doubt that Apple as kitted its iOS mobile platform out with a decent selection of default apps. But, as with any operating system, there are better apps available from third-party developers...

Move over Angry Birds and Words with Friends; business and productivity apps are ready to share, if not take center stage, says one app developer who reckons that 2013 could be the year when business apps become all the rage. The spotlight shined on business...

Microsoft announces Windows Phone 8 Microsoft took the wraps off Windows Phone 8 on Monday, announcing prices and release dates for the first wave of new hardware during a 70-minute press event in San Francisco. Prior to Monday’s unveiling, we already...