Apple, Netflix pull out of South by Southwest music and tech festival

Apple Inc and Netflix Inc stated, they are pulling out of the South by Southwest music and tech festival which is scheduled to be held later this month midst China’s coronavirus outbreak. As of Wednesday, the U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections stands at 11 with California Governor Gavin Newsom declaring a state emergency. Earlier…

Huawei watching coronavirus outbreak, could attend Mobile World Congress

On Wednesday, Huawei Technologies stated, it aims to hold events around the forthcoming Mobile World Congress despite the coronavirus outbreak. The telecoms industry event draws more than 100,000 visitors to Barcelona. “We are keeping a close eye on matters and having to internally adjust accordingly and responsibly,” said Huawei’s spokesman after South Korea’s LG Electronics…

LG unveils 5G smartphone that can recognize gestures and is ultra secure

Unlike smartphones which recognize faces, LG’s offering can scan the vein structure of a user’s hands in 3D. In a first, South Korea’s LG Electronics has unveiled a 5G smartphone featuring a dual screen, underscoring new design efforts by the company to revive flagging sales. Both screens work independent to each other on the LG…