Samsung's Latest Patent Is a Foldable Phone (theverge.com) 31
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: A recent patent application (PDF) shows that Samsung has ambitious ideas for future phone-design experimentation, although the South Korean manufacturer may have second thoughts about bendy phones after recent battery explosions and recalls. In April, Samsung was reported to have filed a patent with the Korean Intellectual Property Office for a foldable smartphone. The application was picked up by Dutch website Galaxy Club. The document shows a narrow Samsung device with a screen that bends and folds like an old-school flip phone handset. The device is described as something that can be "folded or unfolded semi automatically." The patent also referred to a "secondary" display, which is supposed to activate when you fold the device, according to International Business Times UK.
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Great, foldable explosives (Score:1)
Need i say more? :)
Linux ? Explosion ? (Score:2)
Does it run Linux ?
Does it explode ?
(both are not related)
I'll get the popcorn (Score:5, Informative)
Apple's already got at least one patent for a folding phone:
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/this-... [ibtimes.co.uk]
Looks like they're gonna have another fight...
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You'll want to go back to the Knowledge Navigator for first Apple examples of bendy screens.
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**featuring Bill Bye
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The iPhone 6 is foldable, once.
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>>Apples way behind the curve, they are just building smoke :)
Samsung, on the other side builds smoke machines
Ass rape (Score:1)
Does it come with a foldable fire extinguisher? (Score:2)
The question is, does it come with a foldable fire extinguisher?
ITS NOT A PATENT (Score:1)
Flip phone (Score:4, Insightful)