Samsung's new smartphone costs $1,980 and has six cameras

as informed in There's apparently a wide swath of cell phone users begging to be confused by a baffling array of camera lens options, and Samsung's got the market cornered. Samsung put on a literal show on Wednesday, streaming the unveiling of its newest line of smartphones online for the world to see. The most startling new development in its line is the Galaxy Fold, a smartphone that literally folds into a tablet and back again, which would allow the user to view three apps at once, which is nothing compared to the Fold's six — yes, six — built-in cameras. It is not, apparently, the first foldable smartphone produced, but it is expected to be the first made widely available when it hits shelves on April 26, per The Verge. For prolific amateur photographers, snap-happy tourists, and angle-working selfie lovers alike, the innovation may be welcome news.

Vivo may have just tipped its smartphone plans, registering 14 new model names

A foldable phone is also on the way from a subsidiary of Vivo, as we told you here. The registrations were spotted by Dutch blog LetsGoDigital, which reports that Vivo submitted the 14 trademark applications on February 20 to the European Union Intellectual Property Office. At the high end, you may recall that the Vivo X21 was announced last March as the first phone with an in-display fingerprint sensor. In terms of the company's budget series, meanwhile, last Y-series phone was introduced by Vivo in November with the Y93. It's not clear when it will unveil its next budget model.

iPhone and Android smartphone users, here's how you can call/set up the new national emergency number (112)

as informed in The Emergency Alert feature in Samsung smartphones is turned on by default. Users can simply press the Power button three times from the lock screen to activate. However, the company also offers some additional features such as Emergency SMS feature and more. These features can be accessed by going to 'Settings > Advance Features > Panic Mode'Samsung users can also turn on the emergency mode by pressing and holding the Power button for a while. The emergency mode allows users to access several emergency related option such as share location, dial the emergency number and more with just a tap.

Nubia's new wearable puts a 4-inch flexible smartphone on your wrist

Less common is the idea of using flexible displays to bring together the form factors of the smartwatch and the smartphone. But that's exactly what Nubia has done with the Nubia Alpha, a smartwatch with a lot of the functionality of a regular smartphone. So what can the wearable smartphone do? Nubia plans to release a couple of different models of the Nubia Alpha. The first version of Nubia's wearable smartphone will be its black Bluetooth variant, which will be available in Europe and North America starting in April with an average global price of €449 (around $510).

collected by :John Smith