making a flexible phone for some time and this week, we finally got our answer at their latest launch. here's jen copestake. in a big surprise, samsungveiled a folding phone but announced it would go on sale in two months time, at a staggering cost ofjust under $2,000. called the galaxy fold, the phone opens up to make a 7.3—inch tablet display capable of running three apps at once. it includes a new type of hidden hinge which they say can handle thousands of folds and unfolds, with a battery on each side to extend runtime. the eye—watering price seems unusual, if not risky, given the company said the cost of its 59 phones led to lower—than—expected sales. but they say this is a luxury item, and a new category of device. also launched were the 510 series phones, the mid—range x10, cheaper s10e and the 510 plus. each new model of phone comes with a super—wide camera so you can get 123 degrees of vision, basically the same as a human eye if you want that. the camera also allows you to use some artificial intelligence capabilities to improve the way you take photos. you can still unlock the phone with facial recognition, but samsung hav

a five g ready phone might give samsung some strategicjump phone might give samsung some strategic jumptitors like apple but with widespread roll—out of the network not expected any time soon, they probably won't be flying off the shelves. of course, we're going to be hearing much more about royole ——by g and other bones when click is in barcelona next week. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that politicians in the uk branded facebook digital gangsters in a report into fake news. the culture media and sport committee accused the company of obstructing its enquiry in failing to tackle russian interference in elections. facebook said it already make changes while mark zuckerberg is to meet the uk culture secretary. meanwhile microsoft said it discovered hacking attem pts microsoft said it discovered hacking attempts against democratic institutions, think—tanks and non—profit organisations across europe. it offered its tailored cyber security services to affected countries. and google admitted making an error in not admitting that one of its alarm systems contained a

screen folds back to become a six point six inch display bigger than the screen on the foldable phone samsung unveiled last week but the while away device won't be out till at least june those who can wait will be deep pockets and not just to fit the phone it will cost twenty three hundred euros in europe and in barcelona its look don't touch the five point four millimeter thin phone is only on display behind much thicker plexiglas i feel things may actually it's quite amazing amazing me because i say. that it's nice to hold political design i think it's a very useful and i think my position on these too expensive for these devices is not ready has a lot of failures i can see right now there's little. i think for the end product when they release the broad it is going to be ready it's another chinese manufacturer royal that thinks of itself as the trendsetter here it already sells foldable smart phones in europe they cost just under fourteen hundred euros. these all are flexible screen you can make a screen fold of all they can is so that you can't have a post the pole the baby teeth and also

emily: so how does this position samsung to compete with the chinese handset makers, which are offering often at cheaper prices, half price or even less, phonesnd some would say work just as well. john: samsung right now has been almost literally pushed out of the chinese market by these huawei, so cxiaomi, vivo, oppo, all with great devices. but looking more broadly around the world, there's a lot of buying behavior aimed at buying good quality devices with really good displays. i think the display is becoming more and more important, as video traffic grows as a percent of the total mobile traffic out there. people really are migrating to video, and i think samsung has an edge there with its display. emily: how might you expect the global smartphone market share chart to look different at the end of this year, compared to how it looks now? john: so that is a great question. samsung's share has been roughly flat for the last couple of years, and i think on the strength of this upgrade cycle, theintroduction of the 10e, lower-priced galaxy, the foldable phone, i would imagine you will see their share trend up just a little bit. i suspect apple

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making a flexible phone for some time and this week, we finally got our answer at their latest launch. here's jen copestake. in a big surprise, samsungng phone but announced it would go on sale in two months‘ time, at a staggering cost ofjust under $2,000. called the galaxy fold, the phone opens up to make a 7.3—inch tablet display capable of running three apps at once. it includes a new type of hidden hinge, which they say can handle thousands of folds and unfolds, with a battery on each side to extend running time. the eye—watering price seems unusual, if not risky, considering the company said the cost of its s9 phones had led to lower—than—expected sales. but they say this is a luxury item, and a new category of device. also launched were the s10 series phones, the mid—range s10, cheaper s10e and the s10 plus. each new model of phone comes with a super—wide camera so you can get 123 degrees of vision, basically the same as a human eye, if you want that. the camera also allows you to use some artificial intelligence capabilities to improve the way you take photos. you can still unlock the phone with facial recognition, but samsung

phone. the samsung phone has a 4.6 inch screen and can unfold into a tablet with a 7.3 inch screen.owing users to use up to three applications at once. "bloomberg technology's" mark gurman attended the event and spoke with emily chang. mark: this is going to be the first mass-market folding phone we have seen. and the price is about $2000. which would make it the absolute most expensive namebrand phone on the market. about what,lk to us specifically, you see will be a competitor to apple here? mark: i think on the hardware side, what samsung is coming out with is quite impressive. for the flagship models, aside from the foldable, there are devices. fourthere is one 5g device. which means samsung will have about a year and a half advantage over apple on 5g. the s10e can take on the iphone xr. it actually looks similar to xr. an some of the advancements look impressive as well. i've been able to use the phones. the hardware seems ahead of apple, at least one to two years in terms of the camera technology, the 3-d sensing, the 5g. i still think apple is ahead on these software side and

apple on that most recent release of the different models they talk about a $900 phone, $1,000 phone samsungreleased -- i know they have more technology right now, $900 hones, $1,000 phones $1,890 phone you talk about this all the time, but you have really limited yourself when you talk about certain price points, i think, when it comes to all these various devices. >> to be clear, apple gave their downgraded guidance. samsung was down 32% so samsung was significantly worse and they're a more diversified company but they also had the semis exposure. >> didn't i. >> that's why i have i handy dandy ipad here. i don't have to fold anything. >> that folds. >> the ipad is separate from the keyboard the keyboard is an accessory. >> is this all about having a samsung product that's an aspirational product to have an unbrel umbrella effect on the brand >> mel wants folds she wants folds. >> i want to be able to make a crane out of it. >>> still ahead, walmart seeing a big reversal after the stock ripped on earnings is the turn-around a warning sign for the retail space? we will explain. much more "f

phone 5g enabled handset. no price on that yet samsung saying it should launch in the second quarter. josh, $1,980 for a foldable phone. i almost feel like apple should be saying thank you. it makes the iphones look more affordable who are they targeting with these phones >> samsung came right out, morgan, and began talking about this device and referred to this as a luxury device they are aware of what they're charging it's interesting i talked to some tech analysts who were here today and recognized that's a high price they actually believe, though, there will be some segment of the community that will want to make a play for that phone it is different. the bullishness about that phone is can it revive some of what we're seeing in the overall smart phone in the industry? that growth ground to a halt, people keeping their phones for longer can a new design like that help generate a lot more interest from consumers in the quarters ahead? we'll find out. >> josh, who makes the components that allow this foldable screen? i know samsung has a very good internal department for screens. do

phone. the galaxy fold was unveiled by samsung at a pack annual tech insider event known as unpacked galaxy san francisco. >> with the galaxy fold you get a powerful smart phone and a revolutionary tablet all in a single, premium package. >> it boasts six cameras, two batteries and the ability to run three apps at once and retails for $1980. >> obviously very expensive, not for everybody but that device is unique. >> a foldable phone with a tablet. a very clear breakthrough. >> reporter: samsung and build everything from the wearable to the shareable. in addition to the galaxy fold it launched a new line of galaxy s ten. the ability to charge other devices, also unveiled today, including cordless earbuds, galaxy fit and a watch. samsung promised consumers faster 5g cell service. >> they have so much to share, it really made an impact. people are going to be talking about this for a while. >> reporter: samsung is the global market leader when it comes to smart phone sales. and sold more than 2 billion galaxy phones in less than a decade. >> for those who think they have seen it all, i say bu

your screen. >> you don't want to be the last person on your block with a foldable phone. >> that's true. >> samsung's phone costs nearly $2,000. well, there's a -- the galaxy fold has a tablet size screen that folds up. there are two batteries and get, this six cameras. you can also use up to three apps at the same time. >> it breaks new ground because it answers skeptics who say everything possible has been done. that the era of smartphone innovation is over. >> it is kind of fancy. samsung also showed off a new line-up of galaxy s pen phones. all of them have the ability to charge another smartphone, even an iphone. you just put the phone on top of the s10. >> that's wild. checking back on the poll. do you want a foldable phone? here are the results. 22% say yes. nope, 80% at this point. we'll have to see if that changes. >> in the 4:00, though, it was 50-50 and then we said the price and then the no went up. >> go to abc7news.com/vote. >>> well, flip phones were new in the mid '90s before generation z was even born. decades later we're now getting a look at where this generation wants to work. and

that is an area where samsung room to grow.e emily: how bullish are you, phones? paul: it's interesting, what is old is new again. all of the phone operators are to figure out, since the market is becoming increasingly saturated, they are now the market ever morphinely to try to find areas that wth, to the extent people want a foldable phone, sam suspecting thinks there is demand there. meantime, apple has had a number of leadership changes. we can look at the changes for signals of where they think the future is going to be. replaced their head of retail, angela, is removing. they promoted the head of people to that job. a.i. promoted the head of to the head of machine learning. onnk is going to be focusing a.r. what signals do you take away here? away, the signals i take they are recognizing that the future of this company is not ust hardware, the phones, the ipads. it's in a.i. it's in augmented reality. learning.achine it's in some of the cloud businesses. of ess on the hardware side the business and more on kind of the software side of the business, big data

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phone. >> samsung had a parallel event here in london last night.ry to get a gauge of what the reaction was there was a lot of anticipation for this foldable phone. excitement that this is creating a new phone, a new category. the idea is that you can essentially have a tablet and smartphone in one. the other side of this is that it's expensive about $2,000 we asked a samsung spokesperson at the event last night what went behind this effort and is it going to pay off? take a listen. we've taken a lot of care in terms of the thought and the engineering that went into it. that is literally ten years worth of design, r & d to bring, i think, the best, but also usability. you know, we didn't want to just bring a novelty device to market it had to have a curve and meet a need, and we think we've really delivered on that >> we'll have to see if it delivers it is not cheap, but a lot of excitement still >> thank you very much, elizabeth. we'll have to leave it there before i hand you over to my colleague stateside, let's take a quick look at u.s. futures a

yea rs time, and we don't need to four years to come, especially as these phones thing to be getting more expensive. the samsunga foldable phone, is that a reason for people to change? it certainly creates buzz, it creates buzz around samsung and will draw attention to them because they managed to do that. but it may be shortly because within a week we might see two or three of these come to the market and they will be coming from rival chinese companies. thank you for your time this morning. as they mentioned, many of you have been in touch. 0ne viewer, £2000 per phone? i would rather spend that money on a decent laptop and a decent phone as well. it is a good idea, but the price is insane. it is not £2000. it is almost $2000, but still pretty pricey. let's turn to the federal reserve now, because three weeks ago, the us central bank sent shockwaves around the markets when it decided not to hike interest rates and threw its whole plan for further rate rises into doubt. the minutes of that last fed meeting were released on wednesday, and they give an insight into what caused the rethink, as michelle fleury expl

coming up, samsung unveils a smart phone with a price point the tops $2000. could this be the next big trend for consumers? check us out on the radio. you can listen on the bloomberg gap and bloomberg.com. this is bloomberg. ♪ selena: samsung unveiled the biggest redesign of its smartphones. .he introduced for new phones they are blowing with 3-d cameras and fingerprint scanners. phone, they have a 4.6 inch screen and can unfold into a tablet with a 7.3 inch screen. they can use three applications at once. we attended the event and spoke with emily chang. mark: this is going to be the first phone and the prices about $2000. that would make it the most expensive namebrand phone on the market. emily: talk to us about what specifically you think will be a competitor to apple here? mark: what samsung is coming out with is quite impressive. for devices. there is 15 g device. yearsre going to be 1.5 ahead of apple on 5g. the s 10 he can take on the r.one x i've been able to use the phones. the hardware seems ahead of apple. the camera technology, the 3-d sensing, t

making a flexible phone for some time and this week, we finally got our answer at their latest launch. here's jen copestake. in a big surprise, samsunge. it includes a new type of hidden hinge which they say can handle thousands of folds and unfolds, with a battery on each side to extend runtime. the eye—watering price seems unusual, if not risky, given the company said the cost of its s9 phones led to lower—than—expected sales. but they say this is a luxury item, and a new category of device. also launched were the s10 series phones, the mid—range x10, cheaper s10e and the s10 plus. each new model of phone comes with a super—wide camera so you can get 123 degrees of vision, basically the same as a human eye if you want that. the camera also allows you to use some artificial intelligence capabilities to improve the way you take photos. you can still unlock the phone with facial recognition, but samsung have done away with the iris scanner and they say this was to maximise the end—to—end display, which seems to be all the rage these days. the screen is maximised with a hole—punch camera and features a new security option. in—screen fi

phones. now we have the galaxy fold. samsung introducing this new phone today. it folds like a wallet and can be used as a mini tablet. you see that price tag. that's pricey. nearly 2,000 bucks. the new galaxy s-10 phones unveiled that offers more cameras and more storage. >>> highway 37 are open again in marin county. westbound lanes were closed for nearly a week due to a levee breach that led to flooding. the repairs have cost up to half a million dollars. now crews have to work on a permanent fix. >>> jeff ranieri will talk about this and reports of hail in the last hour. >> some small hail with isolated downpours happening right now. we're tracking that on storm ranger. we're looking towards some heavier rain that could be coming in that seven-day forecast. we'll take a live look at the radar. you know, we talk about storm ranger a lot. you've seen the promos and on air. i want to show you a closer view of what regular rain you can s across wee going to fade on sto ranger. you can see how much better the detail is with this. the yellow, the orange, some of t

series empire there's now a smartphone that you can fold inhofe south korean company mobile phone make a samsung unveiled a new device as part of its new generation of galaxy phones but it will be will it be enough for the industry leader to overcome a shrinking market christine salumi as well from new york. the next generation samsung smartphone will also serve as a tablet which is folded it has a four point six inch display it's compact and perfectly portable but when the device opens up your world does too not surprisingly samsung's newest device is called before it was unveiled with all of the fanfare you've come to expect from the world's leading smartphone maker. but here's where things get really caught.

through surveymonkey that showed only about 19% of people who heard of a foldable phone were interested in buying one before samsungement what was more interesting was only 3% said they would spend $1,000 for a phone and now we will have something that costs twice as much. >> got to point out though, people are making fun of large screen phones in general before samsung came out with them, and now we're all using what was considered back then huge screens. ed, joe anna, thanks we'll be back in three minutes ♪ (whistles) ♪ come on. come on, squirt. (dog barking) whatever your financial goals are, a u.s. bank wealth management advisor can help make them a reality. talk to one today. u.s. bank - the power of possible. we see eat emerson,mulating when issues become inspiration, creating a better world isn't just a result, it's a responsibility. emerson. consider it solved. pinterest says it's working to prevent the spread of anti-vaccine messages on its platform but is it working? julia boorstin is in wlaengs a look >> john, pinterest as a it started block health misinformation back in 2017 and last year it, took steps

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. >>> chinese electronics maker huawei ikingn samsung with the foldable phone. ng against the galaxy fold. it will cost about $2,600. samsung's galaxy costs roughly $2,000. the foldable phone will have 5g connectivity. samsung's galaxy will offer a version with 4g and a version with 5g. >>> meanwhile, gas prices are on the rise nationwide. according to the lundburg survey, the average price of regular fuel is up ten cents a gallon over the past two weeks at $2.44. pump prices are 15 cents lower than a year ago. the highest average price in the nation is $3.38 a gallon in the san francisco bay area. the lowest average is $2.03 in baton rouge, louisiana. industry analysts say the jump follows a recent rise in crude oil prices. >>> and "how to train your dragon: the hidden world" is the box office champ this weekend. >> you do know my leg isn't a chew toy, don't you? is this what you want? go get it. >> reporter: the animated film raked in more than $55 million in its north american debut. "alita: battle angel" was second, and "lego movie 2: the second part" was thi

there's going to have to be some useful if samsung can put off and freak use value to always immigration and application software integration i think this full double phone will not only find buyers but it'll encourage the enter the smartphone each of the new era. a new era and perhaps a new approach for samsung galaxy phone the market. something hopes to lead the way with its versatile product and its betting that consumers are ready to open their wallets that's why. well we shall see britain's credit rating is under threat thanks to break that pound fellow news the rating agency fitch could slash the u.k. prize double a ukase prize double a rating fitch warns a no deal breaks it could hit the economy hoddy compares the potential impact of the recession in the early one nine hundred ninety s. when british g.d.p. shrank for nearly two years. and fitch is not alone today the c.e.o. of car maker aston martin said leaving the e.u. without a deal would be madness and is a quintessential british brand and even james bond relies on it to get out of prickly situations fast but it is not immune to the break that uncertainty that's troubling the u.k. motoring ind

phone, the galaxy fold, in its annual galaxy unpacks today. susie stein will shows us this new technology. >> reporter: this is a big launch day for samsung. ven 5g cell phone service with the star of the show, the galaxy phone, this foldable phone we've been waiting to see and launch today. >> with the galaxy fold you get a powerful smart phone and a revolutionary tablet in a single premium package. >> it boasts six cameras, two batteries, and the ability to run three apps at once and retells retails for $1980. >> that device is unique. >> reporter: samsung unveiled everything from the wearable to the shareable today. in addition to the galaxy fold launching a new line of galaxy s tens with the ability to charge a slew of other tech devices unveiled today including cordless earbuds a galaxy fit and oh watch. samsung promised consumers faster 5g cell phone service. >> i say buckle your seatbelt, the future is about to begin. >> reporter: as you could see there's a lot of products people are excited to get their hands on, everything you're looking at right now, it's going to be available in the next couple of months including the galaxy fold

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phone, the tablet? the answer is yes. >>> ♪ >> reporter: before a packed house, samsung launched what it said would be aw area of mobile. talk to the galaxy fold is incredibly versatile. it is a smart phone, a tablet, and a camera that fits in your pocket. >> reporter: galaxy fold users will be able to seamlessly transition from a four point six inch phone to a seven point three inch tablet. >> i can easily pull up google maps. but here is where things get really cool. i can unfolded, and instantly see the map on the big screen. >> [ applause ] >> reporter: samsung also announced the launch of their latest in the line of galaxy phones, the s 10 with a larger screen and an in screen fingerprint unlock feature, freeing up even more real estate on that screen. >> embedded directly beneath the screen is the world's first ultrasonic fingerprint scanner. >> reporter: samsung is a the new devices will launch just as the latest faster 5g service becomes available this year. >> in the u.s., our first 5g partner was verizon. >> reporter: tech analysts got their hands on the s today, putting it through its paces a

phone. it is samsung's foldable phone that we told you last week. cupertino apple is said to be working on one. looks like foldable phone will be in our future >> yeah, my grandma was talking about it. >> wow. >> i was very shocked. >> we better watch out. we'll get grammy do that tech segme segment. well, i am on instagram and i have been answering people questions for the weather. let's talk about how much rain we have gotten. the radar has really lit up and 24 hours rainfall totals we have gotten. we are measuring over nine inches of rain. this is high peak in the north bay. santa rosa measured 3.5 inches of rain. you can see how sharply that cuts off once you get over to richmond. we are close to an inch, san francisco about a quarter of an inch and oakland about a tenth of an inch. there is this line where the atmosphere river is set up. you are either in the haves or haves not. a couple of sprinkles here in san jose but we have not measured as much. rain chances will go up as we track a lot of rain. here on the radar, it is a pretty widespread

most phones are four to six inches. samsung is looking like at 7.4 inches phone. you have better viewing for all of your favorite netflix shows. you have more productivity. you can operate three apps at one time on this little laptop. neil: just get a laptop, shana. where does the battle line cross? >> value, conceived value, you can still fold it, for at least men, fit it into your back pocket. for women, whole story with smaller pocket size, but it's a struggle. what we're seeing is, what i think value will be, you don't have to carry on a laptop or carry on a huge ipad, tablet, whatever version you like. neil: got it. >> you can fold it, stick it in your pocket. there are added cost for memory. none have headphone jacks. you will need a blue tooth device. and other components to be productive as you are on the current phone. neil: what is interesting, we're showing with some of the samsung offerings there, you can charge other devices with it. i just have a feeling, i should posit, i have both apple iphone, galaxy phone. i can attest to each of their strengths.

trump administration you know equipment with 5g, et cetera here there's a 5g phone, a foldable 5g phone, samsunggetting rave reviews for its design and some dropping jaws for its price tag. $2,600 for that phone but i think kind of an iphone 10 and 10 plus et cetera, 10s plus, inoculated people from pricing shock. over $1,000 people say, okay, it's expensive, okay. >> well, it's quite a big increase in percentage terms jon, what is your take on why apple haven't done this? i guess for most of the last decade they have been the lead innovators coming to smartphone and now samsung and huawei out ahead of them with foldable. does apple think it won't work or doesn't have the inputts or the innovation >> reporter: well, wilf, i would say apple in something like foldab foldable often isn't trying to be out front and 5g itself we have samsung, we have got huawei, others announcing 5 2k35g phones and expect it maybe 2020, not this year. but when it comes to displays, samsung is a leading creator of displays and expect them to come out with something like this first and then apple not appear to be chasi

consumer reports top rated phones are samsung gally note 9 for $1,000, apple x for $1,100 butot everyoneanfford to buy the latest and greatest. >> there's notng cheaper than buy the phone you have. >> start by giving your phone a tune up, make sure the operating anstem is up to date. and you also give the battery a new charge. if your screen has seen better days you can replace one for about $150 or less. if your old phone is beyond savings there are ways to pay less when buying a new e. ou think about phones like cars. if y wait a year and buy last year's model you're going to save a lot of money. >> r rorter: consumerorts says smart phones are evolving more slowly with eac new generation so you can get a better deal buying one two years old. >> samsung and apple do sell tht vast maj of phones out there but they're not the only players in thegame. >> reporter: lg, sony, one plus have all consumer reports ratings. one other way of saving is consider buying a refurbished ones. 67% of people who bought thos said they had no problems. >>> breaking newsjof you're just ing us this hour, a 1-yea

how does this position samsung to compete with the chinese phone makers, offering at cheaper or even prices that some would say work just as well. samsung has almost been literally pushed out of the chinese market by these vendors heard. -- vendors. xiaomi, huawei, all with great devices. but as you look broadly, there is a lot of buying behavior aimed at buying quality devices with good displays. becominghe display is more and more important as video traffic grows as a percent of the total mobile traffic people really are migrating to video, and i think samsung has an edge with its displays. >> how do you expect the global market chart to look different at the end of the year then it does right now? share has been roughly flat for the last couple of years. i think on the strength of this upgrade cycle, the introduction -e, the lower price, i expect it will track up a bit. i expect apple to be stable, maybe down a little bit. and then with the chinese vendors, sort of steady as she goes. selina: chinese search giant bao -- baidu gave an upbeat --ecast as new contacts content and prod

this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: samsung is launching a foldable phone, the price tag $1980.t includes 512 gigabytes of storage. the question is, will it be a hit? will it reinvigorate the increasingly difficult to navigate mobile phone sector? joining us is our global executive editor, tom giles. i assume many people will not buy this, but this is a useful marketer and it may reinvigorate a sector that is starting to look a little flat. tom: what we are seeing happening with smartphones globally is a saturation point. everyone who wants a smartphone kind of already has got one, so what these manufacturers like apple, now samsung, need to do is jampacked every new device with as many cool new features as they possibly can, either to get people to re-up their old phones, or switch over from apple. people are just holding onto their phones longer than before. and so the growth in the booming market that had a really good run for a decade has really cold off. we saw that -- cooled off. we saw that come home to roots for apple in the christmas quarter. and now with samsung, it is

phone from apple. alpesh patel, the ceo of praefinium partnersjoins me now. good morning. are you going to rush to samsungipe my mouth as i saw that, i am getting excited. it is excited. -- expensive. it is not. if you look at the number of hours you are on the phone versus your private jet at —— ican hear phone versus your private jet at —— i can hear people would put eating about you when your private jet. it is something warren buffett said. when he looks at the hours you spend on an iphone competitor ming incredibly expensive... 88 iphone or smart phone? he is plugging his own investment. i am a shareholder, i will disclose that. i went off samsun. think i might go back because i spent, like so many people out there, hours and hours on my phone. and i would like a slightly bigger screen. it is a bigger screen but it is foldable, so it is smaller, goes in your pocket. but it is foldable, so it is smaller, goes in your pocketm but it is foldable, so it is smaller, goes in your pocket. it is magic! you can have three things going on at the same time. you can have maps, a tv programme. what technologists

remember when flip phones were cool? guess what? samsung just unveiled what it calls the phone of tomorrow, today. and it's a flip phone, but it's called the galaxy fold. the company introduced it this afternoon. it's already getting a lot of buzz. it folds like a wallet and can be used as a mini tablet. it also has six cameras. folding does not come cheap, though. it's going to set you back 2k. >> 2,000 bucks? oh, man. something else cool. you were mentioning president obama's stylish jacket. it's a members only jacket. >> they're back! >> but this one has 44 stitched onto his sleeve. >> he just needs the flip phone with him. >> yes. >> that's pretty stylish. >> back to the future. >> thanks for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow. >> bye-bye. >> that is pretty cool. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- hoda kotb,

samsung event. josh >> so, melissa, in addition to that foldable phone coming april 26, samsung right now just introducing four new galaxy phones so the s 10e and of the s 10 and s-10 plus will go on sale march 29th some of the new features will depend on the model, but the big emphasis on camera technology so, for example, on the s10 there's a wide-angle zoom lens and there's also new features. an in-screen fingerprint reader. this sounds like a sensor that is embedded into the display, and that should in theory make it that much easier to unlock the device and a fourth model here they are talking about a new 5g-enabled hand set. don't have a price yet on that smartphone, but it will launch in the second quarter. interesting to think about samsung's position as it launches all of these hand sets. still a dominant force, obviously in the global smartphone market, market shares around 21%, but actually caught up recently with idc's tom minelli, and he points out some. pressures that the company is facing, too, on multipam fronts from apple on the high end of the market, from chinese vendors like zhao ming

days after samsung launched a folding phone, huawei said its version was bigger, better and even moretate—of—the—art 5g foldable incredibly expensive phone, and wants to talk about that. it said it wouldn't talk to us about the security row that could shut it out of europe's can in future. huawei's 5g equivalent is widely regarded as cutting—edge. us government officials are here in barcelona to repeat their message that europe should shut out the chinese firm as unsafe. basically, the united states is putting a lot of pressure on to european companies not to engage with huawei, because otherwise they are seen as not being secure, so otherwise they are seen as not being secure, so the us is basically saying if you are employing huawei, we are not sharing any level of detail is with you, secret details and intelligence details with you, because that can go back to china. they, how was it going here? across town, another chinese firm, shaomei, was unveiling its new phone. security officials say the nature of this new high—speed data networks they —— mean we are right to be cautious abou

phone. the new device that samsung showed up today in san francisco . it goes from a phone to a tablet. >>> state lawmakers taking aim at sugary drinks again. the package of bills introduced today to contact us on a consumption. >>> we've got some reports of hail. we got a little snowshoeing out on the peaks of the east bay and south bay. when i come back, we'll talk about what it is raining out. you can see document was clouds in the distance. >>> a major development in the jussie smollett attack investigation. the felony charge that was just filed against him, and how long he can go to prison is he is conducted. >>> a look at your wednesday commute. he is a look at i-80 in emeryville. it is jampacked there in both directions tonight..com look at the golden gate bridge. the toll plaza, traffic looks like it's pretty much what he normally look like at this time. >>> now to a major new development in the jussie smollett case. late this afternoon, prosecutors in chicago charged the "empire" star with filing a false police report, which is a felony. smollet

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phone... the new samsung galaxy fold.. it's the first smartphone that unfolds like a book..y thousand- dollar iphone.. the galaxy fold will cost $1,980 when comes out on april 26. ( james ) happening now... oakland teachers on the picket lines... we have team coverage of that means for students this morning. ( james ) that breaking news we are following this morning... teachers all across oakland are now on strike. this is a live look from manazanita school. teachers are asking for a 12% pay raise over the next three years and smaller class sizes. we have crews at strike locations all across oakland. we will check in with them in just a good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... temperatures today will peak in the mid 50's under clearer and drier skies than yesterday. conditions will still be breezy at times before even calmer and nicer conditions tomorrow and saturday to begin the weekend. after that sunday through tuesday will bring the return of rainfall across the state. no major hot spots.

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