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Lenovo Explores Building Flexible, Bendable Smartphones

Bendability would be a new trait in smartphones — improvements in recent years have focused on larger screens, better cameras and speakers. Such devices could bring a spark to the nearly $432 billion worldwide smartphone market, which has seen growth slow as more people buy them and have fewer reasons to upgrade, according to research firm IDC.

“Each of the manufacturers really have to push to find hardware or software features that actually provide a new experience that really isn’t commoditized,” said Jennifer Kent with Dallas consulting firm Parks Associates.

From the article "Lenovo Explores Building Flexible, Bendable Smartphones" by Wendy Lee.
 

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