Samsung smartphones with flexible, folding screens could soon be a reality
We rarely see a truly remarkable new technology more than once a decade. After years of undelivered promises, such a technology looks finally set to enter the market: the flexible computer screen. Imagine, a tablet display you can fold up and put in your pocket, a smart watch whose strap is the screen, or a handbag that is also a monitor and keyboard. Nokia originally called this proposed technology “ Morph ” back in 2008 because of the plethora of applications it would make possible. Now it looks like it will become a reality. After nearly two decades of work, Samsung is rumoured to be getting ready for the launch of the first flexible smartphone. The company’s head of mobile recently said it was “time to deliver” such a phone, and that the development process for it was “nearly concluded”. But perhaps more significantly, the Samsung Display division of the company recently said it had developed an “ unbreakable smartphone panel ” that had passed rigorous safety t