Gordon Gottsegen

Use the force, Samsung: Galaxy S8 could feature a pressure

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 could borrow from Apple’s playbook by introducing a pressure-sensitive technology, sometimes referred to as “force touch” or Apple’s term “3D Touch,” according to Korean news publication The Investor. “Samsung is [looking] to adopt the force touch technology partially from the S8 but the full adoption will come in one or two years,” …

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Samsung’s foldable phones could be pricy and few

Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 On Wednesday, a Samsung patent showing a design concept for a foldable smartphone made its rounds on the internet. The renderings in the patent, as well as a report claiming that Samsung will unveil two bendable phones in 2017, brought the idea of bendable phones one …

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Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge finally get a taste of Nougat

Want the latest Android software on your Samsung Galaxy device? Good news: Samsung is rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Samsung announced today that it is letting phone owners test out Google’s latest software through the Galaxy Beta Program. Android Nougat was unveiled back in August, but it’s taken months to get to non-Nexus …

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T-Mobile is giving you the chance to buy one Samsung Galaxy S7 and get another one for free, but you have to act this weekend. On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced its buy-one, get-one (BOGO) program, but as with most “free” promotions you’ll have to mind the fine print. Starting Friday, November 11, at 6 a.m. PT, anyone who picks up a …

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Samsung thinks foldable phones are the new flip phones

Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 Enlarge Image The rendering shows a hinge on the back of the device, which gives the phone an axis to fold on. Samsung Enlarge Image When folded, the phone resembles a Microsoft Surface Book. Note the small gap. Samsung The next-generation flip phone could be foldable. …

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How to watch the presidential election results from your laptop, phone, or streamer

Now playing: Watch this: Digital ways to follow Election Day, or just chill with… 2:14 Josh Miller/CNET The 2016 presidential election that’s been obsessing the nation for months culminates tomorrow, November 8. Election Day has become a charged event characterized by polarized views of the candidates, and while all eyes will be glued to the results, the good news is …

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The Galaxy J5 is the next Samsung phone to explode, woman says

Samsung’s exploding phone problem is far from over. A woman’s Samsung Galaxy J5 reportedly caught fire and exploded in Pau, France this past weekend. This is the first reported case of a Galaxy J5 self-combusting in a string of explosions that have plagued the company for months. After completely stopping sales of Galaxy Note 7 devices when batteries caught fire, …

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Apple TV single sign

Apple TV single sign-on became available Thursday night to those with access to the tvOS 10.1 and 10.2 betas. Apple revealed the single sign-on feature in June, but when tvOS was released the feature was nowhere to be found. Single sign-on solves the issue of having to separately sign into apps like Watch ESPN and FX Now which requires users …

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Motorola Moto M Specs and pictures leaked?

Tech blogger/editor Steve Hemmerstoffer released some in-depth pictures of the alleged Moto M both on his Twitter and his publication NowhereElse.fr. Hemmerstoffer also goes by the pseudonym OnLeaks and has a good track record of leaking pictures and specs of upcoming mobile devices that usually turn out to be on the money. The pictures posted are rather crude looks at …

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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 could be mostly screen

The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 could have a whole lot of display, at least according to a report published Monday. The report in The Investor based in South Korea comes after the iMiD 2016 Display Exhibition that took place in Seoul last week. According to the report, Park Won-sang, an engineer for Samsung‘s display manufacturing unit, said that the front …

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