Jessica Dolcourt

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T-Mobile has announced Scam Shield, a new free service feature for all T-Mobile, Sprint and Metro by T-Mobile customers that identifies spam calls and helps block robocalls. Carriers, including T-Mobile, have previously charged for this service. You’ll be able to access an entire suite of options through the Scam Shield app you can download on your phone …

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6 tips for selling your old phone and getting the most cash that you should know now

So you want to sell your old Android phone or iPhone now, or think you might want to one day? Maybe you’re eyeing a new device, like the iPhone SE, Galaxy A51 or OnePlus 8 ($517 at Amazon) and want to recoup some of the costs. Or perhaps you have older phones laying around that you don’t really use and haven’t …

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Galaxy A51 challenges iPhone SE on AT&T, Xfinity Mobile for $400

Samsung’s challenger to the iPhone SE, the Galaxy A51, joins two new carrier networks on Friday for $400: AT&T and Xfinity Mobile. The 4G LTE A51 is already on sale at Verizon and Sprint, and it’s available unlocked on Samsung’s website. With the iPhone SE and Galaxy A51 coming in at the same price, Samsung hopes a larger screen and more cameras …

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This $400 Samsung phone is the iPhone SE for Android people

The timing of the new iPhone SE — which goes on preorder today and arrives April 24 — could not have been better for Apple. As the coronavirus puts millions of people out of work around the world, a $400 iPhone (£419, AU$749) will appeal to people in search of a budget device that does it all. But Samsung has a …

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This year should have been huge for phones. Now Samsung, Apple face a crossroads

The spread of coronavirus around the globe has brought the mobile industry sputtering to a near halt, just as it began revving up for a potentially blockbuster season. From my stance as a CNET phone reviewer, the need to scale back is crushing but necessary given COVID-19’s serious nature and the staggering toll coronavirus has already taken on lives. But while …

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Galaxy S20 Ultra camera: See Samsung’s 108

I’ve spent the last week posting photos from the Galaxy S20 Ultra review unit that I got last week, and it’s been a blast discovering what this camera has to offer, and how my views on it have evolved. That’s because the camera, more than any of the of the Ultra’s other impressive-sounding specs, is what makes Samsung’s most advanced S20 so …

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Galaxy S20 Ultra: Top camera features finally make sense, but battery life doesn’t (ongoing review)

I began this ongoing review of the Galaxy S20 Ultra knowing that Samsung’s redesigned camera system and its massive 5,000-mAh battery would make or break the phone. I’ve spent the past few days testing its 108-megapixel main sensor and up-to-100x AI-assisted camera zoom, looking for reasons to use these over-the-top features in real life. I finally found it. But during my day …

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Leaked images: Instead of folding, this concept phone has a slide

Earlier this week, CNET learned that phone maker TCL is working a prototype of a device with a screen you pull out when you want to expand it into a tablet. From what I can tell, it’s a bit like pulling out the leaf of your dining room table when you want to seat more guests. The design is a twist …

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Samsung Galaxy S20 worth the upgrade? It depends on the camera and battery life

“Whoa. This is the Galaxy S20 Ultra?” I was so surprised, I said it aloud. Samsung’s Unpacked event was the first time I got my hands on Samsung’s biggest and baddest Galaxy S20 device. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I had to skip the typical journalist briefing session, so it wasn’t until I held the S20 Ultra earlier this week that …

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip’s foldable glass screen: Already more impressive than the Razr

With the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung takes on the Motorola Razr with two unique traits that the Razr just doesn’t have: a foldable glass screen — this is an industry first — and a hinge that can stay open at a number of angles before snapping fully open or closed. The Z Flip also costs less than the Razr as well ($1,380 versus …

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