Jessica Dolcourt

Disney streaming service should cost a lot less than Netflix

Disney’s future streaming service will challenge Netflix, the reigning streaming champ, with lower prices, CEO Bob Iger said in an earnings call earlier this week. In August, Disney announced its plans to pull movies like “Moana” from Netflix and instead stream them along with future films like the sequel to “Frozen” on its own service, …

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Galaxy Note 8 color deepsea blue finally comes to the US

From the moment I first saw the four colors of the Galaxy Note 8 lined up, the choice was obvious. “We want the blue one,” I told the video producer as we set up the shot for our hands-on video with the then-new device. Deepsea blue was the most compelling and lustrous of the four shades, which include maple gold …

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No iPhone X? These are the phones you should get instead

So you can’t get an iPhone X, but you don’t want to miss out on all the fun of owning a state-of-the-art phone that does a bunch of cool stuff. Not to worry. There are plenty of amazing handsets stuffed with the hardware features and software tools you crave, and they might also save you a fistful of cash. Here’s …

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Galaxy S8 Active’s giant battery coming to T

AT&T won’t have the Galaxy S8 Active market cornered for long. Samsung announced on Tuesday that the more durable version of its Galaxy S8 are coming to T-Mobile and Sprint.  T-Mobile: Nov. 17 online and Nov. 22 in select stores for $820 off-contract (you’ll be able to buy it on two plans). T-Mobile is also promoting the phone with a …

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Two months ago, we learned that a new, all-screen BlackBerry phone would head our way in October, and on the last day of the month, it finally has. But “our way” has a limited meaning, and in some ways, the phone might not quite be the showstopper we were hoping for.  Called the BlackBerry Motion, it’s the first BlackBerry phone …

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iPhone X specs vs. Galaxy Note 8, Pixel 2 XL, LG V30

iPhone X preorders are open, but you might still wonder if you should go all in for Apple’s most audacious iPhone or scout something else.  We haven’t had a chance to review the iPhone X, but we do know that it’ll compete heavily against the Note 8, Pixel 2 XL and LG V30, all Android phone. If you’re on the …

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Rumored Nokia 2 Android phone briefly pops online for $100

In another classic case of now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t, the entry-level Nokia 2 Android phone briefly appeared on retailer B&H’s website before being removed, according to Android Headlines. A search result for the white version of the phone was still available on Google at the time of writing: Looks like you’ll be able to buy it in white and black. Screenshot by …

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Snapchat Spectacles could be even less popular than we thought

Remember how crazy everyone went in 2016 when buyers stood in long lines for the chance to buy Snapchat Spectacles from a robot?  The gambit may have garnered social media company Snap 150,000 sales of the glasses that shoot and broadcast snaps, but a new report from The Information (paywall; via Quarz) suggests that the hype overshadowed demand, leaving potentially …

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iPhone 8 trade

Something strange is afoot with Apple’s new iPhone 8. Tech recycling site Decluttr is seeing more trade-ins of both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus than any other new iPhone right after its launch, the company reported. Declutter told CNET that the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus make up 7 percent of its total buy-backs.  “The highest figure to …

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ZTE Axon M: A dual screen phone that looks like a 3DS

At first you think, “OMG, no. What’s with the brick?” And then you unfold the thick, heavy ZTE Axon M like a book to reveal two 5.2-inch screens that flatten out to give you 6.8 inches of screen real estate (measured at the diagonal). And then you get excited by the possibilities. The phone has transformed into a tiny tablet …

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