Now playing: Watch this: Should I buy the Galaxy Note 7 or S7 Edge? 1:47 Note 7 or S7 Edge? Both Samsung Galaxy phones have a lot in common, especially those wraparound screens that look awesome and are home to special shortcut software. Both phones share similar specs, including a sharp-shooting, 12-megapixel camera and the …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s next watch may still be tethered to an iPhone 1:14 The Apple Watch 2 has hit some major stumbling blocks to changes that would make the smartwatch operate with its own cellular network connection, Bloomberg reports. Citing sources “with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg didn’t outline what kind of problems arose, but said that Apple …

For Samsung, US Cellular’s agreement to open a Samsung-focused “store-within-a-store” is, as they’d say in classic film “The Princess Bride,” a dweam wiffin a dweam. On Thursday, the regional carrier announced its commitment to showcasing Samsung products, like its brand-new Galaxy Note 7 phone. US Cellular will launch these shopping silos in 57 of its company-owned stores by the end …

Now playing: Watch this: Should I buy the Galaxy Note 7 or S7 Edge? 1:47 The new Galaxy Note 7 is the pinnacle Samsung phone in an already banner year that saw the Galaxy S7, an Editor’s Choice winner, and the S7 Edge, CNET’s first five-star phone. But competition is as fierce as always, and buyers have choices. How well …

Now playing: Watch this: The Samsung Galaxy S7 Active failed our pool test 3:27 UPDATE: Since this story originally posted, we tested a fresh Samsung Galaxy Active, S7 and S7 Edge that Samsung gave us after fixing a flaw that caused some of the water-resistant phones to drown in water. All three phones survived the pool, which puts Samsung’s water-resistant …

Editors’ note: Updated on August 4, 2016, with link to Samsung’s FAQ for further details. Buy a phone, get a freebie. That’s Samsung’s come-hither for buyers of its new Galaxy Note 7 Android phone, which begins selling in the US in black, silver and Coral Blue. The Note 7 will be launching on August 19, with preorders beginning August 3. …

“You look like spaghetti,” my colleague said when he saw the render of my face that a robotic arm drew onto a Galaxy Note 7 phone at Samsung’s launch event earlier this week. Samsung used the mechanized arm to show off what its Note 7 and S Pen stylus can do. In 2012, the company hired cartoonists to draw caricatures …

Now playing: Watch this: Everything Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 can do 2:03 Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 will have you singing the blues, but not like you think. The cool “Coral Blue” shade comes to the US, along with Black Onyx and Silver Titanium. Gold Platinum is the one we won’t get, but since gold is so common these days, I’d …

Now playing: Watch this: We try to drown Samsung’s S, Edge and Active 2:44 Hey, remember when the water-resistant Galaxy S7 Active failed two of our four dunk tests and slayed our review phones? Since then, Samsung said it found a problem that affected a small batch of phones, then fixed it. Then they sent us a brand new unit …

Now playing: Watch this: Yes, my carry-on luggage is also an electric go-cart 2:32 If you thought those shoes with built-in wheels were bad, you’re going to love Modobag, a piece of motorized carryon luggage that you can physically sit on and steer through the airport on your way to catching a flight. Yes. Suitcase. Sitting. Vroom-vroom. Boasting specs like …