This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. Imagine using one remote instead of three or four to control your entire home TV system and other devices. That’s the type of gadget Samsung has cooked up. …
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Want a Samsung TV along with your Samsung smartphone? Best Buy has a new deal for you. Buy or lease a Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+ or Note 5, and Best Buy will give you a free 32-inch Samsung LED HDTV, a TV that normally retails for $230. Available both online and at Best Buy retail stores, the …
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This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. LG’s 2016 Smart TVs will offer a host of new features courtesy of a software update. The South Korea-based electronics company announced on Monday that it will unveil its 2016 Smart TV lineup …
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Microsoft’s Cortana app for Android users has run into a stumbling block. The version for mobile devices running the Android operating system no longer allows people in the US to open the virtual assistant by uttering “Hey Cortana.” The tweak came in a Sunday update to the app. “We’ve received user feedback that the ‘Hey Cortana’ feature is conflicting with …
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Facebook’s app, by far, outranked any other in the US this year, according to ratings service Nielsen. The social network’s app reached the pinnacle with 126.7 million unique users on average each month from January through October, Nielsen said late last week. The figure was an 8 percent bump from 2014. A far second was YouTube’s app with an average …
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Apple has trimmed the prices of its newest iPhones in a country where their cost is beyond the reach of most consumers, according to a news report. The company has lowered prices on its iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus by up to 16 percent in India as demand for the devices fell following their launch in October, the India-based …
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Samsung is finally offering a 128GB edition of its Galaxy Note 5, though you’ll have to shop in South Korea to grab one. On Friday, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 5 Winter Edition with 128 gigabytes of onboard storage. Priced at 999,900 Korean won (around $843), the new Note 5 will be sold through South Korean carriers SK Telecom and …
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Best Buy is trying to woo holiday shoppers by offering the latest iPhone for a buck. As of Friday, the retail chain is selling the 16GB version of the iPhone 6S for $1 with a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless or Sprint. The 16GB version normally retails for $200 with a two-year contract. With less than a week left in …
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Facebook rolled out a personalized Year in Review page for its users that attempts to remember only the good times. Launched on Wednesday, the page displays many of the photos you’ve posted on Facebook throughout 2015, offering you a visual tour of your entire year, at least as you shared it on the site. Rather than show you all of …
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Consumers eyeing Google’s new Nexus 6P smartphone can save $50 courtesy of a holiday promotion at the company’s online store. The Nexus 6P discount brings the phone’s price down to $449 for the 32GB flavor, $499 for the 64GB version and $599 for the 128GB edition. That matches a price drop for the Nexus 5X, which has been on sale …
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