Mike Sorrentino

Apple cites four new iPhones, MagSafe charger in FCC filing ahead of Sept. 14 event

Apple may have put an early look at a new MagSafe charger and references to its presumed iPhone 13 line in a filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday. The filing, focused on the magnetic charger, was seen on the FCC’s website a day before Apple announced a Sept. 14 event that is rumored to be where …

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Should I still buy a Samsung Galaxy S20 or S21 or wait for the S22?

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S20 phones are both excellent Android phones, so much so that a prospective buyer might consider buying one of Samsung’s older phones, rather than waiting for the S22, to save some cash. The Galaxy S20 in particular has had quite the price drop, launching at $999 right as the coronavirus pandemic hit back in March …

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Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch line touts faster charging speeds, and eventually Wear OS 3

Fossil on Monday unveiled its new Gen 6 line of smartwatches, which arrive this fall and will receive Google’s new Wear OS 3 in an update in 2022. Despite its initial launch on the previous version of Wear OS, Fossil touts the watch’s faster Snapdragon Wear 4100 Plus chip from Qualcomm and a claimed charging speed of zero to 80% …

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Marvel Realm of Champions is now live, letting you create your own superhero

Marvel Realm of Champions, a real-time RPG that lets you create your own Marvel characters and have them join alliances, launched Wednesday on iOS and Android devices. The game was developed by Kabam, the maker of Marvel fighting game Contest of Champions, and tells a Secret Wars-inspired story in which alliances of superheroes fight in order to take control of …

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Samsung’s mistake

This story is part of CNET at 25, celebrating a quarter century of industry tech and our role in telling you its story. I knew I wanted to work at CNET the moment Samsung introduced its Galaxy S4 in March 2013. The S4 itself wasn’t the reason — it was a great phone, but that point was lost in the awkward way …

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Xbox All Access lets players upgrade to Project Scarlett

If you use Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program to change phones every year, the new tweak to Xbox’s All Access console purchasing program will be familiar. Players who buy an Xbox One this holiday will get the option to upgrade straight to next year’s new console currently codenamed Project Scarlett. Xbox All Access was first introduced last year. It turned buying a new Xbox, Xbox Live …

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Marvel Realm of Champions looks to mix Game of Thrones with Secret Wars

Marvel Realm of Champions is mixing up superheroes with strategy, with a dash of Game of Thrones-style alliance making. The mobile game was revealed Thursday by Marvel and game developer Kabam to kick off New York Comic Con. Kabam has previously made the Marvel fighting game Contest of Champions on mobile, which adapted the comic storyline of the same name …

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Microsoft, Kano are releasing a PC kids can build with a storybook

Your kid’s next buildable project might very well be a full-blown two-in-one laptop that’s running Windows. Kano and Microsoft are unveiling the Kano PC Wednesday, which is an 11.6-inch touch-enabled tablet that is designed for kids to assemble with the help of a storybook. The Atom-powered computer appears to have a keyboard cover similar to those in the Microsoft Surface …

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Huawei’s website seems to leak the P30 Pro ahead of launch event

Huawei’s P30 series of phones appears to have peeked out of the phone maker’s website a little early. A page of Huawei’s site that was spotted by Evan Blass earlier this week (h/t Engadget) seems to have revealed Huawei’s P30 series of phones ahead of the company’s planned announcement event. The Huawei P30’s official reveal is currently set for Tuesday …

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MoviePass brings the $10 unlimited plan back with new twists, restrictions

MoviePass has brought back the $9.95 unlimited movie plan with new restrictions and a different way to pay. The movie theater subscription service relaunched the unlimited plan with restrictions on movie and theater choice based on “excessive individual usage.” The plan was first reported by Business Insider’s sources and a staging URL Monday, but it’s since gone live Tuesday. MoviePass’ ability to …

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