Samsung will unveil on Wednesday the next generation of its foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. But to get consumers interested, the devices need two major updates: improved durability and lower prices. The Korean phone giant has led the field for foldables. Its first device, the $1,980 Galaxy Fold, …
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Samsung’s Unpacked event on Aug. 11 will be missing a longtime staple of its product lineup, a new Note device. But its “latest and greatest Galaxy Z series” foldables will arrive at the event, the company’s head of mobile confirmed Monday in a blog post. TM Roh, president and head of Samsung’s mobile communications business, gave some hints about what …
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Samsung’s ready to update its foldable devices. The company on Tuesday said it will host a virtual Unpacked event on Aug. 11, where it’s expected to show off less expensive foldables that aim to move the devices beyond niche products. The company sent invites to reporters, saying its virtual keynote will take place at 7 a.m. PT on Aug. 11. …
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You can say goodbye to lens scratches and lens flares when using your smartphone camera — at least if you’re planning to buy a higher-end Android phone in the coming months and years. Glass maker Corning on Thursday unveiled its new Gorilla Glass DX and DX Plus glass composite covers for smartphone cameras. DX and DX Plus, thin layers created …
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Broad 5G networks? Check. Ever higher speeds? Check. A headline presence at the Mobile World Congress conference? Check. Lots of 5G phone options, including cheap models? Check and check. Apps and services that need 5G’s speeds and responsiveness? Not quite. Such is the state of 5G today. Carriers across the globe have raced to install the super-fast connectivity across their …
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Phones are getting a speed boost. Qualcomm on Monday unveiled its newest, highest-end smartphone processor, the Snapdragon 888 Plus. The chipset supercharges the Snapdragon 888, which arrived earlier this year in premium phones like the Samsung Galaxy S21. Qualcomm increased the clock speed on the Snapdragon 888 Plus’s CPU — the brains of the chipset — to 3GHz from 2.84GHz in …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s FaceTime will soon look a lot more like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The iPhone maker on Monday said it’s adding features to its videoconferencing software that will let people schedule calls and even access them via a browser on Google Android and …
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5G may soon come to robots, tractors and self-checkout lanes, among other things, thanks to a new wireless processor from Qualcomm. On Thursday the chipmaker unveiled the 315 5G IOT modem, its first chip to link internet-connected devices to superfast 5G networks. The processor will be aimed at industrial segments such as agriculture; automation and manufacturing; construction; energy; mining; public …
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Apple on Wednesday unveiled a host of new accessibility features coming later this year to Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad users. And it said one new offering, which allows people who are deaf to communicate with Apple support through sign language interpreters, will go live Thursday online and in its US, UK and France stores. Now playing: Watch this: Tech …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung has said that it will only be attending Mobile World Congress remotely this year, opting not to have a physical presence at Europe’s flagship mobile show, which is set to take place in June. The GSMA, which runs the event, is pressing ahead with …
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