Apple will reportedly combine iPhone, iPad and Mac apps by 2021

Apple is planning to let developers create a single version of their apps that’ll work across iPhone, iPad and Mac, a report said. The Cupertino, California, company hopes to have this universal approach to apps in place by 2021, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing unnamed sources. In the new way of doing things, developers wouldn’t submit …

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Samsung allows apps full access to its Galaxy S10 camera tech

Samsung opened its camera software development kit (SDK) to give apps full access to the tech used by its new Galaxy S10 phone’s camera. Photos taken within other apps will retain the same quality level as those taken with the camera proper, and you’ll be able to access all the camera’s features — like low-light shots and HDR. It showed off …

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Galaxy S10 camera gets Instagram Mode for your selfie sharing

Samsung wants to make it easier to share your photos and videos to Instagram. The Korean electronics giant on Wednesday announced Instagram Mode, a feature for the new Galaxy S10‘s camera that has direct integration with the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app. The feature lets you use Instagram’s camera filters and access Instagram Stories and stickers. You can also upload your photo …

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Galaxy Home will launch by April, Samsung CEO says

Samsung’s long-awaited Galaxy Home speaker will launch by April, the company’s co-CEO said Wednesday.  DJ Koh, the head of Samsung’s mobile business, made the comments to CNET following the company’s Unpacked event in San Francisco. The company unveiled four new Galaxy S10 smartphones (including a model that runs on 5G networks), its Galaxy Fold foldable phone, Galaxy Buds earbuds and three new …

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The Dell XPS 13 finally solves its nose

I had to look long and hard to find anything I didn’t like about the 2019 Dell XPS 13. Pressed to come up with a list, I’d say the woven glass fiber palm rest doesn’t look or feel as high-end as it should. The white backlight shining through white keys (on the white and rose gold versions) sometimes makes it …

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Galaxy Fold is here

Update, Sept. 5: We’ve gone hands-on with Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold ahead of its revised release later this month. Original story, last updated in February, follows. The foldable future is finally here, and it’s called the Galaxy Fold. Samsung on Wednesday showed off the new foldable phone during its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The device has a 4.6-inch display when folded, …

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A closeup look at the Galaxy S10 Plus’ five cameras

The Galaxy S10 Plus is Samsung’s latest superphone, hoping to outdo the likes of the iPhone XS, the Huawei Mate 20 Pro and the OnePlus 6T by virtue of its slick design and cutting-edge tech. You can read all about the phone’s screen, design, battery and whatnot on this page, but here I want to talk all about its five …

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Xiaomi Mi 9 comes with three rear cameras and a teardrop front camera

Chinese phone maker Xiaomi’s latest flagship will stand out from the competition thanks to a few cool tricks. The phone will come with a triple rear-camera set up, for starters, and its specs already show a lot of promise. Now playing: Watch this: Xiaomi Mi 9 hands-on 2:51 The rear triple-camera set up includes a 48-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel …

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Samsung puts Bixby into its new Fold, S10 phones and Galaxy Buds

If Samsung’s Bixby voice assistant was supposed to be dead on arrival, someone forgot to tell Samsung. Bixby wasn’t close to being the main course at Samsung’s Unpacked press event in San Francisco on Wednesday, where the Korean tech titan unveiled a new foldable phone and its latest lineup of Galaxy S10 phones. But the company managed to weave its …

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative rolls on despite Facebook’s problems

Priscilla Chan wants to make it clear that Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are two different things, despite family ties. Chan, a pediatrician and co-founder of the philanthropic initiative with her husband, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. addressed that boundary Tuesday in an interview on CBS This Morning. (Editors’ note: That show and CNET are both part of CBS.)  Asked whether 2018 …

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Galaxy S10, Galaxy Fold launch: 5 phones, smartwatches, new headphones and more

The Galaxy S10 and foldable phone leakfest  is finally over; now that Samsung’s Unpacked event has started, we’ve got all the official details about Samsung’s much-hyped new Galaxy Fold, its raft of Galaxy S10 models, and all the new accessories that go with them. Of course, there’s always something we didn’t get. In this case, no news on the Galaxy Home. …

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Razer Phone 3 reportedly canceled amid mobile division layoffs

The future of the Razer Phone 3 may be in jeopardy after the company laid off some staff members. Some of the gaming-focused phone company’s staff will continue to work on the Razer Phone 2, but plans for a followup device were canceled, Droid Life reported Tuesday, citing an anonymous source. Razer confirmed the layoffs in its mobile division in …

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Galaxy S10 5G phone will launch first at Verizon in Q2

If you want Samsung’s super-fast 5G phone ASAP, you’ll have to be a Verizon subscriber.  The Galaxy S10 5G will be available first on Verizon’s network when it launches in the second quarter. It then will be sold by AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile later that same quarter.  Samsung didn’t give specific details about the launch dates or pricing, but Drew …

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Vivo’s new V15 Pro is a mixed bag of mostly good tricks

In a bold move, Vivo’s introducing its newest flagship, the Vivo V15 Pro just hours before Samsung will officially unveil its highly anticipated Galaxy S10. Based in China, Vivo is hoping to one-up the Korean giant, and from where I stand, there’s a chance it’ll actually do it, maybe not in sales, but in terms of making a more covetable …

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