The launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 was by far the biggest tech news of the week. To mark that important occasion, we wanted to offer up the extended cut of our podcast from Thursday. This edition delves deeper into the hardware and software features of the new device and includes our viewer Q&A from …

You heard how the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caught fire. Maybe you even experienced it yourself. And now, a year and two massive recalls later, you’re wondering: Is the new Note 8 any safer? Well, I’ve got good news and bad news. The reality: Despite Samsung’s massive investment in safety and quality control, outlined below, there’s always a small chance …

If you don’t plan to be there in person or pay for the pay-per-view to livestream Saturday’s big fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather and MMA fighter Conor McGregor, then the next best thing is to follow along on Twitter.  Here are the best fight-related accounts that will bring you full coverage before, during and after the fight. Follow these hashtags …

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HTC appears to be in trouble.  The Taiwanese company is exploring its strategic options, according to a report by Bloomberg. That’s business code for shopping itself around because of financial woes. The options range from selling or spinning off its VR arm into a separate business to actually selling the entire company outright, with Google as a possible suitor. It’s been …

Sometimes the best advances are the simplest. Google Chrome is testing a feature to make it easier than ever to mute audio from websites. The new feature is available in Google Chrome Canary, a version of Chrome aimed at developers and early adopters. Google Chrome team member François Beaufort shared the news Friday in a post on Google Plus. He …

Facebook‘s latest feature helps you remember your memories more often.  More than two years ago, Facebook launched its On This Day feature, which combs through your feed to surface meaningful memories and moments that happened in past years. The social network is now using that knowledge to bundle up your recent related memories into monthly and seasonal recaps. And like …

August marks several annual events: the end of summer, the start of school and the beginning of flagship phone season. On Thursday, Samsung announced its Galaxy Note 8 flagship. Just a week before, we got our hands on the Essential phone from Android co-creator Andy Rubin. And within the next couple weeks, it will be Apple’s turn to announce the new …

The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s first phone to boast dual rear cameras, and it seems like the company may fully embrace the two-camera trend going forward. Rumors are circulating that devices like the next Galaxy S flagship and the mid-range Galaxy J7+ may get a dual-camera setup. Dual-camera phones have become more popular over the past few years. They’ve …

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I’m jumping into hyperspace. That’s what it feels like as I walk down a dark hallway, the only illumination coming from streaks of white and blue shooting backward across large displays mounted to my left and right. Glancing from side to side re-creates the feel of an X-Wing from “Star Wars” rocketing forward into deep space. Even more jarring is …

You probably know all about the two cameras and fun new messaging tool in Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 8. But dig a little deeper and there’s a world of customizations and tricks that you probably didn’t know the phone could do. Some are carryovers from the Galaxy S8 phones, some from last year’s short-lived Note 7, and some are brand …

Getting a software update pushed out to your phone, computer and other devices isn’t unusual. What’s rare is for that update to completely kill your device.  For some Samsung TV owners in Europe, though, it seems that’s exactly what happened. As reported earlier by The Guardian — and evidenced by customer reports in Samsung’s UK community forums — Samsung TV owners are saying their …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. $1,000 is too expensive, say iPhone lovers. But many will buy it anyway. Sarah Tew/CNET Samsung has now released its new phones.  Apple will soon do the same — well, at least rumors say it will (and rumors are never wrong). Could anything persuade an …

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