Editors’ note, March 2: Thank you for tuning in to read our ongoing review. Better yet, CNET’s fully rated Galaxy S10 Plus review is in! The latest update to this story remains below. I’ve been using the Galaxy S10 Plus to cover the MWC show here in Barcelona, and it’s been a real crash course on this phone …
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28 February
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 announced for $3,500, available to preorder now, ships later this year
Comfort, better visuals, easier to use with your hands. That’s the takeaway from HoloLens 2, Microsoft’s follow-up to the Space Age goggles it announced four years ago. The technology behind the $3,500 (about £2,700 or AU$4,900) HoloLens 2 device, which Microsoft calls “mixed reality,” overlays computer images on the real world. Imagine arrows directing you down the street as you walk, …
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28 February
GoPro Hero 7 Black gets a fresh look for spring
The GoPro Hero 7 is back in…white. Dusk white to be more specific. The camera maker announced Thursday a limited edition white version of its Hero 7 Black camera. It’s the first time GoPro has sold a special color of its flagship camera. This seems an odd choice given its cheapest camera is the Hero 7 White, but the models …
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28 February
Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 isn’t meant for you, but it could change your tech in the future
Ask me to fix a broken car or motorbike, and you’d be out of luck. But that’s exactly what Microsoft wanted me to do. And the tool it gave me was its new mixed reality HoloLens 2 headset. After I slipped it on, a set of digital instructions popped up over an actual broken ATV, set up in a mock …
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28 February
Amazon Day shipping option comes to all US Prime customers
Amazon Day is now national. Amazon said Thursday it’s made its Amazon Day shipping option available to all its Prime customers in the US. Amazon Day, which was introduced in November, lets shoppers pick a day of the week to receive their Amazon deliveries. The program was first rolled out slowly to select Prime customers. The new shipping option is meant …
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28 February
YouTube says there’s ‘no evidence’ of videos promoting Momo Challenge
YouTube on Wednesday disputed claims that the alleged Momo Challenge is appearing on the giant video site. “We want to clear something up regarding the Momo Challenge: We’ve seen no recent evidence of videos promoting the Momo Challenge on YouTube,” the company tweeted. “Videos encouraging harmful and dangerous challenges are against our policies.” We want to clear something up regarding …
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28 February
Clean your phone while charging it with Lexon’s Oblio
MWC 2019 is (mostly) about phones, so it makes sense that the show also has plenty of phone accessories. Cases, headsets and Bluetooth speakers are typical fare, but there’s more to see around Barcelona. Take the Lexon Oblio, which I found at a press event the night the show opened. Appealingly shaped like a minimalist vase, the Oblio doesn’t just charge …
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28 February
Apple patent hints at AR headset that’ll work with your iPhone
Apple’s interest in augmented reality (AR) is revving up. That’s the message behind a 292 page patent application the tech giant filed in August last year, detailing “an augmented reality environment,” including using the technology on an iPhone, and potentially a headset as well. Enlarge Image One image from the Apple patent, published Feb. 28. Apple Perhaps the most interesting …
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28 February
Motorola will sell its first foldable phone, likely the Razr, this summer
Motorola is jumping into foldable phones. And it’s likely doing it with one of the most iconic names in the business. Motorola, a unit of Chinese consumer electronics giant Lenovo, plans to sell its foldable smartphone in the summer, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans. The person said the design would be unlike the Samsung Galaxy Fold, …
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28 February
Amazon shoppers, you might see fewer counterfeits
Amazon is trying to clean up its site by streamlining its anticounterfeiting process. The e-commerce giant said Thursday that it’s giving brands more responsibility for eliminating fakes by letting them immediately take down listings for removal through its new Project Zero program. As the name implies, Project Zero is an initiative designed to clear Amazon of counterfeits through a mix …
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