March, 2018

• 1 March

  Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus prices and release date

  

  Samsung’s latest flagship phones are already turning heads, but the prices for the new devices are all over the place. A new Galaxy S9 starts at $720, while the Galaxy S9 Plus starts at $840. But depending on the carrier you buy it on, you might pay a lot more. T-Mobile matches Samsung’s price, but …

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• 1 March

  iPhone or Galaxy S9 too fragile? You could go rugged instead

  

  Shiny flagship phones such as the Samsung Galaxy S9 and the Nokia 8 Sirocco are the talk of the town at Mobile World Congress this week. If you like your phones with precision-engineered, wafer-thin edges and expansive glass, you’ll be in heaven. But while these devices are pretty, they don’t necessarily meet the demands of a more outdoorsy lifestyle. Fortunately, …

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• 1 March

  Twitter broadcasts the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade via SBS

  

  Cher has landed, the glitter cannons are primed and Australia is getting ready to celebrate Mardi Gras — and you can live-stream the whole thing. Twitter and Facebook are set to broadcast the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday (through the SBS Twitter and Facebook pages), taking one of the world’s biggest LGBTQI events beyond the streets …

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• 1 March

  5G could make smart glasses cool

  

  I put on a pair of smart glasses and look up at the mock living room before me. On top of a gray wall, I see a colorful bull’s-eye symbol with a “2” on it. Next to it is a bag of balls. Neither is real. I center my gaze at the target and tap a button on the right …

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• 1 March

  Elac Debut 2.0 updates the best value speakers around

  

  We loved the Debuts, Andrew Jones’ first speakers under the Elac brand — and particularly the B6s. A little rough around the edges, these budget speakers nevertheless offered astonishing sound quality and incredible value. Just two years later the prolific speaker designer has already announced the replacements: the Debut 2.0 range. From what we’ve seen, and heard, these speakers are potentially …

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• 1 March

  Galaxy S9 trade

  

  AT&T is offering some pretty decent incentives if you’re looking to get a Galaxy S9 or S9 Plus. Starting Friday, preorder Samsung’s latest flagship phones and you’ll receive bill credit worth $150 from AT&T. There is a caveat though: You’ll need to bring in a new line from a competitor to get the credit, meaning existing AT&T users will miss …

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• 1 March

  Most people are confident they can quit Facebook

  

  The pride cometh before the fall. The majority of social media users in the US, a full 59 percent of them, reckon it wouldn’t be hard to give up Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and all other social media platforms. That’s according to the latest research from Pew. In other news, 59 percent of gamblers say they have a system.  Only 14 …

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• 1 March

  An $80 smartwatch with GPS and HR monitoring!

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! This is the Amazfit Bip under sunlight. The reflective color screen is lovely and easy to read. Photo …

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• 1 March

  Google AI tech gives YouTube videos a new background

  

  Google’s artificial intelligence researchers have a new trick up their sleeves: giving selfie videos a new background the way you can with still photos today. Switching out background scenery is a decades-old technology, but it’s generally complicated and time-consuming — think of making movies with superheros acting in front of green screens so computers can later replace the uniform green …

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• 1 March

  eBay’s new Under $10 page offers millions of cheap products

  

  Need to find bargain-bin novelty socks, phone chargers or blueberry-scented soy wax candles? If so, eBay’s got a new landing page for you. The giant online marketplace on Thursday unveiled its new Under $10 page, which includes millions of new items available with free shipping and no auction bidding required. Categories include video games, watches, headphones, t-shirts and phone cases. …

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