When Koh Dong-jin says he knows what it means to journey from “heaven to hell,” he’s not overstating things. About nine months after being named head of Samsung’s world-leading mobile business, Koh, 56, was forced to recall the popular Galaxy Note 7 not once, but twice, because the large-screen phone kept bursting into flames. After …
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29 March
Garmin’s new Forerunner 935 watch features battery bump
Hard-core triathletes with an eye for gadgets may want to run, swim and cycle over to Garmin’s website to check out the firm’s latest fitness-tracking watch. Released Wednesday, the Forerunner 935 succeeds the Forerunner 735XT, a device CNET reviewer Dan Graziano judged “exceptional” for serious triathletes. Both gadgets have GPS for tracking a variety of sports and an optical heart-rate …
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29 March
Facebook widens 360
Facebook is letting everybody stream their lives in 360 degrees. The operator of the world’s biggest social network said Wednesday that it was widening the tool to all users globally, after it launched it on National Geographic’s Facebook page in December. Now playing: Watch this: Stream live 360-degree video on Facebook 1:30 Live-streaming in 360 degrees, which lets viewers swivel …
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29 March
iPad users get their own version of Google Calendar
If you’re an iPad user who depends on Google Calendar to keep your world straight, the web giant has some good news for you. Google on Wednesday launched a new version of its calendar app optimized for Apple’s tablets. An iOS version of the app has been available for two years, but it was designed to work best on an …
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29 March
Samsung Galaxy S8’s Bixby assistant needs to grow up fast
Samsung’s new Bixby assistant for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus (and beyond) isn’t exactly like Siri, Google Voice Search, Amazon Alexa or Microsoft Cortana, and that may confound you. Especially when Google Assistant also lives on both S8 phones. So what is it? I find it’s easier to think of Bixby as an app in three parts — Bixby …
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29 March
Galaxy S8 specs vs.Google Pixel, LG G6, iPhone 7 and OnePlus 3T
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy S8 and larger Galaxy S8 Plus counterpart this morning in New York, after months of anticipation and a continuous flow of leaks. The phone features its own digital assistant, Bixby, Android 7.0 Nougat and is souped up to handle ultra-fast, 1Gb data speeds. Its specs …
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29 March
Waze lets you order up a Dunkin’ Donuts binge
Google’s Waze navigation helper wants to be your donut concierge too. The navigation app said it’s working with fast-food chain Dunkin’ Donuts to allow preorders that you can pick up along your drive. The feature launched Tuesday. Since being acquired by Alphabet’s Google in 2013, the crowdsourced navigation app has added features like advertising that nudge drivers to stop by …
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29 March
Galaxy S8, S8 Plus come with $99 AKG earbuds in box
Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus will come with some goodies. The new phones will pack in a free pair of AKG earbuds in the box, which can also be bought separately for $99. Samsung boasts the wired AKG by Harman brand earphones as a “comfortable hybrid canal fit” …
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28 March
Facebook Stories makes big move in war against Snapchat
Now playing: Watch this: Facebook clones Snapchat again 1:21 Facebook just made its biggest move in its war against Snapchat. The social network on Tuesday widely released Facebook Stories, a near-identical clone of rival Snapchat’s popular feature, also called Stories. The feature lets people post a string of videos and photos that disappear after 24 hours. If it sounds like …
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28 March
Casio’s new connected watches will always keep perfect time
If you’re always late because your analogue watch is off by a few minutes, then perhaps Casio‘s new timepieces will save you from future embarrassment. The Japanese watchmaker will soon be releasing a new set of wristwatches that incorporates a module called the “Connected Engine 3-way.” That’s fancy speak for a system that uses a combination of GPS, radio waves …
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