Months after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, the topic remains too hot for the rest of the wireless industry to handle. With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 to launch next week, a renewed discussion of the Note 7, which had an unhealthy tendency to catch fire and which had to be recalled, is inevitable. Samsung opened that …
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28 March
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Everyone’s a filmmaker these days. Actually, everyone shoots a lot of video, but few people take the time to actually do anything with …
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28 March
See how the Galaxy S8 might measure up to iPhone and Pixel
Samsung‘s Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus won’t be announced until March 29, but thanks to plenty of rumors and leaks, it feels like we already know the devices. But leaks don’t necessarily show how the phone will fit in our hands, pockets or bags. That’s why well-known tipster OnLeaks created renderings based on the rumored sizes — letting you …
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28 March
Amazon, looking to grow overseas, snags Souq.com
Amazon said Tuesday it agreed to purchase Souq.com, the biggest e-commerce players in the Arab world. Souq, which means marketplace in Arabic, started in 2005 and now sells over 400,000 products including electronics, clothes and household goods. It claims to have millions of customer visits every day. The deal had been rumored to reach $650 million, which would make the …
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28 March
Get in my telly! 7 million Aussies will be streaming by 2022
If you thought Australia was a nation of Netflix addicts, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Use of online video services is set to skyrocket over the next five years, with almost 7 million Australians expected to be subscribing to a service by 2022. That’s a 170 percent increase from where we were at as a nation in 2016. The prediction …
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28 March
4K content guide: What to watch in 4K and HDR today
Looking forward to watching your favorite baseball team in 4K? Can’t wait to TiVo HBO’s 4K broadcasts of “Game of Thrones?” Excited to rebuy the “Lord of the Rings” (Extended Edition) box set on 4K Blu-ray? Don’t hold your breath. 4K TVs are falling in price with the speed of a runaway train, but 4K content, the stuff you can …
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28 March
Galaxy S8 could get a 3D camera, according to Vodafone slip
We are less than 24 hours away from Samsung‘s Galaxy S8 reveal, but it seems like some have forgotten that details of the phone are still under wraps. An employee from UK company Vodafone may have accidentally spilled the beans on the S8’s 3D camera, The Sun reports. There have been a ton of Galaxy S8 leaks, but not many …
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28 March
Motorola Moto X leaked photos show dual cameras
With the release of the Moto G5 Plus, Motorola’s 2017 seems to be off to a great start. Now pictures have surfaced of an alleged new Moto X, and if they’re the real deal, they suggest the company still has a few more cool things up its sleeve. The pictures, which showed up Tuesday, show the front and the back …
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28 March
Facebook Stories: 10 things to know about the Snapchat
Now playing: Watch this: Start using Facebook Stories 1:38 There’s a new way to share your life on Facebook, and you may already be familiar with it. Facebook Stories is the latest Snapchat-like feature to roll out on the company’s main app. Even if you’re not a Snapper, you’re probably already familiar with the concept — these ephemeral stories have …
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28 March
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 benchmarking: This is how fast the Samsung Galaxy S8 could be
Earlier this January, American chipmaker Qualcomm announced its latest Snapdragon 835 chipset, which is expected to power many upcoming flagship phones this year. It’s inside the Sony Xperia XZ Premium as well as ZTE’s concept “Gigabit” phone. But most significantly, it’s speculated to power the Samsung Galaxy S8. To see how well the 835 performs, I ran three benchmark tests …
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