Looks like we’ve got our first peek of LG’s new flagship Android phone, the G6, expected to be unveiled next month at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Spain. The new handset is expected to have rounded corners and a super thin bezel, according to a photo obtained by The Verge. The phone will …
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24 January
CNET asks: What’s your take on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7?
Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 There’s been a lot of news on the Samsung front in regards to the Galaxy Note phones. If you haven’t heard, here’s a quick run down of what’s happening: Samsung is sticking with the “Note” name Samsung explains what went wrong with the Note 7 Samsung Galaxy …
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24 January
Will ‘Target Pay’ in
In early June of 2016, the trial run of the troubled CurrentC mobile-payment system sort of quietly shut down. The standard, floated by a group of retailers including Target and Walmart, was an attempt to loosen the grip that Apple Pay has on device-based payments. Some of the retailers began offering mobile payments individually afterward, but Target wasn’t among them. …
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24 January
CPSC urges better battery safety after Samsung’s Note 7 fiasco
Samsung took the right steps in figuring out what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7, the top US safety agency said Tuesday as it called for the rest of the industry to set better safety standards for batteries. Elliot Kaye, chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, said in a statement the technology industry needs to “modernize and …
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24 January
Get a folding mini selfie drone for $33.92
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. This little flier is cute, fast and fun. JJRC This is a rerun of a deal I first shared back in November. Now …
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24 January
Samsung’s chips make up for Galaxy Note 7 financial woes
For Samsung, it’s not all about the Galaxy Note 7 — at least not when it comes to financial results. Even as it faces a hit of more than $5 billion (spread across several quarters) from the death of its flawed phone, Samsung managed to post its best operating profit in three years. What it’s benefiting from is strong demand …
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24 January
Google’s new Chromebooks pick a school yard fight with Microsoft, Apple
Google just made it a no-brainer for school districts to kick Apple and Microsoft to the curb. At the education technology conference Bett, the search giant announced two new Chromebooks from Acer and Asus that basically offer low-cost, secure alternatives to iPads and Windows notebooks in one device. Google has been pushing hard into the education market for the past …
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24 January
Google hints at Chrome OS coming to tablets
Google on Tuesday made a big push in getting Chromebooks, the search giant’s low-cost laptops, into schools. The company unveiled two new models of Chromebooks, made by manufacturer partners including Asus and Acer, that are powered by an operating system called Chrome OS. But laptops aren’t the only devices Chrome OS will occupy, Google hinted in its announcement. They are …
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24 January
Verizon stays mum on Yahoo as customer growth rebounds
No really Verizon, how do you feel about Yahoo? In Verizon’s fourth-quarter report on Tuesday, references to Yahoo, which the telecom giant agreed to acquired for $4.8 billion, are buried near the end with little additional insight. You could forgive Verizon for being skittish when it comes to talking about Yahoo, a business it once coveted for its user base …
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24 January
Dell education laptops go both ways: Windows or Chrome
Dell isn’t playing favorites with its education laptops: All three of its new systems are available to run on Microsoft Windows 1o or Google Chrome. Both Microsoft and Google announced education initiatives this week and part of those was new low-cost laptops and convertibles made specifically for classroom use. For Dell that list includes the 11.6-inch Latitude 11 and Chromebook …
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