January, 2021

• 14 January

  Galaxy S21’s camera features are good, but are they enough?

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S21 line is here, with the S21 Ultra packing all the bells and whistles you’d expect from a top-end phone. And while it has multiple cameras, and a variety of photography features, most …

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• 14 January

  Robocaller hit with $10 million fine by FCC

  

  A robocaller has been fined $9.9 million for using caller ID spoofing to intentionally cause harm, the US Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday. The scam caller made thousands of robocalls using prerecorded racist, xenophobic and threatening messages, the FCC said.  The calls were made to a victim’s family, a local journalist, political candidates — and even as an apparent …

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• 14 January

  Samsung Galaxy S21 colors include some pretty pastels

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The new Samsung Galaxy S21 lineup is here. (Here are CNET’s Galaxy S21 review and Galaxy S21 Ultra review.) The phones will be available in pastels like phantom violet and phantom pink. Phantom shades of blue, gray and brown are also among the new colors …

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• 14 January

  CES 2021 TVs wrap

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. TVs are pretty awesome already. Models from 2020 like the LG CX OLED, which delivers the best image quality I’ve ever tested, and the TCL 6-Series, which has the best performance for the money, will keep even the pickiest picture snob …

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• 14 January

  Samsung Galaxy S21 has a release date. Get your hands on one Jan. 29

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s debuted its new Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus and Galaxy S21 Ultra smartphones at the Samsung Unpacked event today, the last day of CES. (Here’s everything Samsung announced.) Preorders opened Thursday at 8 a.m. PT and the phones are set to …

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• 14 January

  Samsung Galaxy S21’s standout feature is its $200 price cut

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Samsung’s Galaxy S21 lineup boasts a ton of updated features: Better cameras, faster 5G, a new design and even S Pen support on the Ultra model. The most notable difference from last year’s Galaxy S20, however, is the lower price. It’s …

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• 14 January

  Facebook has VR plans for your virtual office, with smart glasses coming soon

  

  After a 2020 that went entirely virtual for many people, once-fantastic concepts like VR headsets and remote chat screens (including Facebook Portal) no longer seem so strange. In many ways, Facebook’s product lineup ended up being prophetic for the times we now live in. Last fall,  Facebook launched its impressive Quest 2 VR headset. So, in 2021, what comes next? …

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• 14 January

  Galaxy S21 price: Samsung’s next phone will cost $200 less than the S20

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. The new Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphone lineup will be cheaper than the current Galaxy S20 family. The new devices will cost about $200 less, the Galaxy S21 starts at $800 and the S21+ starts at $1,000, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra …

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• 14 January

  Samsung Galaxy S21: What to know about battery life and battery sizes

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. It’s the last day of CES, and Samsung’s latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S21, is here after being officially unveiled Thursday at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event. The lineup includes three different variants of the phone in different sizes — the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 …

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• 14 January

  Denon’s Home Sound Bar 550 boasts Dolby Atmos and Alexa smarts

  

  This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. Denon has announced the smart all-in-one Home Sound Bar 550 ($599) at CES which includes support for Dolby Atmos/DTS:X and 4K HDMI (eARC).   Denon says the soundbar has “the ability to deliver Dolby Atmos and DTS:X 3D surround sound from a six-driver …

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