Tag Archives: 5g

Samsung says Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 preorders have surpassed its total 2021 foldable sales

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 are doing well on preorders, the company claims. How well? That part isn’t exactly clear. On Monday the company boasted that “preorder volume” for the new devices was already “outpacing total sales for Galaxy Z devices to date in 2021.” Samsung would not, however, disclose …

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3: How to preorder Samsung’s new foldable smartphones

Samsung officially unveiled two new smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3, during its August Unpacked event. Both phones feature foldable display technology, giving Samsung fans a choice between two very different approaches to a modern-day smartphone. The Z Fold 3 picks up where the Galaxy Note line left off, adding S Pen stylus support, a …

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New Motorola Edge loses the curved display, adds a 144Hz refresh rate

Motorola is revealing the new Motorola Edge for 2021 Thursday, updating its higher-end phone as part of an in-person event at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Edge (not to be confused with the U2 guy, of course) will cost $700 in the US, a price that roughly converts to £515 or AU$975. For that sum, Motorola is including impressive …

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Google’s new Pixel 5A phone has an overheating problem

Google’s Pixel 5A with 5G phone might be heating up since its reveal earlier this week. Literally. As spotted by Adam Matlock, and confirmed by CNET, the issue seems to materialize when recording 4K video at 60fps for extended periods of time. When shooting in the higher frame rate, even in normal environments, the Pixel 5A might stop recording and display …

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Oppo says new under

Oppo unveiled a new under-display camera tech on Thursday. The tech is set to make its way to the company’s upcoming flagships, allowing them to hide selfie cameras under their display. The third-gen imaging tech, which the company claims is the “best under-screen camera solution,” apparently delivers image quality that’s much closer to that of a regular front-facing camera.  Oppo …

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Samsung Galaxy phones can store COVID vaccination proof in Samsung Pay

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Samsung is making it easier to show proof you’ve been vaccinated, all through your Galaxy smartphone. The tech giant has partnered with health care nonprofit The Commons Project to securely store immunization status digitally within Samsung Pay, letting you get access to a …

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Google Pixel 6 phones won’t come with a charger in the box

Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro won’t ship with a charger in the box. The tidbit comes as part of the reveal of Google’s new Pixel 5A on Tuesday. The tech giant said it expects this to be the last time it includes a charger in the box with a new phone.  That makes Google the latest tech giant …

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Google hopes Pixel 5A, a midtier 5G phone, will lift sales despite limited availability

Google on Tuesday unveiled its Pixel 5A, a $449 5G device the search giant hopes will lift sales of its struggling branded phone line. That goal, however, will be a challenge because the midtier phone will be available through limited channels and in just two countries, the US and Japan. The new phone is part of Google’s A series, a …

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9 great reads from CNET this week: ‘Made in USA,’ Samsung foldables, COVID scare and more

Over the last few decades, millions of manufacturing jobs have vanished from America as companies moved that work to factories overseas. For just as long, the demand for a return to the “Made in America” glory days has echoed from shuttered Rust Belt plants to the marbled halls of Washington. There is no simple fix, but that hasn’t kept people …

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Galaxy Unpacked: Everything Samsung announced, from Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3 to Watch 4 and Buds 2

Samsung’s third Unpacked of 2021 is over, and like all events since the coronavirus spread around the world, Samsung’s latest launch was all-virtual. Foldables are the big phones of the day: Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 3, which expands outward from a phone into a tablet, and the Galaxy Z Flip 3, a clamshell design. New Galaxy Buds 2, Galaxy Watch 4 and …

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