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Verizon is giving away AMC Plus to new users in latest signup perk

Verizon’s offering of streaming services is growing. On Thursday the telecom giant announced that it will be offering up to 12 months of AMC’s streaming service, AMC Plus, to new users who sign up for Fios home internet or wireless service. Those ponying up for a new wireless service from the carrier — or existing …

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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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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3: Can the upgrades win over foldable skeptics?

After what seemed like an endless string of rumors and leaks, the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is finally a reality. Samsung announced the third-generation folding phone along with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 at a virtual Unpacked event on Wednesday. Both phones prove that Samsung hasn’t given up on foldables. In fact, the Z Fold 3 angles to be the …

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3: Is it the foldable phone for the masses?

Fundamentally, the new Galaxy Z Flip 3  is a phone that folds in half to get smaller, whereas the new Galaxy Z Fold 3 is a phone that opens up to make the screen bigger, like a tablet. The two latest additions to the Galaxy Z foldable line were announced at a virtual Unpacked event Wednesday. Samsung showcased durability improvements made …

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Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 edge foldables closer to mainstream

Samsung’s newest foldables are here, complete with lower prices, water resistance, and sturdier materials for the hinges, body and display. The updates found in Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 are meant to reassure consumers that foldables aren’t as fragile as they may seem.  The new Z Fold 3, which expands outward from a phone into a …

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Where’s the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3’s selfie camera? Hidden under the screen

Samsung made a slew of an announcements Wednesday at  Samsung Unpacked  as it lifted the lid on its newest foldable phones, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. High on the list of features that caught our eye was the under-screen selfie camera on the Z Fold 3. See also Galaxy Z Fold 3, Z Flip 3 reignite Samsung’s foldables …

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Bixby makes a surprising appearance at Samsung Unpacked

At the all-virtual Samsung Unpacked event on Wednesday, the tech company resurfaced Bixby, Samsung’s somewhat forgotten virtual assistant. While showing off the new Galaxy Z Flip 3 features, Samsung said Bixby is now 35% faster on the phones and supports on-device transcription for voice-to-text.  Samsung’s newest foldable phones took center stage during Unpacked, namely the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and …

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Want a new Z Flip 3 or Z Fold 3? Be prepared to hold onto it for a while

In the early days of the modern smartphone two-year contracts were standard. In exchange for a device, you’d agree to stay with a wireless provider for two years. In more recent times, as contracts were abolished and device costs rose, installment-plan financing has emerged. You’d pay down the price of the phone over the course of 18, 24 or 30 …

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Galaxy Z Flip vs. Galaxy Fold: How do Samsung’s first foldable phones compare

Samsung unveiled its original foldable phone in 2019 with the Galaxy Fold, and a year later came the Galaxy Z Flip. Since then, Samsung’s foldable smartphones saw boosted features with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold 2. Although rumors say that another upgrade could be coming to Samsung’s foldable phone lines with the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and …

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Galaxy Fold vs. Z Fold 2 vs. Z Flip: Comparing Samsung’s current foldable phones

Samsung has a growing collection of foldable phones. The company’s portfolio includes the Galaxy Z Fold 2, the Galaxy Z Flip and original Galaxy Fold. Although Samsung already has a substantial collection of foldable phone lines, we could see new additions to Samsung’s collection for the company’s August Unpacked event this week. It’s rumored the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip …

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