From our time so far with the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, it’s clear they have strong all-around potential. And while we’re still fully testing them, it’s also clear there are inherent problems that Samsung’s future Galaxy Note 9 can fix. The Galaxy Note is Samsung’s pinnacle flagship phone whose high-end features justify the …
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UPDATE March 5, 2018: LG has set pricing for many of the TVs described below, starting at $2,500. Click here for details. Aside from this update, this article has not otherwise been modified since its initial publication. If you bought an LG OLED TV in 2017, buyer’s remorse probably won’t be an issue. And if you’re waiting for a final …
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Amazon already teams up with banks to offer different credit cards. Now, it may be looking into creating checking accounts, too. The online megastore is in early discussions with banks including J.P. Morgan and Capital One to develop a new checking product targeted for younger customers and people without bank accounts, according to a report Monday from The Wall Street …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Humans, stupefied, need Google’s Assistant to make them whole. Google/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET What kind of world does Google want to create? One in which talking to machines is as natural — or even more natural — than talking to, well, humans. During the …
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If you’re looking for a new wireless Bluetooth headphone, you’ve probably looked at one of the two big names out there: Beats and Bose. Both the BeatsX and the Bose SoundSport Wireless headphones are $149 in the US, share similar specs and design. How do you decide which one’s right for you? (International pricing is slightly different for both: the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Otter’s app makes free voice transcriptions easy and… 2:08 If you don’t hate transcribing, it’s probably just because you don’t have to do it very much. Otter, a new, free mobile app from a team of vets from Google and speech-recognition company Nuance, aims to make voice transcriptions become as easy and accessible as typing into …
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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. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! CNET Welcome to Total-Coincidence Phone-Deals Week! Last Thursday, it was the iPhone X. Tuesday, I brought you an …
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Here’s the scenario. A small company designs and creates a product and puts it up on Amazon. Things go well. People really like it. They post hundreds of positive reviews. Sales build — and keep building. Everything is going great. And then, boom, things go south in a hurry. Another company has created a counterfeit version of the product and …
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Some of the features of Samsung’s newest phones, the Galaxy S9 and the Galaxy S9 Plus, have left me shook. Not because of the onward march of technology but because it feels like Samsung has been spying on me. The new Galaxy phones contain Bixby Vision, a tool within the camera app that uses optical image recognition. You can turn …
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Need to find bargain-bin novelty socks, phone chargers or blueberry-scented soy wax candles? If so, eBay’s got a new landing page for you. The giant online marketplace on Thursday unveiled its new Under $10 page, which includes millions of new items available with free shipping and no auction bidding required. Categories include video games, watches, headphones, t-shirts and phone cases. …
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