Samsung is bolstering its partnership with Microsoft through a new series of apps and features such as OneDrive storage for photos and better syncing between the phone and computer. The new features, designed for the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus, will also help Samsung to better take on the iPhone. Samsung and Microsoft said …
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For just $13, these AirPod
Cheeps! I’m back from across the pond. Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation (aside from the fact that London is awesome): AirPods aren’t good for airplanes. I mean, I kind of knew that already, but these flights confirmed it. AirPods offer zero noise isolation, meaning you have to crank the volume against engine noise, crying babies, and so …
Read More »Samsung’s insanely thin Galaxy Book S lasts 23 hours, arrives in September for $999
Samsung surprised us with a new laptop at Wednesday’s Unpacked event for the Galaxy Note 10. The Galaxy Book S is an ultrathin, ultralight laptop with a 13.3-inch touchscreen that runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8cx compute platform. Like past Qualcomm-based PCs we’ve seen, the Galaxy Book S sips power and is capable of 23 hours of continuous video playback on a …
Read More »The Galaxy Note 10 has no headphone jack, confirmed
It’s official: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 has become the company’s first flagship phone to ship without a headphone jack, following other phones designed to work primarily with wireless Bluetooth headphones, such as the Apple iPhone and forthcoming Galaxy Fold. Samsung announced two main versions of the Note 10 at an event in New York today: the 6.3-inch Note 10 and the 6.8-inch …
Read More »Galaxy Note 10’s biggest innovation: Going smaller and cheaper
Back in the day, having the smallest possible phone was a status symbol. Ben Stiller, playing the namesake Zoolander character in the popular 2001 movie, carried around a flip phone the size of a lighter to show how important he was. Steve Jobs, when introducing the first iPhone in 2007, noted that the 3.5-inch device “fits beautifully in the palm of …
Read More »AT&T turns on 5G in New York, but it still isn’t available to consumers
AT&T turned on 5G in New York City on Tuesday, but it still isn’t making its speedy new network available to regular consumers. The new millimeter-wave network, or what AT&T calls “5G+,” will be available in “parts” of New York City, though parts may be a bit of a stretch. In its release, AT&T acknowledges that the service will be in …
Read More »AT&T workers bribed to infect firm’s gear with malware, unlock phones, DOJ alleges
Millions of AT&T phones were illegally unlocked thanks to bribes taken by company employees to infect the carrier’s mobile network with malware that gathered info on proprietary protections, the US Department of Justice alleges. Unauthorized hardware is also alleged to have been used, court documents unsealed Monday showed. According to CNET sister site ZDNet, a case was opened against Muhammad Fahd, a …
Read More »How to sign up for Apple Card after you receive your invite
Apple on Tuesday began to send out Apple Card preview invites to a select few ahead of a full launch later this month. Apple published its Apple Card website prior to the preview launch, giving us a few details about the signup process. Apple first announced the Apple Card in March, positioning it as a credit card that lives almost entirely on your iPhone — with …
Read More »Apple’s 16
Update, Nov. 13, 2019: Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro with a larger screen and improved keyboard. It completely replaces the previous 15-inch model. Apple will begin production on its rumored 16-inch MacBook Pro in September, Forbes reported Tuesday, citing IHS Markit, and could result in the 15.4-inch laptop being canned. An email from IHS Markit reportedly said production will start …
Read More »Apple still tops growing global smartwatch market
The global smartwatch market is experiencing what one analyst called “impressive” growth. And Apple is still leading the way, by a wide margin. Manufacturers shipped 12 million smartwatches during the second quarter of 2019, a 44% increase over the same quarter last year, market analyst Strategy Analytics reported Tuesday. Much of that growth is attributable to consumers increasingly accessorizing their …
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