Now playing: Watch this: Do fidget spinners annoy you? Here are some alternatives… 1:05 I picked up my first fidget spinner yesterday, and a fidget cube to go with it. I got them from a midtown Manhattan perfume store, $15 cash. The cube is studded in buttons, switches and dials. The spinner is a smoothly …
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K-e-y-b-o-a-r-d. That’s the main difference between the BlackBerry KeyOne, which has just acquired a North America release date, and every other Android phone. The QWERTY phone goes on sale May 31 in both the US and Canada, with preorders for Canadian carriers revving up May 18 (it’ll cost CAD $199 for a two-year contract). In the US, the KeyOne will …
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BlackBerry won an $814.9 million award from chipmaker Qualcomm as a refund for royalty payments, the phone maker said Wednesday. The award, which resulted from an arbitration process, effectively ends the licensing dispute between the two companies. They were fighting over whether BlackBerry’s royalties to Qualcomm should be included in an agreement that caps some licensing payments. In other words, …
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Months after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, the topic remains too hot for the rest of the wireless industry to handle. With Samsung’s Galaxy S8 to launch next week, a renewed discussion of the Note 7, which had an unhealthy tendency to catch fire and which had to be recalled, is inevitable. Samsung opened that door in January when it …
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Samsung has teased a “new beginning” to go with its upcoming Galaxy S8. The company could certainly use a fresh start. This week, the Korean consumer electronics giant is set to show off the latest version of its flagship phone, the Galaxy S8. To say expectations are high for this phone would be an understatement. Samsung is hoping to wipe …
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Mobile World Congress 2017 has been a whirlwind of new phones, old phone nostalgia and the Samsung Galaxy S8: the elephant in the room that wasn’t actually there. If you couldn’t be in Barcelona to take it all in, these videos will make you feel like you’re there — just without the siestas. For everything else MWC, see CNET’s complete …
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Nostalgia ruled at last week’s Mobile World Congress trade show. While planet’s biggest phone show traditionally showcases the latest from the mobile industry, it was an update to a 17-year-old phone that got people excited. A reboot of the old candy-bar Nokia 3310 hogged most of the headlines, even overshadowing new Nokia smartphones. The lack of Samsung’s Galaxy S flagship …
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Now playing: Watch this: Hottest phones unveiled at MWC 2017 2:50 That’s a wrap for another Mobile World Congress. With the exhibit halls in Barcelona cleared out and the press conferences long done, it’s time to look back on the week that was — and what it means for the future of the wireless industry in 2017 and beyond. 1. …
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We’ve seen the blurry photos, read the rumors and pored over gorgeous concept designs. But a new leak gives us a more complete look of what could be the Samsung Galaxy S8‘s full-body design. Dealing with the aftermath of its disastrous Galaxy Note 7 recall caused Samsung to postpone the Galaxy S8’s launch, which typically takes place at the annual …
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Apple’s Lightning connector could be history with the next iPhone, if you believe the rumors. A new Wall Street Journal report speculates that Apple’s upcoming iPhone will trade the tech giant’s proprietary Lightning cable for a USB-C connection. The article quotes anonymous sources and also claims the next iPhone could have a curved OLED screen. The iPhone ditching the Lightning …
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