Now playing: Watch this: It’s inevitable: Samsung will build a phone with a foldable… 1:36 Will consumers flip for a foldable phone? Samsung promo video 2014 Samsung seems to have worked out the wrinkles on its much-rumored foldable phone and could unveil such a handset later this year, according to a report from Korea. The …
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Depending on who you ask, this is either a new age for unlimited data or the end of a really good ride. Verizon and AT&T are playing hardball with legacy unlimited data customers, people who signed up for all-you-can-eat data in the early days when it was cheap, and never gave it up. AT&T said on Tuesday that it would …
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All eyes are on the Senate today as some of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his White House cabinet go through their confirmation hearings. People on social media are paying particularly close attention to the hearing for Jeff Sessions, who’s up for attorney general. Protesters are still rallying against Trump’s choice, as the senator’s controversial past raises concerns. On Facebook, …
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Tall, small, dancing, singing, cleaning, sassy, silly, cute and scary — CES 2017 was awash with robots. While there are the obvious ones like the humanoid “Pepper,” exhibits at the colossal electronics show stretched the definition of a robot to include Amazon Echo-like hubs that featured glowing eyes or that bobbed to music. You can thank Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant …
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The idea of an expensive VR headset can induce sticker shock in prospective virtual-reality gamers, with headsets running from $599 to $799 for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. But that’s not as bad as the high-end gaming PCs needed to run VR hardware. In CNET’s extensive hands-on testing, $2,000 has been the sweet spot for price and performance, although …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Thanks for all the get-well wishes yesterday! Happy to report I’m feeling a bit better — at least well enough to sit at …
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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. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Enlarge Image The Coolpad Conjr is a really snazzy phone for the price. Coolpad Well, I’m home from CES, and I’ve got the …
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They always say it’s better to job hunt while you’re still employed. The same goes for the leader of the free world. After eight years in office, President Barack Obama in a little more than 10 days will have a lot more time on his hands. But not to worry. The job offers are already rolling in. Music-streaming service Spotify …
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Though there are dozens of gadget shows around the world each year, there are probably only three that are worth following for audio-visual tech: IFA, CEDIA and CES. CES is the biggest. At the close of the last day of 2017, we look back on the last week and pick out some of our personal highlights: From Atmos sound bars …
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If you’re going to soar over Sydney in a plane, don’t wear a dress — at least not if your flight is one of Samsung’s wild 4D VR demos. I learned that the hard way when I showed up this past week at the Las Vegas Convention Center during CES. I wanted to try out Samsung’s demos that have seemingly …
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