Now that the Moto Z3 — with its ridiculously fast snap-on Verizon 5G modem — has been revealed as Motorola’s new flagship phone, you might be wondering: What about the shatterproof Moto Z3 Force? Sadly, there is no Moto Z3 Force, the company just confirmed on Twitter, as spotted by The Verge. Hi. We will …
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I live in San Francisco, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the world but also one of the most expensive. For that reason, I’m always on the lookout for ways to save money. Fortunately, Motorola has my back with a slew of budget and ultra-budget phones that don’t skimp out on features. In the US, there are …
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Fingerprint-smudged smartphones may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new technology from glass maker Corning. Handset vendors like Apple and Samsung have been incorporating more and more glass in their phone designs over the past couple of years. While devices originally had glass just over the front touchscreen, designs now contain glass that curves around the edges …
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Klutzes, rejoice. Your next smartphone should be able to survive multiple drops. On Wednesday, glass maker Corning unveiled its newest technology, Gorilla Glass 6, which it says should survive repeated drops from heights of 1 meter (3.28 feet). In its tests, the glass lasted through 15 drops, twice as many as Gorilla Glass 5. Normal glass failed on the first …
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Glass is glass, right? It’s clear, makes noise when you knock on it. Does bad things if you knock on it too hard. Turns out there’s a lot more to glass than you might think, especially when it comes to televisions. You’ve probably heard of Corning before. Maybe you or your grandma had or have Pyrex glassware in the kitchen. …
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Read our full review of the Nokia 8 Sirocco, the latest Nokia phone from HMD Global. If you’re looking for a phone that lasts longer for less, the Nokia 2 is now available in the US from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy and B&H for $100. That’s a price that’s hard for wallet-watchers to ignore, especially when premium handsets can cost ten times …
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This isn’t a pair of Tiffany earrings or an engagement ring. By the end of 2017, you’ll be able to buy a smartphone, watch or fitness band with a screen made with diamond. Yep, diamond. You may have heard of gadgets made with sapphire crystal before (like the the 128GB version of HTC’s U Ultra and 2014’s Kyocera Brigadier). Adam …
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Corning has developed a new form of its Gorilla Glass that’s both super tough and super scratch resistant. But this new display glass, called Gorilla Glass SR+, won’t be coming to Gorilla’s stronghold in phones: It’s coming to smartwatches. The first product announced that uses Gorilla Glass SR+ is the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, which was unveiled Wednesday, just after …
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