Samsung is making Google the go-to source for music on its new phones, and it’s throwing in some free perks for new buyers. With the launch of the Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus Friday, Google’s Play Music streaming-tunes service will be the default player and service on new Samsung phones and tablets worldwide, Google …
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Samsung’s new flagship phone is undoubtedly beautiful. But beauty comes at a cost. The Galaxy S8 costs $307.50 to build, which includes the cost of materials and manufacturing, according to an estimate released Thursday by analytics firm IHS Markit. That’s more than Samsung’s previous Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge, which cost $255.10 and $271.20 to make respectively, said IHS …
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Everyone likes free stuff. And if you’re a Samsung Galaxy S8 owner, you’re about to get a lot of stuff, gratis. Google Play Music Alina Bradford/CNET Samsung has nixed the Milk Music player on all Samsung devices. Now the default is the Google Play Music service. That’s not the exciting part, though. What will get you revved up is that …
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Let’s get one thing clear: that new Samsung Galaxy S8 looks amazing. Our review says that it’s the most beautiful, polished phone ever and I have to agree. If early sales estimates are correct, I’m definitely not the only one who wants it. But, I won’t get one. The Galaxy S8, like all Android phones, lacks a tiny blue-bubbled wonder: …
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Now playing: Watch this: 5 Galaxy S8 features you should change immediately 2:14 Out of the box, the Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay) is set up in typical Samsung fashion. For example, the screen resolution is scaled down, and the navigation buttons are reversed (compared to other Android devices). Luckily, you can fine-tune your new smartphone to work how you …
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Apple may be working on some top secret hardware, including a pair of AR smartglasses. Rumors surfaced after an incident report was allegedly leaked to Gizmodo suggesting that the company was tinkering with some sort of ocular prototype. The Apple document Gizmodo said it procured includes an incident in which an employee reported eye pain after using a new prototype. …
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AT&T’s superfast internet service is expanding to new metro areas in California, Ohio, Georgia, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri and Michigan. The internet, wireless and TV provider said in a statement Thursday that it’s planning to expand to eight new metro areas: Dayton, Ohio Macon, Georgia Madison, Wisconsin Monterey-Salinas, California Savannah, Georgia South Bend, Indiana Springfield, Missouri Western Michigan The company also …
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We know governments send requests to Google for our data. We know they sometimes get a court order, and they’ve even done so secretly. And though Google puts out a semiannual transparency report giving us a broad sense of how often governments are asking to access private data of its users, Google says a new problem has cropped up: The …
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Online ads have gotten incredibly annoying, and Google is looking to do something about them. As more people turn to ad blockers, Google is reportedly planning to bake ad-blocking software into its Chrome browser. Will Google — the biggest ad network online — become a hero or a hypocrite? Thursday’s podcast also discusses Building 8, Facebook’s new lab for hardware …
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Nobody likes it when a web browser bombs instead of opening up a website. So if you’re a Firefox user, you should be happy with Tuesday’s release of Firefox 53, which cuts down browser crashes by 10 percent for most people on Windows computers. The improvement comes through the first big debut of a part of Project Quantum, an effort …
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