Now playing: Watch this: Amazon wants to put Alexa on your PC 1:28 Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may be talking her way into yet another important place: PCs. Lenovo, the world’s biggest PC maker, has held talks with Amazon on potentially using Alexa in its computers and other devices, according to a Lenovo executive with …
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Even before we got on the plane to fly to Berlin, we knew something was up. This week we’re at the technology trade show IFA in Germany, where manufacturers and other industry types gather each September to show off their coolest new kit. With so many tech companies in one place, you get a sense of shifts and trends in …
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ZTE’s Axon 7 phone now has a little brother. The Chinese phone maker on Thursday unveiled the Axon 7 Mini, which rocks a 5.2-inch 1080 display. That compares to the 5.5-inch Axon 7. The phone, which costs 299 euros (likely about $300), was announced ahead of the IFA trade show in Berlin. It will be available on September 7. The …
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Samsung is halting retail sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in Australia amid reports that batteries in some devices have exploded. The smartphone manufacturer today advised that it was working with retailers to “inspect” devices, and that sales of the Note 7 would be “paused.” It’s an embarrassing turn of events for Samsung, which launched the Galaxy Note …
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Europe’s largest electronics show, IFA 2016, kicks off this week and it’s already brimming with new gadgets and appliances. Held in Berlin, Germany, the show includes 240,000 visitors and 1,600 exhibitors all trying to show off their latest tech gadgets. Today marks the end of Day 1, and there were big announcements from Samsung, Lenovo/Motorola and Acer. Other appliance companies …
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Yes, the Samsung Gear S3 will work with the iPhone. But the company’s still working the kinks out. Samsung is still studying what the experience between the iPhone and the Gear S2 would look like, and has launched a beta in South Korea to test things out. The company promised to make the Gear S2 compatible with Apple’s iOS software …
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Fossil is continuing to make a push into the smartwatch and fitness tracker market. The watchmaker has already announced a handful of new products this year and is now looking to add even more to its portfolio. Fossil on Wednesday debuted four new fitness trackers at the IFA trade show in Berlin. They are the Q Nate, Q Crewmaster, Q …
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Samsung has just taken the wraps off its new Gear S3 smartwatch. The Gear S3 is a large 46mm digital timepiece powered by Samsung’s Tizen operating system. It will offer the same clickwheel-style bezel as 2015’s Gear S2, a 30 percent larger battery and compatibility with Samsung Pay when it’s released in three different models (including one with on-board LTE …
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The rise of clicky mechanical keyboards is a very unsubtle reminder the accessories we choose have a real impact on the people around us. If you’re looking to go full incognito on your coworkers, Logitech just announced two new mice at IFA that are basically the opposite of a mechanical keyboard. Logitech M330 Silent Plus and M220 Silent Mice Enlarge …
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IFA 2016, the biggest electronics show in Europe, kicks off tomorrow but Scottish headphone manufacturer RHA couldn’t wait to announce its new collection of high-end audio gear. RHA is no stranger to polished sound (literally), but its latest offering takes the company to the next level with its first-ever headphone amp and digital audio converter (DAC), paired with two new …
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