Following some of the most extensive iPhone leaks ever, Apple announced three new iPhones Tuesday: the iPhone 8 ($162 at Amazon), iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. While the iPhone X won’t be available until November, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will start shipping September 22. The new phones come with the newer A11 …
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Weeks before Apple announced the iPhone X, Samsung threw down its own top-tier challenge: the Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8 is a tremendous phone, powerful and packed with features that include a dual-camera setup, a pretty good portrait mode and the signature S Pen stylus. But it also plays it safe, blending last year’s disaster-stricken Galaxy Note 7 and this …
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The Galaxy Note 8 is a tremendous phone, but it also comes at a tremendous price — $930-$960, £869 and AU$1,499. So long as you actually use all the standout features — the dual cameras for portrait mode, and the S pen stylus to write, draw and navigate the phone — the Note 8 is worth the investment. But if …
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IFA 2017: The biggest announcements from Berlin’s tech show +33 more See all photos The second day of Europe’s biggest tech show, IFA 2017, has finally wrapped up. This is the last day before the conference officially opens its show floors tomorrow, and there were plenty of device announcements to go around, from phones and headphones to smart appliances and …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG V30 hands-on: Big screen, new cameras, sloooow zoom 1:56 Announced at IFA 2017, the LG V30 is a gorgeous phone that sloughs away unnecessary features and amps up all its best. It gets a better screen, wireless charging and advanced video features you don’t see on a typical phone. Update: Read our full LG V30 …
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I’m not sure what LG meant to make me remember about the new V30, but I keep thinking about that slow zoom. A new targeted cinematic zoom mode in the V30’s camera settings enables the sort of gentle zoom that immediately brings to mind every “Curb Your Enthusiasm” meme in the world. I shot some footage of CNET’s Jessica Dolcourt …
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In between gawping over the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and waiting for Apple to invite us to the unveiling for its new iPhone(s), CNET heads to Berlin this week for the biggest, oldest and oddest technology show in Europe. Miss IFA enjoys technology, the color red and smiling. Messe Berlin First held in 1924 as the “Berlin Radio Show,” IFA …
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Samsung, welcome to the dual-rear-camera club. It’s the fastest growing club for phones, with members like the Huawei P10, the OnePlus 5, the LG G6, the Essential Phone and of course, the iPhone 7 Plus. So how can the Galaxy Note 8 stand out? Easy. It has one spec that no other dual-rear-camera phone has: both cameras have optical image stabilization (OIS). For photos this …
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Now playing: Watch this: Cool new tricks to try with Galaxy Note 8’s stylus 1:46 As one of Samsung‘s most powerful phones, the 6.3-inch Note 8 features two 12-megapixel rear cameras, 6GB of RAM and the signature S Pen stylus for power-users and creatives. It also carries over some of our favorite features from its Galaxy S8 counterpart, including water …
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