Now that Samsung announced that two different battery problems caused its initially well-regarded Galaxy Note 7 to burst into literal flame, the company desperately needs a Phoenix phone — and the Galaxy S8 we expect to see in the coming months (but not at the usual Mobile World Congress show) will be Samsung’s first attempt …
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BlackBerry fans, the time has come for the launch of the next chapter of BlackBerry phones: the device known as “Mercury.” BlackBerry Mobile used a tweet to announce February 25 as the announcement date, which puts it right at the beginning of Mobile World Congress, a huge tech show that overtakes Barcelona each year. We got a good look at …
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Five months after releasing the doomed Galaxy Note 7 to much fanfare, Samsung revealed what caused its flagship device to go boom not once, but twice. This was Samsung fulfilling its promise to explain exactly what went wrong with the phone. The level of transparency was unusual for a company accustomed to keeping its processes close to the vest, but …
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Hankering after a Galaxy S8? Well you’re going to have to wait. Samsung will not unveil its next flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month, the company revealed Sunday. The announcement was made by Samsung’s mobile chief Koh Dong-jin and confirmed in an email to CNET on Monday. “Samsung can confirm the company will not unveil its …
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If you are waiting for Samsung’s newest flagship phone, you may have to wait a little longer this time around. The Galaxy S8, the next-generation follow-up to the Galaxy S7 released last March, will make its debut on April 14 in Korea, according to a report Monday by Forbes. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The …
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The rumor that Samsung will bring a new AI assistant named Bixby to the upcoming Galaxy S8 gains more credence with the news that Samsung has trademarked a feature called “Bixby Vision,” according to Dutch site Galaxy Club. When Samsung acquired AI startup Viv Labs last year, people suspected a Samsung assistant wasn’t far from becoming reality. We first heard …
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The rumored LG G6 may get beefier brains than Google Now alone. LG is reportedly bringing the Google Assistant to its flagship phone for spring, according to Business Korea. Enlarge Image Right now, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only phones to have Google Assistant. Josh Miller/CNET So far, the Google Pixel and Pixel XL are the only …
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The forthcoming (and unofficial) Samsung Galaxy S8 is rumored to have a bunch of new features like a smart AI assistant, an optical fingerprint sensor and a headset jack. And…an S Pen holder for the Samsung stylus typically found on Note phones? Some outlets are reporting the rumor that the Galaxy S8 will have an S Pen, after images of …
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Though the dust has barely settled from CES 2017 last week, events and invites for Mobile World Congress, the largest trade show for the mobile industry, are already rolling out. Held every year in Barcelona, MWC is often the place to see new phones from Samsung, LG and others. Lenovo, which acquired Motorola in 2014, is also planning something for …
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Now playing: Watch this: Did Samsung just leak the Galaxy S8? 1:09 Samsung recently released two different ads showing off its brand-new AMOLED displays. And while the displays are cool and all, the real star of the show is the mysterious smartphone that shows up in both ads. Its unique design leads us to believe that this is the Galaxy …
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