With the release of the Galaxy S22, S22 Plus and S22 Ultra, Samsung cemented its flagship lineup for 2022. It was just a month ago when the South Korea-based phone maker launched the Galaxy S21 FE, a scaled-down, more affordable version of the Galaxy S21 (here’s how the S22 compares to the S21 FE). On Wednesday …
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Samsung’s brand-new flagship Galaxy S22 Ultra, unveiled Wednesday at its Unpacked event, replaces last year’s Galaxy S21 Ultra. We loved the S21 Ultra for its awesome performance and stellar camera system — particularly its amazing 10x optical zoom. But how do the specs stack up between last year’s model and the new one? You can see the full breakdown in the …
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The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to ramp up chip manufacturing in the US and ease supply chain woes amid the global chip shortage. All that’s left is for Congress to reconcile it with a similar bill passed by the Senate last year to get legislation to the White House. The COMPETES Act passed in the House …
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Motorola unveiled the 2022 version of its popular Moto G Stylus phone that has welcomed features like a high refresh rate display, a bigger battery and a higher resolution main camera. But it also comes with a less impressive processor, lacks NFC for contactless payments and runs on Android 11. All this makes for a curious hardware upgrade but the …
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Xiaomi took the virtual stage to launch its latest budget phone lineup, the Redmi Note 11 series, on Wednesday. This year China’s largest phone-maker launched four new models for its Redmi lineup, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro, Redmi Note 11S and the Redmi Note 1. Out of the four, the highest-end phone is the Redmi Note …
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Huawei’s foldable P50 Pocket and flagship P50 Pro will finally go on sale this month in the UK and wider Europe for about £1,090 and £1,005, respectively, following their unveiling in China last year. Due to ongoing issues between the US government and Huawei, the phones won’t go on sale in the US, but those prices convert to about $1,470 …
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Nvidia is getting ready to abandon its acquisition of chipmaker Arm after struggling to get regulatory approval, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The company apparently told partners it doesn’t expect the $40 billion deal to close. A final decision has yet to be made, and the companies are still negotiating with regulators, the outlet noted. Japanese tech giant SoftBank agreed to sell Arm to …
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What seemed likely months ago now seems even more so: Google is reportedly entering the AR headset race. What’s weird is that Google has already been here before. Years and years before. I wore Google Glass in 2013 on my train commute. It was my first pair of smart eyewear. I also used Google Daydream, Google’s VR goggles that worked …
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Nov 2021 Editor’s note, Jan. 12: The OnePlus 10 Pro just released in China, and we’re still learning about OnePlus’ 2022 phone line. But if you are considering the OnePlus 9, know that even though it’s not the highest-performing phone in the lineup, it’s still got great specs all round and comes at a price that makes it a solid option …
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This story is part of CES, where CNET covers the latest news on the most incredible tech coming soon. At a show that often felt like it barely existed (and that I didn’t attend in person), it’s hard to figure out what CES 2022 really says about the year ahead. However, one trend that started accelerating in 2021 is already …
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