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As new phones ditch the headphone jack, more people are depending on Bluetooth headphones. And Qualcomm is working to ensure that Bluetooth audio connection is just as stable as the wired alternative. On Friday, Qualcomm announced aptX Adaptive, a technology that dynamically changes the bit rate (think the file size of the audio that is …

The competition among smartwatches and fitness wearables is heating up like never before: Fitbit has a new model, there’s a new Samsung smartwatch and Apple is expected to have a new watch soon. Not surprisingly, Google is upping its game, too: The company’s line of Wear OS smartwatches is getting some overdue software updates starting the middle of September, alongside …

The great smartwatch showdown is underway, and one of the most stylish Google WearOS smartwatches is getting a big set of fitness updates. The Skagen Falster 2, arriving Sept. 12 — possibly the same day as Apple’s next Watch unveiling — does look more promising than the good-looking but bare-bones first-generation Falster watch from earlier this year.  The Falster 2 …

Congratulations! Your Galaxy Note 9‘s top-shelf specs take it to another level beyond any other Android phone, including Samsung’s own Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. The Note 9 has a huge 4,000mAh battery and a minimum of 128GB of storage. There’s an excellent dual camera, a vibrant 6.4-inch screen and a cutting-edge Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. On top of that, …

The last time we saw a phone leaked this throughly, it might have been when Apple left an iPhone in a bar. Not only have multiple Russian-speaking bloggers appear to have gotten their hands on the unreleased Google Pixel 3 XL months ahead of its expected October debut, not only have they spoiled practically every detail you’d want to know — read …

Lenovo is doubling down on budget tablets, introducing three new models that will run Google’s Android Oreo operating system.  Starting at $70 — about what the previous-generation Tab 7 Essential cost — the entry-level Tab E family comes in three sizes: 7, 8 and 10 inches. The company has also announced two other tablets, the Tab P10 and Tab M10, but declined to …

Sometimes it just helps to wait. With Samsung’s launch of its new Note 9, the phone’s incremental updates like a Bluetooth-enabled S Pen stylus, a higher-capacity battery and a slightly bigger display doesn’t exactly deliver any new earth-shattering technology. In fact, in her review of the Note 9, CNET editor Jessica Dolcourt said that the phone “offers few real innovations over last …

Qualcomm has a plan to bring super speedy 5G connectivity to consumers’ smartphones by next year. The chipmaker said Wednesday that its upcoming 5G platform will feature a system-on-a-chip built on the 7-nanometer mode process. When paired with the company’s Snapdragon X50, it’ll enable what Qualcomm calls the first 5G-capable mobile platform for mobile devices. Qualcomm said it’s already begun …

The next-generation of wireless technology, known as 5G, is poised to change our lives. Once it actually gets here.  But how will 5G look and work when it does? T-Mobile is aiming for broad coverage and has committed to building a nationwide 5G network by 2020.  “Our view is 5G should be everywhere,” President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert …

The “Intel Inside” marketing campaign has put an Intel sticker on millions of personal computers since it launched in 1991. But your next laptop could have Intel outside if rival chip designer Arm gets its way. Arm’s chip technology is used in nearly every iPhone and Android phone in existence, though other companies like Apple, Qualcomm and TSMC actually design …