People who bought the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 ended up with a raw deal, having to give up a phone they really liked for something less impressive (though obviously much safer). Considering that situation, shouldn’t Samsung offer incentives to past Note 7 owners for their purchase of the Note 8, which is expected to be …
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Samsung‘s grand reveal of the Galaxy Note 8 — scheduled for next week — will put the big questions about its rumored specs to rest. Now, Samsung is teasing us with a video that is unmistakably Note 8 (see below). The teaser video shows off plenty of vague buzzwords, but it also centers around the S-Pen stylus, the Galaxy Note …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. A skewering of “Think Different”? Samsung/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET The mere sniff of new phones in the air is stronger than any new car smell. Those on Apple‘s side are mesmerized by what its new phone — or even phones — will be called. …
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LG has already confirmed that the top-end LG V30 is launching August 31, and the teases don’t stop there. The phonemaker is crowing about the dual camera, which it says will take much better low-light photos and video than the competition. The V30’s camera will let in 25 percent more light, according to LG, thanks to a new glass lens and …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. The airline says no one was hurt and the flight landed safely. Ishara S.kodikara / AFP/Getty Images It’s not often that you’re on a flight and an overhead bin begins pumping out smoke. That, however, is what happened on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Kochi, …
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Did Samsung just leak the Galaxy Note 8 camera? The Samsung Electro-Mechanics division took to its website to give an in-depth look at its new dual-camera module. The module is intended for smartphones and tablets and could end up on the Note 8. Samsung’s Note brand is reserved for its most premium devices, but the line was thrown into turmoil …
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Samsung on Thursday posted its latest earnings, and the news is very good: Overall, the company’s net profit hit 11.05 trillion South Korean won over the last quarter. (That’s about $9.95 billion.) According to The Wall Street Journal, that’s 89 percent up over where Samsung’s earnings were a year ago. And the Galaxy Note 8 isn’t even here yet. The reason, …
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We are on the cusp of phone-launch season, with flagships from Samsung, Apple, Google and others expected. With that in mind, we invited CNET mobile reviewer Scott Stein on today’s show to talk about his visit to the Motorola Z2 Force launch event and his expectations for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reveal next month. The 3:59 gives you bite-size …
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A coral blue Galaxy phone? That’s so last week. Deep blue is the new aquatic color option now rumored to come to the Galaxy Note 8, according to Roland Quandt, a mobile tipster and editor for WinFuture. Samsung Galaxy Note8 coming in Black, Orchid Grey and a new Deep Blue. At least. — Roland Quandt (@rquandt) July 22, 2017 Quandt’s …
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Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8 isn’t scheduled to be announced until August 23. But there is a bit of Galaxy news while we wait for that launch: Images and video of the rumored ruggedized Galaxy S8 Active were posted on Reddit, as first spotted by Android Police. The idea behind the Active versions of Galaxy phones is that they’re essentially built …
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