Samsung’s newest phone looks great. But the Galaxy Note 8 has an unfortunate accessory problem: it needs a new VR headset. The Oculus-partnered Gear VR has seen several goggle iterations over the years, the last one arriving alongside the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. According to Samsung, the new Gear VR is just like the …
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Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. Enlarge Image So many hidden features. But a real challenge to Apple? Sarah Tew/CNET Last year, Samsung was kind to Apple. Its Note 7 exploded onto the market and then promptly blew the company’s brand image into shards. Why, even President Barack Obama mocked it. …
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Now playing: Watch this: The Galaxy Note 8 has 4 unique features 3:24 Turns out, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 olive branch to original Galaxy Note 7 owners comes with a few thorns. Samsung alerted press that the company would give US Note 7 buyers a trade-in credit of up to $425 on their current phone if they purchased the Galaxy …
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You heard how the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caught fire. Maybe you even experienced it yourself. And now, a year and two massive recalls later, you’re wondering: Is the new Note 8 any safer? Well, I’ve got good news and bad news. The reality: Despite Samsung’s massive investment in safety and quality control, outlined below, there’s always a small chance …
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The launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8 was by far the biggest tech news of the week. To mark that important occasion, we wanted to offer up the extended cut of our podcast from Thursday. This edition delves deeper into the hardware and software features of the new device and includes our viewer Q&A from the postshow. The 3:59 gives …
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The Galaxy Note 8 is Samsung’s first phone to boast dual rear cameras, and it seems like the company may fully embrace the two-camera trend going forward. Rumors are circulating that devices like the next Galaxy S flagship and the mid-range Galaxy J7+ may get a dual-camera setup. Dual-camera phones have become more popular over the past few years. They’ve …
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Getting a software update pushed out to your phone, computer and other devices isn’t unusual. What’s rare is for that update to completely kill your device. For some Samsung TV owners in Europe, though, it seems that’s exactly what happened. As reported earlier by The Guardian — and evidenced by customer reports in Samsung’s UK community forums — Samsung TV owners are saying their …
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You probably know all about the two cameras and fun new messaging tool in Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 8. But dig a little deeper and there’s a world of customizations and tricks that you probably didn’t know the phone could do. Some are carryovers from the Galaxy S8 phones, some from last year’s short-lived Note 7, and some are brand …
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I’m jumping into hyperspace. That’s what it feels like as I walk down a dark hallway, the only illumination coming from streaks of white and blue shooting backward across large displays mounted to my left and right. Glancing from side to side re-creates the feel of an X-Wing from “Star Wars” rocketing forward into deep space. Even more jarring is …
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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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