Over the last three years, Google’s Pixel phones have earned a well-deserved reputation for photographic strength. With the Pixel 4 and 4 XL, the company is flexing new camera hardware and software muscles. The new flagship Android smartphone, which the search giant unveiled Tuesday, gets a second 12-megapixel camera, a key component in an overhauled …
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Update, Oct. 24: A new dual-hinged foldable phone prototype from TCL bends into thirds like an accordion — we went hands-on. Original story follows. Huawei’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy Fold may be available very soon, after an unboxing video for its Mate X showed up on YouTube this week. The controversial Chinese company‘s foldable phone was originally due to come …
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On Thursday, O2 became the last British major phone carrier to switch on its 5G network, starting with key locations in six cities across the UK. Following in the footsteps of other UK networks, O2 is providing an unlimited data option for heavy phone users and also promises its 5G plans will be priced the same as their 4G equivalents. O2’s …
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Google unveiled the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at an event in New York on Tuesday. The phones, which start at $799, feature dual rear cameras, radar-assisted face unlock and unique features like live video captioning. What they don’t have: headphones or a 3.5mm adapter in the box. Google’s latest Pixel phones don’t have USB-C earbuds or an adapter …
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You thought Samsung was first to market with a folding dual-screen phone? Nope: That honor goes to the Kyocera Echo, which dates all the way back to 2011. Along the way, a handful of other manufacturers tried their hands at it, with varying degrees of success (mostly zero). However, about two years ago, ZTE unveiled the Axon M, without question …
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Over the last three years, Google’s Pixel phones have earned a well-deserved reputation for photographic strength. With the Pixel 4, the company is flexing new camera hardware and software muscles. The new flagship Android smartphone, which the search giant unveiled on Tuesday, gets a second 12-megapixel camera, a key component in an overhauled portrait mode that focuses your attention on …
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If you’re anything like me, you’d love to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Fold — but you wouldn’t (or couldn’t) pay $2,000 for the privilege. I mean, sure, it didn’t quite go the distance in our amazing Fold durability test, and who really knows if this is a genuinely practical device or just a novelty? But, come on: …
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Apple’s AirPods have been a runaway success, but a new version with a new design may be close to launching with features like noise cancellation and water resistance. In this week’s Apple Core roundup we look at all the latest rumors about the AirPods 3 and as a bonus check on the status of Apple’s long-awaited AR glasses. AirPods 3: …
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Samsung invited Galaxy S10 owners to enroll in its Android 10 beta program on Monday, after Google rolled out the updated operating system on Pixel devices last month. You can check if you have access with the Samsung Members app. The Android 10 beta includes smaller notifications (so you can continue to reply to that email if someone texts you), …
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At the Oct. 15 Made by Google event, Google will officially unveil the Pixel 4 and 4 XL. This is Google’s opportunity to step up to the plate, especially since competitors like Apple took the wraps off its iPhone 11, 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max phones for 2019, and Samsung is well underway selling its gazillion versions of the …
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