The iPhone 11 doesn’t need a radical redesign to do well financially, critically or culturally, but it will take several significant improvements and upgrades for it to remain competitive in an increasingly crowded phone industry. Despite the fact that iPhone sales were down 12% in the last quarter, Apple still made $26 billion. It’s as …
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If you’ve been holding out for unlocked versions of Samsung’s midrange Galaxy A Series in the US, you don’t have long to wait. The rather excellent Galaxy A50 will be available unlocked on Sept. 20 directly from Samsung, Amazon and Best Buy, starting at $350. Preorders from Amazon, where you can get a free Galaxy Fit, and BestBuy, which can …
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Samsung’s first 5G phones have only been on the market since May, but the company has already sold 2 million of them, an executive said Friday. That number should increase to 4 million by the end of 2019, he predicted. “Today more than 2 million consumers around the world can connect to 5G networks using Samsung 5G smartphones,” JuneHee Lee, …
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Wow, Garmin has a lot of watches. September is the time for flagship fitness watches: Fitbit Versa 2, Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2, the Apple Watch and now Garmin. The company’s just launched a handful of Apple Watch competitors: the Garmin VivoActive 4, and a step-up Garmin Venu, which adds an AMOLED display that has an optional always-on mode. Garmin also …
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Samsung’s revamped Galaxy Fold is here, but if you were hoping for one of the flashy green or blue models, you’re out of luck. Samsung on Thursday said the Galaxy Fold will be available in space silver and cosmos black when it arrives in Korea on Friday. It’ll reach the UK, France, Germany and Singapore on Sept. 18 and the …
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Update, Sept. 18: We now have a retail model of the Galaxy Fold and have begun to review it. Samsung’s officially ready for its Galaxy Fold do-over. If you’re a brave consumer, with nearly $2,000 to spare, you’ll get your chance to buy the foldable device on Friday. On Thursday at the IFA 2019 show in Berlin, Samsung said that …
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It’s IFA, Europe’s biggest electronics show, and that means new products from Samsung. The South Korean tech giant used to introduce its Note lineup, wearables and other big devices here in Berlin, but over the past couple of years, it’s opted to unveil those instead at its own Unpacked events. This year was no different. At IFA 2019, much of …
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Now that the Galaxy Note 10 is available (here’s everywhere you can buy it), it’s no surprise that Marvel Avengers wallpapers have been created. Much like the Galaxy S10, the hole-punch camera on the Note 10 and Note 10 Plus’ “Infinity-O displays” is located on the screen, which might be distracting to some users. However, the Note 10 only has one front-facing camera and it’s …
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At Mobile World Congress in February, LG unveiled an intriguing Dual Screen attachment for its first 5G phone, the V50. It wasn’t the sleekest, sexiest accessory we’ve ever seen, but it did transform an otherwise dull phone into a more compelling device. At IFA here in Berlin this week, the Dual Screen is back as a companion for the freshly unveiled LG …
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Nokia phone maker HMD said on Thursday at IFA in Berlin that we can expect to see its very first 5G phone make an appearance in 2020. The phone will be both “affordable” and “premium,” according to HMD CEO Florian Seiche, speaking at the company’s press event. Until now, 5G phones have for the most part been expensive, high-end devices …
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