YouTube is the most popular video platform in the world, which is why any experiments with new technologies should make you sit up and pay attention. In this case, it’s a new feature on YouTube for your phone that uses AR (that’s augmented reality) to help you try on and even buy lipstick using your front-facing camera — without leaving your …
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And another one’s gone. With the Justice Department signing off on T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint in July, and with the Federal Communications Commission set to vote on the merger soon, the number of nationwide wireless mobile carriers will drop to three, for the moment. With the merger moving ahead, you might wonder if now is the time to switch to …
Read More »We’re giving away a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
Now is your chance to get a brand new Galaxy Note 10 Plus for free. The recently announced phone comes with a 6.8-inch screen, a fourth rear camera for AR video and drawing, a 10-megapixel front facing camera, a 4,300mAh battery with fast charging and it runs Android Pie. Check out our first impressions to take a closer look at all …
Read More »Huawei Mate X foldable phone probably won’t come out before November
Huawei already pushed back the launch of its Mate X from summer to September, but it seems the $2,600 foldable phone is being delayed again. The Chinese company told TechRadar we’re unlikely to see the phone before November, but is confident it’ll be out before the end of 2019. The report doesn’t give a reason for the delay. Foldable phones have …
Read More »Moto Z4 vs. Galaxy S10 E, Pixel 3A XL, OnePlus 6T: $500 phones compared
I recently reviewed the Motorola Moto Z4, which sells for $499 unlocked here in the US. It’s part midrange phone, part modular monster and, with the addition of a $349 mod, part gateway drug for Verizon’s fun-sized 5G network. The reason it’s difficult to recommend the Moto Z4 to anyone other than 5G early-adopters or people up to their ears …
Read More »The foldable iPhone isn’t coming anytime soon
We may have to wait a while for a foldable iPhone and a TouchID comeback. In this week’s Apple Core roundup we’re fast forwarding to 2021 when Apple is rumored to launch a foldable iPad and an in-screen fingerprint scanner. We’re also looking at how the iPhone 11 rumors stack up against Samsung’s newest Note 10, and we’re giving you …
Read More »Galaxy Note 10 deal: Bring your phone to US Mobile and save $200
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 is now available for preorder, and no doubt you’re looking for ways to save money on the pricey flagship, which starts at $949. I already rounded up a few of the best Galaxy Note 10 deals, but nearly all of those require a trade-in, a lengthy lease/service plan or both. US Mobile just offered Cheapskate …
Read More »Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is ditching the microSD card. Here’s why
The headphone jack isn’t the only thing going away on the new Galaxy Note 10. The smaller of Samsung’s two new Note 10 phones is also losing another once-proud feature, the microSD card slot. Samsung isn’t getting rid of the microSD card slot entirely, mind you. The pricier, larger 6.8-inch Note 10 Plus will still have support for expandable storage. But …
Read More »Samsung quietly pulls ads mocking Apple’s killing of headphone jack after following suit
Samsung would rather you forget that it mocked Apple for killing the headphone jack in a 2017 ad. Now that its Galaxy Note 10 phones have also done away with the headphone jack, Samsung appears to be quietly deleting an ad called Growing Up from its YouTube channels. The video shows an iPhone user getting increasingly annoyed at each new iPhone …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Note 10: Is it worth the upgrade?
The Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus are looking like a big update to last year’s Note 9. The bigger screens and the new S Pen gestures, combined with carryover features from the Galaxy S10 series, like the in-screen fingerprint reader, could very well tempt owners of the Note 8 or Note 9 to the newer phone. Now playing: …
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